We ask for your prayers for Rachel as she works on her first translation project–a small book called "How the Jews Lived." This first project is to give her and the Hobongan believers working with her practice in using the translation techniques. The book will also be valuable cultural information to help the Hobongan understand the setting of the Bible–a cultural setting so completely different than their own that it’s hard for them to even imagine it. After they are finished translating "How the Jews Lived," they will move into translating Bible passages.
Pray for Rachel that she’ll be able to have the time she needs to work at a desk. Some days people come to the door needing one thing or another almost all day long. It’s hard for Rachel to get uninterrupted time to work on translation.
Please be praying for our family too. My pregnancy-related nausea continues to make it difficult for me to function. DJ has had to make 4 trips downriver in the past month, all involving at least one overnight away from home, some as long as 5 nights away. He came down with malaria after his last trip, but thankfully we were able to find the right medicine to treat it (on the second try) and it only lasted about 24 hours. He and I have both battled one skin infection (tropical ulcer) after another in the past month, but we finally seem to be on the mend now. Some days we feel very discouraged. Knowing that you are praying for us helps encourage us to keep going. Please don’t stop!
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