Tuesday, September 17th, was Pioneer Bible Translators San Antonio Banquet.
Jacob and I were invited to come and help represent PBT. Mostly because of how pretty and articulate I am....
We drove down on Monday and got to stay with the couple who were a particularly generous benefactor for our trip to Papua New Guinea last year. Moreover, they are a delightful couple who make splendid hosts and are good for hours and hours of storying about their adventures across the world.
The banquet was a smashing success.
Greg Pruett, president of Pioneer Bible Translators, spoke on transformed lives, a topic for which PBT has a multitude of stories. Quite a few times, I had to think about monkey brains (a nifty tool I use to distract myself from the subject matter enough to regain my composure) lest my eyeliner run. The breathtaking stories, the legacy of PBT, the accounts that I can only pray my ministry will contribute too, threatened to bring more than a tear to my eye.
It's so good to be reminded of what Jacob and I are a part of. Oftentimes we can get bogged down in school work and to-do lists and forget the amazing adventure that this is merely a step of.
I am so pleased to be a part of this organization. So pleased that I can sacrifice three days to work bring funds, not to my own ministry, but the greater ministry of Pioneer Bible Translators.
As my beautiful hostess said, "My favorite organization to give to is Pioneer Bible Translators. Because I know that when I give to them, I'm giving to something that will extend through generations." Few things are more important than Bible Translation, she said, than giving the Word of God to people in their heart language.
And I have to agree.
I am ecstatic to be a part of this legacy.
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