Offering encouragement during this difficult season

View this email in your browser JULY 2020

Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
—Lamentations 3:22–23

Each day brings new opportunities to experience God’s mercy and compassion. But during these days of wearing masks, social distancing, and the specter of COVID-19, it’s not always easy to see his blessings when we’re feeling discouraged and in the midst of troublesome times.

More than ever, we must remember—God is faithful, his love surrounds us, and he is intimately concerned with our well-being.

What mission is more meaningful—more worthy—than our Lord’s command to introduce people to himself ... to share the gospel with them in the language they value most so that they can come to know and love him back?

During this global pandemic, JAARS hasn’t hunkered down! We’re continuing to help our Bible translation partners, who work in difficult-to-reach places in the world, accomplish their goals so that more people have God’s Word in a form and language that speaks to their hearts. We’re excited to share some stories about how God’s Word is transforming lives.

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The Ludadiri receive audio Scriptures

JAARS is partnering with The Bible Society of Uganda and Faith Comes by Hearing to come alongside the Ludadiri and ensure they have audio Scripture in their oral language.

Thanks to you, JAARS has supplied the equipment—laptops, headsets, speakers, and Render (Oral Bible Translation software)—to enable this eternal work which began with a three-week training course.

Recording the JESUS Film brings new life to villagers

While Sherm practiced and recorded the words of Jesus in the Gospel of Luke—reading them in his own language—God’s Word touched his heart powerfully.
Read more about the Lihir people, shown here in a ceremony welcoming the recording technicians.

Pre-field aviation training is all part of God's plan!

Meet Cesar and Cathrim Souza who are at JAARS for pre-field training and discover where following God step-by-step over the years is leading them.

Read more about the Souzas' call to Africa.

Our core work at the JAARS Center—with more than 500 people, 552 acres, 49 buildings, and 4 airstrips—makes it possible for us to reach out and overcome critical logistical barriers for our Bible translation partners all over the world. You can help make Bible translation possible by supporting our Core Missions Operations.

Please let us know how you are doing. How may we pray for you? Encourage you? Please contact us at info@jaars.org, or call 1.888.773.1178.

Learn more about how you can partner in the mission of JAARS.

At JAARS, our mission is to make Bible translation and language development possible, especially in the most remote and difficult places on earth. We do that by enabling locally appropriate and sustainable solutions in transportation, technology, media and training.