Slide 1 - Wycliffe Bible Translators

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Internet Publishing Service
Worldwide…
people speak more than
7,100
languages…
And the internet allows us to
give them access to the
Scriptures in their heart
language
in audio,
text and
video
form…
Using their PCs, tablets and mobile
phones...
Because there‘s a digital revolution...
Engulfing the peoples of the world...
Even where access to the
Scriptures is often very difficult.
Voice of the Martyrs
With a global
population of
7,100,000,000
It’s amazing that the
global number
of mobile phone
subscriptions
exceeds
6,835,000,000
And of those,
the number of
mobile phone
subscriptions in the
developing world
exceeds
5,200,000,000
And the average number of people
per mobile subscription is:
Furthermore, by the end of 2013
the number of internet users
will be
2,800,000,000
with over half
in the developing world.
In response, we are taking
advantage of this revolution by
providing minority language
Scripture website building and
hosting services to 41 partner
translation organizations.
We publish minority language
Scriptures and related materials via
Mission
App mobile
the internet
to computers,
phones and tablets…
By equipping language community
members to create websites that fit
their language and culture – like
these….
Presenting
Scripture text
in their language.
Presenting narrated
Scripture recordings
in their language.
Presenting
Scripture stories
in their language.
Presenting
Scripture videos
in their language.
Presenting
Scripture songs
in their language.
Presenting
Scripture drama
in their language.
With all
Website navigation
in their language.
Their website.
Their language.
Their script.
Their voice.
God’s Word.
By December 2013 we expect live
websites in languages spoken by
600,000,000 people.
After 2+ years of operation, we
serve 665 language teams in 45
countries with 87 websites live
and 578 teams in the process of
building their websites.
The Lord is enabling us to:
meet a challenge,
seize an opportunity,
and provide a solution.
Please pray with us that:
• The Word will flow freely into the most
closed societies.
• The Spirit of God will use the Scriptures
accessed on these sites to change
people‘s lives for eternity.
• The Lord will provide 2 critically needed
additional software developers.
Please pray with us that:
• The IPS team working from the UK,
Germany and the US will deliver a new
and more flexible software and server
technology on schedule in March 2014.
• Planned workshops for nationals in India,
Tanzania, Uganda, the Philippines and
Malaysia will produce 100+ new Scripture
websites.
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