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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.

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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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Creatively telling God’s story

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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Celebrating with our Indonesian neighbours

There is a growing Bible Translation Movement (BTM) in Indonesia, with local translation organisations being established to train local translators for this important work. However, training and facilitation, and resourcing and technical expertise are all desperately needed. Wycliffe Australia CEO, Max Sahl, explains shares how the New Testament dedication in Ambon celebrates Wycliffe's partnership in the gospel with our Indonesian brothers and sisters.

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Making a way for the Ambonese Malay New Testament

David and Lilian Saxby are translation facilitators for the Ambonese Malay language in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. They share how the Ambonese Malay New Testament dedication has improved the community's sense of identity and understanding of God's Word.

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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.

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Better together: why working with locals works

Soonbeom is a church relations coordinator from South Korea working with local translators on the Papuan Malay (PM) ministry team to engage with local churches, government and community groups. Soonbeom shares what he has learned about team collaboration and trust during this time.

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Ninety people come to Christ through translated materials

During a local church visit, the Papuan Malay Scripture engagement team met an evangelist who told them how instrumental the PM materials were in seeing 90 people in one village come to faith in Jesus and be baptised! Keep reading to discover more.

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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.

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Honouring Mesrop: a translation legacy

Have you ever heard of Mesrop Mashtots? It might sound like an obscure name but this linguist, monk, song writer and theologian helped preserve Armenian culture and language by creating the Armenian alphabet around 400AD.

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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...