Situation
A Vision to Celebrate Global Impact
For more than 80 years, Wycliffe Bible Translators has worked globally to help people encounter Scripture in their native language. As part of their Vision 2025* initiative, Wycliffe sought to share the impactful stories of faith, transformation, and hope made possible by their work in a way that felt tangible and inspiring.
Drawing on themes from the on-site visitor experience at their Orlando headquarters, they envisioned an online experience anyone could explore, from anywhere in the world. Wycliffe partnered with PlainJoe to imagine what a truly engaging digital experience could be and how to bring it to life.
*Vision 2025 seeks to start Bible translation projects for all remaining languages that still need Scripture by the end of December 2025.
Solution
An Online Experience that Breathes Life into Personal Stories
PlainJoe’s Interactive Team custom built a dynamic web journey that presents Wycliffe’s many inspirational stories and measures of translation progress. Rather than a traditional collection of pages, this guided experience engages visitors in a truly interactive format.
Through a combination of video, audio, rich imagery, and storytelling, The Bible Translation Experience shares the decades of Wycliffe’s stories in an interactive framework, allowing visitors to explore by region, timeline, or theme.
Scroll-based storytelling layered imagery, motion, and narration are designed to not only shed light on the extensive Bible translation work Wycliffe has facilitated around the world, but also highlight the stories of individual people and communities who have been transformed by the work. With this format, Wycliffe has a tool that deeply communicates the reach, impact, and transformation the churches, individuals, volunteers, translators, and donors eager to help further its mission.
Transformation
All systems go for writing, design, and development.
Currently, the PlainJoe team is writing, designing, and developing the many components of the Bible Translation Experience. We’re looking forward to sharing this exciting project soon. It’s set for launch in early 2025, so check back for updates!