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How does art explain Bible stories? Discover how Lucy Rogers and Peter Brook are teaching ethnoarts skills to the next generation of Bible storytellers.
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A pastor’s perspective
Pastor Telly Persunay leads a church in Ambon which is the main protestant denomination in the Maluku Islands. She shares what it is like to be one of the pastors involved in checking the translation of the Ambonese Malay New Testament.
Directly to our hearts: how the Ambonese Malay translation team is partnering with local churches
Steve is a translator with the Ambonese Malay translation team. He explains why a mother tongue translation is necessary for helping Ambonese Malay speakers understand God's Word in a culturally relevant way that speaks to their hearts.
Each one teach one
Dr Frank Laubach, along with his wife, Effa, was responsible for helping an estimated 100 million people learn to read in their own language. As the New York Times reported at the time of Frank's death in 1970, he managed to travel to over 100 countries and develop literacy primers in 300 languages and dialects . . . all in just over three decades.
School partnership bearing fruit
Guest writer, Jeremy Dover, is the Head of Biblical Studies at Waverley Christian College in Melbourne. He shares about the partnership between Waverley and Wycliffe that is helping students engage with God’s Word and understand it for themselves.
Launch 2022: preparing a new generation
Sharna Steinert explains how Wycliffe Australia's partnership with SIL Australia is helping to prepare people for Bible translation and cross-cultural work. She shares about SILA's recent LAUNCH course.
The Bible brought to life in the Holy Land ... and hotel quarantine
20 international tourists embark on an adventure in the Holy Land. The Bible is brought to life and many develop new insights of biblical stories and concepts. Then half the group tests positive for COVID-19 and have to isolate in a foreign country. What happens during this time of uncertainty? This abridged story is from an article by All Israel News reporter, Nicole Jansezian. It explores how the team have learned to trust God in unexpected ways.
A call for peace: ‘retribution is in God’s hands’
How did two Bible verses help to end bloodshed and bring peace to two warring villages in PNG? Discover how the power of God's Word in the language that people understand best has the power to completely transform hearts and entire communities!
Making a way: the Red Sea Centre
Mark and Lorene van Rossen are setting up a unique counselling centre to deliver people from a place of brokenness to one of healing. Discover more about the Red Sea Centre.
Jessie’s journey: recognising God’s fingerprints
Seeing real cross-cultural workers on the field helped Jessie realised that they are just ordinary people like her. Discover how God has used every step of Jessie's journey in her service to the global Church.
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