Wycliffe Bible Translators and JAARS - Bible Translation and Technical Support

JAARS , formerly Jungle Aviation and Radio Service, is the technical arm of the WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS , and is headquartered in Waxhaw, North Carolina.

JAARS serves Wycliffe and other relief and missions organizations worldwide by providing transportation by air, land or sea as well as through computing and information technology and other technical services.

JAARS primary mission is to serve Bible translators working with Wycliffe and SIL International in their efforts to translate parts of the Bible into the 2,644 language groups worldwide that have no part of the Scriptures in their language.

People who serve at the JAARS Center or overseas are typically members of Wycliffe Bible Translators. About three hundred Wycliffe members serve at the JAARS Center and more than 400 provide technical and transportation services globally. In addition, 234 volunteers provide invaluable help at the JAARS Center.

Here at Messiah, we are fortunate to have members of Wycliffe and JAARS in our church family. We currently support five families in their ministry:

Frank and Carol Fitzgerald

David, Lynn, Mark, Kimberly and Michael Frank

Tim and Lois Hunter

Ron and Ruth Henkel

Nyla Nelson

Please keep these families in your prayers as they endeavor to bring the Word of God to different peoples in their own language.