The Gallaghers – Papua New Guinea
Steve & Carol Jean Gallagher are members of Wycliffe Bible Translators. Since 1993, they have been working with the 1400 Bariai people of Papua New Guinea. Their main goal has been to translate God’s Word into the language that speaks to them best, their own Bariai language. In 2011 they finished translating and typesetting the New Testament along with the books of Genesis and Exodus.
The Bariai people plan to “launch” the Bariai Scriptures in July 2012. The Gallaghers have also helped to provide literacy curriculum and training in the Bariai language. They have also encouraged the use of Scriptures through various activities, including the dubbing of the Jesus* film into the Bariai language. They plan to record the entire translation in audio form and continue with other Scripture use, literacy, and translation activities
The Beathams – Mitla, Mexico
Bruce and Candice are missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators/SIL working in Oaxaca, Mexico in a Mixtec (MEES-tek) village in the mountains near the Guerrero border called Coicoyán de las Flores. They also are working simultaneously in a neighboring Mixtec in a village called San Martín Peras.
Besides translating the New Testament and parts of the OT, they are also writing down the language and doing literacy work to teach the people how to read and write their own language. Bruce does most of the translation while Candice does most of the literacy and home schooling of their 4 children, Jeremiah, Nathaniel, Benjamin and Abigal.