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Our missions presentation 2017 If you would like to see and hear our missions presentation, watch this video of Todd speaking at Heritage Baptist Church, Oklahoma City, OK, on Reformation Sunday, celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. (Our part begins at 24:30 in the video):

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Prayer Focus Bulletin 2017-08-27

National elections: Papua New Guinea

Pray for the nation of Papua New Guinea. The national general elections were completed during the first week of August. Ask the Lord for His peace to prevail as the declared winners for each of the 111 seats of the Parliament take up their responsibilities. Pray that the new members will serve their country wholeheartedly and not be intimidated by factions or yield to the temptation of personal gain. Pray that godly members will stand firm in their convictions and be deeply rooted in their faith. Pray that the newly-formed government will run smoothly and with integrity. Ask God to give the new Prime Minister wisdom and guidance as he selects the people for the ministry positions in the government. Bible translation work is in progress in many of the 800+ languages of Papua New Guinea. Peace and political stability provide a good environment for missions to grow and go forward, including Bible translation.

Communication workshop follow-up: Asia Pacific

Thank you for praying. The communication workshop on messaging for Wycliffe Global Alliance Asia Pacific area ran well. Sixteen participants, including four facilitators, represented 12 nationalities and different Alliance organizations in the area. They gathered together from 18 to 20 July in Bangkok, Thailand. The three main learning and discussion topics were Bible translation and missio Dei, community and global mission context. Ask for God’s wisdom and guidance as they seek to move their understanding of missio Dei* from head knowledge to practical application. Pray for ongoing efforts to encourage these communicators to build friendships and to discover ways in which they can serve one another and contribute to the big picture of the Bible translation movement.

* Click here to learn more about the Wycliffe Global Alliance and missio Dei.

Administration and capacity building: Tonga

Pray for the Bible Translation Organization of Tonga as they seek to build capacity in their management and operational systems. Ask the Lord to provide qualified staff members who are committed in their Christian faith and practice. Pray for good support from their families, friends and the local church. Pray as they seek to build up financial resources from within the country. Ask the Lord to help them to develop godly accountability policies and practices with the finances and resources they receive for the ministry.

Financial support: Solomon Islands

Praise the Lord for the funding from the Solomon Islands Government in this fiscal year to help with the administrative functions of the Bible Translation and Literacy Partnership Solomon Islands (BTLP). There is still a great need for pastoral visits to encourage the Bible translation teams in language areas under BTLP supervision. The director Andrew Fanasia and his leaders are seeking additional financial support to help toward these and related costs. Ask the Lord for His favor and provision as BTLP seeks ways to raise funds to meet their needs.

Celebrating and developing resources: Senegal

Give thanks that the completed Oniyan New Testament and the book of Genesis were celebrated in January in Senegal. The translation team is preparing other Scripture-based books and recordings so that a range of resources will be available to the community. Both the New Testament and Genesis will be produced as audio recordings. Oniyan churches have access to worship songs written in their heart language. Praise God for the hard work of the team and their devotion to expanding his kingdom. Ask the Lord to use these audio and printed materials to impact peoples' lives. Pray that the Oniyan people will use and cherish their new Bibles and continue to teach God's Word to the next generations. (Adapted from the Wycliffe USA Finish Line 2017)

Awaiting New Testament arrival: Central African Republic

Give praise that a consultant finished reviewing all the Dagba New Testament books last year. A digital print specialist formatted the text. Pray for the specialist who is finalizing the footnotes and maps. Pray that the printing process will move forward seamlessly and that the books will be delivered safely. The Dagba people hope to celebrate God's Word in their language by the end of this year. Ask the Holy Spirit to work in their hearts, creating a hunger and thirst for God's Word. (Central African Republic, pop. 44,000. Adapted from the Wycliffe USA Finish Line 2017)

Checking Scriptures in Simbari: Papua New Guinea

Praise God that the entire New Testament in Simbari is now in draft form. Pray for the translation team as they process the individual book drafts through rigorous checking procedures necessary before the books can be released for publication. They want to be sure that the text sounds natural, is accurate and can be easily understood. Pray for the team to have focus, wisdom and energy to finish this procedure. Ask the Lord to bless their families with good health and stability so the team can concentrate on their work. Pray that God's Word will powerfully influence the lives of the translators as they work with it day after day. (Simbari; Papua New Guinea, pop. 4,000. Adapted from the Wycliffe USA Finish Line 2017)

from Prayer Focus Bulletin http://ift.tt/2vgjBVd

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Luke & 50 Bible stories in our 5th language O happy day! We praise the Lord for getting the Gospel of Luke and 50 chronological Bible stories printed in our 5th Roma language (called Ludari). This is the language spoken in the village in Slavonski Brod, Croatia, where we used to live. In the picture above, I’m standing in front of the Roma flag (which Kirsten had made especially for me on…

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Translation progress

Roma translators meeting for training in Croatia The Roma Bible translators have completed the assignments for their Principles of Bible Translation class which I will be grading soon. From June 6-9 and June 27-July 1, I will be meeting over Zoom with the Roma Bible translators in Croatia and Serbia for the Arli, Chergash and Gurbet languages for the consultant check of Matthew chapters 1-9 in…

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Editing, testing and checking finished in Ludari!

Editing, testing and checking finished in Ludari!

Sergej and Zoki checking the final chapters of Luke with two Roma from the local community to make sure they understand & to get their feedback Thank you for praying for the translation work. Here are some updates: Yesterday, Zoki, Sergej and I finished the final checks in the Ludari language for the Gospel of Luke, 50 chronological Bible stories and the glossary. Today I sent the text of the…

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Matthew got his prosthetic arm and has moved to Atlanta; other exciting family happenings

Matthew got his prosthetic arm and has moved to Atlanta; other exciting family happenings

Thank you all so much for praying. On Monday, Matthew got his long awaited prosthetic arm. It has been almost 22 months since his motorcycle accident, and 19 months since we started the process of working to get a prosthetic. The prosthestic arm is fiberglass, partially powered by battery and partial powered by body movement. It will probably be the first in a series of interim or trial…

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Day 7: Sowing God's Word in Serbia and Croatia among the Roma

Day 7: Sowing God’s Word in Serbia and Croatia among the Roma

Because we would be crossing the border from Serbia into Croatia soon, we had another COVID test that morning, so we could present the negative test results, which had to be no older than 48 hours by the time we crossed the border. That went smoothly, and we were all negative. From there we drove over an hour to another city to meet up with the leaders of another Roma church. We went to their…

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Day 5: Distribution of God's Word in Serbia & Croatia

Day 5: Distribution of God’s Word in Serbia & Croatia

Last month, in the States, after we had already planned my trip to Serbia and Croatia, and made plans for which days we would do Scripture distribution in which cities, we found out that the pastors of several Roma churches would be away on those days at a conference. We were so disappointed, when we realized we would not have the opportunity to distribute at their churches or meet with them. We…

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