Beginning in 1990, five Burmese gospel workers began translating the Bible into the language spoken by the Ngawn tribe, an unreached people group of 20,000. Using only a manual typewriter, the workers completed 10 copies of the translation in 2006. These copies were kept in a safe location and loaned to native believers.

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This year the workers transcribed the New Testament into computer format and are now praying for the means to print 10,000 copies. They have located a Christian printer who would like to help. The cost is $1 per copy.

These five gospel workers are also farmers, who are selling their crops to gradually raise support to print these Bibles. After the New Testaments are printed, they plan to transcribe and print the Old Testament.

The Ngawn tribe first learned about Christ in 1908 by a neighboring villager. Those who converted were severely persecuted, until the British deputy commissioner stationed in the district learned of the persecution. He sent a police force to stop the torture of any person who became a Christian.

In recent years, however, Christians have faced increasing persecution by the corrupt military junta, infamous for its human rights abuses. Christianity has mainly spread throughout Burma's ethnic minority groups, which the junta seeks to subjugate. Actively promoting Buddhism, the junta aims to destroy churches in Burma.

Join these gospel workers in praying for the means to print these Bibles before the junta abolishes Christian ministries and the printing of Christian Bibles and literature.