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Exploring Identity and Development
Next week I will be travelling to Bangkok in Thailand to help facilitate a learning community around the topic of ‘Identity Based Community Development’.Over 60 representatives from all across Asia,...
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Reminders
Let’s face it, my day-to-day work really isn’t that exciting. Thankfully I’m someone who often thinks about the ‘big picture’ and so I can be encouraged to keep going because of the part my work plays...
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Visiting Sheffield again the other week reminded me that it is still a place I love! I had kind of forgotten about it, but there are so many reasons to love it - the greenness, the proximity to the...
View ArticleNew year, new opportunities
Having just posted a new blog I noticed this one (below) written at the beginning of the year. We must have saved it to post later and just forgot! Whilst it's a little out of date now, for a sense of...
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Complicated
I often find it difficult to explain to people what I do, what my ‘job’ is, or even how I spend my time! A lot of the time that is because I just don’t know HOW to describe it in a way that will...
View ArticleA little reminder
We don't like to go on about it, but every so often it is helpful to be reminded of things...!We do not receive a wage from Wycliffe.We are only able to be involved in the work of translation,...
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Sharing: who you are and what you know
Meetings in BangkokWhat do an air-conditioned office in Bangkok, a sparse pre-school classroom in rural Bangladesh, a grand hall at the University of Oxford, and a sleek conference room in Paris all...
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Transformational development
The article in WfLA couple of months ago I (Matt) spent some time chatting with a colleague at Wycliffe HQ about my role, the kind of work I'm involved in supporting in Asia, and the connections...
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Connections: Signs
This last week I (Matt) was in Germany at the Wycliffe Germany offices and conference centre for a meeting of the 'Europe Area Funding Network' - basically a coming together of a group of Wycliffe and...
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Connections: Meet Pastor Dorival
Meet Pastor DorivalIn contrast to his rustic surroundings, Pastor Dorival’s face is alight with joy and excitement. Dorival is an evangelist, travelling far and wide in this old car to share good news...
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Connections: Somalia
SomaliaA Somali man sits next to his herd of goats at Bakara Animal Market in Mogadishu, Somalia. In the district's animal market, thousands of goats are brought each morning, where they are sold for...
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Connections: Vibrant Culture
Vibrant CultureCan you imagine our world without its phenomenal diversity of cultures, languages and expressions? Each wondrously beautiful in its own way, the human being is a multi-faceted creature...
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Connections: Ear to Ear
Ear to EarA broad smile and an even broader hat are a charming combination on this friendly man in Yimbéré, Cameroon. One of the languages he speaks is Fulfulde, a language that belongs to the Fulani...
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Connections: Island Life
Dreamy blue-green waters, scattered islands, sleepy boats - where are we again? One of the largest Islamic nations in the world, a major manufacturer of electronics, producer of oil and certainly the...
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Conversations and pages
In a job like mine, as with many others, it is often quite hard to see the results of your labour. What we are working to bring about are changed lives, both outwardly and inwardly. These kind of...
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Connections: Meet Pastor Paul
Closely involved in the translation of the New Testament into his mother tongue, Wala, published in 2008, Pastor Paul references the whole Scripture text of the Bible in Pijin, the national language of...
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Connections: More Than Rice
Happy kids pose on a small rice farm in Uganda. While western media often focuses on this nation’s struggles, Ugandans are persevering, gentle and strong in faith. Over 82% of Ugandans call themselves...
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Connections: Mesmerised
Have you ever seen children sit so still? At a dark outdoor meeting with only the glow of the stage lights, this image was captured at a ridiculously slow shutter of 1/8 of a second. But these...
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As we have talked about before, many of the great things about the life we have chosen come with associated challenges. Moving around frequently and relying on relationships with friends, family and...
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Connections: Cultivation
The steep hillsides of the Nepalese valleys are no deterrent for the hungry farmer. Thousands of narrow terraces line the fertile hills of Nepal, right up into the dizzying heights of cloud and mist....
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