February 6, 2025 Prayer Point: AIDIA Bible Dedication By Wycliffe Canada A member of an Eastern Apurímac Quechua congregation plays a charango. Photo: Ruth Richert Back to all stories A member of an Eastern Apurímac Quechua congregation explains how important it is to have Scripture in her own language. Photo credit: Ruth Richert After many years of waiting, the complete Bible in Eastern Apurímac Quechua is finally printed and ready for dedication! This is an incredible milestone for AIDIA, Wycliffe’s Bible translation partner organization in Peru. While translation work concluded in 2021, delays that were outside AIDIA’s control meant that the printing process extended until the end of 2024. It was a frustrating season for everyone involved with the translation, as well as for all those waiting to read the Bible in their own language. But “now, with hearts full of joy and thanksgiving to God, we can celebrate the printing of the complete Bible,” says Luis Cervantes, the director of AIDIA. A local pastor in Apurímac shares a song, his New Testament beside him. Photo credit: Ruth Richert During 2025, AIDIA will host a series of Bible dedication events in centres around the province of Apurímac. This will ensure that as many people as possible can attend the celebrations and receive their own copy of the Bible. Praise God that the complete Scriptures are finally printed and ready for dedication! Pray that access to the complete Bible would lead to transformation in the lives and communities of Eastern Apurímac Quechua speakers. As much as a complete translation is the end of a journey, it also marks new potential for transformation, as people gain access to the full counsel of God’s Word. “As a pastor, especially, it’s so wonderful,” says Oscar Sanchez, one of the project’s translators and now a consultant. “It’s such a wonderful tool for me to have—as I preach and teach my own church—to have the entire Bible, finally, in my language.” Oscar Sanchez (L) and Luis Cervantes are thrilled that the complete Bible is finally published and ready to dedicate. Photo credit: Ruth Richert Prayer Please pray that the Bible dedications would attract a lot of interest, and would result in many people encountering Jesus and His love for them. Pray against any spiritual attacks that might hinder the celebrations and the distribution of the Bibles. Spiritual persecution is common when major milestones are being reached. Posted in Bible translation Previous Next

This Thanksgiving, share the gift of Scripture. Every language brings something unique to our understanding of God and His Word. A Thanksgiving meal is made richer by every dish brought to the table. In the same way, every language and culture offers a unique perspective that deepens our understanding of God and His Word. As more people encounter Scripture in their heart language, they introduce the global Church to perspectives of God we might never have explored! Millions are still waiting for that opportunity. This Thanksgiving, your gift will welcome more people to God’s table and enrich the whole body of Christ through the gifts they bring. GIVE NOW The Hdi Word for Love CAMEROON . While translating the New Testament into Hdi, translator Lee discovered something remarkable. The Hdi language had several words for love—but only one, ɗvu , described a love that remained steadfast regardless of the other person’s response. It was the perfect word to express God’s unconditional love. “It would mean that God kept loving us over and over, millennia after millennia, while all that time we rejected His great love,” reflected one Hdi elder. This Thanksgiving, your gift will help more people discover the depth of God’s love through Scripture in their own language. More ways to give Give by Phone Make your gift by credit card or banking information over the phone. Call us toll-free at 1-800-463-1143 (Mon–Fri, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. MT). Give by Mail Send your cheque to Wycliffe Canada. For member gifts, include a note with the member name(s). Give by E-Transfer Send a one-time gift directly from your Canadian bank account, then complete a short form so we can issue your tax receipt.

October 30, 2025 The Story of John Wycliffe By Guest Contributor Painting of John Wycliffe. Image: courtesy of Wycliffe UK Back to all stories “Dicit ei Iesus ego sum via et veritas et vita nemo venit ad Patrem nisi per me.“ John Wycliffe read these words in the Latin Vulgate Bible in the 1300s. He had read them many times, over many years, he knew their truth—intellectually, emotionally, experientially. And he wanted others to know and experience their truth as he had. Do you know what these words mean? Most people living in England in the 1330s didn’t. They understood English, not Latin—and it is largely thanks to John Wycliffe that we can understand them in English today. Accused of heresy The verse is John 14:6, which says: “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No-one comes to the Father except through me.'” John Wycliffe was the first translator of the English Bible. Throughout his life he became convinced of the need to translate the Bible into English. This conviction had deepened through his years of devotion to following Jesus—his years of studying the truths of the Bible. His years as one of the leading theologians in one of the leading universities in the world. Those years when he challenged where the teaching of the Church had departed from the teaching of the Bible. The years he was accused of heresy. The years he was put on trial—years when he was rejected and banished from his beloved Oxford. And the years when it looked like he had failed to bring about the change he knew the Church needed. John’s Gospel in a Wycliffe Bible Photo: Wycliffe UK Only available in Latin Through all these experiences, God—gradually but clearly—led John to an ever-deepening understanding that the Bible was central to people knowing Jesus. But he knew that there was a huge barrier to people knowing Jesus through the Bible. It was only available in Latin, and most people did not understand Latin. “Christ and his apostles taught the people in the language best known to them,” John wrote, his developing thoughts spilling onto the paper. “The laity ought to understand the faith and, as doctrines of our faith are in the Scriptures. Believers should have the Scriptures in a language which they fully understand.” “Holy Scripture is the pre-eminent authority for every Christian” John Wycliffe was born around 1324, 700 years ago, in northern Yorkshire. Little is known about his childhood, but it seems he was educated by the local village priest. In some ways John’s life came full circle as, in the last years of his life—when he did his most important work—John was the priest in the market town of Lutterworth in Leicestershire. Between Yorkshire and Lutterworth, John spent all his life in a place he loved: Oxford. It is likely he arrived there as a student around 1340. While at Oxford John lived through the Black Death, the pandemic that spread across Europe and arrived in England in 1348. It is estimated that up to 40% of the population died. The pain and fear of those years—and the demonstration of just how fragile life was—deeply affected John. Through his four decades at Oxford—as a student, priest and lecturer—John excelled as a theologian and philosopher. One of his contemporaries said of John that “he was second to none in the training of the schools.” St. Mary’s Church, Lutterworth Photo: Wycliffe UK But during those years John’s study of the Latin Bible was changing and shaping him. Centuries before the Sola Scriptura cry of the Reformation, John was coming to the conclusion—radical at the time—that the Bible was the guide to the truth about God. “Holy Scripture,” he wrote, “is the pre-eminent authority for every Christian, and the rule of faith and of all human perfection.” “I have followed the sacred Scriptures” John developed five rules for his study of the Bible: “Obtain a reliable text, understand the logic of Scripture, compare the parts of Scripture with one another, maintain an attitude of humble seeking, and receive the instruction of the Spirit.” Studying the Bible this way, year-on-year, led John to the clear conclusion that, as he wrote: “Faith in our Lord Jesus Christ is sufficient for salvation… The gospel alone is sufficient to rule the lives of Christians everywhere. Any additional rules… add nothing to the perfection already found in the gospel of Jesus Christ.” A Wycliffe Bible open at 2 Corinthians Photo: Wycliffe UK But the Church at the time had added many “additional rules”—what John called “human traditions and statutes”—to the gospel of Jesus. John grew fearless in challenging the additional rules of the Church. He confronted the unbiblical practices and teachings of the Church. For example, the selling of indulgences to gain favour in the afterlife. And that the teaching of the Pope was above the teaching of the Bible. All of this got John into a lot of trouble with the church authorities. He was put on trial three times in his lifetime and Pope Gregory XI issued five “bulls” (accusations) against him for heresy. John boldly responded to the bulls by saying: “I am ready to defend my convictions even unto death. In these my conclusions I have followed the sacred Scriptures and the holy doctors, and if my conclusions can be proved to be opposed to the faith, willingly will I retract them.” But each time God protected John and, during his lifetime, he was never imprisoned or excommunicated. But after a change in leadership at Oxford University, he was forced to leave in 1381—which led to the fruit of his final years in Lutterworth. “Englishmen learn Christ’s law best in English” The last three years of John’s life in Lutterworth were extraordinary years as he led the team that translated the full Bible from the Latin Vulgate into Middle English. “Englishmen learn Christ’s law best in English. Moses heard God’s law in his own tongue; so did Christ’s apostles,” John wrote in defending his translation work. John Wycliffe Image: Wycliffe UK John was attacked viciously, and the work of translation was called heresy. He was called “a child of the devil” and Henry Knighton, a chronicler of Wycliffe’s times, wrote: “Wycliffe, by translating the Bible, made it the property of the masses, and even to women who were able to read… So that what used to be the highest gift of the clergy and the learned members of the church has become common to the laity.” Increased persecution But John knew, from his study of the Bible, that translation was the opposite of heresy. “You call me a heretic because I have translated the Bible into the common tongue of the people,’ he responded. “Do you know whom you blaspheme? Did not the Holy Ghost give the Word of God at first in the mother-tongue of the nations to whom it was addressed?” John lived to see the translation of the Bible into English. Many handwritten copies were made (this was before the invention of the printing press), and Wycliffe’s followers distributed them, travelling around teaching people about Jesus using the Bible in English. After his death in 1384, John’s followers suffered increased persecution as the Church tried to undo the spreading impact of the Bible in English. In 1415 Wycliffe was declared a heretic, and then in 1428 his bones were exhumed and burnt along with his books. The Morning Star John’s ashes were thrown into the River Swift which flows through Lutterworth. But, as the writer Fuller observed: the Swift “conveyed his ashes into Avon; Avon into Severn; Severn into the narrow seas; and they into the main ocean. And thus the ashes of Wycliffe are the emblem of his doctrine which now is dispersed the world over.” Story courtesy of Wycliffe UK Posted in People Previous Next

November 17, 2025 Transformation in the Mountains By Wycliffe Canada Maria Teresa shares how much receiving Scripture in Eastern Apurímac Quechua has meant to her. Photo: Ruth Richert Back to all stories Maria Teresa Arone Bazán’s life changed completely when she encountered Jesus This story is from our July 2024 issue of In Other Words. Maria Teresa, 45, wants to speak to me. As soon as I asked for volunteers at the church workshop to share their stories, her hand shot up. So we sit under one of the few trees in the exposed church yard, seeking shade while trying to avoid the mounds of baking cow manure. Surely her thick cardigan can’t be comfortable in the blazing sunshine, but she doesn’t seem to notice. “I went to the hospital with terrible stomach pain. The doctor said my appendix had ruptured,” says Maria Teresa, describing her traumatic experience several years ago. She was given emergency surgery, but didn’t recover well. After 22 agonizing days in the hospital, the doctors eventually sent her home, telling her husband to prepare for her death. Forgive me It felt like the final act in a life of tragedy. Her home was filled with chaos: she and her husband both drank heavily and often had vicious physical fights. She wept as she imagined what the future would hold for her young daughters. But as she lay dying, she remembered Jesus. Her neighbours had tried to share Him with her, but she’d never been interested. Now, in desperation, she prayed, “Forgive me, Jesus. Please let me live and work for you.” A few nights later, she had vivid dreams about healing, and when she awoke, she was completely well. Her body restored, God now began healing her broken life. She and her husband stopped drinking and fighting, and he turned to Christ, too. Now they both work for the church, spreading the gospel in their mountain community. I can see the joy and purpose on her face as she clutches her Eastern Apurímac New Testament. The heat and cow manure don’t seem important anymore. Story by Ruth Richert The complete Eastern Apurimac Quechua Bible was dedicated in Peru in spring 2025. Read more about dedication celebrations in the 2025 issue of In Other Words . Posted in Impact Previous Next

Help bring God's Word to those still waiting—and have your gift matched! Your generosity makes a difference. Because of faithful supporters like you, Bible translation continues to bring hope to people around the world–even in the most challenging regions. In the last year alone: 248 language groups—representing 389 million people—were impacted through Wycliffe Canada's work. 28 strategic projects were supported globally, increasing access to the Bible, advancing literacy, encouraging Scripture engagement, and strengthening local leadership. The number of languages still waiting for Scripture has dropped to just over 500. This progress has only happened because people like you chose to act. When someone encounters God's Word in the language they understand best, lives and communities are transformed. Your gift today can make that possible–and it will be matched dollar for dollar , up to $5,000 (until August 31, 2026). GIVE NOW Meet Samir WEST ASIA Samir lives in a place where asking for a Bible isn't always safe. After reading a few translated booklets, he couldn't stop asking for more. "These texts changed my heart and body. I need more like that." This summer, you can help people like Samir encounter God's Word in their own language. Your gift will be matched, dollar for dollar, up to $5,000. More ways to give Give by Phone Make your gift by credit card or banking information over the phone. Call us toll-free at 1-800-463-1143 (Mon–Fri, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. MT). Give by Mail Send your cheque to Wycliffe Canada. For member gifts, include a note with the member name(s). Give by E-Transfer Send a one-time gift directly from your Canadian bank account, then complete a short form so we can issue your tax receipt.

September 17, 2025 The Very First Verse By Wycliffe Canada A representative photo of a pastor in Asia looking over his community. Photo: Marc Ewell, Wycliffe Global Alliance Back to all stories A pastor in Southeast Asia overcomes significant obstacles to translate the first verse of Scripture in the Ne language for his people. This post shares Pastor Cam’s* story from our Thanksgiving campaign . Find out how you can help people receive the Good News of Jesus in their own language for the first time at wycliffe.ca/thanksgiving Painting of John Wycliffe Image: courtesy of Wycliffe UK John Wycliffe’s vision Centuries ago, John Wycliffe faced fierce opposition from political and church leaders to translate the Scriptures into English. He worked in secret, and even after his death, his writings were banned. Yet his vision—that ordinary people should have access to the Bible in their own language—could not be stopped. The vision grows That same vision is alive today in communities around the world. Pastor Cam,* the first Christian pastor and Bible translator among the Ne* people of Southeast Asia, drafted the very first verse of Scripture in his language only a few years ago. It came at an important time. Years earlier, the first Ne believers faced ostracism and were forced to flee their homes and establish a Christian village. They longed to grow spiritually, but they didn’t have God’s Word in a language they could truly understand. Seeing their need, Cam was determined to give his people a verse of Scripture in their heart language, even before the formal project and translation training workshops began. A representative photo of a pastor in Asia looking over his community. Photo: Marc Ewell, Wycliffe Global Alliance The first verse of Scripture in Ne Using a newly developed Ne alphabet, he translated Matthew 28:19: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Soon after, that verse was read as fourteen Ne believers were baptized. For the first time, their church celebrated with Scripture in their own language. Like the early English believers who gathered in secret to hear Wycliffe’s translation, Ne Christians today often face opposition for reading Scripture. Many have been displaced from their homes and villages. Still, their commitment to God and His Word remains. A group of Ne youth training to become teachers in the new Ne literacy program. This training will enable them to teach others in their communities to read the newly translated Ne Scriptures. Photo: Derryl Friesen Pastor Cam’s motivation Pastor Cam says that preaching is easier and more powerful with Scriptures in Ne. Before, he struggled to translate sermons on the spot from the national language. Now, when he reads from Ne passages, the people understand. Jesus speaks to their hearts. Recently, Ne villagers embraced Pastor Cam with tears of gratitude. One elder asked what motivated him and his team. His answer was simple: “Because of God’s love. Because God loves you, and we want to show you his love." *pseudonyms Posted in Impact Previous Next

Your gift will be DOUBLED this Giving Tuesday Your gift helps people uncover God’s Word in the language that speaks to their hearts. Help the team teach literacy and lead Scripture and trauma healing workshops across 21 language communities. Many are hearing God’s Word for the first time. Together, let's stand with local believers as they bring Scripture to life for those still waiting. GIVE NOW Giving Tuesday FAQs What is Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday is a global day of generosity that inspires people to give back. After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, people around the world unite to support causes that bring hope and transformation–like helping people encounter God’s Word in their own language. When is Giving Tuesday this year? This year, Giving Tuesday is on December 2, 2025 . This is your opportunity to support the Kinsha initiative and advance Scripture access in a sensitive region of Southeast Asia. Don’t miss out: your impact will be doubled! How can I make the most impact? Give, share the campaign with friends, or invite your church to join in! Every donation will be matched up to $30,000, multiplying your impact! How can I give my Giving Tuesday gift? With the rotating Canada Post strikes affecting mail, gifts could take longer to reach us. We’re committed to ensuring vital ministry continues without interruption. If you’d like to help, the fastest methods are: Online (you're at the right place!) By phone: 1-800-463-1143 E-transfer finance@wycliffe.ca (please make sure to add your full name and gift designation) Thank you for your generosity—it truly makes a difference! What difference will my gift make? Your Giving Tuesday gift helps believers in Southeast Asia translate the Bible, teach literacy, share God’s Word in audio and print format and host Scripture engagement workshops. Your generosity enables lasting transformation in a context where Scripture access is limited. More ways to give Give by Phone Make your gift by credit card or banking information over the phone. Call us toll-free at 1-800-463-1143 (Mon–Fri, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. MT). Give by Mail Send your cheque to Wycliffe Canada. For member gifts, include a note with the member name(s). Give by E-Transfer Send a one-time gift directly from your Canadian bank account, then complete a short form so we can issue your tax receipt.

Let’s start this new season of Bible translation together! GIVE NOW From Southeast Asia to India to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, millions of people–just like Nsaku–are still waiting to experience the power of translated Scripture. Wycliffe's fiscal year ends September 30th. Your gift by then will help launch new Bible translation initiatives in these regions this year. Will you partner with us for this next season of Bible translation? Join a global movement bringing Scripture to life in communities worldwide. Your generosity fuels this progress: 622 million people impacted 352 Language groups served 600 Languages still waiting for Bible translation work to begin The need is great. Your support removes barriers and equips Bible translators to keep pace with what God is doing around the world. Your gift will help new Bible translation initiatives hit the ground running this year! More ways to give Give by Phone Make your gift by credit card or banking information over the phone. Call us toll-free at 1-800-463-1143 (Mon–Fri, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. MT). Give by Mail Send your cheque to Wycliffe Canada. For member gifts, include a note with the member name(s). Give by E-Transfer Send a one-time gift directly from your Canadian bank account, then complete a short form so we can issue your tax receipt.

Before the year ends, give someone their first Bible. Around the world, millions of people are still waiting to hold God’s Word in the language they understand best. A first Bible isn’t just a book—it’s a doorway to knowing Jesus more deeply, growing in faith, and sharing hope with others. As 2025 comes to an end, you have the opportunity to give someone the greatest gift—their very first Bible. Your impact will be doubled. GIVE NOW Meet Nak* IN A RESTRICTED-ACCESS REGION OF ASIA. So far, Nak only has access to small portions of Scripture. Each new translated passage helps him better understand who God is. “I think something is changing in my heart. I am learning to know the one true God—the God of the Bible.” But the full Bible is still out of reach for him and his people. Before 2025 ends, you can help someone like Nak receive their very first Bible—and encounter God’s Word in a way that transforms their life. More ways to give Give by Phone Make your gift by credit card or banking information over the phone. Call us toll-free at 1-800-463-1143 (Mon–Fri, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. MT). Give by Mail Send your cheque to Wycliffe Canada. For member gifts, include a note with the member name(s). Give by E-Transfer Send a one-time gift directly from your Canadian bank account, then complete a short form so we can issue your tax receipt.

Support Indigenous Initiatives in Canada. Bible translation isn’t only happening overseas—it’s unfolding right here in Canada, too. Across the country, Indigenous communities are reclaiming their languages for Christian worship, preserving their linguistic heritage for generations to come, and sharing the hope of God’s Word with their people. This summer, stand with Indigenous Canadians as they translate Scripture into their heart languages. Your giving will help fund translation workshops, as Indigenous teams collaborate to meet their language goals. This fosters healing and affirms belonging to God’s family. Every gift toward Indigenous language work in Canada by August 31st will help carry this important work even further. GIVE NOW Meet Brody VANCOUVER ISLAND, CANADA. Brody Naknakim, from Cape Mudge on Vancouver Island, is a Kwak’wala Bible translator. He is passionate about Indigenous communities encountering God’s love through their own cultures. “We’re doing something that’s valuable for the Lord and the betterment of our people,” reflects Brody. This summer, you can support this vital work. Your gift will be matched, dollar for dollar. More ways to give Give by Phone Make your gift by credit card or banking information over the phone. Call us toll-free at 1-800-463-1143 (Mon–Fri, 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. MT). Give by Mail Send your cheque to Wycliffe Canada. For member gifts, include a note with the member name(s). Give by E-Transfer Send a one-time gift directly from your Canadian bank account, then complete a short form so we can issue your tax receipt.