ALL AFRICA REPORT: The Bible Society in Liberia has launched 4000 copies of the Kru translation of the Holy Bible in Monrovia.
The Kru translation of the Holy Bible was launched by Rev. Alphonso Dean, Bishop of the Christian Mission Assembly with US$1,000.00 on behalf of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf at the D. Twe High School in the Borough of New Kru Town on Sunday.
Delivering the keynote address at the program, former Information Minister, Rev. Dr. Lawrence K. Bropleh, dispelled the notion that there is 80% illiteracy rate in the country.
Speaking earlier, the Chairperson of the Board of the Bible Society in Liberia, Mrs. Esther Page, disclosed that the Holy Bible has been translated in 11 tribes and two of the 11 have been completed including the Old and New Testaments. According to her, the Holy Bible has also been printed in brails for the visually challenged.
For his part, the Executive Director of the Bible Society in Liberia, Bro. Paul Stevens, disclosed that the total cost of the translation and the publication of the Holy Bible into Kru is at US$200,000.00.In remarks, the Consultant at the United Bible Society, Rev. Don Slager noted that the translation of the Holy Bible into Kru lasted for 25 years, claiming one life with another person completely paralyzed during a motor accident with the Oriental Timber Company.
The program was graced by the Lightfoot Family from the United States, Mrs. Ruby Pearce, Chief Executive Officer of the Bible Society in Sierra Leone; Dr. Frederick Odotola, Chairman, Africa Area United Bible Society; Senator Joseph Nagbe, Officials of the Liberia Bible Translation Organization (LIBTRALO) among others.
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