When our support is raised, my first assignment at JAARS will be to help design and implement an online library (a.k.a. knowledge management system) for the IT helpdesk. They will use it to collect technical solutions and important information that will help thousands of Wycliffe missionaries around the world.
For example; it will help Roger run his laptop and video projector when showing the
JESUS Film to people in Dibagat, Philippines. It will help Mandowen maintain a satellite connection from a remote location in Southeast Asia to send/receive translation work with consultants in Texas. It will help Melissa (a teacher at the Wycliffe center in Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea) stay connected with her family in the US via email and video-phone.
JESUS Film to people in Dibagat, Philippines. It will help Mandowen maintain a satellite connection from a remote location in Southeast Asia to send/receive translation work with consultants in Texas. It will help Melissa (a teacher at the Wycliffe center in Ukarumpa, Papua New Guinea) stay connected with her family in the US via email and video-phone.
God has blessed Wycliffe with technology that helps bring His Word to the ends of the world. It is exciting that He has given me skills to help people maximize the potential of this technology. Thank you for partnering with us in prayer and finances to be a part of this work.
God Calling Michelle
The JAARS Health Clinic offers low-cost medical services to over 700 missionaries at the JAARS Center. This includes acute care, important immunizations, physicals and health information for traveling and living overseas. Appointments can be scheduled around the missionaries’ short-term stays, training schedules, and limited means of transportation. Imagine how much this helps a family of six when they have less than a month before deployment.
Currently, due to a great need for doctors and nurses, the clinic’s hours have been cut back to just three mornings a week. Please join me in praying that the clinic will be fully staffed again to provide their specialized services.
The burden in my heart for this ministry grows daily. Please pray that God will provide the financial support our family needs so I can offer my nursing and administrative skills to people who are committed to translating God’s Word for the 340 million people around the globe who need it!
God uses the prayers and financial support of individuals and churches to make the ministries of Wycliffe missionaries possible. We are required to have 100% of our monthly budget before we can start our assignments. Please join our team (see “partnering” information below) to help us reach this goal by February 2011. Thank you for contributing to the work of Bible translation that impacts millions of people!
Hi! My name is Matthew. Did you know that some languages never had one word of the Bible? Wycliffe is changing that and my Mom and Dad are joining them. My Mom used to be a nurse at a hospital in Matthews, NC. My Dad used to work at Wells Fargo fixing computers. There are 6,860 active languages in the world. I was amazed when I heard some languages don’t have an alphabet and over 2,000 of them have never had a single word from the Bible! That is when I realized that this is no easy job! Translators have to go to foreign places and make friends without even knowing their language or culture. They go through a series of steps to figure out the language and write a new alphabet. After 15—20 years they may translate the whole Bible! That’s all for now. Write you later! - Matthew
Hi! My name is Zack. I think it is awesome that my Mom and Dad will be working at JAARS. The stuff there I like the most is: the airport hangars and aviation machine shops; the Museum of the Alphabet; the pool and playgrounds; the youth center; the camping areas and hiking trails. That’s all I can fit in our Kid’s Korner this time. Hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving Day! Sincerely, Zack
PRAISE & PRAYER
We have been so blessed by your prayers because God is so faithful to answer them! Thank you for letting us know how we can join you in prayer and praise to our Lord! Here are our current praise reports and prayer requests:
- Praise God for opening doors, preparing us, and giving us a stronger vision for our ministries at JAARS.
- Praise for encouragement from new friends who served many years as missionaries.
- Praise Him for special times with family and friends camping and enjoying the outdoors.
- Praise for Loren’s German friend who is flying him to Frankfurt in January or February. Pray that God would be glorified as Loren reunites with friends and shares how God will be using us at Wycliffe.
- Pray for staff at the JAARS Health Clinic so they can meet the health needs of missionaries and their families.
- Pray that Loren will be able to start at the Wycliffe/JAARS IT department by February 2011. The transition to the new knowledge base must start as soon as possible because the license for the old system expires October 2011.
- Pray for God to lead us to people who want to join our ministry team.
- Pray for our Thanksgiving visits to family in Wilmington and Charleston.
GOD BLESS YOU!
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