One such couple with low-support issues might have quit, never to return to a translation assignment, had it not been for Arthur.
Once back at Wycliffe headquarters, then located in Huntington Beach, California, Arthur guided Wycliffe members through transitions.
Instead, he spent the next three decades as an administrator, removed from the hinterlands and closer to a hospital, just in case he had another medical episode. He could have quit the mission and stayed home. A medical condition caused Arthur to redirect his life to a different role in the mission of Bible translation. The team also produced reading materials and folktales to teach reading and instill pride in the Sangil’s language and culture. This was the first time the elderly lady had ever heard God’s Word!” After he was married, Arthur and Kathleen went on to work with the Sangil people and, with Filipino co-translators, they provided the Sangil people copies of Genesis and Matthew in their language. “Nothing matches the time I overheard a neighbor read newly translated Genesis portions to her non-literate aunt. When they received a New Testament translation, they embraced it wholeheartedly. During a Filipino language survey, Arthur confirmed the need for a translation for the Sagunto Manobo language group. So, starring in three title roles, here’s … Arthur! Arthur doing language survey among the Sagunto Manobo His storied Wycliffe Bible Translators career may be unveiled in three overlapping parts: language surveyor and Bible translator in the Philippines (1972–85), personnel administration for Wycliffe USA in California (1986––17), and public relations when Wycliffe USA seconded him to JAARS in both full-time and part-time roles (1995–2014). Arthur as John Wycliffe, the man who translated the Bible into English Arthur is quite the character-and role-playing has become his gig in retirement. With so many guises, we wanted to know the real man-behind the mask. Other times on stage he has personified presidents, like Andrew Jackson or Abraham Lincoln. He has often worn a mask, as it were, to take on the persona of a Bible translator, like John Wycliffe or William Tyndale. Meet Arthur Lightbody, recently retired from Wycliffe and JAARS. We all wear masks from time to time-not just indoors when we cannot socially distance. Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linkedin Share on Reddit
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