About – JAARS

MISSION

CrossVenture connects and involves people of all ages, through experiential initiatives, in the ministry of JAARS as it supports Bible translation.

VISION

CrossVenture aims to see God’s people engaged collectively and individually in the transformative work of language development and Bible translation.

OUR PROGRAMS

CrossVenture|Aero Designed for students ages 15-18, CrossVenture|Aero highlights missionary aviation and the vital role it plays in making Bible translation possible. In addition to exploring missions and Bible translation, participants get to learn about basic aeronautics and experience flight time with qualified JAARS pilots.rossVenture

CrossVenture|Village and CrossVenture|Coastal are no longer being offered

MEET OUR STAFF!

Tracy Tooley

Tracy previously served with Wycliffe as a language assessment specialist in Tanzania. She returned to the USA to fulfill God’s call on her life in youth ministry. After 10 years serving in a local church, she returned to Wycliffe to continue serving within that youth ministry call, first as program coordinator for Jungle Jump Off-IL, then as Director of Next Generation Ministries from Wycliffe’s Orlando headquarters.

In 2015, JAARS invited Tracy to help develop and implement the new CrossVenture program as well as other multi-generational programming and resources. Her goal is to encourage, equip, and engage people of all ages in reaching the last languages through the work of Bible translation. Tracy’s dream is to see a new generation rise up to be torchbearers for the needs of the Bibleless and unreached.