The Yasur volcano was booming in the background. But it was hard to tell whether the ground rumbling was attributable to Yasur or the energetic, foot-thumping traditional dancing in Yenmelin, a little village on Vanuatu’s Tanna Island.
The reason for the dancing? The dedication and launch of the New Testament in the Nivhaar language, one of the 100 languages of Vanuatu.
Yenmelin village is a long way from Sydney but the partnership of several Sydney Anglican churches has allowed Ross and Lyndal Webb of Wycliffe Bible Translators to work in Vanuatu and assist in the 10-year translation project. Read more
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