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Three teams which Steve has consulted for celebrated completion of their New Testament translations this year. Be encouraged by these exciting 4-minute videos about each of these celebrations. Etulo dedication, Nigeria May 24, 2024 Enga dedication, Papua New Guinea July 2, 2024 … read more

Steve with the Malei team outside the translation office Quality checks completed for books in 2 languages Steve returned from Papua New Guinea on Monday and has this to say about his work there: I'm feeling a happy sense of completion that the quality checking for the gospel of Matthew in t… read more

Enga people in PNG receive God’s Word! We rejoice with the Enga translation team in PNG for the dedication of their New Testament, which happened last month. Steve had worked with them several times over the past 8 years on the quality checking for 36% of their Scripture. What a joy to see the frui… read more

Be sure to click on BLOG to see several other new posts. Miracle in Madagascar Olivia Razafinjatoniary was asked to lead door-to-door evangelism efforts in a Tsimihety community in Madagascar, sharing the gospel with people there. But there was one issue: Olivia was from another region and… read more

Ministry update Steve has finished reviewing the back translation of the Malei translation of Exodus and is now reviewing the Yamap translation of Matthew. He will be traveling to Papua New Guinea August 22nd to September 21st to do quality checking face to face with these teams. Carol Jea… read more

Sad news from Papua New Guinea Early in the morning on Friday, May 24th, a major landslide covered a large area in Enga Province of Papua New Guinea. Estimates of people buried alive range from 670 to 2000 people. No SIL personnel were directly affected by the incident. (SIL is the organization we w… read more

Critical Need for Teachers The Ukarumpa International School (UIS) in Papua New Guinea has a critical need for teachers during the 2025-2026 school year and beyond. The high school needs teachers for English, Social Studies, Math, Religion, Art, Science, and Spanish as well as for electives like Pho… read more

To Wisconsin & Minnesota in June From June 12th-25th we’ll be in Wisconsin and Minnesota to share updates on our Wycliffe ministry with supporting churches and groups. We hope to connect with many friends and partners during this time. You’re welcome to join us for one of these presentations: S… read more

Wycliffe's Spring Scripture Celebration On March 7th, Wycliffe celebrated translated Scripture that is newly available to language groups around the world. God is at work! View this encouraging celebration here. read more

Answered prayer Map from joshuaproject.net God answered prayer, and the quality-assurance check of the Etulo book of Genesis was completed on December 21st. The Etulo team did excellent work with Steve to make this a high-quality translation. Ministry update Steve has resumed working on Tra… read more

A lot has happened in our ministry this year through the grace and enabling of God. Click here to review the highlights of the past year and to see some family photos in our year-end newsletter. May you have a Merry Christmas and God's blessings through the new year! Steve & … read more

Today Steve started working remotely with the Etulo team in Nigeria on the quality checking of their book of Genesis. They’re off to a great start and hope to have all 50 chapters checked before Christmas. Pray that this can happen! The Etulo team is also working on typesetting their comp… read more

In my (Carol Jean’s) role with Wycliffe, I get the excitement of a front-row seat to see what God is doing around the world with Bible translation. I’ve been amazed and inspired by how the work of Bible translation has been snowballing lately, and I want to share a glimpse with you. In 1999, our Wyc… read more

Check out our newly released personal video here (4 minutes), which expresses our passion for the ministry of Bible translation!  A printer-friendly version of our latest update can be found here. read more

Inspire Conference in Orlando Forty-five Wycliffe mobilizers, recruiters, church relations personnel, and other representatives from around the country gathered in Orlando for training September 11-15. Carol Jean was the logistical coordinator. After months of working hard on housing, cater… read more

Upcoming Inspire conference Representing the ministry of Wycliffe to Christians in the U.S. takes a team. In just over a week, 45 mobilizers, recruiters, church relations personnel, and other Wycliffe representatives from around the country will be gathering in Orlando for training. Carol … read more

Here’s an update on what’s going on in our ministry with Wycliffe Bible Translators. Serving Bible translation teams Steve has been making good progress on the translation guidebook, Translators Notes, for Exodus. This is a resource in simple English to help translation teams around the world find … read more

Yesterday 15 participants stepped out of the busyness of everyday life and came to Explore Bible Translation in Orlando. This six-day event is part spiritual retreat and part missionary prep to help participants discern God’s voice on their next steps. The event will also be held in Colorado July 31… read more

Lately we’ve heard exciting things about how God is multiplying the progress of Bible translation throughout the world. “God is on the move, and His Spirit is being poured out in ways that we’ve never experienced before.” “All around the world, Bible translation is growing exponentially,” far beyon… read more

Carol Jean in her role as Pathways registrar Carol Jean’s work Carol Jean recently served on Wycliffe's Leads Development Team, which responds to people inquiring about serving in Wycliffe. She had initial Zoom conversations and corresponded with inquirers. If they were eligible and ready to… read more

The Musim team and Steve after the completion of the quality check of Mark The checking of the gospel of Mark in Musim (MOO-sim) went very well. The team and Steve enjoyed working together. Many adjustments were made to improve the translation. They are feeling excited to be able to publish … read more

Missing suitcase update Steve's suitcase has been missing ever since he arrived in Papua New Guinea Thursday night*, January 19th. A week later, after multitudes of emails and phone calls, he received word yesterday that his suitcase had been found and finally arrived at the local airport in Lae! He… read more

Praise God that Steve made it to his destination of Lae, Papua New Guinea, but his suitcase didn’t. It may be in Singapore. Unfortunately, his computer’s power cord is in the suitcase, along with other useful things, of course. The next flight from Singapore is on Sunday. Pray that the suitcase is … read more

{{ captioned_image(path='images/2023-01-route-to-PNG.jpg', caption='It will be 50 hours between the departure of Steve's 1st flight to the arrival of his 5th flight.') }} Steve to PNG Steve is leaving for PNG this evening to check the Gospel of Mark in person with the Musim (MOO-sim) language team. … read more