Day 35 - Friday's Fotos

For Friday’s Fotos today, I want to introduce you to my Aunt Matilda.


Aunt Matilda is just over 80 years old and she has come to mean more to me than ever before. Let me tell you why.

This woman is a prayer warrior. She is a servant of the Lord. She is steadfast in Christ her Lord. She is honest about her shortcomings. She is an encourager. She is a true representation of what it means to walk by faith.

She is a Bible translator.

Not in the sense that you would imagine. She has never gone to Brazil or Papua New Guinea or India or any such other place to live among a people she does not know or a culture she does not understand.

She has, however, joined with us on this journey. She is praying and she is sacrificing of herself so that we may go and in some senses “be the feet to her prayers”. You might try to argue that my calling her a “Bible translator” seems silly (especially since we are not yet at our assignment!)...I pray that the Lord would give you new understanding.

Aunt Matilda is a missionary without ever stepping out of her own home. She is a part of the great commission without ever buying plane tickets. She is serving the Lord in a very REAL, NECESSARY, and CRUCIAL way. And we are not the only family that this woman of God partners with.

This morning I had the chance to pray with her and for her over the phone. We connected on a level that can only be reached when you are learning through the struggle and you are asking God to move. She sharpened me today by encouraging me and pointing me to Scripture and the God who hears. I thank God for her today.

This task truly cannot be done without a team.

Sarah

Day 34 - Look at all those Bibles

Today's blog is a video that we took at our local bookstore (with permission...well, we got in trouble once, but it all got straightened out!) to illustrate how privileged we are in this country.

I hope you find it interesting, but I really hope that it puts a rock in your shoe. You know, the kind that you can't ignore when you're just walking down the road. You know what I mean.

Day 33 - Where in the World?

When thinking about an overseas missions agency, your mind most naturally goes to the work that is taking place in a far-off land...over seas.

Today we want to bring to light a portion of Wycliffe USA’s work that takes place right here in the United States. Generally speaking, the actual translating happens in other countries (there are a few smaller language groups here in the US that have needed specific translations), but there is a bunch of work that takes place here in the US to help people get involved so that the translations can actually have people to get them started!

One such important task is strategically getting the word out about the need that’s out there. To help in this area, many U.S.-assigned workers are using their gifts and abilities to support the work of Bible translation using media and the internet.

Here are a few examples:

Bob Creson (along with other Bible translation workers) is interviewed for a 5-part radio series on Moody Radio focused on the work of Bible translation. Listen to it here.

On YouTube you can find several videos that Wycliffe has put together here in the states. We’ve posted one for you to see on this post. To view the rest of Wycliffe’s videos, click here.



Wycliffe USA has a blog (through WordPress) that is kept up to date with stories, videos, news, etc. about how God is working through Bible translation.

Wycliffe workers here in the US keep the official Wycliffe website current, functional, and visually appealing so that people can learn about where the organization is working, how to get involved, how to pray, etc. etc. at the click of a mouse.

Why do we need to get the word out?

Because this is a global task for the body of Christ. The more people are aware of the need, the more God can use them to accomplish the task of reaching all people with the good news of the gospel.

Sarah

Day 32 - FAQ

FAQ

I’m taking the roundabout way to get there, but I want to answer some of the other questions that we get asked a lot (or that people don’t even know they should ask until I ask THEM the question).

How can I get involved in your ministry?

Okay, this is really important. I think that a lot of people are very interested in our ministry with Wycliffe Bible Translators. But I also think that a lot of people don’t know it yet. If you found any of our blogs the least bit interesting (if you haven’t read them yet, feel free to peruse the archives!), and you have now come BACK, you are probably interested in our ministry at some level.

Now, I don’t mean that you are being called by God in grand fashion to become a financial partner with this ministry today...I’m not holding my hand out for money or anything like that. But get this. Some of you have known us for the majority of our lives. Some of you have never even met us. Some of you will be working with us in Wycliffe (actually, a lot of you are reading this from the office in Orlando!). And some of you are simply interested in our blog because someone in the UK retweeted my blog post about sign language Bible translation projects a few days back(Twitter is cool like that)!

Whatever your level of interest, YOU are already a part of our team.

Got it? None of you are strangers now to the worldwide work of Bible Translation. I desperately want you to understand this! We, collectively, are a part of what God is doing around the world to bring His Word to the least, the last, and the lost.

Okay, so here is the answer that maybe you were looking for.

We have a team of people around the world (literally - from Brazil and South Korea) that have committed to pray with and for our ministry and family. The number of people is growing all the time, and right now we have had people praying every day for 32 days straight for God to bring a breakthrough in our work. It is such a HUGE privilege and honor to have dear friends and family lifting us up before God daily, and you can be a part of this connection, too. Just send me an email, post a comment, write a Facebook message, call me, write a letter, etc., etc., etc. If you’d like to be a part of our prayer team.


We also have a team of individuals that have committed to giving financially towards the ministry we have with Wycliffe on a recurring basis (monthly, quarterly, or annually). We do not have a guaranteed salary (nope, not even working in the Wycliffe USA headquarters in Orlando) and this is a purely faith-based ministry where we trust the Lord to provide for all of our financial needs.

Since we’re hoping to be released to our assignment in Orlando soon, I would ask that you PRAY about this option. If God clearly directs you to partner with us financially, GREAT! If not, GREAT! We have learned in the past year that God moves in mysterious ways, and there is no pressure on us to motivate or coerce anyone into getting involved. He’ll move in His way in His timing in His pleasure, and so on.

If you do feel that urge to be a financial partner, you can let me know through a call, email, etc., or look to the right side of our blog and click on the link to set up a donation (one-time or recurring through EFT). You can also send in one of our brochures (if you have one) and/or your donation with a SEPARATE note designating the gift to Trevor and Sarah Schuh #218803 to:

Wycliffe Bible Translators
P.O. Box 628200
Orlando, FL 32862

OR, you can just call 1-800-WYCLIFFE and ask your questions over the phone!

Now, I was planning on answering some more questions, but I’ve already been too verbose...so we’ll talk again tomorrow!

Trevor

Day 31 - Monday Mugshots

Eliana

And now for the littlest Schuh of all.

Her name is Eliana, but to those who know her the best, she’s just “Yana”.

Quick facts:

Birthday: 12/25/08
Daddy and Mommy: Trevor and Sarah
Siblings: 1
Hometown: Stow, OH

Favorites

Color: Who cares...is it smiling? Then I like it.
Food: Milk
Composer: Whoever wrote that lullaby that my mobile plays. But Daddy thinks I’ll like Debussy when I’m older.
Apparel: Nothing but a diaper.
Activity: Bouncing in my bouncy-bouncy-roo.

Here’s a little bit about our 7-month-old that you may or may not know.

Being born on Christmas Day has it’s ups and downs. Eliana shares a birthday with my hero (and hopefully hers someday, too), but she’s hoping that we’ll celebrate on her half-birthday so she gets more presents. She told me so.

She is one of the happiest kids you’ve ever seen, and I’m not just saying that. All Eliana needs is someone to look at her and she melts into a grin the size of Texas. She’s had dark, dark eyes and hair from the day she was born, and she absolutely adores her big sister. If there are 50 people in a room, and Acacia is one of them, it’s guaranteed that her eyes will be fixated on her favorite buddy.

Whereas Acácia has always been very quietly observant, Eliana is just plain curious. She’ll lunge at anything she thinks she can get her hands on, which makes us a little nervous about the things that she’ll be getting into when she can move around quicker!

Ticklish babies are the best in the world, and Eliana is EXTREMELY ticklish. You’ll have to experience that on your own, though.

Well, that’s the rundown on our family. We like to have fun, play games, read books, and just laugh a lot. We love spending time with family and friends, and going to the park is just about the best thing in the world! Speaking of, I think Sarah and the girls are on their way out the door to the park right now.

Hope you have a great day!

Trevor

Day 30 - Selah

“For the Lord is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting and His faithfulness to all generations.” Psalm 100:5

Wow. Day 30.

It’s hard to believe that we are 3/4 of the way through our 40 day prayer focus, asking God for a breakthrough.

I had a gentle reminder from the Lord today and thought I’d pass it along to you. You ready?

God is good. And He’s good all the time.

Not just when He does what we want Him to do. Not just when He keeps us from the storms in life. Not just when He makes everything “fit just right” in our little worlds.

He is good ALL THE TIME.

That’s it for today...short and sweet.

Sarah

Day 29 - Isaac's Story

Canon Isaac Anguyo

This is a powerful story from Uganda told on a recent trip with Bob Creson (President of Wycliffe USA), Scott Toncray, Jon Shuler, and Nick Wolverton (our colleagues in Orlando).

Wow. I absolutely could not have said it better myself. We have a call. Each one of us. No matter what comes, when God calls you to something, you'd better go.

Hope you were encouraged by that.

Trevor

Welcome to another Friday’s Fotos! Today you get “fotos” of an actual Bible translation which may be of interest to you because you can probably understand 70%-80% of it. Some of you may have seen this and even held it in your hand. We often use this Bible in our Wycliffe presentation to help people understand what we mean by “heart language.”


Above is a picture of the front cover of the Hawaiian Pidgin New Testament. Yes, it is called “Da Jesus Book”. Like I said before, we’ve used this translation many, many times in our presentations, but I just learned something new that makes me happy as to why I get the privilege of writing today’s post.

Hawaiian Pidgin, otherwise known as Hawaiian Creole English, is what is often spoken by the “local” residents of Hawaii. While English and Hawaiian are the co-official languages, according to Wikipedia, Hawaiian Pidgin is very common. There are approximately 600,000 speakers.


It is highly influenced by Portuguese (!!!), Hawaiian, and Cantonese. This was especially exciting to me because, since I was born in Brazil, Portuguese was a big part of my growing up. Who knew that Hawaiian pidgin was the collision of two of my language worlds??


Read John 3:16 in Hawaiin Pidgin (above). You can generally understand it right? (Don’t forget that you have an unbelievable advantage because you already know what the verse says). This, however, isn’t your heart language. I would venture to say that you don’t dream in Hawaiian Pidgin or speak to your mom in it. When it comes down to learning deep, meaningful truths about God, this is probably NOT the Bible that YOU will want to sit down with, simply because it isn’t your heart language.


Take a look at what some of the Pidgin speakers have to say about getting a Bible translation in their own language. I love how much the same and yet how very different they speak.

God values every person on this earth. Therefore, He values the language each one speaks. After all, He created it! The beauty of the sound of so many different languages is breathtaking.

If we force someone to learn another language so that they can understand a fraction of what is spoken or written, we are in essence telling them that the language they speak isn’t valuable enough to have God’s Word in it.

Today I was overcome with joy at the thought of being part of a task that brings God’s Word directly to people in a language that speaks to their heart specifically!! I could not help but thank God for allowing me to be involved in this. I know that that is something I’m “supposed” to say since we are in fact members with Wycliffe Bible Translators, but sometimes the wonder and the amazement of it all just hits ya in a new and fresh way. Thank God for that!

Join us in this global task!

Day 27 - Prayer Opportunities

Considering that these 40 days are focused on prayer, we thought we’d let you know about some ways that YOU can get involved with praying specifically for Bible Translation around the world.

Wycliffe recognizes that without prayer, Vision 2025 will never be reached. After all, prayer isn’t just PREPARATION for the greater work, it IS the greater work! So they have people around the world that are focused mainly on organizing prayer requests and international prayer ministries so that all of US can know what needs prayer.

Simple concept, huh?

Some people pray every once in a while for the missionaries around the world, or the persecuted church in general, or for the health and safety of Christian workers throughout the nations, but did you know that there are lots of EASY ways to connect to SPECIFIC requests to bring before the Lord?

Hopefully you’ll find some or all of these things to be helpful to you. We really appreciate your prayers for our family as we hope to start our assignment in Orlando SOON, but if you want to have more info about how to pray for other missionaries in the world, keep reading.

For example, Sarah and I receive an email just about every day from Wycliffe that highlights different needs from within our organization or our partner organizations. We found out through this that a friend of ours serving in Africa had a major prayer request for his son to be healed due to terrible burns on his body. We began lifting this little boy up immediately. We found out about a translation worker somewhere in the world whose husband was killed in a house fire while she was working on a Bible translation and began praying.

You can receive email updates like these if you click here.

Another really exciting way that you can get involved is to pray for a specific Bibleless People group. Called the Bibleless Peoples Prayer Project (BPPP for short), people all around the world have been praying for a group somewhere in the world that needs the Bible translated into their language. There are all kinds of stories about how people have been impacted by tracking the development of translation projects and progress in these groups throughout the years. Sign up! It’s really neat!

Here is where you go for that.

Want to be one of these gumballs? When you sign up to pray for a Bibleless People group, a gumball with YOUR name on it (okay, so your name isn’t really on it) will be added to the tank. Over 7,000 gumballs are in it so far...want to be connected with people across the world that need God’s Word in their heart language? Sign up today!

Seriously. If you have had these questions about what to pray for, click here. You can pray for the twenty areas of greatest need, pray for specific missionaries, pray for the groups left to begin translations in, and lots more. I didn't even realize all of the opportunities until today. Actually, I don't think I've scratched the surface.

Okay, have I told you to sign up enough?  

Again, if you’d like to pray with our family on a certain day between now and August 6th, fill out the form on the right of the screen or shoot me an email at trevor_schuh@wycliffe.org. We’d love to pray with you and for you!

Trevor

Day 26 - Where in the World?

The Deaf Community and Bible Translation

Absolutely fascinating.

That’s all I can say about my tiny bit of research for today’s blog. Have you ever thought about how the deaf communities of the world fit into the grand scheme of Bible translation? If you are like I was, you probably never have.

This was my thought, and maybe it’s yours, too. Can’t deaf people around the world read the Bible translations just like you and I? Shouldn’t the translations that we help to complete be sufficient for their need as well?

The short answer: no.

Did you know that a specific sign language is actually a deaf person’s heart language? The heart language (as I’m sure you’ve heard us talk about) is the mother tongue, the language of a person’s deep understanding, the language that a person dreams in. I always thought that a deaf person “spoke” in sign language that was purely English.


Then I thought that maybe sign language could be universal. It would make sense, right?

Wrong.

Think about how you learned to read. Do you just memorize words purely by sight? How do the letters fit together and make sense in your mind? Having a two year old, I know that the way she learns her alphabet is through sound first. She will eventually put the visual of a letter to match the sound that she already makes.


This rocked my world today.

You may laugh, but I am so excited about it! Right now, around 200 sign languages have been assessed and surveyed to find potential Bible translation needs. The number may end up being closer to 400 more sign languages in the next few years!

You may ask “how does one ‘write’ a sign language Bible?” Good question. Several methods have been used, from drawing the hand signals to recording video of a person signing. But this is the coolest thing ever.

Check it out.

There is a team of people right now working on...get this...an animated Bible for sign languages.

No joke.

People who are trained and knowledgeable in actual animation (2D or 3D) are trying to make a system whereby the Bible or Bible stories can be translated into the sign language of deaf communities in the world.

And it makes sense, too.

When working with national translators, or the native deaf people, you never know how long of a commitment you will get. If you are making a video translation and someone is unable to continue the project, it can be very distracting to have different people with different movements in the final version. Not to mention the delays in production and time consuming editing.

Okay, enough from me...I’m not the expert. Check out these two places to learn more and be blown away like I was.

For a fascinating interview with a Wycliffe couple involved in the animated Bible project, go here.

For a story about the work that Wycliffe does in deaf communities, go there.

Trevor

Day 25 - FAQ's

From our poll, here is the other question most voted on by YOU:

What are other jobs that Wycliffe missionaries have besides translators?

One thought that many people have in their minds is that to be a member of Wycliffe Bible Translators you must be a linguistic genius that translates the Bible in a far off place. The reality is that this couldn't be farther from the truth.

In a few of the presentations that we've been a part of, we tried to get people thinking about what other people are needed in order to get the Bible translated into a language. After some awkward moments of silence, the answers eventually started flowing.

So think about it with me. When you think of the Air Force, do you think that everyone in it is a pilot? Of course not! There are thousands of people that support the pilots in order to accomplish their roles. Likewise, there are thousand of people that support translators in order to accomplish their roles.

So...

Translators use computers. Computers have problems. Who fixes the problems?

Wycliffe needs IT people.

Translators have kids. Kids need to learn. Who teaches them?

Wycliffe needs teachers.

Translators need to eat. Eating costs money. How does the money get to them?

Wycliffe needs accountants. (And people to give the money, but that’s another story)

Do you see what I’m saying here? We thought that when we joined an organization called “Wycliffe Bible Translators” we had to be actual translators. Did you know that Wycliffe needs musicians, too? Or dancers? Or storytellers?

We’ll be in a position in Orlando that was never on our radar when we started out. Who knew that Wycliffe needed an Assistant to the President for Special Projects?

They need managers. They need leaders. They need literacy specialists. They need government relations workers. They need pilots. They need mechanics. They need builders.

The list goes on and on.

You name it, there is probably a way to use your skills in supporting the work of Bible Translation.

The fact is, it takes a HUGE, MASSIVE, GARGANTUAN team of people and resources in order to get God’s Word into the hands of every language community in the world, and EACH role is absolutely essential.

For a more complete (but certainly not exhaustive) list of the positions available within Wycliffe alone, go here and explore!

This post has reached the maximum capacity for length, so in the words of my five-year-old nephew, Jack, I’m out.

Trevor

Day 24 - Mugshots

Today is another one of those days where we help you to get to know our family a bit. It is, after all, a “Mugshot Monday”.

Welcome to the life of our two-year old...Acácia.

Quick facts:

Birthday: 3/10/07
Daddy and Mommy: Trevor and Sarah
Siblings: 1
Hometown: Wherever Mommy and Daddy are...I can’t keep track

Favorites

Color: PINK
Food: Noodles and Cookies (chocolate chip, just like Mom)
Composer: Bob and Larry (from the band VeggieTales) and Stravinsky (yes, she picked him out on her own...again, it’s not weird!)
Apparel: Pretty dresses and Mommy’s fuzzy socks
Activity: Swinging at the park

I would ask her these questions myself, but every answer would probably be “two”, so I’ll just tell you more about her!

Acácia is two years and four months old and is just getting into that “terrible twos” phase of life, though it’s not nearly as bad as the stories I’ve heard. She has an incredible memory and her language skills are pretty funny to see progress. She understands Portuguese as well as English, as Sarah’s mom only speaks to her in the former. I’m pretty jealous of that fact, but proud of her for knowing both languages at the same time!

She has been a trooper through her kidney problems, too. Acácia developed (or rather under-developed) a kidney reflux when she was a baby, which makes her more prone to Urinary Tract Infections. She’s been in the hospital a few times, had too many catheters, and been poked and prodded quite a bit. If you pray for her, please be praying that she will grow out of this and not need a surgery in the future.

We love our little girl more than I ever thought possible, and if you have ever met her, you know that she is a joyful child of God! She’s every bit of a Daddy’s girl, which I love, and she is just starting to understand a little about who God is. Her prayers can sometimes be profound, thoughtful, and beautiful...especially when she remembers who is “sick” in our family with cancer.

I know this doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Bible Translation, but this is our family...if you are going to be praying for us and investing in our ministry, we think you’d like to get to know us!

So thanks for reading.

Trevor

Day 23 - Selah

Paul

I learned something new the other day. One of those things you would expect me to know because I’m with an organization like Wycliffe Bible Translators. We should already know all the hard facts written in the Bible, right? WRONG! We are learning just like you.

Anyways, back to my newly-learned fact. Paul, between the time he wrote 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians, made some people mad because he simply changed his course. Did you already know this? I’m trying to figure out how I’ve missed this in all of my years of reading 2 Corinthians! So yes, Paul ticked some people off and actually caused them to question his entire ministry because he said he was going to do one thing (visit Corinth twice) and ended up needing to do another (visit Corinth once for a longer period of time).

Check out this note in my Bible, “Because he had announced a change in his itinerary, with the result that he would now pay the Corinthians one (long) visit instead of two (short) visits, these adversaries were asserting that his word was not to be trusted.” (Zondervan NASB)

“HIS WORD WAS NOT TO BE TRUSTED??”

Why do I care?

Well, we changed course (kind of). On a practical level, our “route” got modified. While we had intended to go to school and get our linguistic training to translate the Bible, we are instead working on building our partnership team for our first assignment to work behind the scenes to translate the Bible. Same goal, different routes to get there.

This little known fact was an encouragement to me because Paul, of all people, had to admit that sometimes things don’t go in the straight line that you planned for them to go.

At the end of the day, we are reminded that our lives and our experiences are not the focus. The God of our life, however, is.

But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. 2 Corinthians 4:7

Sarah

Day 22 - Man on the Street

Hope you enjoy the shenanigans! Interesting stuff.

Trevor

Day 21 - Friday's Fotos

Hi, folks! Welcome to another “Friday's Fotos”.


So you’re probably wondering why we have a picture of Trevor’s parents up here. After admiring the nice smiles that our supervisor captured on her camera, take a look at WHERE they are.

Bob and Gail Schuh happen to be sitting in one of the empty cubicles in the Offices of the President, A.K.A…Trevor's future desk. They had a chance to visit the headquarters and get a taste of where we’ll be serving for our first term. I think Deb (our supervisor during this time) took this shot as a reminder for us that there is a cubicle waiting for us to fill, and there is work waiting to be done.

This office is where much of the direction for the organization is set. A bunch of behind the scenes work happens here as it is often the starting point for many large-scale projects to accelerate the pace of Bible translation. We’ve had the opportunity to meet and be in close contact with many of the staff in the office already, and we look forward with anticipation to the day when we will be able to work side-by-side with them to get God’s Word to all people in a language that speaks to their heart. The office staff has encouraged us greatly by praying daily for our progress in getting there.

If you don’t already know, Trevor’s job is already clearly defined (Assistant to the President for Special Projects), but mine is not, simply because my role will have to be a little more flexible considering we have kiddos (they are my first priority). I’m kind of excited about today because this afternoon we’ll be discussing with one of our colleagues some different ideas of what my role will be when we get started in Orlando. It is just so cool to know that wherever I end up fitting in, I will be helping bring God’s living, active, sharper-than-a-double-edged-sword Word to the nations around the world. I get excited just thinking about it!

More to come!

Sarah

Day 20 - Halfway Point

Half Way Where?

Since it’s day 20 of our 40 days of prayer, I thought we’d just have a little recap of what is going on for Connect 8.6.09. It’s a good time for us to refocus, reconnect, and redefine what we’re doing here.

If you’ve come to the blog for the first time today or you just didn’t start at the beginning, watch this video that explains what Connect 8.6.09 is all about:

Psalm 86.09

"All the nations you have made
will come and worship before you, O Lord;
they will bring glory to your name."

Well...now we’re halfway there! If you notice on the right side of the blog, our financial “percentage” has moved up one point to 81%. Praise God for one percent! I know what you’re thinking...and I’m not worried.

The great thing about our God is that He can accomplish the things that we feel are needs in one millisecond! Just because we don’t see everything that He is doing doesn’t mean that He isn’t working. In fact, I know without a shadow of a doubt that God is working in amazing ways in our family and ministry, even when I don’t see it.

But even better, the financial side of things is not our focus for these 40 days. The date that we move is not our focus. Even the people that are or will be a part of our ministry are not our ultimate focus.

We are focused on God.

We are focused on God’s timing.

We are focused on God’s provision.

And we hope that you will be too.

I alluded to this a few days ago, but it never hurts to re-emphasize. While God is the One who is doing all of the work, He is working in such a way that uses His people (you and I) as instruments. And so I would ask, if He is leading you to this ministry clearly and if He is specifically directing you join with us through finances, would you respond to the call? We would love to have you actively on our team, bringing God’s Word to every person’s heart language still needing one.

Thanks for reading my thoughts today!
Trevor

Day 19 - Where in the World?

The Areas of Greatest Need

Throughout the world today, there are about 2,300 language groups that do not have a Bible translation project started in them. About 80% of these languages are in three areas of the world.

These are the three areas and the numbers of how many languages are left to be started:


Aren’t these numbers amazing? When you think about how many different languages are spoken in such a small region alone, your mind can start to spin. But these are just the languages that don’t have a BIBLE TRANSLATION started yet.

God is doing amazing things in these regions of the world and others. There are thousands of missionaries around the world that are following God’s call to bring God’s Word to the least, the last, and the lost. You can get involved in this great work through praying, giving, or even going!

I read a really cool stat today about the country of Nigeria. For every one missionary that we send into the country through Wycliffe, FIVE Nigerians are sent out of the country for their own missions work!

Our friends, Chris and Christie, are leaving today to begin working in Nigeria. If you think of it, keep this young family in your prayers as they travel, set up their home, and begin their assignment in one of the areas of greatest need for Bible translation. Chris was working in the Offices of the President until last month, and their family has encouraged us greatly on our journey until this point. They have a little guy named Judah (who happens to be cute as a button!) that you can be lifting up during their transition as well.

For more info on where in the world Wycliffe is at work, go here!

Day 18 - FAQ's

Okay, we had a poll on the right side of our blog that you could vote on for questions that you would most like answered. While only eleven of you voted (thanks to those who did!), we’ll answer a few of these questions over the rest of our forty days.

So, for one of the top questions that YOU wanted us to answer (drumroll, please):

How long does a translation project take?

The short answer is: it really depends.

I know...a great answer, right? But it’s true. Here's the long answer. Typically, a New Testament project alone can take anywhere from 5 to 20 years depending on many different factors. Add the Old Testament (multiplying the time by at least 2), and you may have 10 to 40 years total. For example, if the people within a certain language group are not too keen on having their language written and they don’t really jump on board with the translation team, the progress will slow down significantly. Or, if the team has a difficult time geographically or politically getting involved with a group, the same thing can happen. Sometimes our teams cannot live in the actual village with the people due to certain factors.

But, on the other end of the spectrum, many technological advances have made the whole process to speed up within related language groups. Many languages in the world are closely related to each other. You may think I mean dialects, but I don’t mean that necessarily. Languages can be related to each other in grammar structure alone...the people may not be able to understand each other, but with a specialized computer program we can easily adapt a Bible translation that is already in place within 1 to 3 years or so!

Another approach that has changed in the past 10 years is using what is called the “cluster approach”. There are projects all around the world that can work with 5, 10, or even 20 language groups at a time with only one Wycliffe translator (or someone from another one of our partner organizations)! This approach uses workshops with the nationals, training them to translate Scripture on their own with guidance. While this is not available in every part of the world, it is a strategic advantage that we have been using to bring God’s Word into all the languages around the world at an accelerated pace.

The pace of translations starting 10 years ago was one translation about every 18 days. Today, a new translation starts every 4 to 5 days! You want to see God at work? Check out how He is blessing Wycliffe Bible Translators and their partners in the incredible work of Bible Translation here!

Hope this was informative!

Trevor

Day 17 - Mugshots

SARAH

Quick Facts -

Name: Sarah Lee Villar Schuh
Birthday: 1-26-84
Hometown: Anywhere between Recife, Brazil; Henderson, NE; Hudson, OH
High School: Nebraska Christian School

Favorites -

Color: Green - because it reminds me of new growth
Ice Cream: Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
Sports: Soccer - to watch (well, I really only like to watch Brazil)
Composers: Chopin and Bach
Books: Francine Rivers, C.S. Lewis

Now I’ll ask myself a few questions so that you can get to know me better. Maybe it’ll give you a little insight into my life.

What did you think you were going to be when you grew up?

A concert pianist.

How do you feel about how God changed the direction of your life?

While I can honestly say that I deeply miss playing the piano and working on classical music, I wouldn’t change the journey we’re on for the world. I know that God had this in His plan from the beginning. What I’ve learned in my piano studies will go with me in whatever I do. It fostered a love of music, and I’m excited to see how the Lord is going to use it in the roles He puts us in.

What was it that drew you to Wycliffe Bible Translators?

I first really heard about Wycliffe at Cedarville University. A lady by the name of Marilyn Laszlo came and spoke at our missions conference and this is where God pulled at the strings of my heart. What a COOL thing to be a part of in that we can actually help bring God’s living Word to people in the heart language. Ahh!! I love it!

How do you feel about being a mommy?

I honestly never thought I would have kids. Seriously! I was determined to go through life aspiring to be a classical pianist, and kids just really didn’t fit into that picture. And then I met Trevor (as you know, he loves kids, and they love him). God has blessed us with 2 beautiful little girls and I LOVE being a Mom! I never imagined that something that could be so much work could be one of the BIGGEST joys in life. God has taught me about Himself through my kids. I consider an honor, a privilege, and a great responsibility to be a mommy. One I’m eternally grateful for.

Last question...what will your role be once you start your assignment?

My role will constantly be changing depending on what stage the kids are in. I will be a part of the Offices of the President (the office that Trevor will work within) in more of a part-time role. The way I see it, my first responsibilities are to be a support to my husband in whatever he is doing, taking care of the needs of the kiddos, and then working in whatever capacity the Lord allows me to towards the task of Bible translation.

Thanks for coming with!

Sarah

Day 16 - Selah

This morning as my daughter was sitting at the table eating her yogurt and blueberries, I looked over at the refrigerator, and there, pinned up by a magnet was a cut-out of a gray, painted cloud (very obviously a storm cloud...). There were dark blue ribbons hanging down from it, symbolizing rain.

This storm cloud happens to be one of Acacia’s first Sunday school crafts through which her and her classmates learn very basic truths about God.

The other day when we were sitting in the car, I heard her saying, “God teaches us” over and over again...something I didn’t remember teaching her myself. I thought to myself, “Where did this girl learn THAT nugget of wisdom?”

I’ve been reflecting on the fact that both of our girls have endless opportunities to learn about God. We have printed materials, she has Sunday school teachers, she has grandparents on both sides who have walked with the Lord for years on end, she has Bibles written in both languages she is currently learning to speak....her life is, and will be, chock-full of opportunities to learn about this God who created her and who holds her life in His hands.

I don’t think I have to say too much more before you make the connection of why this simple reality just about knocks the wind out of me.

There are children who live thousands of miles away from us who have no opportunity to learn about God in the ways that are most common in our own lives. They don’t have grandparents who have years of experience of walking with the Lord that they might impart wisdom and guide them in the way they should go.


Think about the wealth of wisdom and truth you have, literally “at your fingertips” in a Bible that is written in a language that speaks to your heart. Take a moment to THANK GOD for it. Don’t ever take it for granted.

Sarah

Day 15 - “Connecting the Remaining Dots of our Team”...???

Grab your coffee (or tea) and buckle up...

When doing what we’re doing, it’s easy to forget that not everyone understands what it means to “connect the remaining dots of our partnership team”. We have the awesome privilege of connecting members of the body of Christ to the task of Bible translation. And we are certainly not ashamed of it. It is an exciting thing to be a part of such a global mission.

Here are a few things that we’ve realized you may not understand about the financial side of our ministry.

-Because we are missionaries with a faith-based organization, we essentially raise our own funds for ministry (in all actuality, God is the One who does it, but you know what we mean...we are responsible to make sure that our financial goals our met). Technically, we have a salary from Wycliffe that is “not guaranteed” because it is dependent on the generosity of our partners across the country and the world.

-Wycliffe has set a financial goal for us that we need to have coming in each month before we are cleared to begin our first missionary assignment.

-This number (our total goal) is set by taking into account our family size, health insurance costs, region of ministry, basic living costs, ministry expenses, overhead costs, etc.

-When we say that we are a certain percentage of the way there, that means that we have that much of our monthly financial goal committed. People (friends, family members, you, churches) can sign up to give a recurring gift, whether they give it monthly, quarterly, or annually.

-One-time gifts do not factor into our percentage.

-We cannot begin our assignment before we reach our recurring, monthly financial goal.

So what does all this mean?

We still have a very big need for financial partners. God has blessed us immensely by those who are already partnering with us. We pray that those who give would be giving as unto the Lord...not as if they were simply sending money for Trevor and Sarah. It is so much bigger than that.

By becoming a financial partner, you are enabling people (in this instance, us) to do the ministry of Bible translation. You are, in fact, translating the Bible right from your own home. When fellow believers take part in Bible translation by giving of their finances, missionaries are enabled to go and physically bring God’s written Word to all nations in their heart language.

Trevor and I have the opportunity for the next couple of years to serve in a support role at the headquarters of Wycliffe. Will you consider helping us get there?

We have approximately $1200 per month left to raise. No gift is too large or too small. Please hear us say that again. No gift is too large or too small. We would love to simply have you join with us.

We can be praying and praying for God to move in our ministry and family regarding finances, but the reality may be that He is calling for His people...a.k.a. YOU, to respond to His leading.

Ask the Lord how He would have you partner with us financially. To sign up, just go here.

Sarah

Day 14 - Friday's Fotos

A Brazilian Named Henrique



Last November, Sarah and I had the privilege of heading to the Wycliffe USA headquarters in Orlando. We were able to be involved in the public launch of what is called the Last Languages Campaign.

One of the speakers during the weekend was named Henrique Terena (pronounced en-HEE-kee tay-RAY-nah) who was a native Brazilian who started a mission called CONPLEI among church leaders in Brazil. Henrique is the man on the right. He has a wonderful testimony of how God led him to this ministry.



Though I couldn't have a conversation with Henrique (Sarah enjoyed speaking Portuguese with him throughout the weekend), I had a deep respect for his passion and his story. When we were saying goodbye to him, Henrique handed me a gift...this bracelet. He explained through his translator (who happens to be working now in the Offices of the President) that this was handmade from the Ya-Ya tribe of the Amazon.

So if you've seen my bracelet and wondered about it, that's the story! It means a lot to me because of my heart for Brazil (if you don't know this, Sarah was born and semi-raised there) and my heart for Bible translation. Thanks for reading!

Trevor

Day 13 - Law vs. Grace

This week I heard a sermon that referenced why we are to live holy lives even though we are under grace. It struck a cord with me. How do we find the balance of living our lives pleasing to God while not focusing on keeping the law?

So I ask you, why do you seek to live a holy life even though you are under grace?

You were created for it. You were created to live a holy life. You function best when you do. As we heard this week, we were created for holy living just like our bodies were created for good food.

I started thinking about this in the context of the people that Wycliffe aims to reach. By bringing God’s Word to those who don’t yet have it, it is like we are bringing loads of good, healthful food to a malnourished people. It’s the same as feeding the hungry....only this time the supply never runs out. As people eat good food, their bodies begin to function better (the way they were created to), sickness is no longer a threat to wipe out an entire community, joy comes back to the face, hope is alive and well.

While many of the language groups that Wycliffe translates the Bible for have access to Scripture in a language other than their own, the food that they receive from this may not give them all of the “nutrients” that are available due linguistic differences or cultural nuances. When the Bible can be read in a person’s HEART language, the deep and spiritual truths can be “digested” and transforming.

It’s not that we, ourselves, are bringing God into a dark place in the middle of the jungle (or bush, or highlands, or city), because God is already there. God is everywhere, even if He is not recognized. Wycliffe simply seeks to bring His written revelation to people so that ALL people can have access to this book that teaches us why we were created.

God created us, ALL of us, to live and breath and walk with Him. As the Word of God permeates a culture, these people get to know this God who created them for holy living.

Sarah

To view Joe Coffey's entire sermon from the book of Galatians, click here.

Day 12 - Where in the World?

UGANDA AND TANZANIA - SCRIPTURE ACCESS FOR ALL

We may have already mentioned this in a previous blog, but we still think it’s pretty neat! Bob Creson, president of Wycliffe USA, along with Scott Toncray, Jon Shuler, and Nick Wolverton (all colleagues of ours that work in Orlando), recently visited some of the Bible translation projects in Uganda and Tanzania.

Today I stumbled upon the website for Wycliffe’s work in these two countries: http://www.thetask.net. It’s very informative and answers several questions that I didn’t even know I was curious about! You should check it out.

Through following the Wycliffe USA blog here during the trip that these men took, I got a small glimpse into how God is working throughout Africa (and the world) through the work of dedicated and humble people. These workers are in the midst of a comprehensive project that is called “Scripture Access for All” which will go far beyond just translating Scripture into the minority languages of Uganda and Tanzania.

Right now, Wycliffe Is involved in the translation projects of 20 language groups in Tanzania and 4 in Uganda, with many more still to be started. You may think that 4 minority languages don’t represent very many people, but according to thetask.net, these groups comprise over 860,000 speakers!

Much of this huge task involves humanitarian aid (working with AIDS education, community empowerment, and literacy), training staff, and laying the groundwork and infrastructure necessary to GET Scripture into the hands of all of these communities.

Bob Creson says it this way: “Helping a mother become literate can make a more lasting impact on a community than providing a doctor. While a doctor can fight disease and sickness with medicine, mothers – and ultimately communities – are better served through literacy programs that help mothers read prescriptions, medicine bottles and educate themselves on healthcare.”

Pray for these communities in Uganda and Tanzania! These aren’t just groups of faceless people in a far off land that we have no connection with. These are individuals that have no access to God’s Word in the language that they dream in, the language that speaks directly to their heart. They are beautiful individuals, created in God’s image, with the same basic needs as you and me. Let’s pray together TODAY that God would raise up willing servants to reach into the heart of Africa and bring His very Words to her people!

Lastly, meet Terrill Schrock, a translator just beginning with the Ik people of Uganda. He talks more about the translation process and speaks of the benefits of bringing an identity to a culture through the written word.

Day 11 - FAQ's

Day 10 - Mugshots

Trevor

For those of you who don’t know us well or would like to get to know us better, every Monday we’ll be giving you a snapshot of our family. Since we’re asking you to partner with us and pray with us, we thought it would be good for you to get to know us on a personal level. Today, you get me.

Quick Facts -

Name: Trevor Jonathan Schuh
Birthday: 9-11-84 (yes, 9/11 was on my seventeenth birthday)
Hometown: Plymouth, Wisconsin
High School: Homeschool and Sheboygan County Christian High School

Favorites -

Color: Probably blue, but it depends on my mood
Ice Cream: Ice Cream Sandwich Ice Cream (trust me, you’re missing out)
Sports: Tennis and Volleyball (to play, that is)
Composers: Ravel and Albeniz (I’m a musician...it’s not a weird question!)
Books: Anything by Mark Driscoll, Ted Dekker, or Donald Miller

Now I’ll ask myself a few questions so that you can get to know me better. Don’t worry, I talk to myself all the time!

How did you get interested in world missions?

My home church growing up (Plymouth Alliance) instilled in me from a very early age that missions was a normal part of my faith. Looking back on it, my pastor, John Kitchen, was very intent on making sure that the church was actively involved in giving to, praying for, and going to the overseas mission field. He, along with many other passionate people in the church (I don’t have room to list all of them!), greatly influenced my decision as a nine-year-old to go anywhere and do anything that God wanted me to do. And the rest is history!

When did you learn about Wycliffe Bible Translators?

In high school, my Spanish teacher (Sam Gesch) was a Wycliffe MK who grew up in Peru. I didn’t have a clue what it meant to be a linguist before that, but I knew that linguistics oozed out of him! I suppose it was more of an explosion...he was (and is) passionate about bringing God’s Word into other people’s heart language. But I never thought about heading into Wycliffe until college. Sarah and I took a Cultural Anthropology class together, and discovered that we both had a natural talent for learning languages (her much more than me!). Our professor (Dr. Parr) told us to think strongly about going into Translation someday, but we were both just about done with our music degrees and didn’t sense God’s calling at that specific time. In 2007, we started to feel that God was leading us to get involved with Wycliffe, so we started the application process.

How do you feel about being a daddy?

Those of you who have known me for any amount of time know that I have always wanted to be a dad. My sister’s were taking bets on how soon we would have kids when we got married, and now I have two gorgeous girls that call me “daddy”. Well, one calls me daddy...the other one just grunts at me happily. I love every minute I’ve been given with these kiddos, even at 3 in the morning on the off chance that I wake up when they need something!

Last question...what do you enjoy about your job right now?

Well, other than being with my family, I love that my job is basically to reconnect the church (the whole body of Christ) with the Great Commission. We are all called to “make disciples” and to be God’s instruments in the world. My job right now is to tell people about how God is moving throughout the world by bringing the Bible to every person’s heart language that still needs it. I look forward to my role as Assistant to the President for Special Projects, but right now my heart is with you. My team. My friends and family. My partners in this crazy adventure we call life.

Thanks for coming with!

Oh, and if you have Facebook, I’m putting a quiz up today about myself. Just for fun. See how well you think you know me!

Day 9 - Selah

Running the Race

“Look up, not down. Relax your shoulders. Keep your back up straight. Unclench your fists. Stop looking down. Loosen up. Relax your shoulders. Look up!”

This was my self-talk the other day when I was out for a run. In fact, it’s a tape recorder going off in my brain on most days I lace my shoes up and kick myself out the door to run. On one particular run, I realized that the Lord was trying to teach me a valuable lesson.

One of the biggest mistakes a runner can make is to look down as he/she runs.

When you look down, the muscles in your neck and shoulders tense up (go ahead, try it.), causing tightness and, overall, more work for the rest of your body. As you run with your head looking even slightly down, your back is forced to work in a bent-forward position, thereby putting undue stress on your lower back. The weight of your whole upper body ends up pounding on your lower back repetitively with each step that you take. This sets the stage for a very painful lower back. You don’t need to ask me how I know this...;)

So why am I telling you all this? In doing what we’re doing (building our partnership team for our missionary assignment, raising funds, etc.), it is easy to look down and not straight ahead. We can lose focus and start to question, “God, what are You doing?” We start trying to work harder in our own strength, causing stress, “soreness”, and you guessed it...more work. We put ourselves at risk of great injury because we forget the one most important thing....to fix our eyes on Jesus.

“...and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and perfecter of faith...” Heb. 12:1b-2a

Moral of the story...look straight ahead, and make sure you’ve got your eyes on the One who gives us life to the fullest. You certainly don’t want to miss a thing.

Click here to see how one of our friends combined her passion for running and her passion for bringing God’s Word to the Bibleless peoples around the world. If you’re a runner, seek the Lord in how He may be asking you to use your talent for running to partner in the work of Bible translation.

Sarah

Day 8 - Fighting Poverty

More than Just Bible Translation

Obviously, Wycliffe Bible Translators exists today to...you guessed it...translate the Bible. But did you know about all of the other benefits of translation for a community?

Bob Creson, the President of Wycliffe USA, recently addressed these benefits to all of the staff working worldwide. The following are excerpts of how he addresses the perception that Wycliffe has little or nothing to do with fighting poverty:

“Two weeks ago, a small team of us from Wycliffe USA spent a few days with Terrill and Amber Schrock in Uganda.  They recently began work with the Ik people, who live in the northeastern corner of the country, on the edge of the Rift Valley.  Terrill is doing language development while Amber supports him through healthcare and community development projects.
 
When I first met them, Amber was providing healthcare in the back of a storage building behind their current home in Kaabong.  She tells me she usually sees 30 people each day, three times a week, but sometimes she sees up to 60 patients in a single day. If a patient is too sick to come to Amber’s clinic, she goes and picks them up and takes them to a hospital. One evening two of our team members—videographer Jon Shuler and Wycliffe Africa member Lydia Teera—rode along with Amber while she picked up a woman in labor, rushed her to the hospital, and helped deliver a healthy baby!
 
Why does Amber do this work? She says she wants to bless people. “My Dad taught us that one way to follow God was through serving other people. After high school, I pursued a career that would let me minister to people’s physical needs,” she explains.  She also sees her service as a way of gaining acceptance into the Ik community. She believes that providing basic healthcare and identifying publicly with the Ik people will help Terrill and her establish rapport with them.
 
 Beyond that, she recognizes the validity of ministering to the whole person. “We really do believe that people need to meet basic needs before they will be open to Bible translation,” she says. “They are thinking about hunger, shelter—not, ‘Who is this man named Jesus?’ Once these basic needs are met, then the Ik people will start thinking, ‘Who is God?’”

“...the facts are that Bible translation has never been done in a vacuum, and the results have never been measured purely in spiritual terms; it’s always been part of a larger package.  It’s always included ministry to the community’s physical, social and economic needs, and that ministry—now called holistic ministry—is an increasingly important part of the story.  For people today—especially younger people—meeting the needs of the whole person is a very high value.  This is not something new that we need to add to our Bible translation ministry. It’s already there.  We just need to learn to talk about it in today’s vocabulary, and let the truth be known.  That’s what Wycliffe USA has begun to do. 

Many are surprised to discover what gets started when Bible translation takes place in a community:  literacy, education, improved healthcare, access to clean water, human rights, government relations, and community empowerment.  All of these, of course, combat poverty.”

If you would like to know more about our holistic ministry in the context of Bible translation, you can find videos and stories on the internet.  For stories, explore www.wycliffe.org and www.wycliffe.net.  For short videos about ministries like health and trauma healing, go to http://www.tangle.com/Wycliffe or http://www.youtube.com/user/WycliffeUSA.   For links to all Wycliffe USA social media, go to http://www.google.com/profiles/wycliffeusa. 

Day 7 - Friday's Fotos

This picture is very special to our family. There is something about it that strikes a chord with where we are at in our lives.

We're on the tracks.

We've hit the road.

Been on a journey.

Not unlike you, I suppose. Not only have we been moved around physically on this journey (Hudson, Dallas, Gibbsville, Stow, and soon Orlando), but we've been on a journey to find a passion for God's heart.

Again, not unlike you.

Seriously...we've put on our traveling shoes. And the road is pretty rough. I feel like these shoes are going to wear through some days. They're starting to look a little threadbare. My big toe is sticking out of a flap that wasn't there when we started. Good thing I know a cobbler.

We wanted to post all of these pictures of our life and family, throw some cute little sayings together, weave our story through photos, and call it a day. We wanted to make something impressive for you to gaze at for its sheer beauty. We wanted you to notice us.

But this is what you get. This is it. This is us. Stripped down. Laid bare. Raw.

And there won't be an apology.

Because we don't have everything together. If you thought that, I suggest you take it back. Now. We're not perfect. Just ask my wife. And just ask her husband. In fact, ask any of our family members.

At the end of the day, we're just like you. I guess we're just like you at the beginning of the day, too. God just happened to call us to something specific when He called us to get involved with Bible Translation. It's something we couldn't, and can't, ignore. If we could have seen the journey we've been on BEFORE we said "OK", I'm not sure we would have done it.

But. (There's always one of those.)

200 million people don't have access to God's Word in their heart language.

............................

Okay, I'm back on the track.

It's not about me anymore. Much of this day has been, I regret to say. How 'bout you? What strikes a chord in your heart?

What makes you get back on the track?

If it's Bible Translation, jump on the track with us. The more the merrier. We've got a whole ragtag bunch of passionate track-jumpers. Hitch-hikers, really. We'll pick up anyone with their thumb held out in desperation!

Today, we're 81% of the way to our financial goal. If you want to join our traveling band, click here and hold on for dear life.

From one dusty traveler to another.

Trevor

Day 6 - The Heartbeat of Wycliffe

Vision 2025

The mission of Wycliffe is to see a Bible translation program in progress in every language still needing one by the year 2025. This is known as “Vision 2025”.

Let’s explore what that means.

In 1999, the leaders of Wycliffe sat down and figured out how long it would take before they reached that last language community if they stayed at the current pace they were keeping up (1 new translation beginning every 18 days). What they found was astonishing...that last language group wouldn’t see God’s Word written down in their heart language until the year 2150!!

Too much time would pass, and more importantly, too many people would pass into eternity without ever hearing the life-giving truth of God’s Word in a language that speaks to their heart. At this realization, the genesis of Vision 2025 took place. Wycliffe, along with its partners, challenged the Body of Christ to accelerate the pace...not so it could be said, “Look what we’ve done! Look how we’ve learned to work smarter, harder, and faster!”, but rather that there would be a goal that we could all collectively work towards for the glory of God and for the spiritual ends of all people.

Since the adoption of Vision 2025 in 1999, we have seen the pace of translation dramatically accelerate. By God’s grace and mighty power, new translation projects are starting at an unprecedented rate of one every FOUR to FIVE days (down from one every 18 days in 1999)! God has brought new personnel, new equipment (computers, technology, etc.), more funding, and greater wisdom to work more efficiently.

We can’t stop here, though! In order to meet the goal of Vision 2025, we need to be starting a new translation project approximately once every THREE days. We need to pray that God would bring together the people, the funds, and the know-how to reach this goal.

To put it in different terms, Wycliffe has estimated that they need 25,000 more workers in the next 10 years (they pray to have 7,000 of those from the US alone). Would you pray with us that Vision 2025 would continue to be realized and that God would provide the necessary people to accomplish this task.

Here is a great article posted by Mission Network News talking about this very thing.

Day 5 - Where in the World?

A Very Special Anniversary

The following is taken from the "Pray Today" section of Wycliffe's website. We had the opportunity to sit and visit with this man during our training at the headquarters, so we were especially encouraged by this prayer focus.

“But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about the wonderful grace of God” (Acts 20:24, NLT).

George Cowan, former translator in Mexico and former director of the Bibleless Peoples Prayer Project, began praying for the Sinte Romani speakers of Europe in June, 1983. There are 30,000 Sinte speakers in Serbia alone, with more than 250,000 living in a dozen other European nations. George has been praying for the Sinte speakers for 26 years, but they have waited even longer to receive God’s Word in the language that speaks to their hearts.

Praise God! On the very day marking the 26th anniversary of George’s commitment to pray, Wycliffe USA received word that the Sinte Romani New Testament will be published this year!

Here is a short clip of George (who we met in Orlando during our Training Camp)

Twenty Five Years on our Knees: Wycliffe Bible Translator's Bibleless People Prayer Project

After 25 years, God is still calling His children to prayer through the Bibleless Peoples Prayer Project. And with over 2,200 language communities around the world still waiting for Scripture, His command to “never stop praying” (1 Thess. 5:17, NLT) seems more critical than ever.

To find out more information on the Bibleless Peoples Prayer Project, click here.

If you would like to receive a prayer request from around the world every day, click here.