After one translator spends six weeks creating a recording script of the New Testament, he challenges JAARS to create a computer program that does the job within hours.
While sharing the JESUS film in Chad, a translator is distracted by a dozen toads feasting on insects—and 300 Chadians are captivated by the gospel story in their own language.
Two JAARS personnel host an Off-Road Driver Safety Course in Ethiopia, where language workers are confronted with countless challenges, from baboons to logs, potholes to flash floods.
After months of preparation, a donated PC-6 begins serving in Indonesia—carrying language workers, delivering supplies, transporting produce and performing medical evacuations.
For 23 years, translators Greg and Mary Pearson rely on aviation for nearly all transportation—as well as groceries and mail, training and medical rescues.
After the death of two co-translators, Bev Dawson continues translating the Wapishana New Testament—with assistance from JAARS information technology personnel.
