Archive for January 2020
Comfort and Hope
Robert, a farmer in Ghana, Africa, was comforted along with his four sons by God’s Word after the death of his wife. He seemed to be doing well, but his heart broke when the season for planting seeds arrived.
Read MoreLanguage technology for all: expanding digital opportunities
Six representatives from SIL, Wycliffe’s key partner organization, recently attended the Language Technologies for All Conference (LT4All) at UNESCO Paris from Dec. 4-6, 2019. The SIL team joined participants from major technology platforms including Amazon, Google, Facebook, IBM, Hanson Robotics, iFLYTEK and Mozilla. Aligned with 2019’s theme as the International Year of Indigenous Languages, LT4All…
Read MoreKenya’s Samburu dedicate New Testament
The Samburu of Kenya’s Rift Valley dedicated the New Testament in their language, as well as an accompanying dictionary, on Jan. 4 at Maralal Stadium in Samburu County.
Read MoreTranslations Nearing Completion in Tanzania
Another five language communities in the Mbeya region of Tanzania will soon have their own New Testament translations. Sixteen years ago, translation work began in six neighboring languages in this region, forming the Mbeya Cluster project. This project allowed different language teams to work closely together, helping each other overcome challenges and sharing biblical key…
Read MoreWord Search: Becoming One With Jesus
In Tanzania, the Rangi translation team struggled to translate John 15:5. The phrase “to abide” wasn’t clear to Rangi speakers.
Read MoreAnton’s Story
A dream gave Anton access to the Bible. Now it’s his dream to make sure others have the same opportunity to read, hear and know Scripture.
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