Category Archives: Wycliffe

10 Years!

Posted on May 21, 2018 by David

Today marks ten years in Wycliffe!  It’s also our wedding anniversary. In some ways it’s hard to believe it’s been ten years and in other ways it’s hard to believe all that has happened in our lives over ten years. … Continue reading →

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User Advocate

Posted on January 15, 2018 by David

Customer support of the YouVersion Bible app is not the correct title for what I (David) do to help people engage with the Bible app. I am a user advocate, I want to help people engage with the Bible in … Continue reading →

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Yambetta New Testament Dedication

Posted on November 29, 2017 by David

Over the years, we’ve shared stories on our blog about Leo and the Yambetta translation work.  David had the privilege to work with Leo in the deployment of a BGAN satellite at Leo’s house. We are thrilled to share that … Continue reading →

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What If?

Posted on August 30, 2017 by David

I think at some time in our lives we ask ourselves what if questions.  What if I would have gone down that road instead of this one?  What would my life have been like if I were born in a … Continue reading →

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Polish

Posted on July 3, 2017 by David

Yesterday at church there was a woman visiting who was from Poland.  She doesn’t speak much English, yet she came to our suburban church to worship.  After the singing and announcements, Pastor Roger took his place to begin the message.  … Continue reading →

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Renewed Fervor

Posted on June 15, 2017 by David

Lately I’ve felt a renewed fervor in my role.  Sometimes when you work with many details and personnel issues, one can get a bit bogged down, however, lately I’m thankful that I’ve been seeing how privileged I am. I get … Continue reading →

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Two and Five

Posted on May 31, 2017 by David

Today marks the two and five year anniversaries of pivotal moments in our lives – two years ago on this day we boarded a plane and said goodbye to Cameroon.  Five years ago on this day, Jonah had a serious … Continue reading →

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May

Posted on May 18, 2017 by David

May is a month of celebration for us. We met in May of 1996. We married in May of 1999. We were accepted as Wycliffe members on our wedding anniversary in May of 2008. Lots of milestones are in the … Continue reading →

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Sign Language

Posted on April 28, 2017 by David

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

Posted on April 21, 2017 by David

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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