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Jesus is God and Man – but Not a Pumpkin!

by SIL Tanzania | Mar 2, 2022 | Bible Translation, Community Testing, Language: Rangi, New Testament, Orthography, Region: Dodoma | 0

As the Rangi people of central Tanzania work to complete the New Testament in their own language very soon, the labor of extensive “final checks” proves to hold both significant challenges and unexpected rewards. Even while the community held a read-through of the whole NT, Rangi Translators struggled to include important updates and corrections. So they trained one of their Literacy workers to help – and she quickly found something they had all missed…

Church-based youth programme hosts encore workshops for youth literacy

by SIL Tanzania | May 15, 2019 | Language: Burunge, Language: Rangi, Literacy, Region: Dodoma, Scripture Engagement | 0

Hundreds of Burunge and Rangi children, and even some of their parents, are learning to read their own language. Just months since SIL partnered with Compassion International to offer youth literacy workshops in those communities, four church-based programmes were once again filled with students eager to gain new language skills…

“Jesus and I are not just friends, we are one thing…”

by SIL Tanzania | Apr 1, 2019 | Bible Translation, Community Testing, Language: Rangi, Region: Dodoma | 0

“I’ve heard John 15:5 many times, in Swahili and English,” said Paulo Kijuu, a Rangi translator. “But the expression of ‘abiding in Jesus’ is not clear to Rangi speakers.” The team began to search for a way to make the meaning clear. “When we found it,” said Kijuu, “my eyes got teary because I could picture my own relationship with Jesus. I could feel his love…”

Youth literacy fueled by five-way partnership

by SIL Tanzania | Mar 10, 2019 | Language Development, Language: Burunge, Language: Rangi, Region: Dodoma, Scripture Engagement | 0

School children in the Burunge and Rangi language communities enjoyed literacy classes in their own language at simultaneous workshops. “It was fun to watch them follow in their new reading primers,” said a guest from funding partner Wycliffe USA. Instructors from SIL taught the lessons at an after-school program operated by Compassion International…

Translator takes risk so people can see JESUS film

by SIL Tanzania | Oct 3, 2016 | Language: Rangi, Region: Dodoma, Scripture Engagement, Vernacular Media | 0

When Rangi Translator Paulo Kijuu is not working, he motorbikes from village to village selling books and showing the Rangi-dubbed JESUS film. One night, his projector’s battery was dead. Kijuu’s prayerful solution was perfect, but it came with a big risk…

Times are changing.

by SIL Tanzania | Feb 3, 2013 | Language Development, Language: Rangi, Literacy, Region: Dodoma, Vernacular Media | 0

Like many language communities in Tanzania, the Rangi live “all over”. The team’s Translators wanted more people to know about their work, so they launched a public group on social media. They quickly learned that interest was high…

Roadside customers

by SIL Tanzania | Mar 3, 2011 | Language: Rangi, Region: Dodoma, Scripture Engagement, Vernacular Media | 0

After an exhausting but fulfilling day checking Genesis with a group of community volunteers, we were on the rough road back to Kondoa. As I drove along, a man waved to me to stop the car. He wanted to buy our new calendar! Soon another man stopped us. Then another…

Speaking the Word

by SIL Tanzania | Apr 3, 2010 | Language: Rangi, Region: Dodoma, Scripture Engagement, Vernacular Media | 0

For years, we made plans to create these audio recordings, but we needed help from specialists. But God’s plans were higher than ours. If we had done it earlier like we planned, Mark’s Gospel would not have been ready…

Category: Language: Rangi

Jesus is God and Man – but Not a Pumpkin!

Church-based youth programme hosts encore workshops for youth literacy

“Jesus and I are not just friends, we are one thing…”

Youth literacy fueled by five-way partnership

Translator takes risk so people can see JESUS film

Roadside customers

Speaking the Word

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