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Over the past year, Bob has consulted for six different translation projects, totaling over 6,000 verses of Scripture, has drafted nearly 1,500 more Old Testament verses for the Tugutil translation, and has learned much about Scripture typesetting. Amazingly, all of that could be done without leaving home thanks to modern technology. Here in the Midwest […]

As it turns out, the ‘Finish Line’ for completing our Tugutil Bible is not a narrow ribbon which sprinters break through in a single moment in time, but rather consists of many segments. In our last update we mentioned the first stage of completion, which was the final consultant check of our New Testament translation […]

This past year has been different for all of us. We wanted to let you all know how much we appreciate your prayers and support for us.  Bob has been able to continue with his work from home without much difficulty. The pandemic has led to the postponement of his travels but there have been […]

Our Changing World None of us could have predicted how much our world would change in 2020. In fact even if someone had foretold our current circumstances, it is doubtful that any of us would have believed them. Thankfully, none of these things have surprised our all-knowing Lord.  Many of you will remember that Debbie […]

That sneaky little kufu-kufu! Within 24 hours of landing in the remote area where we used to live, I was wondering if it was really going to be profitable to stay for my scheduled two weeks – or whether it would be best to call the pilot and ask him to come back and take […]

MINISTRY New Tribes Mission Asia-Pacific In April and May I helped lead a workshop here in Florida that was attended by about a dozen Bible translators who work in nearly that many countries around the world. Each of us who were consultants worked closely with the translators as we worked through translation issues faced in […]

May 2012   Warm Spring greetings from Florida,   Two weeks ago I returned home once again from the country where the Lord has given us a ministry since 1990. Due to security reasons, we are no longer using the name of the country in updates or other correspondence, but instead will refer to it […]

Another mustache has come and gone. I may not have mentioned it in any previous updates, but during most of my trips away from home I cut down on my shaving and let my mustache grow. Then, at Debbie’s request, on the last day before returning to the US I become clean-shaved again! This trip […]