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i 1 5of Genesis was published.But in 1962 he too left the work.Rev. T. Lunkim, a B. D. graduate from Serampore University,was appointed translator of the Bible for all theKuki Christians in 1964.All the Kuki denominationalchurches sent letters approving his appointment to the Bibles o c i.e t.yof India which accepted his appointment and furthermade him:heir employee for the translation of the Scripturesinto Kuki.The Kuki Christian Council also approved the appointment of P e v , T. Lunkim as translator of the Scripturesinto Kuki.The Kuki Christian deno minational churches thatsent letters approving the appointment of Rev. T.Lunkimwere the Kuki Baptist Convention of Manipur, the Kuki ChristianAssociation of Southern f.lanipur (Northeast India GeneralMission), the Nagaland Kuki Baptist Association, theNgalsong Presbytery in Assam, the Kabo Valley Thadou BaptistAssociation (Burma), and the Upper Chindwin Kuki BaptistAssociation in Burma. This action was a major steppingstxne toward a greater degree of cooperation among the KukiChristians.Rev. T. Lunkim was well prepared to do the translationwork.He had taken Hebrew and Greek in his studies forthe Bachelor of Divinity which is equivalent to the Masterof Divinity in the United States.He also did some advancedstudies in the Hebre w Scriptures along with his translationwork. Lunkim is a man of strong faith in God under allcircumstances.He started the translation of the Scriptures