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What is it like to walk without the Good Shepherd?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0You have received so much light in your life and walk in hope and blessing of that light. But what if your world was in darkness, shrouded only in fear?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Benin is in dire need of the light of the world. It is one of the poorest nations filled with voodoo and witchcraft, with child slavery and abuses rampant. People are hungry for hope but are walking in the valley of the shadow of death.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, imagine hearing for the first time about a Good Shepherd\u2014one who walks through death with you, prepares for you a table\u2014one who heals and restores.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You have the opportunity to share the light of the world to those who walk in darkness, giving\u00a0healing at the source<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0from God\u2019s powerful Word. You can impact generations by supporting indigenous translators from Benin who have left their homes and families to study Hebrew and return to translate the whole Bible for their communities in Benin.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What impact will this have?<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Consider what just one chapter like Psalm 23 can do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An African translator told us a story about a local pastor in his community who had only the New Testament and had just heard Psalm 23 for the first time. He begged that the chapter be put into his New Testament, saying that it would be his church\u2019s devotion for months. He had understood the deep meaning of Jesus saying, \u201cI am the Good Shepherd.\u201d Speaking of his people the translator shared,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIf the Lord is their shepherd and they shall not want, if they know they can trust and rely on him…fear will be taken away.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Please consider taking the next step to give toward the training of these committed translators from Benin.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Our partner, Wycliffe Benin, is dedicated to raising up local leaders in the Bible translation movement. This is why they have sent five translators to Jerusalem: to accelerate translations and influence countless communities. And for this reason, Wycliffe USA has committed to\u00a0double any gift<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0toward the cost of the translators\u2019 training in biblical Hebrew.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Two-thirds of the cost for these students to learn to translate the whole Bible has already been committed.\u00a0We are asking you to help them with the remaining 33%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What is still needed?\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

$12,500 (USD) for each translator<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0to fund the entire cost (visas, room\/board, transportation, field trips and classroom instruction) of training in biblical Hebrew and translation for multiple languages.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

5 students = $62,500 total by the end of the year\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>
*All funds raised beyond this goal will be used for additional student scholarships.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

When you give, your gift will be doubled\u2014not matched but doubled! For every $1 you give, $2 is contributed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n