The New Testament is now available in the Chhattisgarhi language — a feat that would have been improbable had a young Indian man not opened his heart while participating in a cultural exchange program decades ago.

Chhattisgarhi is spoken by about 15 million people.

The project, which took nearly 20 years, was celebrated Jan. 19 in the city of Korba by translator Tarun Gardia and 300 others, including a delegation from Rocky Ridge Mennonite Church in Quakertown, Pa., which supported the project financially.

See: Mennonite World Review

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