MICHEALS’ MEMOIRS

May 2023

Dear Friends and Family,

To accomplish Bible translationwork, one thing we can all agree on is that workers are needed. Not only do new Bible translation projects need to be started, but existing projects need to be supported and if you have ever tried to find workers for a project, you know that you won’t find workers all in one place!

One way that the number of workers is increasing is that more of the task of Bible Translation is being taken up by people from within the country where there are still Bible translation needs. Another way is through Volunteers and Interns. That is where Barb’s work with Wycliffe is so critical.

skills are needed and sometimes those skills are only needed for specific periods of times. That is when the work of volunteers is so important.

Sometimes a college student needs to do an internship and/or someone wants to test the waters and do an internship with Wycliffe before committing to long term work. This helps people learn about our work and often has resulted in them staying on to serve with us long term.

If you were to visit us at home where we do our work with Wycliffe, one scene that you would see is the one to the left. That is Barb at work doing many things to handle these volunteer and internship applications. That’s why her job title is Wycliffe’s Volunteer and Internship Placement Specialist. That makes her a VIP!

Barb at work each day for Wycliffe Bible Translators

For over 12 years now, Barb has been helping people join in our work through the Volunteer and Intern program. Not all the workers needed to finish the work of Bible translation will come from within countries where Wycliffe is working and not all can devote a career to this effort like we have with Wycliffe. Many times, very specific

So, what does Barb do as a VIP Specialist with Wycliffe? It normally starts with either a Wycliffe recruiter or one of our field HR teams sending Barb the applications of those who want to apply in one of these two application options.