GOD'S WORD FOR EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE
Do you remember your first Bible? Maybe you can still picture the color of the cover. Was your name engraved in gold lettering? If it was a children’s Bible, maybe there were bright illustrations or maps on the back pages. Maybe you received it as a gift commemorating baptism or when you accepted Christ. Flipping through the delicate pages, you probably knew, even then, that the words within were profound, but you would need help understanding how the treasure inside could draw you closer to God.
For people living in remote areas of India and Pakistan, reading the Bible in their native language (heart language or first language) has been out of reach. No one has attempted to fully translate the Bible into their language— until now. Seacoast Church has partnered with OneHope and Biblica Bible Translators to provide Punjabi Bible translations, making it possible for 48 million Punjabi-speakers to understand God’s Word regardless of education, religious training, or caste.
Since 1987, OneHope has been sharing the Gospel through various mediums such as books, videos, and the Bible App for Kids to reach people regardless of their age group, culture, or circumstances. Now, OneHope, along with Biblica Bible Translators, are working to reach some of the most remote and challenging areas
for missions, like the Eastern and Western Punjabi regions. Even in hard-to-reach areas, OneHope works with local churches to evangelize and disciple their communities in a safe way.
For people living in remote areas of India and Pakistan, reading the Bible in their native language (heart language or first language) has been out of reach. No one has attempted to fully translate the Bible into their language— until now. Seacoast Church has partnered with OneHope and Biblica Bible Translators to provide Punjabi Bible translations, making it possible for 48 million Punjabi-speakers to understand God’s Word regardless of education, religious training, or caste.
Since 1987, OneHope has been sharing the Gospel through various mediums such as books, videos, and the Bible App for Kids to reach people regardless of their age group, culture, or circumstances. Now, OneHope, along with Biblica Bible Translators, are working to reach some of the most remote and challenging areas
for missions, like the Eastern and Western Punjabi regions. Even in hard-to-reach areas, OneHope works with local churches to evangelize and disciple their communities in a safe way.
It will be an amazing gift
for the Punjabi community to
have the Word of God in their
own language. They will be
both excited and surprised!
Now, they will be able to see
the word with their own eyes
and understand it in their own
language. Thanks to God for
this unbelievable gift.”
—Bishop Mushtaq Adjum,
Seacoast Global Missions partner
for the Punjabi community to
have the Word of God in their
own language. They will be
both excited and surprised!
Now, they will be able to see
the word with their own eyes
and understand it in their own
language. Thanks to God for
this unbelievable gift.”
—Bishop Mushtaq Adjum,
Seacoast Global Missions partner
Thomas Hartley, OneHope’s Vice President of the Final Third, works as part of the team to bring God’s Word to the most unreached people groups left in the world. "We will use this new translation as an inroad to communities where there has never been a church,” Hartley said. "We are also working on an intentional discipleship element that will lead to church planting. Without discipleship, new churches can’t thrive. Most of the Punjabi speakers are in frontier areas where no mission organizations have made inroads. So, it is vital we disciple new believers.”
Most people in the Punjab Province practice the religions of Islam, Hinduism, or Sikhism. Only 1.6% of the people living in Pakistan consider themselves Christian, and only 2.4% in India. Yet, opposition to the spread of the Gospel has been growing in these countries.
For this reason, outreach in India and Pakistan happens on a smaller scale,
with trained teams from local churches distributing materials to neighbors’ homes or providing resources to local churches. The team relies heavily on digital and film- based programs to not only help protect individuals from persecution, but also for the ease of sharing information in a digital-discipleship age. In both India and Pakistan, the main form of communication and learning in remote areas is auditory. A high percentage of people cannot read or write, but they love to tell stories. Because of this, the churches are most excited about the Bible films that will now be available in their language to use as tools for evangelism and discipleship.
The translation team has completed all of the New Testament and the first five books of the Bible, with plans to complete the Old Testament by 2026. They will also be translating the Gospels in Western Punjabi and mobilizing it all in print, digital, and film. To place the Bible into the hands of the people in these areas, $316,000 is still needed to complete the project.
We invite you to be a part of bringing the Living Water to these unreached areas. The name “Punjab” stems from the five rivers that flow through the region—Punj (Five); Aab (Water). Your generosity helps bring the Bible into the world’s “final third,” to communities who have never heard the life-giving message of Jesus in their own language.
Most people in the Punjab Province practice the religions of Islam, Hinduism, or Sikhism. Only 1.6% of the people living in Pakistan consider themselves Christian, and only 2.4% in India. Yet, opposition to the spread of the Gospel has been growing in these countries.
For this reason, outreach in India and Pakistan happens on a smaller scale,
with trained teams from local churches distributing materials to neighbors’ homes or providing resources to local churches. The team relies heavily on digital and film- based programs to not only help protect individuals from persecution, but also for the ease of sharing information in a digital-discipleship age. In both India and Pakistan, the main form of communication and learning in remote areas is auditory. A high percentage of people cannot read or write, but they love to tell stories. Because of this, the churches are most excited about the Bible films that will now be available in their language to use as tools for evangelism and discipleship.
The translation team has completed all of the New Testament and the first five books of the Bible, with plans to complete the Old Testament by 2026. They will also be translating the Gospels in Western Punjabi and mobilizing it all in print, digital, and film. To place the Bible into the hands of the people in these areas, $316,000 is still needed to complete the project.
We invite you to be a part of bringing the Living Water to these unreached areas. The name “Punjab” stems from the five rivers that flow through the region—Punj (Five); Aab (Water). Your generosity helps bring the Bible into the world’s “final third,” to communities who have never heard the life-giving message of Jesus in their own language.
