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We translate scripture stories into Muslim languages so they can experience spiritual growth.

Many Muslims raised to recite the Quran only know parts of sacred stories. We translate scripture to complete these stories and create pathways for spiritual growth.

Adam's Story

What if you didn't understand that humanity was created to reflect God's character?

Noah's Story

What if you didn't know why God flooded the earth?

Abraham's Story

What if you didn't know that God promised to bring blessing to every family through a descendant of Abraham?

Moses' Story

What if you didn't know that God invited the sons of Israel to return to the covenant He made with Abraham?

David's Story

Could you understand the depth of the Psalms if you didn't know about David's life?

Jonah's Story

What if you didn't know why Jonah became so angry that he wanted to die?

Jesus' Story

What if you didn't even know one story about Jesus?

 

Engaging Worlds translates sacred stories from scripture into Muslim languages creating compelling pathways for spiritual growth.

 

4

Doctoral Degrees

16

Master’s Degrees

20+

World Languages In Use

100+

Years of Global Experience

Our International Field Team includes four translation consultants, two trained exegetical reviewers, one cultural advisor, and more than a century of experience in scripture translation. Our commitment to lifelong learning enables us to cross cultural, relational, and religious boundaries.

The Fine Art of Sacred Storytelling:

How to Spiritually Transform a Community in 12 Steps

  • Step 1: Curate a Collection

    A series of scripture stories are selected for translation. Individually, each story reveals God’s purposes; together, they create a viable pathway for spiritual formation and growth.

  • Step 2: Choose a Community

    A recipient language group is selected by evaluating the need, identifying stakeholders, securing funding, and discerning God’s will.

  • Step 3: Mobilize a Team

    A multi-lingual project manager is recruited and matched with a certified translation consultant. The manager hires a team of local translators capable of achieving the project’s scope

  • Step 4: Craft a Story

    The translation team interprets the scripture passage with the consultant's guidance. As their intimacy with the text grows, so does their ability to craft a clear, compelling story.

  • Step 5: Achieve Stability

    The translation team strives to refine the developing story. Eventually, a stable story text emerges that is faithful to the source, beautifully composed, and contextually relevant.

  • Step 6: Typeset and Print

    The story is meticulously and artistically typeset in the heart language of the recipient community. The story is printed when the typesetting is as captivating as the content.

  • Step 7: Test in Community

    The printed story is discussed in groups within the recipient community, with attention given to what resonates with them. Their feedback helps advance the sacred acceptability of the story.

  • Step 8: Edit for Accuracy

    A third-party editor is engaged to proofread and edit the text to guarantee spelling, punctuation, and grammatical correctness. Recommended edits are reviewed by the translation team.

  • Step 9: Typeset and Publish

    Additional typesetting is performed to capture edits and prepare the sacred story for publishing. A local publisher is contracted to publish the completed story for distribution.

  • Step 10: Distribute Discerningly

    The published story is released to a group of open-minded community leaders willing to participate in spiritual conversations. The lead translator plays a key role in identifying these frontrunners.

  • Step 11: Contemplate Together

    The group explores the sacred story in an immersive event encouraging empathetic engagement. The communal experience inspires vulnerability, spiritual insight, and a longing to know more.

  • Step 12: Transform Community

    As the group explores story after story, their hearts and minds are transformed by God. The longing to know more is united with a desire to guide others along a similar path of spiritual growth.

We’re trustworthy.

Fostering public support and trust is a top priority for Engaging Worlds. One of the ways we continuously strive to earn trust is through accreditation with independent agencies that specialize in evaluating and rating nonprofit organizations. To achieve accreditation, organizations must prove that they are dedicated to excellence, financial management, board governance, and stewardship of charitable gifts.

We’re accredited.

Engaging Worlds became a member of the ECFA in 2017 and continues to faithfully uphold ECFA’s high standards for responsibility, integrity, and stewardship.

We’re an open book.

Our Form 990s are available by written request to:
Engaging Worlds
c/o Office of the President
P.O. Box 946
Fairfield, TX  75840

Fund a Story

Your support makes it possible to translate scripture stories into Muslim languages.

Fund a chapter
of a story

$50

per month
or $600 Annual

Fund a complete
scripture story

$300

per month
or $3,600 Annual

Fund a set of
scripture stories

$1,000

per month
or $12,000 Annual

Fund an entire
series of stories

$6,000

per month
or $72,000 Annual

Engaging Worlds is a 501(c)3 tax organization. Donations are tax-deductible.