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WELCOME!. 1954 to 2014: 737 Aussies have been involved. The Oates Family 1954. You can replace this with a picture of someone you know. The Miles-Fanning Family 2014. 86 New Testaments 3 Complete Bibles 56 Scripture portions Audio Productions in 22 languages - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WELCOME!

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1954 to 2014: 737 Aussies have been involved

The Oates Family 1954

The Miles-Fanning Family 2014

You can replace this with a picture of someone you

know

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1954 to 2014: Serving directly in 126 language projects

•86 New Testaments•3 Complete Bibles•56 Scripture portions•Audio Productions in 22 languages•Video productions in 11 languages

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1954 to 2014: Other services

•Dictionaries in 34 languages•40 language experts (consultants)•Typesetting (preparing Bibles for print) in 47 languages

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Need

translation*

1,919

In progress

2,167

Some

scripture

1010

1010

New Testament 1,294

Complete Bible

513

6,918 living languages worldwide 2,817 languages with all or some Scripture*180 million people without ScripturesSourced from www.wycliffe.net – October 2013

Status of Bible translation worldwide

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Call to action (2013 statistics)

Number of languages with likely need of Bible translation with no active program in place

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Supporting the Bible translation movement

• Learn more information by checking out– Wycliffe Australia’s website www.wycliffe.org.au– Publications such as Wycliffe Today

http://wycliffe.org.au/resources/wycliffe-today/ • Spread the word

– Like us on Facebook (search for Wycliffe Bible Translators Australia)

– Host a Wycliffe 60th birthday party

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Supporting the Bible translation movement

• Pray– Sign up for Prayer Words by emailing

[email protected] – Host a prayer meeting during Wycliffe Australia’s 60

days of prayer: 13 September to 11 November 2014• Support a Wycliffe member or project financially

– Go to http://wycliffe.org.au/donate/ – Check out 60 Projects for 60 years at

http://wycliffe.org.au/60th-anniversary/ • Volunteer in Australia or overseas

– Contact [email protected] for info

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