Saltmine production reminds Christians of the value of the Bible

Over the last 6 weeks, more than 3,700 Christians in the UK have attended the From Eden to Eternity tour, a drama that brings the story of the Bible to life in a little over an hour.

As the impact of the drama still resonates in the UK, the influence of the tour is spreading as far as Nigeria, where Bible translation work is bringing the story of the Bible to life for a group of four Koro languages.

Wycliffe Bible Translators in the UK asked the Saltmine Theatre Company to produce this show to remind UK Christians of the value of the Bible. During May and June it toured 27 venues across England.

Night after night audiences were profoundly impacted as they saw the highs and lows of God’s Story, the Bible, played out in front of their eyes.

One person commented, “I was absolutely enthralled by this performance, as I think was everyone else. The mixture of humour and drama is really moving, and ensures that the message gets across. Thank you so much for coming!”

Some in the audience were laughing out loud, sometimes pastors were in tears. No matter where the play went, Saltmine translated the Bible in a way that touched people’s hearts and lives.

But there are still over 353 million people worldwide who do not have access to this Story in any form, including around 250,000 Koro people in Nigeria.

At each venue, after the drama that Saltmine presented, a Wycliffe representative offered a challenge to help make the Bible come alive for these people groups in Nigeria. And, each night, people in the audiences responded in a very generous fashion.

On one occasion someone was so inspired by the opportunity to see God’s word transform these communities that they pledged to sponsor the translation of the entire book of Colossians.

After two successful years, plans are already in place to tour From Eden to Eternity again next year.

Wycliffe Bible Translators, the UK's biggest Bible translation organisation, works with partners worldwide to ensure that every community around the world has access to a Bible in a language that they can fully understand.

In more than 70 years of history they have been involved in the translation of 759 New Testaments and Bibles, reaching around 107 million people. Since 1999, Wycliffe has contributed to over 80% of translation projects started in Bibleless people groups.

However there remains a massive need, as statistics show that there are around 353 million people from 2,252 languages still waiting for translation to begin.

If you would be interested in having the event at your church in March 2011, contact Wycliffe at
communications_uk@wycliffe.org.

On the web: www.eden2eternity.org