The Bible Changes Everything
Imagine picking up your Bible one Sunday morning. The cover feels familiar in your hands. You flip to your favorite passage — the one you’ve clung to in seasons of both joy and heartbreak.
But the page is empty.
You turn another page, and another. Each one is blank: no comforting psalms, no red letters of Jesus’ words, no promises of hope and no story of redemption.
For millions of people today, that’s reality. The Bible doesn’t yet exist in their language, or it’s missing entire sections. They’ve never experienced God’s Word shared in church. They’ve never encountered the story of Jesus in a language and format they clearly understand — whether by reading, hearing or seeing it signed. The message of God’s love has never reached them in a way that touches their hearts.
No More Blank Bibles
The Bible is more than ink on paper. It’s God’s own heart written on the pages, speaking to our souls and coming alive within people everywhere. It’s the foundation for evangelism, discipleship, church planting and personal transformation.
From the first verse in Genesis to the final promise in Revelation, Scripture tells the story of a God who loves, redeems and restores. Every word is God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16-17), brought into existence for our good and His glory.
When a community receives Scripture in their language for the first time, everything changes. Hope replaces despair. Truth breaks through lies. People meet the living God who knows them each by name.
The Power of Just Eight Verses
In a small Ugandan village, eight newly translated verses of the Bible began to circulate for the very first time.
It wasn’t a full Bible or even an entire chapter, but those eight verses — communicated in a language and format the people could clearly understand — had the power to change lives.
As the eight Scriptures were read aloud and shared among neighbors, people began to listen intently. The words resonated in a way that no one there had felt before. For the first time, they experienced the truth of God’s love and hope in a language that touched their hearts.
The result was transformation. Light started shining into spiritual darkness, and lives began to change. As the translators shared those verses throughout the village, people came to Christ, and the message of hope took root in their hearts.
Think about that — just eight verses altered the spiritual trajectory of an entire village. That’s the power of Scripture! And that’s why Bible translation is so urgent: Even the smallest portion of God’s Word can open the door to life-changing faith in a person’s life.
The Vision We’re Working Toward
The Bible paints a picture of the future in Revelation 7:9a:
“After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb” (NLT).
That’s where the story ends — with people from every language worshipping God together. But today, the work to reach that conclusion isn’t finished. More than 7,300 languages are spoken or signed around the world, and hundreds still don’t have the full counsel of God’s Word.
Wycliffe Bible Translators exists to change that reality — to ensure no Bible is left blank. By working with churches, communities and partner organizations, we’re helping bring Scripture to every language that needs it, in formats people can clearly understand.
And you can be part of the story.
3 Ways You Can Get Involved
Whether you get involved individually or alongside your church family, you can help bring God’s Word to people still waiting.
1. Adopt-a-Verse — For Churches and Groups
Host a one-time event where individuals in your congregation sponsor the translation of specific Bible verses for $35 each. You choose a book of the Bible to adopt, often aligning with a sermon series or church study. Wycliffe provides all the resources you need to make the event easy and meaningful.
Each verse sponsored brings the Bible closer to completion for a community still waiting — and creates a personal connection to God’s mission.
Learn more about Adopt-a-Verse ›
2. 12 Verse Challenge (12VC) — For Churches and Groups
Invite your church to sponsor one verse each month for a year. This digital-first program makes it easy for people to commit to ongoing Bible translation support, while seeing the impact grow month after month.
Your church receives a kit with designs, sermon prep notes, talking points and inspiring videos so you can track and celebrate your collective progress.
Learn more about the 12 Verse Challenge ›
3. WordGivers — For Individuals
Become a monthly donor committed to ending blank Bibles. As a WordGiver, you’ll join a community of people making Scripture accessible around the world, while receiving updates and stories about the impact you’re helping create.
WordGivers often become advocates, encouraging their churches to take on Adopt-a-Verse or the 12 Verse Challenge. It’s an easy next step from one-time giving into ongoing, life-changing partnership.
Learn more about becoming a WordGiver ›
The Right Next Step Starts Today
The Bible changes everything — and you can help ensure no one is missing out on it. Whether it’s sponsoring a single verse, committing to a year of giving or joining as a monthly WordGiver, your involvement brings Scripture to life for communities still waiting.
Together we have the joy and privilege of working toward a day when every man, woman and child has access to Scripture in a language and format they clearly understand. It starts with a blank Bible, but it ends with lives transformed.
Thank you for being part of making God’s name known among the nations!
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