Meet Roy & Estelle

“They asked us to help translate the Bible into Kriol. Yeah! We are happy to translate into Kriol, we said. That’s our language! So we did. And it was good.” Roy recounts how he and his wife Estelle first got involved in Bible translation. When Roy worked on the first few words

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Meet Roy & Estelle

“They asked us to help translate the Bible into Kriol. Yeah! We are happy to translate into Kriol, we said. That’s our language! So we did. And it was good.” Roy recounts how he and his wife Estelle first got involved in Bible translation. When Roy worked on the first few words

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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

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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

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The Great Wall – Weekly Inspiring Image

The Great Wall of China rises and falls over each hill into the hazy distance as far as you can see, and much further. Built, rebuilt, maintained and enhanced over thousands of years it is an incredible example of what commitment and

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The Great Wall – Weekly Inspiring Image

The Great Wall of China rises and falls over each hill into the hazy distance as far as you can see, and much further. Built, rebuilt, maintained and enhanced over thousands of years it is an incredible example of what commitment and

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Unique Personalities – Weekly Inspiring Image

Isn’t it interesting how different people respond to being photographed? The girl on the far left leans in to make sure she is included while the girl on the far right turns away shyly giggling. Two girls cover their faces

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Unique Personalities – Weekly Inspiring Image

Isn’t it interesting how different people respond to being photographed? The girl on the far left leans in to make sure she is included while the girl on the far right turns away shyly giggling. Two girls cover their faces

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The Deep Congo – Weekly Inspiring Image

Three men steam along in their dugout canoe as the sun sets over the mighty Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Congo is Africa’s most powerful river, one of the deepest rivers in the world, and as

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The Deep Congo – Weekly Inspiring Image

Three men steam along in their dugout canoe as the sun sets over the mighty Congo River in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Congo is Africa’s most powerful river, one of the deepest rivers in the world, and as

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Culmination! (and some Preamble)

Shooting a conference is a tough gig. The lighting is terrible, you constantly feel in the way, and basically the same thing happens every day: people sitting at tables, people speaking with a microphone, people clapping. It’s tempting to shoot

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Culmination! (and some Preamble)

Shooting a conference is a tough gig. The lighting is terrible, you constantly feel in the way, and basically the same thing happens every day: people sitting at tables, people speaking with a microphone, people clapping. It’s tempting to shoot

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Christ the Redeemer – Weekly Inspiring Image

For many tourists visiting Brazil’s ‘Marvellous City’ this 40 metre high depiction of the Christ is their first port of call. Sitting high on a mountain the colossal statue looks out over the sprawling city of Rio de Janeiro on

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Christ the Redeemer – Weekly Inspiring Image

For many tourists visiting Brazil’s ‘Marvellous City’ this 40 metre high depiction of the Christ is their first port of call. Sitting high on a mountain the colossal statue looks out over the sprawling city of Rio de Janeiro on

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One Little Vowel – Weekly Inspiring Image

Two women cross the road in the town of Maroua, Cameroon. Nearby, a Wycliffe translation advisor working with the Hdi language noticed that all verbs end in either i, a or u, which changes the meaning, but the word for

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One Little Vowel – Weekly Inspiring Image

Two women cross the road in the town of Maroua, Cameroon. Nearby, a Wycliffe translation advisor working with the Hdi language noticed that all verbs end in either i, a or u, which changes the meaning, but the word for

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River of Life – Weekly Inspiring Image

Milky green ripples and shiny brown skin, thousands of bodies regularly bathe in the river of Bangladesh’s megacity – Dhaka. In fact this whole nation is built on the floodplains of the Ganges River, the largest river delta in the

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River of Life – Weekly Inspiring Image

Milky green ripples and shiny brown skin, thousands of bodies regularly bathe in the river of Bangladesh’s megacity – Dhaka. In fact this whole nation is built on the floodplains of the Ganges River, the largest river delta in the

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Two Tongan Hearts

“I tried to run away from Bible translation but I can’t!” Tevita Lalahi’s broad shoulders shake as he laughs. Anyone who knows the determined Tongan may not believe this confession, since the Senior Executive Officer of the newly formed Bible

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Two Tongan Hearts

“I tried to run away from Bible translation but I can’t!” Tevita Lalahi’s broad shoulders shake as he laughs. Anyone who knows the determined Tongan may not believe this confession, since the Senior Executive Officer of the newly formed Bible

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Manila Metropolis – Weekly Inspiring Image

The sun sets over the sprawling metropolis of Manila. In the past week torrential rains have caused widespread flooding throughout the Philippines’ capital triggering landslides, interrupting electricity supply and displacing 850,000 people from their homes. One month’s worth of wet-season

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Manila Metropolis – Weekly Inspiring Image

The sun sets over the sprawling metropolis of Manila. In the past week torrential rains have caused widespread flooding throughout the Philippines’ capital triggering landslides, interrupting electricity supply and displacing 850,000 people from their homes. One month’s worth of wet-season

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Meet Jerry

“That’s good. I’m a ‘free citizen’. Now I can go to any pub and drink,” Jerry thought to himself when the government changed its policy towards Indigenous Australians in 1965. Reflecting on his journey, Jerry sits in the glow of

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Meet Jerry

“That’s good. I’m a ‘free citizen’. Now I can go to any pub and drink,” Jerry thought to himself when the government changed its policy towards Indigenous Australians in 1965. Reflecting on his journey, Jerry sits in the glow of

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Precious Light – Weekly Inspiring Image

Reviewing literacy materials by the light of a solar-powered lamp, these three literacy specialists working in southern Chad aren’t put out by the lack of a consistent electricity supply. For many of the Massalit speaking people living in refugee camps

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Precious Light – Weekly Inspiring Image

Reviewing literacy materials by the light of a solar-powered lamp, these three literacy specialists working in southern Chad aren’t put out by the lack of a consistent electricity supply. For many of the Massalit speaking people living in refugee camps

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Cultural Details – Weekly Inspiring Image

For minority people groups all over the world, culture and identity is all about the details. What colour the feathers in your headdress, what pattern you stitch into your clothes, the way you wear jewelry and many more all show where

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Cultural Details – Weekly Inspiring Image

For minority people groups all over the world, culture and identity is all about the details. What colour the feathers in your headdress, what pattern you stitch into your clothes, the way you wear jewelry and many more all show where

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Festival of Pacific Arts – Opening Ceremony

As soon as we arrive from the airport, another Wycliffe photojournalist and I immediately gear up and head down towards the Honiara soccer stadium where the opening ceremony is already under way. It was easy to find, just follow the

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Festival of Pacific Arts – Opening Ceremony

As soon as we arrive from the airport, another Wycliffe photojournalist and I immediately gear up and head down towards the Honiara soccer stadium where the opening ceremony is already under way. It was easy to find, just follow the

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Late Night Ramblings in Honiara

My head is buzzing. Can’t sleep. My room mate sleeps heavily nearby as my mind flashes through all the colorful events and intense conversations of the last seven days. And worries about tomorrow. I’ve got four, maybe five, interviews to squash into my last day here

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Late Night Ramblings in Honiara

My head is buzzing. Can’t sleep. My room mate sleeps heavily nearby as my mind flashes through all the colorful events and intense conversations of the last seven days. And worries about tomorrow. I’ve got four, maybe five, interviews to squash into my last day here

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Celebrating Pacific Culture – Weekly Inspiring Image

Not only flashing a gorgeous smile, she is also dancing in unison with a large group of men and women representing the unique culture of the Solomon Islands province of Makira at the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts. Held once

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Celebrating Pacific Culture – Weekly Inspiring Image

Not only flashing a gorgeous smile, she is also dancing in unison with a large group of men and women representing the unique culture of the Solomon Islands province of Makira at the 11th Festival of Pacific Arts. Held once

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Loving Your Enemies – Weekly Inspiring Image

Life isn’t supposed to be easy. All of us, in our own way, must choose whether to learn from life’s challenges, or be destroyed by them: love or hate, forgiveness or revenge, life or death. We each face unique challenges.

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Loving Your Enemies – Weekly Inspiring Image

Life isn’t supposed to be easy. All of us, in our own way, must choose whether to learn from life’s challenges, or be destroyed by them: love or hate, forgiveness or revenge, life or death. We each face unique challenges.

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Sunny Winter Weekend

I love to travel. My eyes love to see new things. I believe that you don’t need to trek half way across the world to enjoy new experiences and take beautiful photographs. I’m blessed to live on the sunny east

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Sunny Winter Weekend

I love to travel. My eyes love to see new things. I believe that you don’t need to trek half way across the world to enjoy new experiences and take beautiful photographs. I’m blessed to live on the sunny east

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Cascading Cultivation – Weekly Inspiring Image

Rice terraces cascade down the hillside just like the water within them that constantly trickles from one paddy to the next. This beautiful mountainous farm belongs to the ‘hill-tribe’ minority peoples who live in Sapa, north-western Vietnam. Throughout much of South-East Asia

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Cascading Cultivation – Weekly Inspiring Image

Rice terraces cascade down the hillside just like the water within them that constantly trickles from one paddy to the next. This beautiful mountainous farm belongs to the ‘hill-tribe’ minority peoples who live in Sapa, north-western Vietnam. Throughout much of South-East Asia

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Still Water, Busy Translators – Weekly Inspiring Image

Still blue water, plenty of fish and a canoe – do you need anything else? Well, the Kuna people who live here in the San Blas islands of Panama certainly think so. When the New Testament was published in their

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Still Water, Busy Translators – Weekly Inspiring Image

Still blue water, plenty of fish and a canoe – do you need anything else? Well, the Kuna people who live here in the San Blas islands of Panama certainly think so. When the New Testament was published in their

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Meet Pastor Pirwoth – Weekly Inspiring Image

Behind Pastor Pirwoth, people who suffer from HIV-AIDS tend crops on a farm purchased by a collective of more than 20 local churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Created by Christian Association for the Fight Against Aids (ACLS),

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Meet Pastor Pirwoth – Weekly Inspiring Image

Behind Pastor Pirwoth, people who suffer from HIV-AIDS tend crops on a farm purchased by a collective of more than 20 local churches in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Created by Christian Association for the Fight Against Aids (ACLS),

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Thailand Traffic – Weekly Inspiring Image

Calm, confident and with no need for a helmet, this young woman riding her motor scooter through the streets of Chiang Mai is telling of the modern Kingdom of Thailand. Influenced by the West and yet with a strong national identity, this

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Thailand Traffic – Weekly Inspiring Image

Calm, confident and with no need for a helmet, this young woman riding her motor scooter through the streets of Chiang Mai is telling of the modern Kingdom of Thailand. Influenced by the West and yet with a strong national identity, this

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Meet Marlene

“I believe in my heart so much that God has wanted me to be a part of this,” says Marlene. She is one of many Australian Indigenous people who worked on the translation of the complete Kriol Bible leading up to its launch in 2007. Doing the translation was, “hard at first, but…

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Meet Marlene

“I believe in my heart so much that God has wanted me to be a part of this,” says Marlene. She is one of many Australian Indigenous people who worked on the translation of the complete Kriol Bible leading up to its launch in 2007. Doing the translation was, “hard at first, but…

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