Drafting James & Moving A House

January 21, 2016

Gwandambi, the Simbari boy who had a bone infection, has continued to make good progress. His cast has been removed and one of our mission’s physical therapists is helping him to regain motion and build up strength in the leg. He is walking with a cane now instead of crutches. Around Christmas many Simbari […]

Drafting Hebrews – NT 91% Drafted

November 22, 2015

During our recent trip to the village it was great to see the church functioning well on their own. They have elders and deacons functioning and even the kids are participating! They were taking up offerings that included food items like greens, sweet potato and squash as well as some coins so that they can […]

Finding Encouragement In God’s Grace

September 29, 2015

Church Mobility In past updates we have shared about how many of the tribal believers are more mobile now coming and going to the cities. This continues to be true, not just in the Simbari tribe but in many other rural areas as well. Last week the Simbari believers living in the capital city of […]

Translation Of Luke Begins

February 3, 2015

We are thankful for continued progress in church growth and in Bible translation. Foundational teaching for evangelism in another village which has been underway for many months has been undergoing some attacks from people opposed to the Gospel but another spot in the village was found where those interested could continue hearing the teaching. Right […]

Matthew Draft Completed Today

December 17, 2014

Today David finished the preliminary exegetical draft of Matthew. That book alone is 13% of the New Testament. There is still a lot of proofing and checking before publishing but it is always encouraging to finish the draft of another book of the Bible in the Simbari language! Thanks for your prayers! We’re heading out […]

Translation Check and Urgent Prayer Request

November 1, 2014

Translation Check Completed “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” What a joy to see this wonderful truth demonstrated again this […]

Stretching…And Finding God Sufficient

April 13, 2013

The Simbari church continues studying the book of 1st Corinthians. Many of the Simbari Bible teachers are still out in town which has given David more teaching opportunities than usual. An unexpected benefit of being short on teachers is how it has encouraged two previously uninvolved men to begin attending leadership development meetings with David. […]

Ephesians 6 Song In Simbari

February 26, 2012

Jethro and his two daughters, Jeporav and Weyopiyav, wrote this song recently about the spiritual armor described in Ephesians 6. Title: We should put on the clothing that is Jesus vs1: We are weak as we live on this earth wanting to avoid Satan’s attacks. So we should always put on the clothing that is […]

Translation Checked!

August 28, 2011

The long awaited final check on Romans 9-16 and Ephesians is complete. We are pleased at how it went. The hearers were tracking pretty well even when hearing fairly large sections. There were a few spots they struggled more to understand. We have some ideas as to how we can improve those sections to better […]

“A Door For The Word”

April 4, 2011

...the “men and women of Jesus” were rejoicing in all that God had done and are grateful that a door has been opened for ministry...