Four young children from a remote village in Vanuatu are looking on in shy curiosity at the arrival of strangers in their community. You may notice the house in the background with its narrow door and absence of windows. Like many Ni-Vanuatu, the people of this village still live in dark houses, building them without [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bible Translation’
Dark Houses
Posted: 16th May 2011 by Elyse in ResourcesTags: Bible Translation, kids, pacific islands, photojournalist, Vanuatu
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Celebration Dance
Posted: 3rd April 2011 by Elyse in ResourcesTags: Bible Translation, celebration, pacific, pacific islands, Papua New, photo, photography, PNG
This image doesn’t leave you to wonder – it screams – this is a celebration! This colour, joy and dance marked the 25th anniversary of the Bible Translation Association of Papua New Guinea, back in 2005. Now for over 30 years Papua New Guineans have been training new recruits, translating Scripture and advising the work [...]
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
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 [...]
A New Generation
Posted: 23rd January 2011 by Elyse in Resources, WorkTags: Bible Translation, God, inspiration, missions, photo, photography, photojournalist, Vanuatu
I love images. I believe that a good image tells a story much longer than 1000 words. It shows detail, complexity and emotion. For better or worse an image can inspire, move to tears, disgust, or even start a war. As a photojournalist for Monsoon, I know how important images are to mobilize support for [...]
Here in the office we have been working on putting a podcast together. We want to show people how God is working in Asia-Pacific by telling stories, highlighting Bible translation work, playing music, and having conversations….all in a podcast. It has been so fun brainstorming ideas and discussing how we can make this an interesting [...]