These young boys are playing with piles of confetti that were blasted all over the stage during the unveiling of the Kerala Sign Language Bible portions in southern India last year. This is just one of the many moments of visible joy on a day when over 1000 Deaf people gathered to get their hands [...]
Archive for March, 2011
Infectious Joy – Monday’s Inspiring Image
Posted: 28th March 2011 by Elyse in Resources, WorkTags: Bible Translation, Deaf, India, journalist, photo, photography, photojournalist, Sign Language
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Early Morning
Posted: 21st March 2011 by Elyse in Resources, WorkTags: pacific, pacific islands, photo, photography, photojournalist, Vanuatu, Wycliffe
A new morning has dawned in this remote village in Vanuatu. The villagers were up just before the sun – stoking the fires, collecting water from the crystal clear river and preparing for the day’s work. An Australian missionary family who live in the house on the right are also up – enjoying the view [...]
Cultural Celebration
Posted: 14th March 2011 by Elyse in Play, ResourcesTags: culture, festival, philippines, photo, photography, photojournalist
I hope this happy face brightens your day! This smile was captured by Wycliffe photographer Janeen Michie at a cultural festival in the Philippines known as Kaamulan. This year’s celebration in the Bukidnon region finished just last Friday. Tribal villagers representing the seven hill tribes of Bukidnon gathered in unity with the local dwellers in [...]
My new normal
Posted: 11th March 2011 by Rachel in Life, WorkTags: culture, el salvador, home, philippines, transition
Well, I am back home. In some ways it is strange, but in most ways it just feels normal. I came back to the same house, friends, family, town, etc that I left two years ago. Nothing much has changed. I have two new nephews who are awesome but that is pretty much it. I’ve [...]
Visiting my neighbour
Posted: 8th March 2011 by Jaz in LifeTags: Chiang Mai, life, neighbour, poverty, slum, thailand, YWAM
Today I went to visit my other neighbours. About 500m down the road from my house is a Shan slum. It had a rickety wooden fence around it and the houses are made out of corrugated iron. The children are riding their bikes and playing on the dusty earth. I’ve assumed it’s Shan before even [...]
A Colourful Neighbourhood
Posted: 7th March 2011 by Elyse in Resources, WorkTags: city, east asia, photo, photography, photojournalist
These high rises in Hong Kong make a colorful scene. I imagine that all types of people live here together. Families, expats, escapees. There’s not much I can say about bible translation work in this part of the world. Except that in a country with 1.3 billion people and at least 200 languages without any [...]