A ministry that aims to give people in remote regions of the world the Word of God in their own language will be using satellite internet service owned by SpaceX to put Bibles into their hands faster.

Wycliffe Associates, an international organization that empowers “mother-tongue Bible translators and partners with local churches in the advancement of Bible translation,” announced they will use Elon Musk’s Starlink technology to help national Bible translators in isolated regions gain access to the internet.

Most of the time, translators have no internet access and are without electricity. They also rely on solar energy to power their equipment. However, according to the organization, the technology will give users in distant areas internet speeds similar to those with in-ground services.

The technology will benefit Bible translation teams, whose members typically live and work in some of the world’s most hard-to-reach places.

“This is going to make a tremendous impact in terms of encouraging the translators, helping them with theological questions, and having that consistent connection where you can actually speak on the telephone as opposed to having to rely on a text message or an email,” said a Wycliffe Associates staff member. “Starlink’s going to improve our ability to stand alongside our translators.”

Advancements in technology have allowed Wycliffe Associates to gain more economical access to satellite internet systems. As a result, the organization is moving transition teams into more remote areas.

“We have thoroughly tested the technology over the past year, and we recently launched Starlink with a few Bible translation teams in very remote areas in Southeast Asia. We hope to expand to many different countries around the world in the near future,” said Mark Stedman, Vice President of Technology.

As CBN News reported, Wycliffe Associates is one of the world’s leading Bible translation organizations. It was started in 1967 by friends of Bible translators to accelerate the translation process.

Now, millions around the world have scriptures in their native languages. Wycliffe Associates says their work is far from over. Staff members and volunteers with the ministry are currently working to bring Bible translations to people in more than 60 countries.

Last summer, the ministry ramped up its effort to provide printed Bibles for Christians in 13 language groups across North Africa and the Middle East.

“Millions of people across North Africa and the Middle East have no hope of encountering God’s Word in their own heart language,” says Tabitha Price, Vice President of Translation Services for Wycliffe Associates. “The work of translating, printing, and distributing the Scriptures in North Africa and the Middle East has never been more important.”
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Christian persecution is continuing to “get worse” across the globe, with Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern (ICC), lamenting the escalating “slow burn.”

King’s organization just released the “2025 Global Persecution Index,” which underscores just how deadly and dangerous anti-Christian persecution has become.

The 116-page report explores “every corner of the world” to identify where these issues are most pervasive, finding that there are around 300 million Christians globally who face a range of punishments, including prison, torture, and assassination.

“We have staff all over the world … so they’re feeding us back news of what’s going on in their countries, and what are the trends, and what are the incidents,” King said of ICC’s data collection for the report. “And then we’ve got a team of fellows.”

He added, “We’re constantly monitoring, and watching … to see what’s happening.”

The “2025 Global Persecution Index” shows a worsening persecution picture, ranging from terrifying government restrictions in China to rampant persecution and land-grabbing inside Nigeria.

Syria is one nation where newfound threats are on the horizon, with King warning that Al-Qaeda and ISIS are taking control after the fall of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime. While the militants have been labeled “rebels” by some, he believes what’s unfolding in Syria is far more nefarious, with extremist Muslims taking over.

“That’s who these guys are, they’re called HTS [Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham],” he said, expressing doubt these forces wouldn’t harm or go after Christians. “They did a name change. They did a rebranding, as it were. And these guys are the worst of the worst.”

King also said Russia has destroyed hundreds of churches and heritage sites in Ukraine since Russia’s 2022 invasion, among other disturbing issues.

“And then you’ve got all the usual places like India and Egypt and just all over the world, North Korea, Nigeria,” King said. “It’s an absolutely horrible situation, but it just goes on and on. It’s not necessarily new, but it’s terrible.”

He said Nigeria and North Korea are without a doubt the two most difficult nations to be a Christian, with persecution at the most intense of rates. As for the former, he said Fulani terrorists and other Islamic extremists routinely target the faithful.

“[If] you’re a Christian farmer, you’re a Christian villager … the Fulani terrorists, the Islamic terrorists [might] come in with guns, with machetes, and they shoot, and they maim, and they slice, and they drive you off the land,” King said. “And if you decide to come back, they’ll attack you again.”

He said the Nigerian government often does little to stop the carnage — and added that the U.S. government doesn’t put the required pressure on them to help stop the madness.

“Three-plus million Christian farmers have been driven off their lands,” King said.

As for North Korea, he lamented a government system that tends to “mimic Christianity” by elevating dictator Kim Jong Un to a god-like status.

“They’re constantly being told the propaganda that they live in a utopia and the best country on earth and the United States is the worst place on earth,” King said, noting anyone who goes against that narrative risks their lives.

Tragically, Christians bear the brunt of furor.

“If you’re a real Christian, you’re either killed right away or you’re sent to a gulag, a massive, massive prison camp,” he said. “These prison camps, some of them are the size of Washington, D.C., and they’re basically slow extermination chambers.”
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ഇതോടനുബന്ധിച്ച് കേരള ക്രൈസ്തവ സാഹിത്യ അക്കാദമി പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ച വി നാഗൽ കീർത്തന അവാർഡിന് അർഹനായ പാസ്റ്റർ സാംകുട്ടി മത്തായി ക്കുള്ള അവാർഡ് വിതരണവും ചിക്കാഗോയിലെ സീനിയർ മിനിസ്റ്റേഴ്സ് ആയ പാസ്റ്റർ ജോസഫ് കെ ജോസഫ് പാസ്റ്റർ പി സി മാമ്മൻ, പാസ്റ്റർ ജോർജ് കെ സ്റ്റീഫൻസൺ, പാസ്റ്റർ പി വി കുരുവിള എന്നിവരെ ആദരിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള ചടങ്ങും ഉണ്ടായിരിക്കും. പ്രശസ്ത ക്രൈസ്തവ സാഹിത്യകാരൻ റവ ജോർജ് മാത്യു പുതുപ്പള്ളി അച്ഛൻ മുഖ്യ അതിഥി ആയിരിക്കും.
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