Max and Helen live on-site at the Wycliffe Australia National Centre in Kangaroo Ground, Victoria. Max is the CEO for Wycliffe Australia and Helen directs the Victorian regional office. Prior to moving to Melbourne in 2019, Max and Helen served in Papua New Guinea for 20 years, teaching missionary kids at Ukarumpa International School. For the last five years of this time Max was the Principal of PILAT (Pacific Institute of Languages, Arts and Translation) which provides training courses related to Bible translation for Papua New Guineans. Max and Helen have four adult children who were all raised in Papua New Guinea and are now living in Australia.
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12 July 2017
Cooked chickens, coleslaw and a $20 power card are some of the essentials Scripture Use worker Rachel Borneman carries when heading to remote communities. The supplies are her way of thanking Kriol-speaking believers for their hospitality, kindly welcoming and hosting her overnight after hours of driving.
Rachel often travels to Aboriginal communities such as Beswick, a 224km round trip from her base in the Northern Territory town of Katherine. Most of the journey is on unsealed road, the red dirt and dust swirling in her wake a stark contrast to the alternately green and beige landscape.
Rachel’s visits encourage people living in community to dig deeper into the Bible, and help improve literacy skills so they have the capacity to do so independently. Being in community also leads to innovative and creative Scripture projects.
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