Location: Australia
Member Since:
Aug. 08, 2018
Steve Swartz
Biography
Born and raised in Fostoria, Ohio, Steve has spent the majority of his life living in Australia, all of it in the Northern Territory.
He and his wife Bev came to Australia in 1977 and, for the next 23 years engaged in Bible translation work among the Warlpiri people, an Aboriginal language group of some 3000+ speakers. They spent eight years (1978-1986) living on the small and very remote community of Lajamanu.
Steve and Bev have three grown children and nine grandchildren living in Adelaide, Alice Springs and Hong Kong. They have also fostered about 15 children, most of them Aboriginal and many of these with disabilities. One, age 19, still lives with them.
Steve is now retired and enjoying it immensely.
He and his wife Bev came to Australia in 1977 and, for the next 23 years engaged in Bible translation work among the Warlpiri people, an Aboriginal language group of some 3000+ speakers. They spent eight years (1978-1986) living on the small and very remote community of Lajamanu.
Steve and Bev have three grown children and nine grandchildren living in Adelaide, Alice Springs and Hong Kong. They have also fostered about 15 children, most of them Aboriginal and many of these with disabilities. One, age 19, still lives with them.
Steve is now retired and enjoying it immensely.
Where to find Steve Swartz online
Where to buy in print
Books
Broken Pot: The Making of the Warlpiri Bible
by Steve Swartz
Price:
$7.49 USD.
Words: 130,550.
Language:
English.
Published: December 27, 2020
.
Categories:
Nonfiction » Religion & Spirituality » Christian Ministry / Missions
Steve Swartz and his wife Bev came to Australia in 1977 as members of Wycliffe Bible Translators. They lived and worked among the Warlpiri people at the very remote community of Lajamanu, Northern Territory from 1978-1986. They and their three children moved to Alice Springs in 1989. Steve and his wife are now semi-retired, but are alive and kicking.