No, your mission agency is not unique!
Tag: Wycliffe
Eddie on the radio!
Bible Translation and Colonialism
It is one of the interesting ironies of the Western missionary enterprise that the evangelical motive actually helped to shield indigenous populations from the unmitigated assault of the West and that through the elevation of the vernacular in translation, missions furnished the critical language for evaluating the West in its secular and religious impact.
Healing the Wounds of Trauma
We have personally experienced civil unrest and war in 3 different African countries. We have been evacuated 5 times. During our first workshop, we began to experience healing from our own trauma, even while helping others work through theirs.
35 Years as Nomads for the Kingdom
It’s 35 years this month since we left our jobs and started on an adventure that has carried us around the world, with more house moves than we can count; thanks to God and some incredible supporters.
The Value of Literacy
A simple video that captures some of the benefits of mother tongue literacy work.
Where British Mission Agencies Work
A brief look at some statistics about the history and geography of British mission agencies (it’s more interesting than it sounds).
We Must Resist the Hype
When we give in to the temptation of giving a positive spin to our stories we are effectively denying the God that we claim to be serving – it’s that serious.
Stories: Ethiopia
Dereje Tilahun professes, “The Bible is My Life”. During 17 years of Communist rule in Ethiopia, the Word of God sustained Dereje.
The Minimum Unit of Scripture
Scripture isn’t a series of isolated stories that can be stripped from their context; it is a canon of books which tell a connected story and which can only be fully understood in relationship to each other.