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5 Challenges Bible Translators Around the World Face Every Day

Wycliffe Associates — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:37:24 GMT

Nish* knew the danger before he ever began translating the Bible.

ETERNAL HOPE FOR EAST AFRICA

Wycliffe Associates — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:58:07 GMT

Technology has the potential to radically empower our brothers and sisters who are at work translating God’s Word in some of the most remote, difficult places on Earth.

Some have been rejected by their own families because they decided to follow Jesus. Some have suffered violence. Most have known persecution of one kind or another.

Yet they are ready to face every hazard, trusting God to help them overcome every obstacle, doing whatever it takes to translate God’s Word for their people.

They ask for the tools and training to bring God’s Word to life in languages where it has never existed before.

Through Persecution, Oppression, Danger:

Wycliffe Associates — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 17:18:29 GMT

In an area too dangerous to mention in writing, Christians are under fire for their faith. Millions are living in a world of such uncertainty, such danger, it’s almost unfathomable for us...

Bibles for East Africa

Wycliffe Associates — Fri, 02 May 2025 19:29:57 GMT

2,000 years ago, a man named Simeon longed to witness the coming of the Messiah. He felt assured by God that he would not die before it happened.

Wycliffe Associates 2024 Annual Report: To the Ends of the Earth!

Wycliffe Associates — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 02:16:35 GMT

Around the world, there are believers who wait, hope, and pray that one day they can read, study, and share God’s Word in the language they understand, the language of their heart.

BREAKTHROUGH:

Wycliffe Associates — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 11:00:00 GMT

If someone asked for directions to your home, you could probably give them in under a minute.

Six Language Groups. ZERO Bibles. Until Now!

Wycliffe Associates — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:32:52 GMT

Get out of town. Now.

Prayer Watch: God is Doing a Great Work in the Middle East

prayer@wycliffeassociates.org (Prayer Coordinator) — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:00:00 GMT

I was so excited last night. I had researched Scripture about “light!” God was showing me the importance of His light. I was reading them through and was so blessed and anxious to share them with you. I closed down my computer to go help prepare our dinner. This morning, I opened to the file it should be saved in—you guessed it! I forgot to save it and lost it all. That was for me a very small glimpse into the feelings a Bible translator has when his Scripture translation is destroyed and not saved to the cloud. It’s hard to start over.

Keeping Christians Safe as They Translate Scripture in the Middle East

Wycliffe Associates — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:16:54 GMT

Being a Christian in Muslim-dominated areas of the Middle East can be dangerous, even deadly. For people who are suspected or known to follow Christ, surveillance is almost certain.

Prayer Watch: Believers Facing Persecution Beyond Imagination—Seek our Help!

prayer@wycliffeassociates.org (Prayer Coordinator) — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:00:00 GMT

It is time for prayer—fervent prayer—in support of our brothers and sisters in Christ facing persecution that’s beyond imagining—in a place so dangerous, I can’t tell you where. They risk everything for their faith, they are completely focused on one thing only: