My Home is in Heaven

  Wycliffe Associates argues that their use of the ‘local church’ and ‘native speakers’ means they can speed translation up. Certainly, using a highly trained native speaker would speed things up because they can skip the language learning phase but that doesn’t cut out ALL the other steps that take time. A translator friend says, “ Many people do not understand what good translation actually entails, and many believe it to be a relatively simple process of finding a word in the receptor language to replace a word in the source language. And we never get a 100% accurate message translated - but we do go through a lot of exegesis and checks and revisions to get as high a percentage as we can.” Benefits of using a native speaker:   No need to travel to another country   No need for furloughs No need for language learning No struggle with visas Native speakers are still people they: Still need vacations. Still get sick. Still have family. Still need an income. ...

    “Just because something isn’t a lie does not mean that it isn’t deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but one who speaks mere proportions of truth in order to   deceive is a craftsman of destruction.” - Criss Jami If you have been telling yourself, “At least Wycliffe Associates is financially responsible,” I have some bad news for you. Wycliffe Associates has engaged in some shady practices and questionable choices. Any one of these alone might be allowable - with a detailed explanation of why it happened - but all of them considered together indicate a clear pattern of un-Christian behavior. They might have occurred because of neglect, incompetence, or devious intent, none of which are a good sign. Let’s take a detailed look at them.   1.                 Resignation from Accountability: The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA), is a Christian accountabili...