Beside the Crocodiles
November 1, 2020Armor-plated crocodiles slide through the Congo River’s tea-colored waters, manatees coast through its tributaries hunting for verdant grasses, and river otters wrestle along its sandy…
Forced Into Something New
October 26, 2020The translation teams in Francophone Africa, Mexico, South Asia, and elsewhere were ready to go. They had prepared for upcoming Scripture website and mobile app…
“We say the same thing!”
October 20, 2020Like David hiding for his life from Saul in the caves of Israel, the H* community in Cameroon sometimes finds itself seeking refuge from an…
What a Privilege
October 7, 2020I, Laila the Land Cruiser, am overjoyed! I have finally arrived in the Central African Republic and am serving with the national Bible translation, literacy,…
Speaking through the Heart Language
October 5, 2020When Frank Doejaaren left Holland with his family for California, he didn’t know then if he would ever return. With his father’s business struggling in…
Just an Illusion
October 3, 2020Bill Mayes, Richard Young, and other members of the SIL* Africa IT team had their airline tickets purchased and their bags packed for their annual…
Twice the Fun*
September 27, 2020Tucked up at the high end of a verdant valley in the mountains of Papua, Indonesia lies the village of Tauban. Brad McFarlane, a pilot…
“It blew me away”
September 21, 2020It’s not every day that Nathan Hicker gets to sleep in a hammock strung across the walls of a hangar. Nathan, the JAARS Aviation Training…
He Never Imagined
September 14, 2020When Sahil* was a teenager, he often dreamed that one day he would be a songwriter. Those desires strengthened as time passed until he actually…
