First African-American woman completes New Testament translation

Carla LaFayette from our team found this one, but here’s a woman who is creating legacy in her surroundings in the Philippines and for the people who speak the Kagayanen language. It took her 20 years to translate the New testament and in the process hit some amazing milestones

Jacquiline Huggins is the first African-American woman to ever complete a New Testament translation. She is also the first African-American with Wycliffe Bible Translators to ever complete a New Testament translation. Finally, she is the first African-American to complete a New Testament translation since the early 1900s.

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1 Comment

  1. ernest binge on March 16, 2008 at 11:48 am

    Very interesting.

    Must been quite a experience!

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