Eugene Nida dies
Dr Eugene Nida, a giant and pioneer of Bible translation in the last century, died yesterday, aged 96. Of Dr Nida, our Executive Director Eddie Arthur, shared these thoughts: “Though the average...
View ArticleLiteracy transforms
One of the main themes of Wycliffe Bible Translators’ work is developing literacy programmes. It seems so obvious – people can’t read the Bible in their own language if they can’t read. But literacy...
View ArticleLife changing in Laos
Va was excited. One day in 2000, when fiddling with the radio, he came across a programme in his own language. Although it was in his language, he didn’t understand what they were talking about, but it...
View ArticleOur precious gift: the translated Bible
This month, a group of mother-tongue translators in Papua New Guinea have been studying Greek to aid their translation. It begs the question: why translate at all? Why not teach everybody Greek and...
View ArticleThe Bible reaches the other side of the world (200 years ago)
This month marks two hundred years since the Bible first came to New Zealand. It may be the other side of the world, but there’s never a bad excuse to celebrate God’s word reaching new islands and...
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