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Bibles to the Red Centre
In order for Indigenous Australians to access Scripture in their own languages, translated resources need to get out to people. We are...
Apr 9, 20241 min read


Want to listen to the Bible & help out?
PEV audio checking Some Plain English Version (PEV) audio recordings have been edited and are now ready for checking. And we are...
Apr 3, 20241 min read


The irony of Easter!
Do you know what the word "Easter" means? In truth, nobody really does! Some have suggested it came from the name Eostre, a goddess of...
Apr 3, 20241 min read


Why is she always smiling?
I smile at strangers. I smile in photos. I even smile to myself! What's wrong with me? I was in a couple of photos with Aboriginal...
Mar 5, 20241 min read


Internship – Know anyone...?
Know someone who is interested in missions, but not ready to commit? We are looking for people with a passion for God's word to come to...
Dec 12, 20231 min read


A multi-language translation workshop
I had a great time at the recent multi-language translation workshop. We had 14 speakers of Aboriginal languages do 9 new translations...
Dec 12, 20231 min read


Listening to the PEV
We've been recording the PEV narratives for over 2 years now, and we just recorded the last of the lines in November!! We are thankful to...
Dec 12, 20231 min read


Visiting volunteers
I love having young, enthusiastic, tech savvy volunteers visit. (If you'd like to volunteer a week of your time and learn more about...
Dec 5, 20231 min read


Northern Territory English
Aboriginal English words in the PEV There are some terms that are used so widely by Aboriginal people in the NT, they've made their way...
Nov 28, 20231 min read


Workshop for ministry workers
At the inter-organisation Bible Translation Gathering in February it was obvious that Bible translation in Australia is being slowed by...
Oct 27, 20231 min read


Who uses the PEV?
Here are a few examples of how the PEV is being used. In Bible classes A Foundation Studies teacher at Nungalinya, a Christian training...
Aug 16, 20232 min read


A story from prison
The joy of learning from the Bible Two prison chaplains who ordered some Plain English Version (PEV) resources shared this encouraging...
Aug 2, 20231 min read


PEV Mini-Bibles are available!
After further delays at the docks, the Plain English Version (PEV) Mini-Bibles arrived in Australia, and in our bookshop in Darwin in...
Jul 12, 20232 min read


10,000 PEV Mini-Bibles are in Australia!
Last night (Wed 7th June 2023), I heard that the Plain English Version (PEV) Mini-Bibles* had already arrived in Australia and will be...
Jun 8, 20232 min read


Reconciliation Week
Did you know that Reconciliation Week goes from 27 May to 3 June every year, regardless of what days of the week they fall on? (I...
Jun 3, 20231 min read


PEV Mini-Bible Dedication!
We got to hold an actual PEV Mini-Bible! On Friday 28th April, Hilton Edwards, the CEO of Bible League AU/NZ, flew to Darwin with 5...
May 5, 20233 min read


We got to hold an actual PEV Mini-Bible!
On Friday 28th April, Hilton Edwards, the CEO of Bible League AU/NZ, flew to Darwin with 5 copies of the Plain English Version...
May 5, 20232 min read


It's more clear!
Recently, an Aboriginal teacher at Nungalinya College shared at morning chapel* on a passage from Luke. He read the passage from the...
Apr 12, 20231 min read


More audio recording
Bible Society's recordist, Peter, was in Darwin recently for a Kriol recording workshop and was able to fit in some more PEV recording...
Mar 30, 20231 min read


Office staff
Late last year we hired two Aboriginal ladies to help in the bookshop and office 4 hours a week each. Miriam (a Garrwa speaker) and...
Mar 27, 20231 min read