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Aloha Friend!
On the 4th of December, I (Michael) helped add the 1,000th Bible to the Every Tribe Every Nation Digital Bible Library (ETEN DBL): the New Testament in the Kala dialect of the Umbu-Ungu language of Papua New Guinea. I posted the Umbu-Ungu Kala New Testament on PNGScriptures.org in August, 2011, but adding this Scripture (and many others) to the ETEN DBL makes it easier for others like YouVersion to add it to their apps and web sites. I am also able to draw from the ETEN DBL to post some of those Bibles online, as well. We still have a long way to go to make the Holy Bible available to everyone in their own language and most useful formats, but we are making good progress. If you just look at the countries with at least one Bible translation available in a language spoken in that country, the coverage is encouraging. In the above map, countries touched by Bibles directly hosted on my Bible web sites are shown in shades of blue. Rejoice, because God is using unprecedented cooperation among Bible translation agencies, churches, and Christian ministries furthering the goal of reaching every country, tribe, and language with the Good News of Jesus Christ!
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The dancers above come from the same province in Papua New Guinea where Umbu-Ungu is spoken.
As we celebrate Jesus Christ's birth, it is encouraging to know that more people have electronic access to this Good News.
May God bless you with overflowing joy!
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