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Handing Off Bible Translation in Ethiopia
1–2 minutesChristianity Today has a great story from Ethiopia about the “handing-off” of the work Bible translation to national translators: The Gospel Hand-Off.This story highlights some the roles that Wycliffe is playing in translation today. We can’t help but rejoice at the increased involvement in Bible translation by so-called “target” communities. May we all see ourselves as “partners” in Bible translation for the glory of God and the building up of the Church. In a victory the Caudwells could scarcely have imagined 12 years ago, the churches of Basketo now have the Gospels of Mark and Luke in their mother tongue,…
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Recipe: Peanut Sauce
1–2 minutesIn preparing our latest newsletter Emily corrected an early draft where I had written that we are learning to “cook Cameroonian” for fear that our readers would think we’d turned cannibal. Instead, she preferred to say that we’re learning Cameroonian cooking–which if you think about it can, too, be taken to mean that we’re cannibals. Well, let me assure that we have not resorted to eating human flesh. On the other hand, peanut sauce has risen to the top of our recipe charts. Here’s how you can make it at home and bring a taste of Cameroon to your dinner…
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Updated Translation Statistics
1–2 minutesThe president of Wycliffe USA announcement with excitement this week the release of the most up-to-date Scripture translation statistics. The big news is that for the first time in history there are more translation projects currently underway than there is remaining need. Letting the numbers speak for themselves, that’s over 2,000 language projects currently in progress while the number of remaining languages that may have a need for translation has fallen below 2,000 for the first time. Progress! Of those 2,000 language projects currently in progress, Wycliffe and its partner organizations are involved in 1,537. Since the first Wycliffe organization began…
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Bible Translation Conference 2013: Promoting Excellence
2–3 minutesThrilled to get this email in my inbox, I had to pass along the preliminary details for Bible Translation Conference 2013. I had such a great time at Bible Translation Conference 2011 last year and offered some reflections afterward. I would strongly encourage you to attend. I am pleased to give you this information about the upcoming biennial Bible Translation Conference. You may have already gotten this information from another source, but I don’t want anyone to miss out on this tremendous opportunity. In particular, please note the abstract deadline. We are excited about the ways this conference has been…