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Church Literature Programme
Goal
To assist the Sudanese Protestant churches in their evangelism and growth through the production and supply of literature.
To build the capacity of the churches to publish their own literature through training workshops.
Objectives
Yei:
Print 14 Bari & 14 Zande Bible Stories.
Print Kakwa Songs
Print Baka LLL1 SS Book , develop LLL2, LLL3 & LLL4 depending on current funding.
Print Zande “Teaching Children the Bible manual”.
Develop remaining Bible Stories in Bari & Zande.
Develop and print Kakwa Dictionary , Kakwa Culture Book
Print Bari Dictionary
Conduct Bari orthography workshop in June/July 2006
Conduct Sunday School teacher’s workshop in Yambio in Nov. 2006
Translating the New Testament Commentary into Bari, Moru, Zande.
Nairobi:
Conduct another training of Sunday school teachers and/or youth leaders in another area of Southern Sudan.
Complete the development of the Bari version of Mark part 2
To complete the development of the Dinka version of TEE “The Church in Action” Complete development of the Dinka version of TEE “Life and Ministry of Christ” Coordinate development of “ Teaching Children the Bible” into two new languages. Develop NT Commentary into Dinka and Nuer
Outputs
In the reporting period 37,450 Church books were printed in both Yei and Nairobi branches.
21,219 Church and School books were distributed.
56 book titles were developed in the various Sudanese languages. 45 of the titles were printed. Some of it is highlighted below:
3 Dictionaries & culture book printed
1 Look listen and Live SS book in Baka printed and 1 developed.
27 Big Bible story books printed, 12 more developed in Bari and Zande.
14 Big Bible story books developed and printed in Dinka and Nuer.
Nuer Youth Hymn book printed
Manna publications of Mark part 2 in Dinka printed.
Nuer Pangak peace booklet printed.
Dinka Life & Ministry of Christ and Church in Action printed.
Dinka Teaching children Bible manual edited
Nuer Conflict Resolution – edited
Dinka & Nuer NT Commentary in Keyboarding.
5 People trained in translation, edit skills in Lainya Workshop.
38 SS Teachers trained in Yambio.
Achieving our Mission
Pastor Bandasi The chairman of the Churches partnering with Sudan Health Center in Yambio at the opening of a Sunday School Teachers work shop, said “The training was going to strengthen the children’s faith.” This was the first training of its kind in the area. The Sunday School Teachers received several titles of the Zande Bible stories.
Earlier in the year at a translation training in Lainya, one of the participants, Archdeacon John Ladu, said that with the skills acquired he plans to translate some tracts and small booklets into Bari then photocopy them to use in his Arch deaconry.
Future plans
Yei
Finalise work on Bari & Zande Bible stories.
Develop NT Commentary into Bari, Moru and Zande.
Print Baka LLL2 & develop LLL3 & LLL4.
Get input of Church leaders on the discipleship book Sandra L. will develop.
Print Kakwa Youth Song book.
Print Otuho Dictionary.
Develop NT Gospel into Juba Arabic for Diguna.
Print a number of yet unfinished SLC books
Nairobi
Develop NT Commentary into Dinka and Nuer.
Develop Conflict. Resolution in Nuer.
Develop Manual to teach children Bible in Dinka.
Finalise Dinka Agaar hymnbook.
Develop “Healing the wounds of Trauma” in Dinka language.
Irene (Publishing Assistant) relocates into Sudan