Rev. Larry and Mae Johnson
 Rev. Larry and Mae Johnson |
Larry and Mae Johnson, along with their four children, first went to Liberia in 1973 to work as Bible translators among the Kisi people. The Kisi New Testament was completed in 1989. To see Kisi people using this New Testament has been a highlight of the Johnson's ministry. Today hundreds of Kisi people are reading God's Word, thousands are hearing it read in church in the language which speaks to their hearts. God's Word is going forth and touching lives. The translation of the Old Testament is presently in progress by national translators.
Since 1989, Larry and Mae's ministry with LBT included several translation projects in Liberia and Sierra Leone, now focusing on Liberia. In Larry's work as a translation consultant with LBT and the United Bible Societies, his primary responsibility is to provide training to national translators in translation principles, to check the translations for exegetical accuracy, and assist the teams in preparing Scripture materials for printing.
Larry and Mae first heard of the work of LBT while Larry was attending seminary. It was a shock to learn that millions of people were not able to read God's Word in their own language. The Johnsons stepped out in faith to help meet this challenge and obtained training to prepare themselves for the task. They first attended the Summer Institute of Linguistics in North Dakota. Larry later received his M.A. in linguistics at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. Before beginning his work as a translation consultant, he received a Th.M degree in missiology from Fuller Theological Seminary.
Please pray that God will continue to strengthen and guide the Johnsons. Pray for them as Larry's travel causes long periods of separation. Pray for wisdom for Larry as he works with the translation teams.
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