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You Never Know

Imagine taking a 4WD course using a manual transmission vehicle—which you’ve never driven before—to prepare you for driving an automatic vehicle overseas because that’s your…

A Valuable Souvenir

The wonder of flying hooked Rachael Stoner the first time she stepped onto an airplane. When, as a child, she clambered into one to visit…

At Just the Right Time

Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when a new JAARS project debuts? The production of The Best Gift, a special Christmas video…

It’s Only Happiness!

The Vwanji people live in the rugged mountains of southwestern Tanzania, hoeing crops of bananas, maize, and potatoes on steep mountainsides—about as far away as…

The Man Behind the Mask

We all wear masks from time to time—not just indoors when we cannot socially distance. Meet Arthur Lightbody, recently retired from Wycliffe and JAARS. He…

Under the Shadow

Under the shadow of the volcano, Mt. Nyiragongo in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a team of people translates God’s Word into four…

Fight or Flight?

Fake gunfire was not what Hanna expected to hear when she arrived at JAARS as the Safety Coordinator Fellow. Before arriving at JAARS, Hanna served…

“We Thought Nobody Remembered Us”

During the last week of March, the Tigak New Testament translation team of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea (PNG), had just completed translating the script…

A STAR STILL SHINES

Kwadima means star in Dobu, a local language of Milne Province in southeast Papua New Guinea (PNG). Thus, it is fitting that a 15-ton motor…