As the country faces an uncertain financial future, one report says 40% of those surveyed plan to spend less this holiday season. These reports are particularly troubling for nonprofits that rely on end of year giving.
Wycliffe Bible Translators USA is one such ministry. Their 2020 gift catalog has been released, featuring a new layout but the same vital, Gospel-centered projects. Melissa Stillman of Wycliffe USA says in these uncertain, difficult times, there are important reasons to partner with Wycliffe not only in spite of the pandemic but also because of it.
“Each of the feature projects represents a group of people who are experiencing the very same global situations that we are, plus any challenges that are specific to the area where they live. They’re doing it all without the comfort of God’s Word in a language and form that they can clearly understand,” she explains.
“A gift to the gift catalog really helps reach those who are waiting for those words of hope and peace we’ve used to get through these months of uncertainty.”
Featured Projects
The gift catalog features a wide variety of projects. If you’re passionate about a specific category, such as children and youth, you can give to a fund that supports all projects in that area. One project that stands out supports the Tugen women in Kenya.
“For years, the Tugen women faithfully read the Bible in a different language that was used throughout their region in Kenya, but as speakers read a portion of the newly translated Gospel of Luke in Tugen aloud, Scripture really touched the hearts of the women that were gathered together,” Stillman says.
“Hearing that message in their language brought the Word of God to life, and the women purchase more than 50 copies of the book of Luke before heading home.”
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SOOURCE: Mission Network News, Rachel Pfeiffer
CALL TO ACTION
- Give to one of the projects featured in the 2020 gift catalog.
- Pray for Wycliffe’s ministry in the year ahead.
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