Tuesday, August 11, 2009

A visit to Wycliffe

C was a bit afraid and at the same time intrigued by this display. It took a lot of coaxing to get him to sit this close.
This little stretch of the discover center was very neat. Each "person" had a recording of John 3:16 in their language and also above them on the ceiling was the verse written out. I was amazed at how LONG that verse is when translated into other languages. If you think our Bible is big, wow in some languages it would be HUGE!





Back a couple weeks ago we headed down to Orlando to visit our friends who have joined up with Wycliffe Associates and will soon be headed to Nigeria! They gave us the official tour which included a trip through the discovery center. With four kids in tote we didn't get to linger very long, but after our brief time in the museum I was in awe of how truly big this world is and reminded how many people have no access to a Bible in their own language. I'm so thrilled for our friends as they trust the Lord and follow his plan for them to Nigeria. There is a huge need there for the work that Wycliffe does since there are over 260 languages or dialects in Nigeria that have left to be translated. Wow. I'm so excited to see how the Lord uses and blesses them as they minister to the people there.