More Than Rice – Weekly Inspiring Image

Happy kids pose on a small rice farm in Uganda. While western media often focuses on this nation’s struggles, Ugandans are persevering, gentle and strong in faith. Over 82% of Ugandans call themselves Christian. Although many Ugandans have access to

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More Than Rice – Weekly Inspiring Image

Happy kids pose on a small rice farm in Uganda. While western media often focuses on this nation’s struggles, Ugandans are persevering, gentle and strong in faith. Over 82% of Ugandans call themselves Christian. Although many Ugandans have access to

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Colours of South Africa – Weekly Inspiring Image

A row of colourful bathing houses on the beachfront reveals European influence on a uniquely South African landscape outside of Cape Town. Diane Lovell, an Australian linguist, exegete and consultant-in-training, lives nearby to enable her to travel as required throughout

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Colours of South Africa – Weekly Inspiring Image

A row of colourful bathing houses on the beachfront reveals European influence on a uniquely South African landscape outside of Cape Town. Diane Lovell, an Australian linguist, exegete and consultant-in-training, lives nearby to enable her to travel as required throughout

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Meet Pastor Adir – Weekly Inspiring Image

Pastor Adir Kaingang shares his favourite verse from the Kaingang New Testament as the sun sets on the first full day of an indigenous leaders conference held in Brazil. Speaking in his mother tongue he says, “A verse that we like

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Meet Pastor Adir – Weekly Inspiring Image

Pastor Adir Kaingang shares his favourite verse from the Kaingang New Testament as the sun sets on the first full day of an indigenous leaders conference held in Brazil. Speaking in his mother tongue he says, “A verse that we like

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Sharing Stories

A Bible storytelling workshop in the Kingdom of Tonga. This story is published on wycliffe.net Bible storytelling is gaining popularity around the world as a  unique way of communicating God’s message. All cultures tell stories to convey information in a

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Sharing Stories

A Bible storytelling workshop in the Kingdom of Tonga. This story is published on wycliffe.net Bible storytelling is gaining popularity around the world as a  unique way of communicating God’s message. All cultures tell stories to convey information in a

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Fishermen’s Sunrise – Weekly Inspiring Image

A fisherman draws in his net during sunrise on Lake Victoria, Tanzania, the largest tropical lake in the world. Fishermen must see magnificent sunrises like this every day. Maybe that is why Jesus liked to fish, or maybe he just

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Fishermen’s Sunrise – Weekly Inspiring Image

A fisherman draws in his net during sunrise on Lake Victoria, Tanzania, the largest tropical lake in the world. Fishermen must see magnificent sunrises like this every day. Maybe that is why Jesus liked to fish, or maybe he just

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Visual Communication – Weekly Inspiring Image

A stern sign on the wall of the production room urges any visitors to be quiet, in all senses of the word. The DOOR Deaf Bible translation and training centre in Nairobi, Kenya currently hosts seven teams of Deaf artists,

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Visual Communication – Weekly Inspiring Image

A stern sign on the wall of the production room urges any visitors to be quiet, in all senses of the word. The DOOR Deaf Bible translation and training centre in Nairobi, Kenya currently hosts seven teams of Deaf artists,

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Oral Tradition – Weekly Inspiring Image

A monk naps while tourists mill around the grounds of a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. An ancient and beautiful nation, Nepal’s low literacy rate is really a testament to their strong oral tradition. Although 59% of Nepalis claim to be

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Oral Tradition – Weekly Inspiring Image

A monk naps while tourists mill around the grounds of a temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. An ancient and beautiful nation, Nepal’s low literacy rate is really a testament to their strong oral tradition. Although 59% of Nepalis claim to be

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Pure and Simple – Weekly Inspiring Image

Naked and carefree the warm waters of the Solomon Islands are the local kids’ favourite playground. These young boys and girls are all too happy to pose for my camera while playing in the river that runs through the capital

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Pure and Simple – Weekly Inspiring Image

Naked and carefree the warm waters of the Solomon Islands are the local kids’ favourite playground. These young boys and girls are all too happy to pose for my camera while playing in the river that runs through the capital

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The Caucasus – Weekly Inspiring Image

The Gergeti Trinity Church of Georgia set high in the Caucasus Mountains is a beautiful symbol of Georgia’s Christian heritage. Similarly its neighbour Armenia was the very first nation to adopt Christianity as its official religion early in the 4th century.

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The Caucasus – Weekly Inspiring Image

The Gergeti Trinity Church of Georgia set high in the Caucasus Mountains is a beautiful symbol of Georgia’s Christian heritage. Similarly its neighbour Armenia was the very first nation to adopt Christianity as its official religion early in the 4th century.

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Meet Diane

I love the way Diane is determined to continue with her calling in Bible translation but also recognises that being a mother is a full-time gig. It was special for me to meet Diane because she is Australian – from Queensland!

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Meet Diane

I love the way Diane is determined to continue with her calling in Bible translation but also recognises that being a mother is a full-time gig. It was special for me to meet Diane because she is Australian – from Queensland!

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Happy Chinese New Year – Weekly Inspiring Image

The night sky is filled with fireworks celebrating Chinese New Year. For a number of years now Chinese (Mandarin) speakers have been able to access the Bible in several different versions, just like English readers. However at least 100 million

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Happy Chinese New Year – Weekly Inspiring Image

The night sky is filled with fireworks celebrating Chinese New Year. For a number of years now Chinese (Mandarin) speakers have been able to access the Bible in several different versions, just like English readers. However at least 100 million

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Through War & Peace – Weekly Inspiring Image

Playful young girls in the town of Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR) happily greet a visitor to their school. The people of CAR have been through tense times over these last two months of political unrest. Despite a peace plan

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Through War & Peace – Weekly Inspiring Image

Playful young girls in the town of Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR) happily greet a visitor to their school. The people of CAR have been through tense times over these last two months of political unrest. Despite a peace plan

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Rice & Prayers – Weekly Inspiring Image

Indigenous Hmong women plant rice shoots in the far north of Viet Nam. Two of the Hmong language communities, totalling approximately two million speakers, have recently had Scriptures published. However, access to these precious books is another matter. Throughout Southeast Asia

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Rice & Prayers – Weekly Inspiring Image

Indigenous Hmong women plant rice shoots in the far north of Viet Nam. Two of the Hmong language communities, totalling approximately two million speakers, have recently had Scriptures published. However, access to these precious books is another matter. Throughout Southeast Asia

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Teenagers – Weekly Inspiring Image

With calm eyes and composure a beautiful teenage girl from Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) grills corn and waits for customers. Another Ivorian teenager named Didier once composed poems and songs in French and English but without an alphabet in his native

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Teenagers – Weekly Inspiring Image

With calm eyes and composure a beautiful teenage girl from Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) grills corn and waits for customers. Another Ivorian teenager named Didier once composed poems and songs in French and English but without an alphabet in his native

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Meet Mavis

Sitting in the shade of a tree, wearing a long skirt and a baggy T-shirt, Mavis reveals her favourite verse from the Bible and quotes it in English – “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the

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Meet Mavis

Sitting in the shade of a tree, wearing a long skirt and a baggy T-shirt, Mavis reveals her favourite verse from the Bible and quotes it in English – “‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the

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A New Dawn – Weekly Inspiring Image

A new year has dawned. Good morning from the islands of Papua New Guinea. We have another year of travelling, fishing, hoping, sowing and harvesting ahead of us. Another round of seasons cold and warm, wet and dry – of

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A New Dawn – Weekly Inspiring Image

A new year has dawned. Good morning from the islands of Papua New Guinea. We have another year of travelling, fishing, hoping, sowing and harvesting ahead of us. Another round of seasons cold and warm, wet and dry – of

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Unique Beauty – Weekly Inspiring Image

Toothy and trusting, this beautiful young girl from Madagascar looks curiously into the photographer’s long lens. The fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar is often recognised by its unique wildlife with at least 5% of the earth’s plant and animal species

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Unique Beauty – Weekly Inspiring Image

Toothy and trusting, this beautiful young girl from Madagascar looks curiously into the photographer’s long lens. The fourth largest island in the world, Madagascar is often recognised by its unique wildlife with at least 5% of the earth’s plant and animal species

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Small Boats, Big Horizon – Weekly Inspiring Image

The endless blue horizons and remote villages of the Solomon Islands archipelago are beautiful to see, but can be difficult to traverse, especially if you are trying to get help with translating the Bible into your language. Many local translators,

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Small Boats, Big Horizon – Weekly Inspiring Image

The endless blue horizons and remote villages of the Solomon Islands archipelago are beautiful to see, but can be difficult to traverse, especially if you are trying to get help with translating the Bible into your language. Many local translators,

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Preparing for God’s Timing: Meet Maxy

Many Tongan believers know the precise date that they first became followers of Jesus, keeping the date in their heart like a souvenir. For Maxy Koloamatangi, the 30-year-old, tattoo-clad treasurer of the newly formed Bible Translation Organisation (BTO) of Tonga,

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Preparing for God’s Timing: Meet Maxy

Many Tongan believers know the precise date that they first became followers of Jesus, keeping the date in their heart like a souvenir. For Maxy Koloamatangi, the 30-year-old, tattoo-clad treasurer of the newly formed Bible Translation Organisation (BTO) of Tonga,

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Once Upon a Time – Weekly Inspiring Image

Once upon a time, on a small island far away, a man named John wanted to be able to read the Bible in the language of his village marketplace. He didn’t like that only highly educated people could read the Bible in

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Once Upon a Time – Weekly Inspiring Image

Once upon a time, on a small island far away, a man named John wanted to be able to read the Bible in the language of his village marketplace. He didn’t like that only highly educated people could read the Bible in

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Matching Smiles – Weekly Inspiring Image

Two schoolboys from the town of Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR) tease the photographer in French. Happy and carefree like kids around the world, these boys may not be old enough to remember the nation’s crippling civil war

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Matching Smiles – Weekly Inspiring Image

Two schoolboys from the town of Bangui in the Central African Republic (CAR) tease the photographer in French. Happy and carefree like kids around the world, these boys may not be old enough to remember the nation’s crippling civil war

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Colourful Community – Weekly Inspiring Image

Community living sure is colourful! This image comes from the city of Palembang, Indonesia which is home to Malay, Chinese, Indian, Arab and European descendants who live in extraordinary unity. Although Indonesian is the official language, and English, Arabic and Chinese are

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Colourful Community – Weekly Inspiring Image

Community living sure is colourful! This image comes from the city of Palembang, Indonesia which is home to Malay, Chinese, Indian, Arab and European descendants who live in extraordinary unity. Although Indonesian is the official language, and English, Arabic and Chinese are

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A Week in the Kingdom

…I haven’t yet told you about this expedition that started the year. Well lean back in your chair, I’m taking you on a journey to the Kingdom of Tonga.

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A Week in the Kingdom

…I haven’t yet told you about this expedition that started the year. Well lean back in your chair, I’m taking you on a journey to the Kingdom of Tonga.

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Praying With Japan – Weekly Inspiring Image

All the houses have been destroyed and now only a large ship stands in the town of Kesannuma, once a thriving fishing village on the north eastern coast of Japan. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated this area in

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Praying With Japan – Weekly Inspiring Image

All the houses have been destroyed and now only a large ship stands in the town of Kesannuma, once a thriving fishing village on the north eastern coast of Japan. The earthquake and subsequent tsunami that devastated this area in

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