"That story about creation sounds good, that must be what you think. We have some stories too, it goes something like this." When we begin teaching the Word of God we want to avoid the above scenario. Our "stories" are not just our stories, they are from God.
The last two weeks, we and our partners have been at our mission center doing a translation workshop. We brought with us two Patpatar men when have been our translations helpers. We spent hours each day in class to gain more insight into principals that we have been taught. We were also able to have a hands-on experience with our helpers and translation consultants to put into practice the process of translation.
Our desire is that when we begin teaching the people about God and His wonderful plan of salvation we will not just be telling stories about creation, the flood, the tower of Babel, and Abraham and Moses. But we will be able to show them these stories in God’s Word written in their own language. We will be able to say to them, "This is not just what we think. This is what God has said."
For His Glory,
Aaron
Lori and the girls left this morning to return to the States for the baby. Next week a team from Holly Spring Bible Church will be coming to help run a conference here at the mission’s center and then will be helping us in the tribe with some projects. I will return with the team to the States to rejoin my family.
Aaron and Lori Luse
Working among the Patpatar
In Papua New Guinea