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Everyone is welcome: Susan’s story

Susan Shannon provides a unique insight into the experiences and challenges that she and many others encounter as Deaf Christians in Australia.

Participating in family life for the first time: Mary Anna's story

Growing up Deaf, Mary Anna experienced isolation from her family. Unable to fully communicate beyond basic gestures, her parents felt desperate. That was, until Mary Anna received help in the language she understands best: Papaua New Guinea Sign Language (PNGSL).

Why do we need ANOTHER version of the English Bible?

Discover why the Plain English Version is a helpful tool for Indigenous communities currently without Scripture in their heart languages and how it is helping with front translations of Australian Aboriginal languages.

The ripple effect of Scripture engagement

Does God's Word really have the power to change people? Discover how a few verses of Scripture translated into a language in Papua New Guinea has created incredible change in the lives of a couple and their wider community.

Dedication to the 'hidden people'

Wycliffe Australia celebrates the lives of Des and Jenny Oatridge who both recently passed on to glory. Their legacy lives on after a lifetime dedicated to the Binumarien people, a remote people group in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea (PNG).

I don't know why they chose me!

Erik's life was transformed when he attended training to understand God's Word on a deeper level. Read about how the Trenem Tingting course helped Erik step into the role God chose for him.

After the storm: The growth of Bible translation in Vanuatu

Jared and Bethany Killey are Wycliffe Australia members who recently relocated to Vanuatu to work with SIL Vanuatu. Despite some serious challenges, the Killeys recently returned to Vanuatu to determine which language project they will join. Read about the ways God continues to sustain the family as they transition into their new island home.

Ready to reap a great harvest

Andrea Bryant is the Director for SIL Vanuatu. She shares about the need for more workers to join the incredible work God is doing there.

Silence is not always golden

If Deaf people can see, they can read the Bible, right? Not necessarily. Rebecca Thurrowgood explains why sign language translations of the Bible are important for helping Deaf communities engage with Scripture with the language they understand best.

Children learning the signs of Easter

Australian Sign Language (Auslan) only has a few books of the Bible translated and does not have any resources to support Scripture engagement. Wycliffe Bible Translators Australia members Saul and Rebecca Thurrowgood want to change that. They explain the animated film the created with AI technology that explains the gospel message for children in Auslan.

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