God spoke to Isaiah (55:8) saying, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways”. God is using our journey with Wycliffe to change our perspectives and mold our character. At the end of July, Loren was laid off due to a corporate merger. It is not a good time to be unemployed, and he misses daily interaction with friends he made over 13 years. God reassures us that we can rely on His provision and count on His ways. In life we don’t always know exactly how or when things will work, but God is in control of each detail; we just have to trust and obey.
PEOPLE CHAIN
Friends from Loren’s home church in Wilmington, NC hosted a dessert party for us to tell members about our calling to Wycliffe/JAARS. Part of our presentation was a fun activity called the People Chain. Volunteers played the role of a translator and a team of people who help the translator reach the Bibleless people of the world. The team (see picture) is made up of people with special skills and resources including computer technicians (6), health care workers (5), teachers for missionaries’ kids (4), mechanics (3), construction workers (2), pilots (1). Where are 7 and 8? Those are the people we still need: prayer partners, and financial partners. Would you consider joining with us?
HOW TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING BIBLE TRANSLATION
Advances in Internet technology are helping translators get the Word of God in the “heart language” of isolated communities in remote areas of the world. Satellite uplinks and cellular broadband are used in some areas to provide Internet connections that allow translators and consultants who are in distant locations see the same computer screen and simultaneously speak to each other. When the translation team in Musoma, Tanzania wants help with their Simbiti translation of the Gospel of Luke they can now connect with John Macaulay, translation consultant who works from his home in Holland. John says, "The location of the translation project is not necessarily the greatest obstacle. Thanks to programs like Skype, we can now have people working together wherever there’s a good Internet connection."
Of course, not all language communities are blessed with the technology to access the Internet (some do well to have electricity). So it will be a while before working in this way becomes the norm. However, for a few, technology of this kind is making a real impact in bringing a completed Bible translation one step closer.
JAARS DAY
Come visit us at the JAARS Center in Waxhaw, NC on Saturday, October 2 from 9AM-3PM. JAARS Day is a FREE open-house event where you can:
- See aviation demonstrations.
-Learn how Bible translators work.
-Interact with the people from various departments.
-Chat with translators and other missionary speakers.
-Attend missionary stories and other events for children.
-Visit the Alphabet and Mexico Museums.
-Take airplane, helicopter, or off-road vehicle tours (tickets required).
For more information call us or call the JAARS Center at
800-890-0628. You can also visit the website at
http://www.jaars.org/events/jaars-day-waxhaw-nc-3 .
WE PRAISE GOD FOR:
- Loren’s layoff from his corporate job giving us more time to focus on building a ministry team.
-The opportunity to share information with Sunday School classes at our home church about our calling to JAARS/Wycliffe.
-Good times visiting with family and friends from Germany and New Jersey.
-Our 1993 vehicles (including the recently acquired “Af-Ford-able”) that are running well and have cool air conditioning! (Please pray this continues!)
PLEASE JOIN US IN PRAYING FOR:
- Strength for our family to contend with spiritual warfare.
- Patience and perseverance with home schooling during our life transitions.
- Help from committed financial partners to meet our ministry budget so we can start our full-time assignments at JAARS by February 2011.
- Buyers for our truck and camper.
In His Service,
Loren, Michelle, Matthew and Zack
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