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In the 1920s, Wycliffe Bible Translator's co-founder, William Cameron Townsend, began to recognize that the needs of indigenous people groups differed significantly from those of their surrounding cultures. This shaped his vision that every people group should have the Scriptures in their own language.
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William Cameron Townsend was one of the three most influential missions leaders in the last two centuries. This was the statement that Ralph Winter made after hearing that Townsend had passed away in 1982. 'Cameron' was born in California in 1896 into a time of poverty for the country.
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A New Vision for Missions: William Cameron Townsend, the Wycliffe Bible Translators, and the Culture of Early Evangelical Faith Missions, 1896-1945 webmaster April 1, 2009 by William Lawrence Svelmoe University of Alabama Press, Box 870380, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0380, 2008, 400 pages, $46.00. —Reviewed by Dave Broucek, EMQ book review editor.
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William Cameron Townsend (July 9, 1896 - April 23, 1982) was an American Christian missionary-linguist and the founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics (now SIL International)
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Townsend, William Cameron, 1896-1982, Wycliffe Bible Translators -- History, Summer Institute of Linguistics -- History Publisher Waco, Tex. : Word Books Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Digitizing sponsor Kahle/Austin Foundation Contributor Internet Archive Language English
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William Cameron Townsend, Kenneth Pike, Eugene Nida After serving for a decade and a half as a missionary in Guatemala, William Cameron Townsend grew restive. Visions of airplanes flying the Gospel to isolated tribes in the Amazon basin began dancing in his head. 1 But it was to be years before those airplanes
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William Cameron "Uncle Cam" Townsend (1896-1982) In June 1934, William Cameron Townsend, along with Leonard Livingston Legters, founded a linguistic training program for the purpose of promoting Bible translation among minority language groups.
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Stimulator of linguistic research among ethnic minorities and champion of their cultural dignity Adapted from a biographical sketch originally compiled by Calvin Hibbard, former Townsend Archives curator William Cameron Townsend - Introduction Early career in Guatemala The first summer institute Establishing the work in Mexico
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A century ago, 21-year-old William Cameron Townsend, who would come to found SIL 15 years later, began studying the local Kaqchikel language of Guatemala. This decision to learn Kaqchikel was formed after he realized the many ways in which the community faced exclusion from daily opportunities for a better life due to language barriers.
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William Cameron "Cam" Townsend was born in California in 1896 to a poor farmer and his wife. Cam was not a good student in school, but after a near drowning incident, he decided to focus on his studies and did very well.
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His name was William Cameron Townsend, known as Cam, or Uncle Cam, to many. W. Cameron Townsend was born in 1896 and was brought up in the Presbyterian faith in California. While attending a Presbyterian college in Los Angeles, he joined the Student Volunteer Movement and was inspired by missionary chapel speeches to get involved in missions.
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William Cameron Townsend (1896-1982) "Cameron Townsend attempted so much and saw so many dreams realized in his lifetime," declared Kenneth L. Pike. He called them "dreams" but they were more on the order of hard-nosed intentions. One objective was to stimulate the study of every single minority language in the world not yet analyzed or recorded.
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Achieving a God-sized mission:Vision 2025. In 1999, Wycliffe USA made a bold decision to adopt a God-sized vision: to have a translation program in progress in every language still needing one by the year 2025. We knew this wasn't possible by human standards. It would require bold faith, working in partnership and collaboration and an.
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William Cameron Townsend (1896-1982) "Cameron Townsend attempted so much and saw so many dreams realized in his lifetime," declared Kenneth L. Pike. He called them "dreams" but they were more on the order of hard-nosed intentions. One objective was to stimulate the study of every single minority language in the world not yet analyzed or recorded.
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The principal founder of SIL International was William Cameron Townsend (1896-1982). He began cross-cultural work with the Kaqchikel people of Guatemala in 1919. By 1929, Townsend's vision had broadened to include other peoples who also needed language development.