"I believe that we have only begun to scratch the surface of the possibilities of the power of God, of what He can do, what He intends to do."
— Cameron Townsend, founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators
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There are no closed doors to the gospel—provided that, once you get inside, you don't care if you ever come out.
—Brother Andrew
The genius of language is precisely its capacity to express thoughts which the people have not heard before.
—Eugene Nida
“All languages and dialects are bearers of identity.” John Edwards: Sociolinguistics, a very short introduction
"It was impossible to establish the lay people in any truth except the scripture were plainly laid before their eyes in their mother tongue." —William Tyndale
"Our confidence in missions and our joy in salvation flow from a knowledge that God’s mission of mercy finds its origin in his desire for his glory, not in our ability or desirability." –Andy Johnson
"Is it not better to have one good idea and to live for that and succeed in it, than to scatter one’s life away on many things and leave a mark on nothing!” -John G. Paton, South Seas missionary
"We need to make Christ known in every people group, in every nation, in every family of the earth; and the most fundamental way of distinguishing those groups is by a common language, culture, and heritage that they share." ~Chad Vegas
“So often when I read the Bible in Hausa or English, there are words I don’t understand. But now that I’m reading it in my own language, it just goes straight in!” —African believer
Most often, it is in the context of teaching, preaching, and fellowship with others that people are persuaded to change their beliefs and behavior. For Bible translation to achieve its ultimate goal, it needs to be carried out as a part of a larger communication strategy of the church. —Harriet...