At Wycliffe we believe that the Bible, as God's Word, is of utmost importance. Through His Word all of the world's peoples can know hope, love and salvation. But unless people have that Word in the language that speaks to their hearts, the message is not clear. For this reason, William Cameron Townsend, a missionary to Guatemala, founded "Camp Wycliffe" in 1934 as a linguistics training school. By 1942, "Camp Wycliffe" had grown into two sister organizations, Wycliffe Bible Translators (WBT) and the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL). Today, WBT and SIL work together to translate Scripture, train field personnel in linguistics and promote interest in translation.