Alan and DeEtte Starr



Who's your "Plus-1"?

Everyone should have someone who "gets them" and with whom they can share life's joys and struggles. A spouse is most often that person if one is married, but through God's goodness, we also have brothers and sisters in Christ and dear friends with



Six weeks in heaven, a legacy on earth

Lamentations says there is a time for everything under the sun - a time to be born and a time to die. That time came for my father, Charles Starr, at one in the morning in a hospital in Oregon. I was privileged to be with him in the room - the



What is a "Sent One"?

“Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them” is what the Holy Spirit speaks to the church in Antioch in Acts 13:2. In Romans 10:15, Paul speaks of those who are called to go and preach, saying, "And how



The Power of a Symbol - Blessings in 2026!

At the beginning of 2026 - the 250th anniversary of America's birth - I want to start by saying, THANK YOU for standing with me and my work with Wycliffe all throughout 2025. I went to Africa four times last year and you prayed and gave so that I could



Let's go to the DRC

Islands in the Rain Forest - cities hidden throughout the Congo Basin The DRC is the Democratic Republic of Congo - the other country in Africa where my work is focused. It is a very large country (almost 1/4 of the US), bordering 9 countries, with 69 million people who speak



Home again, home again...

I travel a lot. At least three times a year, I travel to Africa – either to the Republic of Congo (RC), where most of my work is, or to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where we’re helping to support more national Bible translation projects. Although they both have



Good News from the Moloko!

A text message from Cameroon “I am in the capital city for a month and a half for the typesetting of the Moloko New Testament. It’s the culmination of your work! The dedication will take place in 2026. Pray fervently for the Moloko people to have God’s Word



Who are the Laali people?

Chances are you have never heard of the Teke-Laali people...



Alan's Journey to Missions

How it all started...



We've been doing this for how long?

So much time, but it often seems like just yesterday...