Biblical Hebrew and TheWell enhance the translation work
Reverend
John Lekolo is a pastor and supervises several local churches. He is also working with Bible
Translation & Literacy (BTL) East Africa and the driving force behind the Samburu
language Bible translation project.
In January he successfully started his life-long learning of Biblical Hebrew and he will no doubt become an important trainer for other translators in the course of the next year.
John started Biblical Hebrew in January. He was one of the two BTL folks to get access to TheWell box in order to test its usefulness on the ground in rural communities in Kenya. The combination of an online and offline solution has worked very well for him. TheWell box has helped him to work and learn in a context where there at times is no electricity and internet connectivity is a challenge.
In January he successfully started his life-long learning of Biblical Hebrew and he will no doubt become an important trainer for other translators in the course of the next year.
“It has been a very execiting experience for me,” John says. He points out that learning Biblical Hebrew now helps him to understand details in the source language to assist him in his translation work, because he now can read the words and apply the right meaning.
John started Biblical Hebrew in January. He was one of the two BTL folks to get access to TheWell box in order to test its usefulness on the ground in rural communities in Kenya. The combination of an online and offline solution has worked very well for him. TheWell box has helped him to work and learn in a context where there at times is no electricity and internet connectivity is a challenge.
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