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Wycliffe Japan Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Established in 1968, Wycliffe Japan is the oldest Wycliffe Global Alliance organization among the 25 in Asia and also the first non-western Alliance organization that stepped out to serve minority language communities.
Read MoreNo word for “grace”
In February 2018, three of our Nukna co-translators (Muransi, Emson and Tángiliong) came to Ukarumpa (the main translation centre in Papua New Guinea) to help Matt revise the first drafts…
Read MoreTake My Pyakende Upon You
The concept of a yoke placed on animals is completely foreign [in this language group]. Thus, we have struggled greatly in our attempt to translate Matthew 11: 29-30.
Read MoreLoving This “Fishbowl” Life
Here’s the super cool thing: people here care and they meet you where you’re at.
Read More“One Crazy Gringo”
Wycliffe founder William Cameron Townsend faced the future with openness, spontaneity and creativity. He was an explorer who chose not to follow existing models, but forthrightly forged ahead, believing God was guiding his dreams.
Read MoreJesus Speaks Sirmar
It’s easy to imagine Bible translation as simply exchanging one set of words for another, but it is so much more than that. Situating translated Scripture in the cultural context is critically important.
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