ONEVERSE – The BOMA People

What would your life be like if you couldn’t read your bible? Have you ever stopped to think about that? What if you knew there was a God and had heard that He loved you, but you had no way of getting to know Him or finding out more about Him?

That scenario is the reality for the Boma people of Indonesia (and about 2200 other people groups). The Boma people are 50% Christian but they do not have the bible in their language. Although many attend church, they hear the messages in the national language, which they don’t understand very well. Some struggle to learn about God from the national language Bible, but find the words too hard to comprehend.

For many of them the Gospel is just a string of pretty words; it has no meaning and little impact in their lives. They word hard, thinking they can please God by performing spiritual duties.

For the Boma people, God is distant, inaccessible and impersonal.

But God is on the move in Indonesia. There is a team of native Boma people who are working on translating the New Testament into their own language. They have partnered with an organiztion called ONEVERSE, a division of Wycliffe Bible Translators. All this team needs is funding. They have already started the work believing by faith that God will supply the funds.

That’s where we come in at Campus Impact. We’ve partnered with ONEVERSE and set the Goal of funding the translation of the entire book of 2 Timothy. That’s 83 verses at $25.00 per verse or a total of $2075.00

You can choose the verse you would like to fund and when you do so, you will receive a bookmark reminding you to pray for the BOMA people for the next year.

This is an amazing opportunity to make a difference in the life many people who have a huge need for the Bible. The BOMA New Testament may ultimately help translators reach as many as 2 million people in Indonesia.

If you want to give towards this goal, you can bring your money to Real Time or College Worship Hour and give it to Matt Meyer or someone at the Information Desk and they will assist you in picking your verse.

If you want to learn more about ONEVERSE or the BOMA people visit the ONEVERSE website: http://www.oneverse.org. To find info on the BOMA people click on Languages.