Posts by Wycliffe Canada
Wycliffe Canada appoints Jon ImBeau as president
Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Imbeau as its new president, effective October 15, 2023.
Read MoreExodus translation published for Quebec’s Naskapi First Nation
The Naskapi people of northeastern Quebec now have access to the book of Exodus in their heart language.
Read MoreBible translation movement shows big progress
More than half of all languages on earth now have Bible translation work happening—some for the first time and some working toward complete Bibles or undergoing revisions.
Read MoreWhen words change their meaning
The Plain English Version (PEV) Mini-Bible is an English translation of the Bible designed specifically for Aboriginal Australians who speak English as a second language.
Read MoreNew Wycliffe video features Canadian author Ann Voskamp
“If we care about people actually having life in the world,” says writer and speaker Ann Voskamp, “. . . how can they know what it means to be fully human apart from God’s Word?”
Read MoreRound trip
“I intended to make the navy a career, but after about 12 years on active duty, my first child was born, and my father died from cancer. I started to question my future and my priorities. I prayed for the Lord to show me the way.”
Read MoreBible translator killed in Cameroon
A Cameroonian man who supervised Bible translation work in the Mfumte cluster of languages in Northwest Cameroon has been killed, after being kidnapped by a group of armed men earlier this month.
Read MoreWycliffe Canada board appoints interim president
Wycliffe Canada’s board of directors has appointed a long-serving Wycliffe member to serve as interim president, following the resignation of Roy Eyre. Sharyn Thomson, who joined Wycliffe’s staff in 1986, brings more than 36 years of experience in the Bible translation movement in Francophone West Africa.
Read More“Chameleon” technology aids in sign language translation
In my work with the global Deaf community, I’ve discovered that less than two percent of the Deaf identify as followers of Jesus. But new technology offered by Wycliffe and their global partners is trying to change that.
Read MoreSon of Man or “pumpkin child?”
A completed New Testament could be published very soon for the Rangi language community of central Tanzania. But recently, one reviewer noticed a startling error.
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