Good news to the Kovol people

Welcome to ReachKovol. The goal of our team is to plant a church among the Kovol people. To do that we’ll need to bring the Gospel to the Kovol people in a way that can be clearly understood; and that means in the Kovol language.

No outsider has learned the Kovol language before, and it exists only as an oral language – not a scrap of Kovol has been written down before. We have a monumental task ahead of us to learn the Kovol language, translate the New Testament into Kovol and teach in a way that will be clearly understood.

Latest news from Kovol

The first back translation

The first back translation

Translating God's word is a big responsibility. As such accountability to others is very important. …

Taking some time off

Taking some time off

We've been blessed to be able to take some good time off to spend as a team and a family this last w…

Quotes within quotes

Quotes within quotes

Four months ago, I “finished language study.” Finishing language study required three ye…

Working through vocabulary challenges

Working through vocabulary challenges

The Bible is a very complex text to translate. As I draft new passages I routinely come across vocab…

Writing about WW2

Writing about WW2

As preparation for the Kovol literacy class, we need to produce practice reading materials. The numb…

Working with bamboo

Working with bamboo

This week we've had the Kovol people helping us in a big way. They cut bamboo in the jungle, carried…

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