Word Alive Now Blog

From curiosity to conversion

By Wycliffe Canada | Aug 20, 2025

After reading Scriptures in his own language, a Congolese man is moved to follow Jesus and invest in his marriage.

The scheming ways of God

By Guest Contributor | Jul 15, 2025

“Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die. Yet God does not take away life but rather, he devises plans so that a banished person may not remain estranged from him.”  This description of…

Hope in every sign | Surprising facts about sign language Bible translation

By Sue Fonseka | Jun 16, 2025

Learn six surprising facts about sign language translations and how they’re bringing hope to Deaf communities around the world.

Comfort from the God who is not silent

By Ruth Richert | Jun 3, 2025

Learning that God signs his language was life-changing for Mr. Drawing, a Deaf man in Southeast Asia.

Feasting on God’s Word together

By Wycliffe Canada | May 28, 2025

God’s revelation through Scripture is like a banquet. Each language group and culture has their unique insight into God’s Word to bring to the table.

Opening wide the gates of life

By Doug Lockhart | May 20, 2025

As a youngster, Marcelina was convinced she had little worth. But years later, a Bible translation initiative in her Eastern Apurìmac Quechua language began to open up her world.

Counted among the people

By Doug Lockhart | May 13, 2025

Having their own New Testament translation gave the Kera something long denied them by neighbouring language groups in Chad: an identity.

Prayer point: Bali & Mba

By Wycliffe Canada | May 12, 2025

The translated Word is helping believers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo grow in their faith.

“I weep with joy”

By Guest Contributor | Apr 29, 2025

Komlan struggled with addiction and rejection in his village in Togo. But then he heard local Bible translators were running free literacy classes in his Ifè language.

A new creation

By Doug Lockhart | Apr 22, 2025

In Thailand, the troubled son of Eastern Lawa translators finally discovers his purpose for living.