Terrill and Amber have come to
serve the Ik people (Uganda, Ik)

In October 2005, an email was sent to Wycliffe organizations worldwide, summoning someone to come and start a language project among the Ik. Terrill and Amber answered that call. They finished their training and arrived in 2008 to begin research among the Ik sometime in 2008.

Amber holds a nursing degree and still seeks to meet the real, physical, day-to-day needs of the Ik people.

Terrill holds a degree in French and Russian and now an MA in Applied Linguistics. Terrill has already begun to examine the Ik language and soon hopes to identify potential translators. 

Terrill and Amber have begun to investigate Icetot's (‘Ik-speak') writing system. They now have a tentative but untested writing system. They live in Karamoja region and are in the process of setting up a house up in the mountains where the Ik people live. 

Since partnerships at multiple levels are crucial to the success of any project, building relationships with the Ik, community leaders, and other organizations and stakeholders will be a priority. These activities will be largely contingent on the security and stability of the region.