Heart of Nigeria – Weekly Inspiring Image
Children in the heart of Nigeria happily greet visitors to their town. They speak Mwaghavul with each other but also learn Hausa and English, Nigeria’s official language, at school. Like many Nigerian Christians, Mwaghavul speakers are enthusiastic about hearing God’s word in their own language. Their New Testament is on its third print run and the translation team is currently working toward their goal of completing the Old Testament in 2014. Nigerian Bishop Ndukuba says that when you speak to people in a language they have learned, “It will come to the head,” he explains in an interview, “They will be trying to diagnose, understand and categorize what you are saying according to the rules of the language they have learned.” But when it is in the language of their heart, he says, “They will blow up! They will open up. They will cry, they will laugh, they will rejoice, they will sing! It means that God is part of their tribe, is one of them. When they talk to Him, He is not a stranger.” Go to wycliffe.net to listen to any chapter of the New Testament in Mwaghavul and for prayer requests from the translation team. Photo: Phil Prior |
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Meet Durk – Weekly Inspiring Image
Sunkissed, dusty, and with a beaming smile, Durk Meijer is an endless stream of anecdotes about his travels throughout Southern Africa assisting minority language communities to get God’s word in their language. Durk works for a joint initiative known as

Meet Durk – Weekly Inspiring Image
Sunkissed, dusty, and with a beaming smile, Durk Meijer is an endless stream of anecdotes about his travels throughout Southern Africa assisting minority language communities to get God’s word in their language. Durk works for a joint initiative known as

News travels fast in an oral culture
Bible storying taps into the lifeblood of an oral culture, and the stories travel surprisingly fast.

News travels fast in an oral culture
Bible storying taps into the lifeblood of an oral culture, and the stories travel surprisingly fast.

Stories and Brotherhood: Bible Translation in Southern Africa
Today, God is writing a new chapter for Southern Africa. Bible translation organizations across the region are working toward a common goal: helping local communities translate God’s Word into their own languages.

Stories and Brotherhood: Bible Translation in Southern Africa
Today, God is writing a new chapter for Southern Africa. Bible translation organizations across the region are working toward a common goal: helping local communities translate God’s Word into their own languages.

Hani – Weekly Inspiring Image
You’d be forgiven for thinking that this image, embellished with an embroidered vest and drying corn, depicts a scene in South America. In fact, this man belongs to the Hani people who live in southern China near the border with

Hani – Weekly Inspiring Image
You’d be forgiven for thinking that this image, embellished with an embroidered vest and drying corn, depicts a scene in South America. In fact, this man belongs to the Hani people who live in southern China near the border with

Real Life – Weekly Inspiring Image
What strikes you first about this image of a Bible school student in Central African Republic? The blue pen resting on his head while deep in concentration? The bare rustic classroom? The Bibles he is referencing: one dirty and used,

Real Life – Weekly Inspiring Image
What strikes you first about this image of a Bible school student in Central African Republic? The blue pen resting on his head while deep in concentration? The bare rustic classroom? The Bibles he is referencing: one dirty and used,

Arctic Moonrise – Weekly Inspiring Image
Late on a spring night in the Arctic Circle the lingering twilight illuminates a herd of reindeer while a massive orange moon rises outside the city of Salekhard in northwestern Siberia, Russia. This far north two seasons predominate, one with

Arctic Moonrise – Weekly Inspiring Image
Late on a spring night in the Arctic Circle the lingering twilight illuminates a herd of reindeer while a massive orange moon rises outside the city of Salekhard in northwestern Siberia, Russia. This far north two seasons predominate, one with

The Nairobi Standstill – Weekly Inspiring Image
Paul Machira models his running style in the lead up to the 8th annual Run for the Bibleless, a fun run in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. The run was held in March 2015 to raise funds for, and awareness of, communities

The Nairobi Standstill – Weekly Inspiring Image
Paul Machira models his running style in the lead up to the 8th annual Run for the Bibleless, a fun run in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. The run was held in March 2015 to raise funds for, and awareness of, communities

Publications roundup
Recently my amazing sending church – Newtown Mission – featured and prayed for me as their missionary of the month. I went around the web collecting a bit of my work that was currently available to show them what I’ve been

Publications roundup
Recently my amazing sending church – Newtown Mission – featured and prayed for me as their missionary of the month. I went around the web collecting a bit of my work that was currently available to show them what I’ve been

A New Testament in Mono – Weekly Inspiring Image
Children from the remote city of Bili in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo crowd in for a photo. This city lies in the midst of the rich Congolese rainforest and only about 50 km south of the border with Central

A New Testament in Mono – Weekly Inspiring Image
Children from the remote city of Bili in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo crowd in for a photo. This city lies in the midst of the rich Congolese rainforest and only about 50 km south of the border with Central

Fragrant Harbour – Weekly Inspiring Image
Hundreds of buildings cast an array of colour on Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. In English Hong Kong means Fragrant Harbor. Viewed from this vantage point it is clear that Hong Kong’s 7 million people live in Earth’s most densely populated city.

Fragrant Harbour – Weekly Inspiring Image
Hundreds of buildings cast an array of colour on Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. In English Hong Kong means Fragrant Harbor. Viewed from this vantage point it is clear that Hong Kong’s 7 million people live in Earth’s most densely populated city.
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