Written by Rhena Taylor
When people interact closely, cultures clash or traditions differ and sparks often fly. These powerful short stories plunge the reader into situations of excitement, conflict, tension and heartache, where the rough edges of human nature are exposed to view, but where God’s love is none the less at work.
by Bob Creson
A family leaves home in Southern California and moves to the other side of the world. They discover the importance – and the power – of God’s Word in a person’s heart language.
In a village in Cameroon, a lake ‘erupts’ and people suffocate. One man from the Cung people group survives, believing God spared his life for a purpose.
The Hdi people live with the burden that love must be earned, until they find a word in their language that describes God’s unconditional love.
A Tennet man walks a thousand miles to make sure his people group gets a Bible they can understand.
Through stories, Bob Creson emphasises the need for Bible translation and the impact of the Bible translation movement in communities, providing stories of hope as we approach the finishing line of Bible translation – the day when every people group on earth will be able to access and engage with God’s eternal Word.
Also available as an ebook.
by Diana Green
When Harold and Diana Green moved to Brazil to live among the Palikur people, they experienced growth in more ways than one. In this book, Diana shares some of the insights and lessons into the gospel message she gained as she lived life alongside the Palikur people, people she calls God’s ‘jungle gems’.
by Jack Popjes
The appeal of this stimulating book is international. Many of the columns of this book have already been reprinted in magazines all over the English-speaking world and have also been translated into multiple languages.
The Church’s main task is cross-cultural missions. The Church’s most foundational work is translating the Bible into the languages of every person on earth. Readers will be provoked and challenged to reconsider their individual life choices in the light of these truths.
The 52 columns are arranged to be read one per week, making this an excellent resource for Bible studies, personal reading and sermon ideas.
by Jack Popjes
Well-loved author Jack Popjes continues to delight readers with his ability to write light-hearted stories that entertain and communicate deep truths at the same time. His third book tackles diverse subjects like the importance of Bible translation, the dynamics of tickling, a college practical joke, his first cigar with his father, his conversion and the importance of the elderly in God’s kingdom.
The 53 columns of ‘A Bonk on the Head’ are arranged to be read one per week, with an extra one thrown in, making this an excellent resource for Bible studies, personal reading and sermon ideas. Most readers end up reading one, or more, a day.
-East African Adventures-
By TJ Matthews
This series adds the unique experience of life in another culture to the classic ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ genre. Written by T.J. Matthews (a Wycliffe missionary kid) and based on real events, readers are invited to join in on the excitement and challenges experienced by T.J. and provides the opportunity for readers to grapple with the same decisions and consequences (real and possible).
Suitable for primary and middle school aged children or teens. These books are perfect for families to read together or to gift to a child.
What does a wedding, a market, monkeys and biting ants have in common? They are all part of the everyday adventures of living in a village in Tanzania. But, the outcome of each experience is totally dependent on what you choose. Will you get to see the rest of the wedding service? Will you be attacked by monkeys? What adventures will you face as you spend your holidays with your Wycliffe friends in Tanzania?
-East African Adventures-
By TJ Matthews
This series adds the unique experience of life in another culture to the classic ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ genre. Written by T.J. Matthews (a Wycliffe missionary kid) and based on real events, readers are invited to join in on the excitement and challenges experienced by T.J. and provides the opportunity for readers to grapple with the same decisions and consequences (real and possible).
Suitable for primary and middle school aged children or teens. These books are perfect for families to read together or to gift to a child.
Join your friends in exploring the islands and caves surrounding Lake Victoria, Tanzania, in this heart racing adventure in a canoe. But, whatever you choose, be careful not to fall into the water…you never know what is lurking below the surface.
-East African Adventures-
By TJ Matthews
This series adds the unique experience of life in another culture to the classic ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ genre. Written by T.J. Matthews (a Wycliffe missionary kid) and based on real events, readers are invited to join in on the excitement and challenges experienced by T.J. and provides the opportunity for readers to grapple with the same decisions and consequences (real and possible).
Suitable for primary and middle school aged children or teens. These books are perfect for families to read together or to gift to a child.
Your adventure begins the moment you step off the plane in Tanzania. Your missionary-kid friends take you on a hunting trip in the untamed African brush surrounding Lake Victoria for an afternoon full of adrenaline-pumping, eye-popping, life-threatening adventures. Your survival is dependent on your choices. Will you survive?
Stories and Devotions from a Bible Translator
By Aretta Loving
“In some Slices of Life, we may feel more fear than peace, more worry than joy, but in every slice God remains faithful. It was God’s abundant provision that sustained Aretta Loving when she and her husband, Ed, answered God’s call to translate the New Testament into the language of a remote people in Papua New Guinea.
As the Lovings lived and raised their family among the Awas, they worked to find just the right words to bring the message of Christ straight to the hearts of this people precious to God. In turn, the language of a place where God wants us in his liver [loves us], where our words are on God’s ears [he hears our prayers], and where we carry on our shoulders [obey] God’s talk, brings us a fresh understanding of God’s character and the Christian walk.
Aretta’s experiences among the Awas as a missionary and mother are the basis for these insightful stories, essays, and meditations. Her down-to-earth devotions show us that in His perfect understanding of each of His children, God knows just how to speak the language of our hearts.”
by Ethel Emily Wallis
“Two unlikely players emerge as the heroes of this narrative: Geronimo Martin, a blind Navajo Indian and Faye Edgerton, a little white woman in poor health. Gifted and determined, from two different cultures, they prayed and persevered, and finally produced the Navajo New Testament in 1956. At a time when English was used in churches and schools, the Book was on trial. But within a few months, the edition was sold out and six more printings followed as Navajos welcomed God’s Word in a language they understood.
After Faye’s death in 1968 Geronimo worked with a Navajo-Anglo team to produce the whole Bible. It was published in 1986, after his death in 1984. Now widely used, the Bible has been revised and a new edition has been published by the American Bible Society for release in the summer of 2000. Faye’s dream, implemented by those she mentored, is now an eloquent reality.”
Follow the story through the work of Ethel Wallis, a long-term Wycliffe member, in this reprinted book of the documented story of the translation of the Navajo Bible, including additional insights, updates and people profiles that highlight what God has done in and through the Navajo.
Thanks for your patience...Waiting is hard, isn't it. But imagine waiting 2000 years for Scripture in your language! Thanks for your patience. And thanks for your generous support which will help bring the long wait to an end...
