10 GLAD TIDINGS APRIL 2025 A Place to Laugh, Love, Grow and Belong AI Expediting Bible Translation - Less Than 1,000 Languages Now Need Translating CHARLENE AARON/CBN 01-17-2025 Wycliffe Bible Translators, a leader in the field of Bible translation for decades, is reporting remarkable progress toward the goal of making the Bible available in every language on Earth. "Our focus is how do we see God's word come to these languages that have never had scripture in their own language and that is our heart passion and that's what we've been about for these 80-plus years," John Chesnut, president of Wycliffe Translators told CBN News. Of the world's approximate 7,300 languages, Wycliffe and other Bible translation partners have translated 750 full Bibles and another 1,700 New Testaments." The group is deeply pursuing Vision 2025, a goal established in the late nineties to implement translations in every language by the year 2025. At the time, it was believed they would need to begin programs in 3,000 translations over that span to reach the goal. That number recently fell below 1,000 – an unprecedented victory in the translation space. "As of today, it is about 888 remaining languages that are on our list anyway, so it's been huge, huge progress since 1999," explained Chesnut. He credits the success to Wycliffe's partnerships with local churches in distant countries. "The new thing that we're seeing God do is that he literally is raising up his church around the world and taking on this effort," said Chesnut. "They're owning it now. They're the ones that are doing it. And more and more, our role is coming alongside of these groups to say, 'Can we help you accomplish what God has placed on your heart?'" Artificial intelligence is also playing a role. "God's using it for his glory as well. So, we have a new tool that just has been out here for probably about a year or so that if a New Testament has been translated they can use the material from the New Testament to load into the software and it will draft an Old Testament in just a few days." Translators also have access to equipment that can help create an alphabet in places where none exists. "We have another AI tool that, where there's nothing written, no scripture yet at all, that will gather words from the community and then it uses that to teach the machine on how to draft translation too. So, that's where there's nothing started to help accelerate that as well," Chesnut said.. It is innovation he believes could pave the way to fulfill the Great Commission sooner than ever imagined. "This is the first generation that can look and say, 'This could happen during our lifetime.' And I mean, it's an incredible day to be part of what God's doing around the world." u Permission Granted Christian Broadcasting Network After Sept. 11 … a man made a call to another business man. The other man felt like talking. He was head of security of a company that had invited the remaining members of a company who had been decimated by the attack on the TwinTowers to share their office space. With his voice full of awe he told shared stories of why these people were alive and their counterparts were dead ….and all the stories were just little things. 1. The head of the company got in late that day because his son started kindergarten. 2. Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts. 3. One woman was late because her alarm clock didn’t go off in time. 4. One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike because of an auto accident. 5. One missed his bus. 6. One spilled food on her clothes and had to take time to change. 7. One’s car wouldn’t start. 8. One went back to answer the telephone. 9. One had a child that dawdled and didn’t get ready as soon as he should have. 10. One couldn’t get a taxi. There were other stories that perhaps someday can be gathered and put in a book. The one was about a man who put on a new pair of shoes that morning, took the various means to get to work but before he got there, he developed a blister on his foot. He stopped at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid. That is why he is alive today. Now when you’re stuck in traffic, miss an elevator, turn back to answer a ringing telephone. All the little things that annoy you.It may be good to remind yourself, this may be exactly where God wants me to be at this very moment. May God continue to bless you with all those annoying little things. Where God Wants Me To Be BURIED WITH CHRIST Buried with Christ and raised with Him too, What is there left for me to do? Simply to cease from struggling and strife, Simply to walk in newness of life. Refrain: Buried with Christ and dead unto sin; Dying but living, Jesus within; Ruling and reigning day after day, Guiding and keeping all of the way. Risen with Christ my glorious Head, Holiness now the pathway I tread; Beautiful thought from walking therein, He that is dead is freed from all sin. Living with Christ, who dieth no more, Following Christ, who goeth before; Not under law, I'm now under grace, Sin is dethroned, and Christ takes its place. u —Thomas Ryder (19th century)
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