Author Archives: David

Sign Language

I (DeAnna) have a dynamic couple I’m privileged to serve, who are in Romania.  This couple works with deaf Bible translation.  They are currently learning RoSL (Romanian Sign Language) and spoken Romanian. There are over 100 different sign languages in … Continue reading

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Sunday morning language barrier

One of the verses that impacted us in becoming members of Wycliffe and serving in Bible translation is Revelation 7:9.  “After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, … Continue reading

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Understanding on Good Friday

At a Good Friday service in 1980, Leonard Bolioki stepped to the front of his Cameroonian church to read the story of Jesus’ crucifixion. The same passage was used every year on Good Friday, but this year one thing was … Continue reading

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No Crying

Many of us have heard the saying (Don’t cry over spilled milk).  When I was breast feeding our babies and freezing breast milk, I would cry over spilled milk. A couple of weeks ago, we had a great and busy … Continue reading

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Moving

Something I was always amused by in Cameroon was how much stuff and people Cameroonians would shove/stack/transport into/on cars, trucks, vans, etc… I marveled at watching a motorcycle tow another motorcycle on top of it.  I cringed when following behind … Continue reading

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Rebuilding

Recently I was reading in Nehemiah about how Nehemiah was homesick, sad and burdened for the city of his ancestors.  In an age where it seems every other commercial is advertising Ancestry.com and finding out about your ancestors, that’s what … Continue reading

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Still waiting……

We recently posted the 2016 Wycliffe year in review video.  We are passionate and heart broken for Bibleless peoples.  There is a lot to celebrate, however, there is also a lot left to do.  Below are numbers for 2016 Bible … Continue reading

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Year in Review

Wycliffe shared a 2016 Year in Review video and we thought you might enjoy it too.

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Where’s my language?

Since returning to the United States, I’ve (David) been working as a user advocate helping people connect with the Word of God in different languages and helping people to engage with the Word of God in a language they can understand. … Continue reading

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Festivus

I have seen every Seinfeld episode and at one time we owned the Seinfeld series.  Many episodes I’ve seen many times.  I can find something in daily life that reminds me of a Seinfeld episode.  I’m aging and many of … Continue reading

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