Who, Me? ….Yes, Lord.
Are you sure?Will you be paid?Will you have enough to live?What will your parents think?Are you going to work in the jungle? These are some of the frequently asked questions I received from friends when I shared with them that I was going to join…
So You Want To Learn A New Language?
Eunice has worked and travelled in many countries in South Asia and East Asia. She enjoys learning the many languages there and learning from the people. I have been asked many times how one can learn a new language. I am no expert in language…
“Go and make disciples of all nations…..” Yes I will go, but where?
On February 2019, I went on a month-long trip to the Philippines, where I shadowed a missionary. I knew I was interested in missions (God-willing), but I did not know where or how I could fit in. I prayed and talked to a number of…
Teaching And Preserving A Mother Tongue
Literacy education in the mother tongue is very important as it equips the people to read the Scriptures in their own language and allows the Word of God to speak to them in their heart language. Children were gradually losing their mother tongue and they…
ETHNOARTS & I
EthnoArts and I
Serving the Walak in PAPUA
“Wa, wa, wa, wa…” The sound echoed inside the ‘honai’ (a traditional grass-thatched roof house) where we were seated. It was the sound of grateful thanks from the Walak leaders. We had just arrived in the village for the first time in 2005 and visited…
Camp Wycliffe Testimonials
The 3 day Camp Wycliffe held in Ipoh from 1-3 June, 2018 attracted a mixed group of campers ranging from 12 years old to 60 plus years. Our tagline “A unique way to learn about missions” provided a glimpse for campers to experience as to…
What Literacy is
“I have learnt that literacy programs are not only to help learners to read and write per se. But, more importantly to give them opportunities to build up self-confidence, thinking skills and be creative. After all, many of the communities we work with do not…
An Introduction to Orality & Bible Storying
It is believed that two-thirds of our world’s population are oral learners[1]. Oral learners are not necessarily illiterate but are people who prefer to learn through oral form. This means that the majority of the people in our world today learn and communicate best through means that do not involve printed texts. Studies and research tell us that people learn better through [….]
What is Scripture Engagement
One difficulty which most Christians face is how to study and interact with the Bible. Often, Bible translators face a situation whereby a new Bible translation has been completed and launched but few of the native speakers of the language Bible use this new Bible….
