We’re up and running with translation again. It’s good to be “back in the saddle,” although we’re in a new location now, working from the city.

God has been so good in making this transition go so smoothly. We have felt his hand and are thankful for everyone’s prayers.

In just over two weeks we were moved into the house (including some rewiring and other basic repairs that needed to be done.) Both of us had to spend some time at various government offices renewing licenses and such. But even with all that, Bill is already back at work (in his new office) translating Luke! It’s a great feeling.

We have 4 of our Palawano men scheduled to come up to Puerto the end of this month. They will spend a week working full-time with Bill on revising large sections of Luke. Donna will use one of the men for several hours each day to do recording, another important step in the translation procedure. We have a consultant check of Ephesians and 1 Peter scheduled for late March, and are hoping to get Luke ready for a check in June.

God has already provided much of what was needed for us getting moved to Puerto. There are still some logistics (scheduling workers) and expenses related to setting up the quarters for our Palawano translation helpers. And we still need to pay the balance of the cost of the vehicle we are buying.

God also answered prayer in that we immediately found a church home here in town. We know many were praying about this. We’ve felt very welcome there. Our main ministry focus even while here in town will be the Palawano translation. But we are glad to find a place for worship and fellowship and we hope to be a blessing there, as well. We already see the beginning of some special friendships there.