A BIG WEEK AHEAD
After weeks of frantic work and preparation the week of the translation check is here! Our consultant Ginny Sharp (partner Tim Sharp’s mom) is here to take us through this last step in the process of translating Acts.
The check will probably take close to a week (yep, 6 or more 8-hours days!) Acts is 1007 verses long and around 13% of the New Testament. That takes time.
The main prayer requests would be for…
ENDURANCE and clear thinking (for Bill, for Ginny and for Nili… the young Palawano woman who will work with us as we test the translation.)
WISDOM as we seek to confirm how well (and exactly what) the translation communicates, and as we hope to discover any remaining problems needing to be fixed.
HEALTH for us all, Bill especially as last week he was hit hard with a terrible chest cold/flu. This week his asthma is acting up as an aftermath to the sickness. He’s begun the stronger “crisis” medicines, but God’s healing touch would be the best thing.
SAFETY and WEATHER as September is our rainiest month (last year: 30 inches!) Ginny and Nili are both on the other side of the river, so that means daily crossings for them. If the river floods too much, “getting to work” each day could be difficult.
God’s Word in Palawano. It’s happening… a verse, a chapter, a book at a time. Pray with us!