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Letter from husband of former student

Dear Halvor and Mirja, This is R’s husband B. As you already know R reached back safely home; she has been sharing her stories (of the last six months), and it is still going on. I was so glad to hear your story – how you started the JCBT; your simple faith, your commitment and how this is serving the …

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More Than Just Hebrew

Wycliffe Global Alliance recently published an article about JCBT and Biblical Hebrew Training in Israel. It is written by Zetseat Fekadu, a 2018 Semester Program Alumni. You can click on the following picture and read all about her testimony in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Chinese.

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Gaining Translation independence.

By, Rose Ntemenaso. Ghana. 2018 Semester Program Alumni. Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6 ) I am very glad to share the goodness of the Lord in my life and the Bible Translation Project (Delo) …

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Ayadome Kokou from Togo

“The Sabbaths celebrations taught us a lot about biblical principles…” IMPRESSIONS OF THE FIRST MONTH All the glory to God who allowed us to take part in the five-months training here at Jerusalem Center for Bible Translators (JCBT) this year 2019. We arrived to Israel on January 22, 2019 and were greeted by one of the volunteers who promptly led …

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The work of a Pastor- Translator in the Bush

” If I translates in my office, in my heart I have all my people” (The words of a Translator, D.R.Congo) JCBT 2019 Semester Program was a unique course. Besides the fact that it was all offered in French, all of its 8 students were pastors to their people, as well as Mother-Tongue Bible Translators. This gave us the opportunity …

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From the Students: Maxwell From Malawi

“One Eyed Man Among the Blind is King.” JCBT Website will feature a new section. We will collect and display various testimonies from past students. In these testimonies, alumni will share about their experience in JCBT programs, their translation work back home, new Bible Translations that were produced and prayer requests for the future. This first post is from Maxwell, …