Kids Who Care | All Things Jubilee | November - December 2025
ALL THINGS JUBILEE
We live in the year 2025. 50 years ago, it was 1975. I am sure that if you are still a child, then 1975 must seem like a very long time ago.
I was born in 1975, and so it doesn’t seem that long ago for me, but things were very different then. There were no computers, no internet, no cell phones, no Google or Chat GPT. I had to read books to find information. I had a small TV that was shaped like a box. I could only talk to someone on the phone when I was at home, and they were at their home and when I was sitting right next to the phone, which was plugged into the wall in my lounge.
Lots of things have really changed in the last 50 years. But some things have stayed the same. One of those things that has never changed is that God loves every person in the world and He wants everyone to know Him. Another thing that is still the same is that there are still lots of people in the world who have not heard about Jesus. The Bible has not changed. It is still the same as it was hundreds and hundreds of years ago.
50 years ago, some people in South Africa felt that God wanted them to pray and work to help more people have the Bible in a language they could understand. They went around churches sharing their vision, and many people joined with them in praying and supporting the work of Bible translation. In 1975, Wycliffe South Africa was born. Just like me, Wycliffe South Africa is 50 years old this year!
When it was my birthday, I had a little party with some people who are an important part of my life. Wycliffe has had a lot of different celebrations for their birthday. There was an art exhibition. A music album is being released. Many team members did different things to raise money, like swimming, running or walking 50km. People who have been part of Wycliffe came together from different places all over the world to celebrate. Lots of Wycliffe members from a long time ago told stories about their adventures and experiences. They did fun things like wearing silly hats, colouring bookmarks, and having a dress-up dinner.
I am sure that you are like me, and you like to be part of birthday parties. Well…I have good news for you. You can be part of all the Wycliffe 50th birthday celebrations. Maybe you could think of something to do to let more people know about the great work that Wycliffe does and even raise a bit of money to help them carry on working.
Maybe you could make pancakes and sell them at your church?
Or you could run or cycle or swim a race and ask people to sponsor you so that you can raise some money for Wycliffe. Or maybe you could make some art and craft items and sell them at a Christmas market, then donate the money you made to Wycliffe.
A Bible dress-up party, an art competition, a talent show, a stay awake sleepover…these are all some ideas to celebrate Wycliffe’s birthday. Or make some colourful posters and put them up at school or church, or share on your parents’ phone to let more people know about what Wycliffe does and how important this work is. I would love to share a photo of YOU celebrating Wycliffe South Africa’s birthday in this newsletter next time, so please send me some photos. I can’t wait to see how you celebrate!
Love Gill
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