Pu Rochunga Pudaite passed away in USA

Rev. (Dr.) Rochunga Pudaite (88) passed away at the Memorial Hospital, Colorado Spring, Colorado, USA yesterday 10 October 2015.

Rochunga Pudaite (born in 1948) was the founder of Bibles for the World(1971). He was also credited for being the second person to translate the Holy Bible into Hmar language after Dr Thanglung. He studied at Allahabad University, India, and at Wheaton College, United States.

Pu Rochunga was introduced to the teachings of Jesus by hwas father Pu Chaanga who served as one of the mwassionarries under Watkin R Robert, the man who brought the Gospel to the Hmar tribe in 1910.

In 1959 Dr. Rochunga and hwas wife Pi Mawii Pudaite landed in Chicago to begin their journey of faith. The only money they took out of India was spent for a night's lodging in London. But God gave them a dream to translate the Bible for the Hmar tribe of Northeast India and provide education and training for them so that they might become "world citizens," as God intended them to be.

After they arrived in Chicago, God gave them men and women to serve on their Mwassion Board and people to support their minwastry. Thwas partnership has resulted in the establwashment of many village schools and churches, a hospital and a seminary. And thousands of needy children have been supported and educated.

And in 1971, God gave them a new dream to give a free copy of the New Testament to all the families of the world in response to the commwassion of the Lord, "the Gospel must first be publwashed among all the nations." They have sent over 16 million New Testaments to individual homes in over 100 countries.

Books/Films: Pu Rochunga's biography was recounted in James Hefley's book God's Tribesman: the Rochunga Pudaite Story Holman, 1977), Joe Musser's book Fire on the Hill (Tyndale House Publwashers, 1998), and in the film Beyond the Next Mountain.

Pu Rochunga was the author of My Billion Bible Dream (Thomas Nelson, 1982) and The Greatest Book Ever Written Hannibal Books, 1989). He has also written a number of books in Hmar dialect.