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The undying dream : the story of the Lugwere bible translation work : a brief account / Samuel Mubbala.

Van Pelt Library BS450 .M83 2017
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Mubbala, Samuel, author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bible--Translating--Uganda.
Bible.
Christianity--Uganda.
Christianity.
Translators--Uganda.
Translators.
Uganda.
Physical Description:
44 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Place of Publication:
Uganda : [publisher not identified], [2017]
Summary:
"In 1970, at a secondary school in Eastern Uganda, a school chaplain planted a seed in the heart of a student. He set him the task of translating Mark's Gospel into his mother tongue during the school holidays. The young Samuel, then just 17, had no idea what translation entailed, but accepted the assignment. Through that task, the seed germinated and grew into a dream, a dream of translating God's Word for his people, the Bagwere. In this exciting and enlightening book, the author tells how he pursued that dream by God's grace. In his own words, he describes the many challenges and setbacks: closed doors, imprisonment, death, war and tyranny. However, in spite of the obstacles and the disappointments along the way, 47 years later the undying dream has become a reality. This is the story of how the Bagwere came to have the New Testament in their own language, Lugwere. It is the author's prayer that many people may be transformed by meeting God in His Word, just as he was."--Back cover.
Contents:
Foreword
Humble beginnings
Prepared for the work
Early attempts to publish Lugwere scriptures
Persisting despite the uncertainties
Disappointed but not discouraged
A door opens
Do the right thing at the right time
A visit and a promise
Photo gallery
A growing sense of local ownership
Guided by a clear vision
The Lugwere Bible translation project takes off
The importance of community dynamics
The Lugwere project gets its own home at last
A year of changes
Sustained by His grace
Partnership to replace dependency
Th Lugwere New Testament is finally sent to print
Welcome the King with due glory.
OCLC:
1298713032

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