Africa
Empower growing churches in Africa to translate God’s Word and make disciples.
From the vast arid plains of the Sahel to the confluence of the oceans at the Cape of Good Hope, God is bringing the hope of having his Word in their heart language to hundreds of millions of people across sub-Saharan Africa.
Africa
Hundreds of people groups across Africa still need to get God’s Word in their heart language for the first time.
Explore Projects from Africa
Chad
Impact 2 million people with the Gospel.
Sudan
Light for 130 languages
About Africa
From the unreached people groups of the Sahel in northern Chad and Sudan to the lush mountains of South Africa, people need the Gateway Language resources necessary to accurately translate the Bible for themselves. More than 570 million people in more than 1,700 separate people groups live in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Pray for Peace in South Sudan
Instability in neighboring countries can flow over into South Sudan. Pray for peace along the borders, for a stable government in South Sudan, and for our Church-Centric Bible Translation partners there to continue their work uninterrupted.
March 2026
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Mission to the unreached in Africa
In Chad, Sudan, and Benin, translation teams visit unreached villages and refugee camps. Pray for a good reception, clear communication, and safety.
January 2026
Stories from the field
Pastor Charles Zinzindohoue was born into a world of voodoo.
Asim* serves on the Bible translation audio-video team for unfoldingWord’s Whole Bible, Whole Nation partner in Sudan. They use Bible translation as part of their church-planting strategy for 133 unreached Sudanese people groups living in refugee settlements. Their Great Commission work impacts 44 million people. Asim’s team produces audio versions of unfoldingWord® Open Bible Stories, […]
When Jeremiah* first heard that his Chadian church-planting network needed his help translating unfoldingWord® Open Bible Stories (OBS), he was skeptical. “I thought Bible stories were for children, like the stories Grandma and Grandpa told around the fire.” But when he first read Open Bible Stories, he thought, “This is brilliant! It tells the whole […]
“Wow,” said the pastor/translator. “I’ve studied this passage for years in the national language, but I never really understood it until I read it like this in my language! Thank you!” Every time we interview someone newly involved in Church-Centric Bible Translation using the tools we provide, we hear the same story: The translation Book […]
Charles Z of Benin has been trying to share the gospel of Christ with his Muslim neighbors since 1999. unfoldingWord equips him and his colleagues with the Strategic Language Resources they need to translate God’s Word faster than ever before. Charles’ interest in Bible translation arose the week before he heard of unfoldingWord. He was […]
Christian* slung his satchel over his shoulder, swung his leg over his bike, and pedaled off for another day of evangelism and outreach in the market. His faith and dedication to reaching his Chadian neighbors had not waned, but he had been frustrated at the tepid response to the gospel. *Pseudonym Chad has 80 distinct […]
Following an Open Bible Stories community check in Chad, the local imam made an astounding comment, declaring, “If any Muslim says that Jesus is not the savior, he is not a real Muslim, and he should be stoned!” One of our Chadian Bible translation partners was there that day. He explained that, initially, teenagers were […]
Greater Reach Alliance reports that Church-Centric Bible Translation gives them the tools they need to reach Muslims in Sudan. Like the man in the Apostle Paul’s dream calling for help in Macedonia, Muslim villages in areas known to be hostile to the gospel are calling for the Bible translation teams to come and share their […]
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