50 Years in Peru
Remembering What God Has Done
Commemorating
50 Years of vision, tenacity, hardships, prayer,
travel, faith, disruption, study, dark nights,
fellowship, tears, good news and bad,
misunderstanding and restorations, awards,
progress, love and work. The fellowship of
Wycliffe Bible Translators at home salutes you,
the members and co-laborers in the work
of the Peru branch.
Completed New Testaments
Achuar-ShiwiarAguaruna
Amarakaeri
Amuesha (Yaneshá)
Arabela
Ashaninca
Bora
Candoshi-Shapra
Capanaua
Cashibo
Cashinahua
Chayahuita
Huambisa
Huitoto-Murui
Machiguenga
Matses
Nomatsiguenga
Piro
Quechua de Ayacucho
Quechua de San Martin
Shipibo-Conibo
Ticuna
Yagua
New Testaments Now Being Printed
SharanahuaQuechua de Pastaza
Quechua del Norte de Junin
Distinctions
Awarded to Members of SIL by Peruvian Entities
1949
William C. Townsend: Election to Membership by The Indianist Institute of Peru.1953
William C. Townsend: Merit for Distinguished Service (Oficial) Ministry of Foreign Affairs.1956
Robert G. Schneider: "Palmas Magisteriales" (Segundo) by the Ministry of Education.1963
William C. Townsend: Merit for Distinguished Service (Comendador) by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.William C. Townsend: "Palmas Magisteriales" (Comendador) by the Ministry of Education.
Elaine Townsend: "Palmas Magisteriales" (Comendador) by the Ministry of Education.
William C. Townsend: Honorary Professor by the University of Huamanga.
1966
William C. Townsend: Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of San Marcos.1981
William C. Townsend: Order of "El Sol del Peru" (Grande Oficial) by the Government of Peru.1984
Eugene Loos Berg: "Palmas Magisteriales" (Maestro) by the Ministry of Education.1986
Olive Shell: "Palmas Magisteriales" (Maestro) by the Ministry of Education.1987
Kenneth L. Pike: Honorary Professor by the University of Trujillo.Kenneth L. Pike: Honorary Professor by the University of Amazon.
1989
David Coombs: Medal of the City by the Municipality of Cajamarca.Institutito Linguistico: Resolution of Commendation by the Senate of the Republic de Verano.
1991
Kenneth L. Pike: Honorary Professor by the University of Lima.Mary Ruth Wise: "Palmas Magisteriales" (Maestro) by the Ministry of Education.
1992
Douglas Deming: Merit for Distinguished Service by the Foreign Affairs.James O. Wroughton: Condecoration "Andres Reyes Buitron" by the Senate of the Republic.
James O. Wroughton: Medal of the Municipality of Magdalena.
Gloria Wroughton: Medal of the Municipality of Magdalena.