John 3:16 tells of God's path to eternal life, but imagine not being able to understand 5 of the larger words:
For God so loved the world that He gave his only ____ Son, that _____ ____ in Him should not ______ but have _____ life.
Even more tragic, there are over 2,250 language groups that don’t have a single word of Scripture in the language they grew up with; their heart language. Wycliffe’s vision is to start a translation project in each of these groups by the year 2025 so that further generations will not pass without hearing God’s message of joy, hope and eternal life.
We just returned from two weeks of orientation at Wycliffe USA. What a powerful blessing to see God equipping pilots, linguists, teachers, business people and more to serve vital roles in taking His Word to the 350 million Bible-less people in the world. We want to be a part of this vision! Loren has been offered a position supporting computer technology that improves the quality of translation and can reduce project completion time from 25+ years to less than 10. Michelle will be serving as a nurse at the JAARS Health Clinic to provide missionaries with health care services such as immunizations, physicals and checkups.
We are eager to start our assignments, but we need a team to come alongside us. For example:
• We need people to pray for us and share the blessing of how God fulfills His promise in John 15:16 - providing all requests made in His name.
• You may be gifted in encouraging by calling or sending letters. This will be much needed as we face challenges and trials (Romans 15:4-6).
• Please consider partnering with us in financial support. God provides Wycliffe missionaries with pledges from individuals and churches. We cannot start our assignments until pledges equal 100% of our ministry budget.
Please pray about joining our team and respond by completing our Invitation to Partnership.
We hope to have an opportunity to personally connect with you soon and share more about this exciting new journey.
Matthew and Zack’s class
and former Wycliffe President George Cowan (cente
Wycliffe President Bob Creson and wife Dallas
(No, Zack’s tongue did not inspire our newsletter name!)
Equip 6 orientation at Wycliffe USA Headquarters in Orlando, FL (April 2010
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