"Reading the Bible in our language is like 
Jesus is directly preaching to us!"
I thank God that I have received a Kayah New Testament.
I am thankful and excited that we have received the New Testament...I see in my Kayah language, it's so clear...

Support the Kayah Li Old Testament Team and Project

The Kayah Li New Testament was dedicated in 2010 and distributed throughout the world.  The Kayah Li (Karenni) people also want to have the Old Testament.  God has raised up a quality team of Godly Kayah translators for this work but the translation team really needs both your faithful prayers and financial support. We are asking Kayah people around the world as well as churches and individuals who are helping the Kayah to pray and consider becoming prayer and financial partners in translating the Old Testament into Kayah.  If you would like to support the Kayah Li Old Testament translators and project, you can either send your gifts to the following address or click on the link below to give online.  Note that the project is called Rakali Cluster 2 and actually includes the following translation projects: Kayah Old Testament, Manumanaw (Kawyaw) and Yintale (Talai).

The Seed Company
220 Westway Place, Suite 100
Arlington, TX 76018
It is very important that you add a note with the following information:  "For the Rakali Cluster 2 Project"

Or go to the Seed Company website by clicking on this link and press GIVE:
https://theseedcompany.org/projects/rakali-cluster-2





Mr. M. is the principal translator and team leader of the Kayah Li New Testament. He has an MA in Linguistics from Payap University and an MA in Theological Studies. Mr. M committed himself to working on the translation because he saw the importance of having the Word of God in his own mother tongue.  Through many difficulties, this former evangelist persevered, and as a result, God has blessed the Kayah people with the Kayah Li New Testament.  

Mr. WLA has an MDIV and his MA in Linguistics.  He is a member of the Kayah Phu Baptist Association and has committed himself to help with the translation of the Old Testament in Kayah.  He writes, "My belief is that the diversity of languages and cultures is part of God’s plan. God wants His children, including Kayah people, to worship or communicate with Him in their particular mother tongue....He wants every language to be in communication with Him... I want to be involved in translating the Bible into the Kayah language because I want my people to know what God said to them in their mother tongue. I also want the Bible to be understandable and easy to read with someone’s first language so that the readers can clearly understand the message. It is certainly true that everyone would love to read the Bible with the language they use the most."
Mr. SR has his Bachelor of Theology (BTh) degree. When asked why he wants to be involved in Bible translation work, he explained, "For our Kayah people, I wanted to have more of the Word of God and to promote reading materials.  When I was a young man in the village, we had Bible study but all we had was the Burmese Bible so I had to translate from Burmese to Kayah every week.  I had not studied Kayah well but I tried and practiced reading Kayah until I was able to read.  In my heart, I love my people very much.  I attended a literacy orientation training and then afterwards, (Mr. M) invited me to attend a translation training workshop.  Though I attended, I never expected to translate the Bible.  I thought it would be too hard and I was a bit scared.  My parents said to me, "You have the ability in Kayah. You should serve your people so that they will know God's Word." I prayed regarding whether God wanted me to continue.  Regardless of meeting with difficulties, I enjoy working the most on literature."