by Emily Wilson | Feb 22, 2022 | News, Official Blog
When I was a kid, my church always held an annual summer picnic at the city park. Lunch was preceded by morning worship, held in the big pavilion with seating at picnic tables. It was a novelty (and I admit, a distraction) to follow the usual order of service...
by Emily Wilson | Feb 15, 2022 | News, Official Blog
When I relocated to a small town with Lutheran Bible Translators several years ago, one of the first things my sister asked was, “Is there a library?” She and I both love to read. From childhood, we always had access to a huge supply of books and materials, either at...
by Emily Wilson | Feb 8, 2022 | News, Official Blog
I’m not quite old enough to remember, but I know there was a time when worship services were still offered in German at the church my family attended. People took pride in their heritage and worshipping in the language they understood best made the experience more...
by Emily Wilson | Feb 1, 2022 | News, Official Blog
There has never been a time in my life when I didn’t have access to a Bible in my language. Or a church I could attend where services were conducted in a language I understand. Because I speak a language that is among the most prominent in the world, I’ve never had to...
by Emily Wilson | Jan 25, 2022 | News, Official Blog
The young woman was clearly uncomfortable. She’d agreed to participate in a test group to determine the effectiveness of oral Bible-based stories in her language. But the when the story touched on angels and the spirit realm, she became nervous. Fear of spirits,...
by Emily Wilson | Jan 18, 2022 | News, Official Blog
How many times a day do you switch on the lights? It’s such an automatic gesture you probably don’t even consciously think about it. For those serving on the mission field, electricity on demand is not a sure thing. During a visit to Liberia a few years ago, Dr. Becky...
