God has long used Wycliffe USA to help provide "people" to serve in Bible translation. (This part can be a little puzzling!) They are "members" of Wycliffe USA, but someone else supervises their "work" tasks. They become "Shared Staff" with other organizations who desire to see Scripture for every heart, everywhere.
With the increase of remote work and the growing involvement of the global church, more and more Shared Staff are living in the U.S., rather than out of the country. The U.S. Shared Staff Engagement team exists to care for and celebrate all U.S.-based Shared Staff and to assist in connecting them with the people and services available through Wycliffe USA. Our prayer is that the Shared Staff will feel valued and encouraged to continue serving well.
The U.S. Shared Staff Engagement team (don't you wish we had an acronym?) is expanding. As a part of that team, I get to answer all kinds of questions and/or redirect folks to others who can help. If the questions are about finance things, it is providential that I can answer them, rather than forward the member elsewhere for assistance. It's fun to reconnect with many I met during my Orlando time -- all those who came through Equip and Connection programs. (You prayed for them, years back. Thank you!) Pray that the Lord will send the right colleagues to join our team to serve others well.
Recent Highlights -- Answers to Prayer:
- Our new finance team member plans to join us in August.
- We will test the new finance software in June.
- The Jr High Bible reading celebration time went really well.
Looking Ahead -- Items for Prayer:
- Pray for effective testing and timely implementation of the new finance software, June 15-26.
- Pray for clear strategies and more team members for the Shared Staff Engagement team.
- Pray that people everywhere will continue to be transformed by God’s Word.
Thank you for your faithfulness on this journey!
