As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Released on the United Nations’ International Translation Day, Sept. 30, the latest statistics from Wycliffe Bible Translators highlight how one of the greatest barriers to Christian mission—the absence of Scripture in people’s native languages—is rapidly being overcome.” - CPost
“Each kit, worth $2,500, provides access to all the Bible translation software a language group needs, along with a built-in satellite internet connection. When one language group receives a BTAK and translates the Scriptures into their own heart language, they pass along what they’ve learned to other language groups in their region, according to Wycliffe.” - C.Post
“Wycliffe Bible Translators has recently adapted their translation software, ‘ParaText,’ for smartphones, dubbing it ‘ParaText Lite,’ and has described it as a game-changer in several ways.” - Christian Post
Wycliffe Bible Translators is the largest and most influential evangelical mission of all time. Its ability to draw support from left-leaning evangelicals (and even some mainline churches) all the way down the spectrum to some fundamentalists is unique.
“There are about 7000 languages in active use and at least one book of Scripture exists in almost 2,900 of these languages”
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