Mission for Language Translation(MLT) was formed in 2016-2017 by Ika Bible Translation Project as its next step of obedience to Great Commission. Ika Bible Translation work began in 1998 at Owa-Alidinma (near Agbor) in Delta State, Nigeria by missionary and his wife an Ika woman. As the work grew, Team grew in consciousness of the need for Ika people to go and help other language groups to have the word of God as The Lord said in the Great Commission.
As Ika Bible drew nearer completion, Bible Translation (BT) work in Nigeria went through changes that called for development of more Consultants and Project Advisers to work with indigenous People for quality/accurate Translations. Some of those changes also created the need for establishment of more Bible Translation Organizations to facilitate BT. With all this and prodding from Government, partners and Banks to Complete Registration with the Government to protect the work. the trustees went into registration in late 2016 as MLT, a format that could complete Ika work as well as to do Bible Translation for other language groups.