Northview Community Church

Northview Missionaries

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The Whole Gospel for the Whole World by the Whole Church

Hurst, Christopher & Elaine

Mission Organization

Wycliffe, Bible Translators
4316 10th ST. N.E.
Calgary, Alberta T2E 6K3

Contact Information

PO Box 12014, RPO Clearbrook Plaza
Abbotsford,
BC V2T 0A1
604-746-7263

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Children

Ruth, Paul, Joel, Daniel

Mission Summary

Chris and Elaine have been working with Wycliffe since 1976; in fact they met when they were short-termers with Wycliffe in Brazil. Their older two children are married and they have five wonderful grandkids.

Since 1983 they have been leading the Bible translation project among Aztec people in southern Veracruz, Mexico. There are about 25,000 speakers of this dialect of the language.

Our vision is that the Word of God be living and active in the heart language of these Aztec people. Our Aztec friend Esteban became convinced of the need for the translation after he read part of Luke’s Gospel to his father. First he read the section in Spanish and asked his dad some questions, but he could not answer. Then he read the same section in his own language and he understood everything.

A complete draft of the New Testament is currently being revised ready for publication. The book of Luke is available in print, audio and video formats. Currently the team is heavily involved in working in local schools where there is interest in reading and writing the language.

Chris and Elaine moved to Abbotsford in November 2007 as their younger sons made the transition from life in Mexico to new adventures in Canada.

Web pages:
More about the project:
http://choforohurst1953.blogspot.com/

Language showcase:
http://www.sil.org/mexico/nahuatl/istmo/00i-NahuatlMecaTata-nhx.htm