Feature Story Archive

Have you been touched by our stories?  Here you will find stories that were featured in the past.  We hope you enjoy learning more about the impact of Bible translation around the world:

United States

	Meet Dr. Doug McIntosh Wycliffe board member and Senior Pastor of  Cornerstone Bible Church in Lilburn, Georgia
	Elaine Townsend: A celebration of the life of Elaine Townsend
	Embracing from the Heart Wycliffe missionary kids travel to Africa
	Twenty Five Years on our Knees Even the littlest intercessor can make a big difference in the world.
	One This June, Wycliffe’s 2007 Delegate’s Conference explored the ideas of unity and diversity.
	Biking for Bible Translation:  Two men bike to raise money for audio scripture
	Farewell to Mr. Wycliffe: Kenneth L. Watters, a key figure in the establishment of Wycliffe Bible Translators, passed away on January 12, 2008, in Santa Ana, California

Americas

	We are Celebrating God's Word in Our Language Wanca Quechua dedication of the New Testament
	Making it Stick The first thing that strikes you about Pedro is his friendly demeanor. His genuine boyish grin makes you feel as though this is the beginning of a deeply intimate friendship.
	Dental Restoration: Smile and Souls Along with a team from Tennessee, Dr. Jim Flatley, a third-generation dentist, traveled to a Mayan village in Chiapas, Mexico, where tragedy had struck just ten years earlier.
	Six Days to Travel Through History  by Jon Bilbro after he traveled to Guatamala
	Kushikushun!  “Let Us Rejoice!” August 4, 2007 was the culmination of 43 years of hard, sometimes heart-breaking Bible translation work by many, many people.

Africa

	1000 Miles Journey In the south of Sudan, in the midst of the cruelty of the civil war, a teenager named Walter fled hundreds of miles from his home to find a future and an education.
	Chad Survey Elaine Bombay shares about her experience doing language survey in Chad.
	From Disablity to Empowerment When I was a child, my father put me in school. I learned to read in Hausa, but I wondered why they didn’t teach me in my own language—Jibu.
	Jesus Weeps with MeThese girls listen to the Bible each week. The teachers had gathered the students so we could hear first-hand the impact of our gift to the girls, God’s Word in audio format.
	Literacy for Life Hannah Messang's literacy class is part of a multifaceted literacy and Scripture use program among the Bakossi people in Cameroon.
	Discovering a Friend Brittany Bedford shares about her Discovery Trip.
	Telling the Story Wycliffe Bible Translators sent a media team to the Congo to tell the stories of lives changed through Bible translation.
	This is Very Good A man prays for the first time in his heart language.

Europe

	We Came Home As Mennonite Germans from Russia, Wilhelm Berg and his family made the challenging and life-changing choice to start a new life in Germany. They have lots of company.
	Jesus was a Gypsy “When a Gypsy becomes a Christian, the change is extraordinary,” says Rudi Walter a Scripture-use specialist on the Sinte Romani Bible translation project. “Jesus speaks Romani, and this touches our hearts,” Rudi explains. “It is our language, and He speaks in Romani—into our problems.”
	A Deaf Heart Bible translation and sign language
	Knocking on a Closed Door   William Cameron Townsend working in Russia.
	The "Shepherds" of the Arctic Circle Some people may think of Siberia as a wasteland of ice, snow and exiles. But the resourceful Nenets people know better.

Pacific

	Flying Chicken Flying chickens and Bible translation—what on earth do they have in common?
	Boating to Paradise Maritime Safety Services helps translators in “Boating to Paradise.”
	A Cold Glass of Water “Having the Bible only in English,” says one woman, “is like holding a cold glass of water that we can’t drink.”
	My Enemy is Here Sivini was ruthless. He took the lives of many people. He taught others to kill effectively and ordered the destruction of many of his enemies.
	People are Praying for me: Domai Gaida and her husband hope that through their work, many Bamu people will come to experience the joy and freedom Christ offers.

Asia

	Facing the Odds “They will listen when the Word is in their language.”
	A Life Well Lived Every so often God raises up an exceptional person whose great positive influence changes their family, friends, community, culture, country and even the world.