A Different World

August 15, 2015

The Nagi are now hearing about things outside their Nagi world. Like…What is an ocean? Or an ark? What are sheep for and what do they sound like? What does a shepherd do? What is slavery? Sometimes it is hard to communicate such foreign concepts which is why using explanations and pictures can help. You can […]

Perseverance

August 14, 2015

“Naki sikin kutuk do!” This lady is an inspiration in the way she continues to work on her reading & writing. Even though as she always reminds us, “I am really old!” She was one of the oldest students in the first Nagi literacy class. But before that she was a faithful language helper. Although […]

Nagi Teaching Starts

August 14, 2015

“We learned how to plant gardens and how to fish, but not who placed the trees or the sun or the moon. Our parents didn’t know so they couldn’t teach us. But we are hearing God’s Word in our language so now we are learning!” July 6, 2015 the Nagi started hearing God’s written word […]

Lost in Translation

January 17, 2015

In different languages, using examples can be a challenge: -being hunted like a hawk after prey -being surrounded by enemies like a pack of wild dogs The Nagi believe that people can take the shape of birds and animals, particularly when wanting to do sorcery on another individual. Using the example just like this, the […]

Boils R Bad News

January 14, 2015

The Nagi get boils fairly often. Which maybe explains why they have a lot of boil superstitions: – Never say where someone else has a boil, or you will get one there – If you do get a boil, call it something besides a boil & then it won’t get big – When sick, be […]

Itsy Bitsy Spider

December 21, 2014

“YOU catch it for me, I don’t want to get bit!” my little buddy says. Not exactly “music to my ears” but I didn’t want to see her lose out on a scrumptious spider snack just because I couldn’t take on the little arachnid. Thankfully, the ending was very happily ever after… except for poor […]

How Many Is Too Many?

December 9, 2014

Counting things with the Nagi means starting with your right pinky finger and counting up including your neck, ears, eyes, nose and then working your way back down to your other pinky finger. The Nagi usually just say “lots” before they even get to their second eye though. 🙂 Which means that most numbers in […]

Machete Moments

October 31, 2014

For Nagi friends living in the jungle…the machete is often their “best friend” and most prized possession. But it is also often the source of many injuries and scars. We learn to dread those sort of machete moments! Our little friend slipped on a log out in the garden and fell on her machete. It […]

Prizes In Jungle School

October 25, 2014

Last night things got exciting in school when a bat came flying in. All the students jumped to their feet and suddenly found a FAR more useful purpose for their writing boards. That of bat swatting! 🙂 Their efforts (not necessarily of the studious variety) were rewarded in getting their bat. These were the final […]

What’s Your Name?

October 8, 2014

Seems like such a “normal” question. And yet not for the Nagi. They believe the spirits can use people’s names to cause sickness. Which explains that look on someone’s face when we forget and ask a new-comer for their name. Or why little babies go by the name “baby” until they are older. The “fun” […]