Vernacular Media Services

  • Business as Mission

    We provide start-up loans and assistance to businesses that advance Bible translation

  • Aviation

    Our team serves hundreds of the world's most remote communities

  • Maritime Services

    Many translators rely on JAARS for vital training and safety equipment

Recent Stories
  • United States

    A Peek in the JAARS Hangar

    How does the work behind the closed doors of the JAARS hangar impact Bible translation around the world? Here’s a peek at a typical day.

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  • Western Africa

    Surveying Africa

    Have you ever eaten fried intestines for breakfast or drunk innumerable glasses of sweet green tea in one day? How about spending the night in a dried-up riverbed? Or transporting five policemen—for your personal protection?

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  • Indonesia

    Ending the Silence

    An Indonesian Bible translator works with consultants via satellite from his remote village—until the connection breaks and a deafening silence begins. So a pilot and IT expert intervene.

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