More than three centuries separate the first Bible translators in India from the course this project is helping bring to pastors today. Knowing this history means understanding where we came from — and why translation still matters.
William Carey lands in Bengal and begins what would become the largest Bible translation effort ever carried out by a single mission.
Henry Martyn begins translating the Scriptures into Urdu, Persian, and Hindustani, work that consumes him within just a few years of life.
A young Sikh sadhu begins preaching Christ while wearing traditional Indian robes, rejecting "westernized" Christianity.
The Interdenominational Theology Course begins to be translated into Hindi, Bengali, and Odia — the next page in this story.
An English cobbler who became the "father of modern missions" — translated the Scriptures into more than 40 Indian languages.
A social reformer and Sanskrit scholar who translated the Bible into Marathi and founded a refuge for widows and orphans.
Translated the New Testament into Urdu, Persian, and Hindustani before dying at 31, worn out by the work.
An Irish missionary who devoted 55 years to rescuing at-risk children in South India, without ever returning to her home country.
Known as "Praying Hyde," remembered for a life of intense intercession for pastors and the Indian people.
Converted from Sikhism, preached Christ while wearing the robes of an Indian sadhu — a faith embodied in the country's own culture.
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