The Big Impossible Idea

From February 16–20, I was in Orlando for Staff Summit 2026. It was a joy to reconnect in person with my immediate team and the wider Wycliffe USA staff as we celebrated God’s ongoing work through Bible translation.

There is a video highlighting Bible translation progress in the last 25 years. While it is longer than my usual updates (14:54), it provides a powerful overview of what God has accomplished. Because of your prayers and gifts for my Wycliffe ministry over the last 16 years, you are a vital part of this story as people around the world receive and understand his Word.

The Big Impossible Idea - youtu.be/rNCOyghrtMA?si=vcaXNv_eRfE1hQ5I (14:54)

Recent Highlights -- Answers to Prayer:

• My time in Florida provided encouragement and renewal.
• I’m making steady progress in learning new skills.
• Praise God for the 2,000+ Bible translation projects currently underway worldwide.

Looking Ahead -- Items for Prayer:

• Pray for the 500+ language groups that still have no translation work started.
• Our team’s new software remains delayed; pray for wisdom to resolve these technical hurdles.
• Pray for the Finance team as we seek to fill several open positions.

Thank you for your faithful partnership! How may I pray on your behalf?

Signs of Transformation

For the 2.5 million deaf people living in Ethiopia, mental and emotional isolation are common. Loneliness and community prejudice are hurdles they face every day. They become like outcasts.

Wycliffe Canada hosted workshops that were attended by members of the Ethiopian Sign Language translation team. There, the team learned essential skills for translation. The lead translator, Abel, could easily have given up, but he persevered. He dreams of completing a translation of the whole Bible in his lifetime.

Thanks to the Lord and Abel’s dedicated team, a growing number of people in the Ethiopian Deaf community are finding purpose in Jesus.

Signs of Transformation - youtu.be/Uo8sTvzjhxc?si=rVrPv7vfnGeWB-H7 (4:42)

Recent Highlights -- Answers to Prayer:

• I am making progress learning my new tasks.
• January was an especially busy month. Praise God for the wisdom and strength to finish things.
• I had a round of Covid this month, but it was mild and I have recovered well.

Looking Ahead -- Items for Prayer:

• Pray for Abel and the team and for completion of the Ethiopian Sign Language Bible.
• The new software project for our team has been delayed.
• Continue to pray that I can fully learn the new tasks.

Thank you for your faithful prayers and gifts – you are impacting Bible translation around the world.

How may I pray with you?