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CanIL Ride to Aid Students

By Samuel Ko | Apr 29, 2019

This summer, Team CanIL will once again be part of the Valley GranFondo cycling event, to be held July 20 in B.C.’s lower mainland. Each participant is asked to raise at least $1,000 to help provide scholarships, bursaries and awards…

Genesis Verse Impacts New Believer

By Guest Contributor | Apr 29, 2019

“How will going through the book of Genesis help to disciple this man? Usually you start [discipling new believers] in John’s Gospel or something like that.”

From Atheism to Bible Translation

By Guest Contributor | Apr 26, 2019

When Farrokh* was growing up, his country was part of the Soviet Union. He was taught in the education system that there was no God.

Easter Message Comes Alive

By Guest Contributor | Apr 16, 2019

Leonard Bolioki understands just how powerful translated Scripture is. During a Good Friday service at his church in Cameroon, he began to read the story of Jesus’ crucifixion. In previous years, the congregation had heard the story in French. But…

An Opened Door Opens Hearts

By Guest Contributor | Apr 5, 2019

God works in many ways to reveal His love for people: through acts of kindness, a word timely spoken, and truth from the Bible. One Christian Uzbek woman could never have imagined what an unexpected visit from a neighbour in…

Opening Up a Road

By Samuel Ko | Apr 4, 2019

Pastor José Alberto was dismissed as the pastor of his small church in Guatemala—for preaching the truth.

Faith Comes By Hearing Joins Alliance

By Samuel Ko | Mar 19, 2019

Faith Comes By Hearing (FCBH), a non-profit organization headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has joined the Wycliffe Global Alliance. On Jan. 8, FCBH leaders signed a membership covenant at a meeting with Alliance leaders from the Americas, thereby joining more than 100 organizations…

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SIL Announces 22nd Edition of Ethnologue

By Samuel Ko | Mar 1, 2019

On Feb. 21, SIL, Wycliffe’s key field partner, released the 22nd edition of its authoritative catalogue of world languages, the Ethnologue. “Our knowledge about languages is dynamic–and constantly improving,” SIL notes on its website. “In 2009, the 16th edition of Ethnologue recorded…

Technology aids access to God’s Word

By Guest Contributor | Mar 1, 2019

While an Engan [person] may be reluctant to read a printed copy of the Bible in Enga, they will quite readily sit down and try to read along with the Android phone app.

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Wycliffe U.S. Appoints New Director

By Samuel Ko | Feb 27, 2019

Beginning in April 2019, Dr. John Chesnut will begin serving a three-year term as the new president and CEO of Wycliffe U.S., following a transition period with Bob Creson. Creson has served as president and CEO of Wycliffe U.S. over…