We went out to the jungle for 7 weeks and in week one I said, “here’s a crazy idea… What if we changed our 3 scheduled 7 week trips to 2 12 week trips?? Crazy, right?! Let’s dismiss this idea as crazy so I can stop thinking about it.” And it was crazy. But the more we thought about it, the more it seemed like one of those ideas that was crazy enough that it just might work!
And it did.
We spent nearly 12 weeks in the village. We slayed a serpent slipping through our eaves. I was nearly eaten alive by a giant spider. We potty trained a strong-willed girl. Adventure was plentiful to say the least.
But more importantly, the team finished Team Checking the entire book of Acts! They finished Advisor Checking through ch 17. They finished Team Checking through ch 8. We heard things like the head translator breaking out in laughter because, “this is just so clear.”
A Scripture In Use Team was formed and has gone out into the community, encouraging reading and the use of Scriptures. We’ve heard things like, “I went around and sat down with people and read the Mum Mark, and they understood it! The Tok Pisin can be confusing but this is clear!”
Jacob went out and taught a course for those who can read Tok Pisin, to teach them to read Mum, in 10 different communities and heard things like, “This is so easy. But it wouldn’t have been easy to learn if you didn’t come and teach us.”
Currently we’re spending 6 weeks in town, gearing up for our next 12 week trip.
During that trip, our goals are:
Stretch goal (because what’s life without a stretch goal)
Also on the agenda for next village trip:
And that’s in addition to (or in some cases, in lieu of) weekly meetings with the Women’s Village Checking and Men’s Village Checking Teams and the Translation Team, Jacob teaching the literacy course in yet more villages, and Scripture in Use meetings.
After that trip, we’ll have two weeks in town before #SmithsStepStateside for home assignment. We’ll be stateside until we’re fully funded or for a year, whichever comes first.
If we meet our goals, the next step for Acts is Consultant Checking, but I need to be in PNG for that to happen. It’s FEASIBLE to get Acts in the hands of the Mum in 2019. But it all depends on funding.
Please pray for our funds. Pray for our supporters, those who already are our supporters and those who will be. And please pray about whether you might be one of those people who will be supporting this ministry as we work to get Acts, and the rest of the New Testament, to the Mum. They want it. They’re waiting for it. But we need funds to make it happen.
Click here to contribute to this ministry.
And it did.
We spent nearly 12 weeks in the village. We slayed a serpent slipping through our eaves. I was nearly eaten alive by a giant spider. We potty trained a strong-willed girl. Adventure was plentiful to say the least.
But more importantly, the team finished Team Checking the entire book of Acts! They finished Advisor Checking through ch 17. They finished Team Checking through ch 8. We heard things like the head translator breaking out in laughter because, “this is just so clear.”
A Scripture In Use Team was formed and has gone out into the community, encouraging reading and the use of Scriptures. We’ve heard things like, “I went around and sat down with people and read the Mum Mark, and they understood it! The Tok Pisin can be confusing but this is clear!”
Jacob went out and taught a course for those who can read Tok Pisin, to teach them to read Mum, in 10 different communities and heard things like, “This is so easy. But it wouldn’t have been easy to learn if you didn’t come and teach us.”
Currently we’re spending 6 weeks in town, gearing up for our next 12 week trip.
During that trip, our goals are:
- Finish Advisor Checking on all of Acts
- Finish Village Checking on all of Acts
Stretch goal (because what’s life without a stretch goal)
- Finish Team Checking on 1 Timothy
Also on the agenda for next village trip:
- Two weeks with the interns!
- Two week translators work session
- THE MATTHEW DEDICATION
- Scripture in Use Seminars following the dedication
- Two week translators work session
And that’s in addition to (or in some cases, in lieu of) weekly meetings with the Women’s Village Checking and Men’s Village Checking Teams and the Translation Team, Jacob teaching the literacy course in yet more villages, and Scripture in Use meetings.
After that trip, we’ll have two weeks in town before #SmithsStepStateside for home assignment. We’ll be stateside until we’re fully funded or for a year, whichever comes first.
If we meet our goals, the next step for Acts is Consultant Checking, but I need to be in PNG for that to happen. It’s FEASIBLE to get Acts in the hands of the Mum in 2019. But it all depends on funding.
Please pray for our funds. Pray for our supporters, those who already are our supporters and those who will be. And please pray about whether you might be one of those people who will be supporting this ministry as we work to get Acts, and the rest of the New Testament, to the Mum. They want it. They’re waiting for it. But we need funds to make it happen.
Click here to contribute to this ministry.
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