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The Unfolding

Page 133: Terry Wildman

The Unfolding

Northwestern Media

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9868 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Terry Wildman didn't grow up immersed in the history and culture of his First Nations ancestors.  But after he met Jesus, his heart for Indigenous Americans grew.  As he learned more about the painful history of Native North Americans and the Church, he struggled with questions. But through that struggle, he felt a call to translate the Bible following the tradition of Native storytellers. The First Nations Version of the New Testament has sold thousands of copies, bringing hope and healing to thousands.  

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Page 133 of the unfolding is the story of Terry Wildman.

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I was in such an odd place because outwardly, I'm a missionary.

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Inwardly, I'm in crisis.

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I'm having trouble believing the very things that I'm trying to preach.

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But also, there was a steadiness deep in me that said, Jesus is the way.

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God's story has been unfolding.

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Since the beginning of time.

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He invites you to be a part of it.

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Another page in the unfolding.

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Yeah. Another page in the unfolding. Hi, this is Meredith Foster.

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Terry Wildman didn't grow up immersed in the history and culture of his First Nations ancestors.

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But after he met Jesus, his heart for indigenous Americans grew.

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Through a series of events, he learned more about the painful history of Native North Americans

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and the church. Those revelations posed the greatest challenge to his faith that he'd ever

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experienced. How could such a tragedy

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have unfolded under the name of Jesus? He struggled with questions. And through that struggle,

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he saw the great need for a version of God's word written in native-friendly heart language.

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But who could write such a translation? Who could lead a project to create the First

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Nations version of the Bible? So I was born and raised in Michigan. My ancestry includes

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Ojibwe from Ontario, Canada, Yaqui from Sonora, Mexico, as well as some English, German, and

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Spaniard. I'm married to Darlene Wildman. My wife and I currently live in

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Maricopa, Arizona on the traditional lands of the Tana Atham and the Pima. Just out of high school,

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