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Who is Hazel?
Who is Hazel?
Hazel was a member of our church family up to the time she went away to university in Bath in 2003 to study Mathematics. She finished her course in 2007 and subsequently joined Wycliffe Bible Translators. She then spent 2 years working in Musoma, in northern Tanzania, returning to the UK at the end of 2009. After completing a one-year African Linguistics Masters at Leiden University in 2012 she then returned to Tanzania in March 2013 where she has been serving as part of the Mbeya team ever since.
Hazel, her pastor and the pastor's wife
Linguistic checking with the Konongo
What is Hazel's work?
What is Hazel's work?
Hazel is working to support teams who translate the Bible into Bungu, Kisi, Konogo, Lwila and Manda.
Her aim is to provide each of these people groups with the best possible writing system for their language and provide linguistic support for the translation team as they encounter challenges using the writing system. Hazel also assists with linguistic checks of translated portions of Scripture in these languages to make sure that books are printed with as few spelling errors as possible.
Hopefully, the Bungu, Kisi and Manda New Testaments will be completed in the next few years. Lwila and Konongo have only just started translation.
Hazel and others during an orthography workshop
How do we support Hazel?
How do we support Hazel?
As a member of the church family involved in world mission, we support Hazel financially and in prayer as a church.
If you would like to receive Hazel’s prayer letter directly, please email her at hazel_gray@sil.org to be put on her mailing list.
Jill Bush regularly keeps in touch with Hazel and shares updates. She would be happy to speak to anyone about Hazel and her work.
Hazel's current church family.
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