Andy and Sylvia Grosh
The Groshes work with Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea. It is their vision to enable the people of Papua New Guinea to have access to God's Word in their own heart languages, and to help them use the Scriptures to understand the Gospel and learn more about maturing in Christ. They have focused much of their ministry on the Kaluli people, a group of about 3,000 people living in the remote rainforest of PNG. They began by learning the language and doing linguistic analysis to develop an alphabet and are now working with individuals chosen by the local church, teaching them how to read, interpret, and translate God's Word to produce a Kaluli translation of the Scriptures. They are also teaching the Kaluli people to read and write in their own language so they can use the translated Scriptures and grow in their faith. In addition to his leadership roles with Wycliffe Bible Translators, Andy is in partnership with others interested in Bible translation to help accomplish the goal of reaching all 800+ language groups in Papua New Guinea with God's Word.