ITMI's Richard Nungesser, Piotr Zaremba and Steve Evers at the celebration. Piotr and other evangelical leaders give thanks. If you don't reach that Person, you have failed to grasp what the Bible is about, no matter what your Bible knowledge is." The Bible helps you arrive at the Person, the Author who inspired it. "In the end what matters most is the destination the map points you to, not the map itself. Piotr shares with the crowd, likening the Bible to a map. Piotr addresses the over 800 who showed up to celebrate the publication of his Bible translation. (And by the way, you’re always welcome to drop in on us, season or no season). What would you like ITMI supporters to know?įirst and most important, we really missed you guys at the celebratory meeting we had in Poland in September! Hopefully, by looking at the pics, you can get a feel for what it was like. This truly is a translation for everyone.” This is a huge advantage when you compare it to the archaic language found in other translations. I get a feeling I’m right there, hearing and absorbing what happened in the biblical times. The text flows freely, the descriptions ring true to reality. I’ve been studying it for the last 22 years.What I see in your translation is a job well done. Now it’s finally here! I was so happy when I got it I went to bed with it because it was hard to let go!” She said it feels like it speaks directly to her, in her everyday language! She thanks you from the bottom of her heart for this wonderful work.” Her mind was completely filled with heavenly thoughts, thanks to your translation. I was thoroughly amazed at your work! When after a few days I visited my Mom and asked about her health, I heard, ‘Son, these are all earthly things! My mind is filled with things eternal!’. “I bought two copies, one for me, the other for my 87-year old Mom. I’m simply delighted with the quality.…an invaluable tool for every Christian who studies Scripture daily.” “I recommend this translation as a theologian and an experienced pastor. To our amazement (and relief!), the feedback was overwhelmingly positive: (Every day we also get requests for more electronic versions, including E-sword, Logos Bible Software, and YouVersion).
In the meantime, we published the pdf version of the Bible, as well as an ebook and Android (MySword) version. The first edition sold out in three months, and right away we started planning for the second edition (due in November). We wanted to share this moment with the church and all our faithful supporters.Īnd so, the next day (Sunday) we opened the boxes publicly, during the service, and the first Bible we took out was used right away as text for the Last Supper. The boxes arrived in Poznan July 2nd, a Saturday. The Bibles were printed in Belarus, so we had to wait for them to come into the country. It was a joyous but absolutely nerve-racking experience. This was the moment of truth! After all these years we had to release our precious “child” into the world and simply let God work through it.
When the time came to send the files to the publisher, we were both incredibly excited and unbelievably nervous. We’d been working on this project for the past 16 years.
God has been very busy in our corner of the world!įirst, the summer of 2016 saw the publication of the entire Bible in the new translation.
What has God done in your ministry this year?