For 1 in 5 people worldwide, God’s words are still locked in a language they can’t understand. For them, the life-changing truth of the Bible is out of reach – God’s words cannot speak to their heart.   

That’s where you can make a difference.

Just £12.50 a month could help translate 6 Bible verses every year – each one with the power to change a life.

Thanks to a group of Wycliffe supporters, today your monthly gift will also be matched for a whole year – doubling the impact!

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Komlan’s story: from despair to joy 

Two Bible verses changed Komlan’s life forever.

Imagine what a whole Bible could do.

‘I was an alcoholic, rejected by the village,’ Komlan admits.

Image of Komlan giving his testimony to his Ifè community in Togo Komlan giving his testimony to his Ifè community in Togo

Friendless, he wandered the streets, taking on occasional farming jobs to survive in his Ifè community in Togo. 

After one sweltering day labouring in the fields, Komlan earned 1,000 Francs (£1.30). That day, he didn’t spend his wages on alcohol.

‘I went and bought the Ifè New Testament,’ recounts Komlan. ‘I began to read it. One day I read Matthew 5:13–14, which says, “You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world.”

‘And I asked myself in what way could I be the salt and the light of my village? I was rejected by everyone, despised by all!’

But God had a plan. 

Reading Jesus’ gentle words in the language he could understand changed Komlan’s heart – ‘I gave my life to the Lord Jesus Christ, because of what I was reading.’

From that day, Komlan gave up drinking and gradually won back the trust of his community. 

Today, he helps run a Sunday school and leads the local development committee, which provided the whole village with its first well.

Image of someone reading the Ifè New Testament Komlan’s life was transformed as he read the Ifè New Testament

By a work of God, through just two Bible verses in his language, Komlan’s life has been transformed.

‘What I read in Matthew 5:13–14 has been accomplished in my life,’ rejoices Komlan. ‘I have become salt and light to my village! I weep with joy and I give infinite thanks.’

It demonstrates again the power of the Bible to change a heart. The impact those verses had on Komlan was life-transforming. 

Still waiting

But Komlan and his whole community – like millions around the world – are still waiting for a complete Bible in their own language. 

Image of a rural road in Togo A rural road in Togo

Bible translation doesn’t just share words – it unlocks the opportunity for people to come to know Jesus. Join us in bringing the Bible closer to those still waiting. Verse by verse, heart by heart.

Translation teams are working tirelessly to bring the Bible to Komlan’s community and others like it. But they need your support to keep going.

  • £12.50 a month could translate 6 verses a year
Each verse brings the truth of God’s word closer and can bring transformation, hope, and faith.

Will you help unlock the Bible for those still waiting?

Start your monthly gift today, which will be matched for one year and help bring the word of God to those who’ve never heard it in their language.

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