Posts by Wycliffe Canada
Paving the Path
More than half of Papua New Guinea’s 820 languages still do not have a single verse of Scripture, making it one of the top countries of greatest need for Bible translation. Duncan Kasokason is leading the way for other local consultants in Bible translation.
Read MoreWycliffe Canada leads software development to speed Bible translation
An international team of 12 organizations including Wycliffe Canada and its partner OneBook are providing linguists, consultants, exegetical advisers and software specialists to develop a new software tool: The Bible Translator’s Assistant (TBTA). The software has potential to speed access to God’s Word among minority language groups, without sacrificing quality or accuracy. Additionally, it provides…
Read MoreInnovative approach helps missionary kids “hunger for school”
Modular Study Groups (MSGs) are a non-traditional approach to education that looks quite different from typical Western-style classrooms.
Read MoreDied: Marilyn Laszlo, Bible translator who inspired missionaries to “come by here”
The passionate storyteller spent nearly a quarter century developing written language and Scripture for a Papua New Guinea village.
Read MoreCalled to peace
In Papua New Guinea, a Scripture-based trauma healing workshop brought together people from two warring villages. A ceasefire had been in place, but it had been broken. Many lives had been lost on both sides.
Read MoreSIL releases new fonts
Wycliffe’s key strategic partner, SIL International, develops and supports a wide range of software to assist with language development activities, such as linguistic and cultural research, literacy and mother-tongue education, dictionary development, community and computer-assisted translation, and vernacular media production. One part of SIL Language Technology—the Writing Systems Technology team—is exclusively dedicated to meeting complex writing system…
Read MoreWycliffe Associates appoints new President/CEO
Wycliffe Associates has appointed Simoun Ung as the next president and chief executive officer. Ung commenced his duties on July 1. Founded in 1967 and now based in Orlando, Fla., Wycliffe Associates (WA) worked to support Bible translation teams in essential tasks not directly related to translation, such as accounting, construction, building maintenance and more.…
Read MoreThe story of “How Great Thou Art”
1934. A village in the Carpathian Mountains. Anna* reads from a Russian Bible, her words precise and careful. She is the first person in her village ever to do so—the first person ever to learn to read. Her guests listen in rapt attention as she tells them of Jesus. She reaches the account of the…
Read MoreWycliffe’s Arsenault shares in top award
Dr. Paul Arsenault, a Wycliffe Canada member and faculty member of the Canada Institute of Linguistics (CanIL), has been awarded a top prize from the Journal of the International Phonetic Association. Arsenault co-authored Kalasha (Bumburet Variety) with Alexei Kochetov, Jan Heegård Petersen, Sikandar Kalas and Taj Khan Kalash. Arsenault, an assistant professor of linguistics serving…
Read MoreTrue liberation
After arguing among themselves whether to execute their missionary captives, the leaders of the terrorist group chose instead to “liberate” their car and equipment, and let them go. Part of this equipment included a film projector and films about the life of Christ.
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