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Top Gun to Top Bible

“I feel the need, the need for speed!” Maverick and his fellow aviator, Goose, jubilantly exclaim after returning from a high-speed flight in their jet…

World Traveler

Terry would consider himself a world traveler even though he spends most of his time on the JAARS campus as the Research and Development supervisor.…

Sharpening a Machete

Kay Smoes wears several different hats—and not the kind that keep the sun off her. Along with being a wife and mother, she works in…

God’s Plan

Growing up in Kansas, Katie had her heart set on going to West Texas A&M University in Canyon and earning a nursing degree. She hoped…

Every Step is Important

Since high school, Daniel Rounds had wanted to be a pilot serving overseas. He attended Moody Bible Institute in Spokane, Washington, with this goal in…

Called According to His Purpose

The JESUS film for the Lihir people was almost finished. However, one crucial part was incomplete—Jesus’ voice! Lauren Runia, the media consultant who was helping…

The Best Way to Spend His Final Years

At age 81, Reverend Bansah had a reason to celebrate: After working with other Bible translators to produce the New Testament in their language Nyagbo,…

Don’t Make God #1

Seven years after learning about JAARS, Na Young Yang, her husband, Taewan, and their two boys have made it from South Korea to JAARS for…

From Africa to North Carolina

Kate Starr spent her early childhood in Cameroon, Africa, where her parents were Bible translators for Wycliffe Bible Translators. Then she moved with her family…