Author: Jonathan and Heidi Bamford

Heidi and I made a quick trip to town over the weekend to get our computers fixed, see some folks, and purchase some supplies, but we rushed back on Monday morning because we didn’t want to miss 6th grade graduation. We enjoyed being part of this community event which included special music, speeches, many awards, […]

A few years ago, we introduced solar powered Bible MP3 players and they have been much appreciated. We often hear comments like: “After dinner, I listen to the Bible until I go to bed.” “I take the player with me to the garden and listen while I’m hoeing.” “I like to listen to God’s word […]

I spent last week getting an additional 18 portions ready for the 2nd stage of the translation process. These portions are needed for lessons our co-worker, David, plans to teach within the next two years. On Sunday, the sermon was from the book of Mark and it was an encouragement to see Isnag Bible portions […]

The village has suddenly become inundated with a gang of young men with wheels. It’s not a motorcycle gang, and not a bicycle club either. It is more of a jogging-unicycle gang. The latest fad is a toy that is called a ligligay or in English, toy wheel. The boys are enjoying pushing their wheels […]

Monday morning was beautiful and it was a good thing because it was the day our co-workers were scheduled to fly back to the village. It is nice to be able to send a message to the pilot saying, “You can come any time.” And they did arrive. The Maynard’s arrived on Monday and Vicky […]

We’re glad to be back home again and getting back into our normal routine after a week and a half of intensive translation checking. One of the reasons we like be home is that home is where our balcony is. Our balcony brings us a lot of pleasure. Sometimes it is children enjoying coloring pictures. […]

This picture is just a small part of the translation team. I head up the project, but I would be helpless without the help of many Isnag speakers who help with various parts of the translation process. The five Isnag in this picture are only a few of the many who provide expertise in language […]

It’s February and for Isnag farmers, that means using my grinder to get their machetes ready for field work. After church this morning the men kept the grinder going for more than an hour. For us, getting back to the grind means getting back into Bible translation. Thank you for praying for our consultant, JJ’s, […]

The weather on our flight day looked promising; promising that we wouldn’t make it to the village. But, as everyone knows, the weather often breaks its promises, so we took off anyway. Indeed, it did look bad when we got to the mountains. But by flying low and following the river, our pilot made it […]

Update for the First Week of February My fear in posting this update is that people will assume that this post will contain information about how to deal with misbehaving children at the grocery store. I’m sorry, this post will be of no help at all regarding that situation. The problem that I am thinking […]