{"id":1542,"date":"2017-07-26T13:50:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T17:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jerry-mcdaniels\/?p=1542"},"modified":"2017-07-26T13:50:16","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T17:50:16","slug":"five-languages-in-6-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jerry-mcdaniels\/2017\/07\/26\/five-languages-in-6-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Five languages in 6 weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>First stop \u2013 Ecuador, South America<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Soon we head out to the country of Ecuador. Ecuador is named after the equator which runs through the country. We found it interesting that the &#8220;Panama hat&#8221; is actually from Ecuador. Straw hats were woven in Ecuador and taken to Panama to be sold to canal workers. Spanish is the national language of the country, but there are also 13 recognized indigenous languages. And we are going to write literacy materials with one of them. We\u2019ll also be training literacy consultants from Brazil and Colombia.<\/p>\n<p>After landing in Quito we have about a 7-hour road trip to the mountain village where we will be working with the team. Appreciate your prayer that our tummies will handle the winding roads through the mountains and not get sick.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1543 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jerry-mcdaniels\/files\/2017\/07\/Senegal-family-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jerry-mcdaniels\/files\/2017\/07\/Senegal-family-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jerry-mcdaniels\/files\/2017\/07\/Senegal-family-147x110.jpg 147w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jerry-mcdaniels\/files\/2017\/07\/Senegal-family-250x187.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jerry-mcdaniels\/files\/2017\/07\/Senegal-family.jpg 447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Then to West Africa<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After Ecuador we have only 2 days at home before we leave for Africa where we\u2019ll be training 3 literacy consultants and writing literacy curriculum in 4 languages. Before each trip we do extensive preparation with each language. So we\u2019ll be doing the preparations for Africa while in Ecuador.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Please pray for:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>wisdom with the five languages and writing good literacy materials in each<\/li>\n<li>for God\u2019s strength to keep up with the travels and work<\/li>\n<li>great relationships with the team with whom we\u2019ll be working which includes the missionaries, local people, consultants we\u2019ll be training, and each other! We can develop great literacy materials, but if we don\u2019t serve from great relationships, we\u2019ve really gained nothing.<\/li>\n<li>For health and good rest at night<\/li>\n<li>That many people will learn to read God\u2019s Word through these materials<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So if the Lord ever brings us to mind in these next weeks, please cover us in prayer! We are certain to need them as we are traveling, interacting with many people and languages and adjusting to all kinds of food, water, time zones and climates. We really are seeing good progress made in getting consultants trained and able to serve the teams in their countries. Eventually that will mean less travel for us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First stop \u2013 Ecuador, South America Soon we head out to the country of Ecuador. Ecuador is named after the equator which runs through the country. We found it interesting that the &#8220;Panama hat&#8221; is actually from Ecuador. Straw hats were woven in Ecuador and taken to Panama to be sold to canal workers. 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