Conveying the emotional meaning of a text
How would you translate this text? Translation advisor, Adam Pike is working on the Merei language project in Vanuatu.
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Housing, goats and hiring: the story of Bethel Funerals
How to raise enough money to retain Wycliffe’s valued Australia-based members has long been on David Cummings’ mind. Unlike other agencies, crucial home-based staff such as administrators, mobilisers and trainers are not paid a salary, instead relying on faith support.
Partnership is like a lovely cuppa
Partnership in ministry work is like the perfect cuppa. Start with the tea leaves: God provides the desire and skills to be involved in the work. Add water: financial support makes the work ...
Meet the supporters
Translation work really is a team effort, and supporters play a significant role. How fitting then that Ross and Lyndal will be joined by their supporters for the dedication ceremony.
We love our supporters!
While about to take a New Testament translation across the finish line, Ross and Lyndal Webb reflect on the significant role that supporters have played in their journey.
Who are the experts
VERDICT: BUSTED Is the far-travelled Wycliffe worker ‘the one’ who will gift the local people with God’s Word in their own language? Who are the real translation experts? Meet Pastor ...
Translation bloopers...
Working in translation is a remarkable, satisfying, challenging job that I love. It’s serious and life-changing work but sometimes the process provides some funny moments.
June Head (1936-2013)
June served for nearly half a century with her husband Rob in Papua New Guinea 1962–2008. Together they translated the New Testament, and a small part of the Old Testament, into four dialects of ...
Robert Story, and first summer school
How do good ideas take shape? In the case of Wycliffe Australia’s very early history, it began with Robert Story reading a note in a Moody Monthly magazine: SUMMER INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS Offers ...
Lynette Oates (1921- 2013)
Lynette Living was born in Wangaratta, country Victoria, where her father was a solicitor. She later graduated from Melbourne University at a time when female students were a distinct minority. While ...
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