One of the joys of being on furlough is that we get to see how God provides for the people of Papua New Guinea, even when we’re not there!  ;-)

The Paratext 1 Course (graduates pictured above) was taught shortly after we came home for furlough.  18 PNG translators were trained, including translators that I have helped in my office before.  We are delighted to know that these translators now have the skills needed to use a computer for translation!

It has been encouraging to see the training courses that I (James) designed being taught to Papua New Guinean Bible translators.  Through taking these courses, translators are better equipped to use a computer for Bible translation, which drastically speeds up the translation process.  Before computers, New Testament translation could take 20-30 years.  With the help of computers, a New Testament can be finished in 7-15 years!

A number of our co-workers taught different lessons and others helped the participants learn the new skills.

The classroom was packed full.  Yes!!

What a blessing for us to know that the courses which I worked so hard on are being taught while we are gone!  Praise God that he has provided more people to teach these courses!

• Please pray that the translators being trained would remember and use the skills they learned.
• Please pray for us as we continue to meet with partners around Michigan.
• Please pray that God would raise up new financial partners: we are currently about $750/month below budget for our return to PNG.