Your child knows how to stream a video in seconds. They can find almost any song, story, or piece of information with a few taps on a screen. For them, access feels like a given.
But right now, nearly 1.4 billion people* around the world cannot read or hear the Bible in their heart language. Not because they don’t want to, but because they don’t have access to it. No one has translated it yet.
That gap is one of the most significant mission fields of our generation. And we believe the children in our homes and churches will play a role in closing it.
Why Start with Kids?
Children are naturally curious and empathetic. For example, when they learn that a child their age in the Democratic Republic of Congo grows up with something they don’t have—something important like Scripture in their mother tongue— their hearts are stirred.They ask questions. They want to help.
That instinct is worth nurturing.
The families and translators doing this work have firsthand experience. Across the globe, they have dedicated their lives to this calling, often because a seed of awareness was planted in them at a young age. After all, the Great Commission was not written for adults only. It belongs to the whole Church, including its littlest members. Here are are a few ways to ensure their full attention:
Start with Story
The most powerful on-ramp for children is a good story. Tell them about a translator in a remote village who spent years learning the tools needed to bring God’s Word to his own people. Tell them about a community hearing Scripture in their language for the first time. God feels like home when people hear Him speaking their language.
These are not distant or abstract stories. They are happening right now, all over the world. When children learn about the real people doing this work, Bible translation stops being a concept and starts fostering a relationship.
Make It Tangible
Awareness without action can leave children feeling helpless. Give them something to do with what they feel.
Pray together over a map. Let your child point to a region and pray for the translators and communities there. Create a prayer journal where they can draw or write about the people they are praying for.
Pray over our Global Translation Leaders. These are real people who are involved in translation projects and specialized training to support this work. You can see a small bit of their story on our sponsorship page. Whether you sponsor someone or not, showing your children who is involved is a helpful way to put a face with a name as you pray for all people to have access to all of Scripture in their heart language, the goal of our Vision ASAP—All Scripture, All People.
If you do choose to give, every contribution matters. A child who gives from their allowance, prays consistently, or simply pays attention is participating in something eternal.
Raise the Question
One of the simplest things you can do is ask your child: What if you had never heard God’s Word in a language you understood?
Let that question sit. Let it do its work.
Children who ask that question become adults who give, serve, advocate, and sometimes go. The next generation of Bible translators, investors, and prayer partners is already in your home, your Sunday school classroom, and your children’s ministry.
Together, we’re going to make access to God’s Word a given.
Learn more about the global Bible translation movement and how your family can get involved at seedcompany.com.
*Data provided by ProgressBible™, accessed August 2026.
