# What is a Volunteer Technical Missionary to the Nations?
A Tech Advance volunteer technician assists Christians around the world to translate the Bible into their own languages.
- We are technicians. That means that we need to understand the tools we will be using to help.
- We are volunteers. That means that we are not paid for our work. Like the translators, we receive food, lodging, and money for transportation when we are asked to travel for the work.
- We are sent to the nations. That means that we will be serving people who are different than us. They will have different customs and eat different food. We will be humble and respectful of them, since they are also God’s children.
# Tech Advance
Tech Advance is part of the Information Technology branch of Wycliffe Associates.

Rather than having our own purpose, we exist to serve and support the other parts of Wycliffe Associates that are assisting translation.

Certainly, we have our own goals and policies. We have our own leaders, and our own guidelines. But our overall purpose is to make it easier for those who are doing translation.

We are a team.
# The Tech Advance Team
All of Tech Advance makes one team. There is not a US team and an African team and a Pacific team.

Each of us has different strengths and abilities, and some of us have been working in this kind of work for a very long time, while others have only just begun.

Some of us are also gifted with different languages, while some of us struggle to be understood even in our own language.

All of us live by what God in His grace provides for us. For some, that is a business that runs while we are away. For others, we depend upon family members to pay our bills while we work for the kingdom. Still others ask friends at their churches to help support them in their work.

# Communication
The best way to communicate with us is by email.

You can ask questions and report problems to helpdesk@techadvancement.com ![[mailto-helpdesk.svg|300]]

If text messaging is more your speed, you can contact us on Telegram. https://t.me/joinchat/Gkxa1q-oHBEYEjPQ 
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We have help articles, links, and more at our website: https://techadvancement.com ![[TechAdvancement.com.svg|300]]