Go Experience Translation!

Interested in going on a GET Global short-term missions trip with Wycliffe?  GET Global offers trips for high school students, college students and youth groups.  Check out specific information for GET Global trips by clicking on the high school, college or youth group buttons to the right.  You can get general info about GET Global below.

So, why should you GET Global???  Well....

IMAGINE LIFE
Imagine your life without a single sentence of God’s Word. Imagine if every Bible you had ever seen was in a language you could not understand.

It is hard for us to imagine, especially when there are hundreds of different versions in the English language alone. Unfortunately for over 2,300 people groups worldwide, life without the word of God is a reality. Many of these more than 200 million people believe that God does not care about their language or culture; hence He does not care about them.

Although these numbers seem daunting, there is hope. God does not speak one language, but instead He is the Creator and Lover of all languages and cultures. What is more, He is passionate about redeeming people from every tribe and tongue.

IMAGINE OPPORTUNITY
Now is your time to join God in His work to redeem the unreached people of the world. Now is the time to act. Now is the time to GET Global!

During a typical GET Global trip a team spends 1-3 weeks among a minority language group where Bible translation is in progress. You and your team will be given the opportunity to experience translation work firsthand in at least three ways:

Language learning: Time with a Local Language Helper
GET Global trips mirror the early field experiences of a translator. During the orientation process you will be equipped with basic linguistic skills that will aid you in your understanding the local "heart language". Similar to a translator,you will develop your language skills by sitting at the feet of a local language helper. After only a few hours, you will come away with a deeper understanding of why translation work can be so challenging, yet so rewarding.

Cross-Cultural Interaction: The Village Stay
You and your team will then be taken out of your comfort zone and will be given the chance to put your language learning and survival skills to the test. Each team member along with one other team member will be placed into a village home for 3-5 days. During this time you will be immersed into the local culture, and required to utilize your language skills. You will learn firsthand the day-to-day challenges of living within a culture unlike your own and the joy that comes from working alongside the local people as they go about their daily affairs.

Community Development: The Service Project
A service project will be done as a thank-you to the missionaries and the village for allowing your team to spend time with them. GET Global consults with the nationals and missionaries to determine what project would be most appropriate and appreciated. Service projects can be anything from construction to computer and literacy work.

Download a GET Global application

getglobal_usa@wycliffe.org

1-866-996-3844

Check out the Wycliffe USA GET Global pages.