The funeral for Donna’s mom was on Tuesday. Now, after a few exhausting and emotionally draining days, Donna is finishing up details in Iowa and will be heading to San Diego soon, on her way back to the Philippines. She really felt everyone’s prayers and support during this time of loss. The amazing network of friends, neighbors and family in her mom’s little community was a real blessing, too.

Bill has been back in Manila since April 7th, attending the “Team Translation Workshop.” This went well (see below.) But his asthma jumped to a critical level. A new doctor, some new medicines, and better coordination between medicines has put him on a slow road to recovery. So far, the change in his condition has been slight, but at least there is improvement! Because of this, based on his doctor’s advice and upon some other factors on Palawan, he has decided to remain in Manila until Donna returns, focusing on getting his breathing under control. He will be working on Palawano discourse analysis and other projects related to the translation while in Manila.

The translation workshop went very well. Many of the desired goals were accomplished; translators/potential translators further trained; teammates gained new insight into the challenges their translator faces; others saw how they could play more of apart in speeding the process.

We all caught a glimpse of how much more there is to learn. A number of workshop participants commented on how they were challenged to go back and push ahead in their language learning, to try and learn deeper and more natural ways to communicate God’s truth.

We appreciate your partnership in this ministry of getting God’s Word translated and into the hands (and hearts) of the Palawano people!