On 1 September 1960 Wycliffe Bible Translators was officially born in the UK. The training of translators had been taking place in the UK since the early 50s, but 1960 was the year in which Wycliffe UK was formally recognised as part of this growing, world-wide family of translation organisations. The ministry was named after John Wycliffe, an early Bible translator who wanted people to be able to learn about God in their own language. In 1960 the world population was estimated to be around 3 billion with about 1,000 languages that required a translation. Today the world population numbers close to 6.7 billion people with around 6,900 different languages. Wycliffe is involved in 1,300 Bible translation programmes while another 2,200 are waiting to start. Eddie Arthur, Executive Director of Wycliffe Bible Translators in the UK says, ‘It is amazing to think that so many leaders in the world Bible translation movement have been trained and equipped for their roles in this quiet little corner of Buckinghamshire’. Pray: that God’s word will be read, heard and understood more widely through Wycliffe UK’s efforts. (Mk.16:17)