My First Bible, an illustrated Bible storybook, was recently published in the Shor language for an indigenous tribe living in southern Siberia, Russia.
From a least-reached people group herself, Tuvan translator Buyana wants Tsaatan reindeer herders to hear about Jesus and know the God who changed her life.
The Altai people worship gods in trees, rivers and mountains. In mountain passes, it is traditional to perform rituals for safe passage. Workers in Siberia want the Altai to know their Creator-God who alone offers the security they seek.
For many Nenets in Arctic Russia, reindeer are their life, their source of food, clothes, transport and shelter. Field worker E.S. longs for the Nenets to know Jesus, the true source of life.
The first Bible stories in the Amur and Schmidt dialects have been published as an illustrated Bible storybook. These dialects are spoken by the Nivkh people group living in the Russian Far East.
“While working on the drawings, I have been thinking about how the Nivkh don’t know the Bible stories. It’s beautiful to think, that for many it will be the first time that they have read these stories and held God’s Word in their hands," said Julia, OM EAST graphic designer and artist.
