Transforming Hearts through God’s Word in Every Language
After this I looked and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every…language Rev 7:9
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations… Matthew 28:19
Pioneer Bible Translators: Translation and Transformation From Bible-less to Bible Impact
In the world, there are 6900 languages BUT ONLY 429 Bibles & 1100 New Testaments
Currently, PBT has 222 adults and 114 children working to make a Scripture Impact for 9.5 million people in 43 languages
Reaching Around The World
PBT translates the Bible for 9.5 million people in 43 languages Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 41,000 people41,000 people 16 languages16 languages West Africa West Africa 6,400,000 people6,400,000 people 10 languages10 languages East Africa East Africa 1,700,000 people1,700,000 people 11 languages11 languages Former Soviet Union Former Soviet Union 620,000 people 3 languages Southeast Asia Southeast Asia 30,000 people 1 language
OUR GOALS: ● Finish our current translation projects ● Mobilize 200 new missionaries and additional sending churches by the end of 2012 to meet the translation needs identified in our current fields and four new fields
OVERALL GOAL by 2012 To intensify our efforts to make a Scripture Impact from working among 9.5 million people in 43 languages to working among 33 million people in 69 languages
Growing works require more missionaries. Growing works require more missionaries. More missionaries means greater needs for team development and maintenance, preparation and re-entry coaching, and counseling services. More missionaries means greater needs for team development and maintenance, preparation and re-entry coaching, and counseling services. The Hollands work to these ends. The Hollands work to these ends. The Jeff and Brenda Holland Family at PBT
Jeff is a marriage and family therapist (LMFT-A) working in missionary care and team development. Jeff is a marriage and family therapist (LMFT-A) working in missionary care and team development. Brenda is a life coach devoted to helping prepare missionaries for their service. Brenda is a life coach devoted to helping prepare missionaries for their service. The Hollands work primarily at PBT for preparation and reentry services. The Hollands work primarily at PBT for preparation and reentry services. Overseas work includes counseling, team dynamics, crisis care, and equipping services. Overseas work includes counseling, team dynamics, crisis care, and equipping services.
Number of PBT Teammates
PBT Missionaries in Preparation
PBT’s Need Monthly: $2000 to maintain the counseling and coaching ministry of the Holland family. Monthly: $2000 to maintain the counseling and coaching ministry of the Holland family. Annually: $12,000 for travel to provide services our missionaries around the world. Annually: $12,000 for travel to provide services our missionaries around the world.
PBT’s vision: Transformed hearts through God’s Word in every language
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