Stories

What "Dear You" teaches us about our roots and why heart language Bible translations are still needed.

By Leong Sook Ting "If you want someone to hear the truth, you should tell them the truth. But if you want someone to LOVE the truth, you should tell them a story." — Andrew Peterson, "The Power of Storytelling," The Rabbit Room The Word Made Audible We sat down with Ren*, who has been part of the Teochew and Tamil Oral Bible Storying projects, to find out more about what these projects entail. She shared about the behind-the-scenes work involved and how stories ultimately de

By Leong Sook Ting “…Story is an invitation to participate, first through our imagination and then, if we will, by faith, with our total lives in response to God." — Eugene Peterson, Introduction to the Book of Exodus, The Message All photos courtesy of @vaaimolibible unless otherwise stated. Bible verses quoted are from the NIV. Living Breath Long before writing and print, there was the Voice. It began in a garden, continued through the centuries, and eventually spoke throug

Crafting the Bible in Everyday Tamil By Kalene Lua, Wycliffe Singapore All smiles on the first day For the past two years, Wycliffe Malaysia has been facilitating the Vaaimoli Bible Programme, a project with a big dream: to craft oral Bible stories that speak directly to the hearts of Malaysia’s Tamil speakers. These stories are told in the vernacular Malaysian Tamil that people use every day, making them easy to understand, relatable, and deeply compelling. The hope? That th