HONOR DUE - The Hicks, Romans 12:1 lived out!

Two American Wycliffe bible translators were found murdered at a rented farm in southwestern Guyana near the border with Brazil Thursday.

The bodies of Richard Hicks, 42, and his wife, Charlene 58, were found Thursday and they were probably killed Wednesday night, police said. The couple's house had been set on fire and the husband's body was burned beyond recognition, police said. His wife was found a few yards away with marks of violence.

The had Hicks lived in Guyana for the past decade, working for the Dallas-based Wycliffe, as well as the Summer Institute of Linguistics in Florida. Hicks, who was born in South Africa, held both Canadian and U.S. citizenship, while Charlene Hicks was a native of Chicago.

Kenneth Glover, a spokesman for the Guyana Bible College, said the Hicks were translating the Bible into the Wapishana language spoken by thousands of Indians in the border region, which is a cattle and peanut-farming region about 230 miles southwest of Georgetown, the capital.

LORD God of all mercy and grace, Wonderful Counselor, reach out now to the grieving family and friends of the Hicks; LORD God of justice see that the enemies of Your mission to fallen man are given the justice they deserve; and LORD God of redemption draw unto Yourself the hearts of those who've done this evil thing, draw them in such a way as to reveal to them their need for the Savior bringing them to their knees before your throne confessing their sins.