FROM THE ARCHIVES – NTM@WORK ARTICLE FROM 2008
Here is a link to an article about our early days in the village. http://www.ntm.org/news/pdf/nawfeb08_72.pdf
DATE FOR IMPORTANT MEETING SET
The community leaders informed us yesterday that our meeting with the community is set for Tuesday the 14th. This is the meeting we asked for to discuss with them the details of the teaching program. See the earlier blog entry “Sitting in the Same Shade” for more details. Please pray for us as we prepare […]
MWINIKA PROVERBS #2-3
As you would expect, the Mwinika have stories and proverbs that teach opposite principles. Just like we would say “good things come to those who wait” in one situation and “the early bird gets the worm” in another, they, too, have competing proverbs. When they want to emphasize initiative the Mwinika say “muratji khamwurihiwa maadhi […]
OUT OF THE OLD AND INTO THE NEW
TRANSLATION UPDATE: This week Phil finished with the first draft of the Old Testament portions that will be used in the lessons. Next week he starts translating New Testament portions. There is still a LOT of work to do to get the Old Testament portions ready for use, but at least the first draft is […]
THE RABBIT AND THE GENET
It happened like this. The genet (a type of wild cat) got up and said: “I am going to the house of the king of the humans to marry his daughter.” So he went to the king’s house. When he arrived he greeted the king. He then greeted the other people and sat down. The […]
MWINIKA PROVERB #1
The Mwinika people have a proverb that they often use. They say “oweetta vakhani vakhani khaye okhotta mukwaha.” It means “to walk slowly is not to negate the journey.” Whenever it seems to us that we are moving slowly in our program we are reminded of this proverb. We may be going slowly but as […]
ACCORDING TO THEIR KIND
While we are on the subject of addressing foundational issues, here is something the Lord has been showing me. As I mentioned in our last post, we are asking God to “convict the Mwinika of those foundational issues that He seeks to address in their lives.” For Him to do that with the Mwinika He […]
IPEPHEDHU (aka BITING ANTS)
While we love the rain, it unfortunately brings more than just water! We have a certain kind of biting ant that lives underground and comes out in force when it rains. Our yard is full of them and during the rainy season you can’t even walk around without being bit numerous times. Normally we wear […]
PROBLEMS WITH THE WELL
Our well is giving us problems. When we first dug it, it was about 20m deep (65ft). The next year we extended it to a depth of about 25m (82ft). For the past few years things have been good but this year we ran out of water. My submersible pump is only about 19m (62ft) […]
SITTING IN THE SAME SHADE
We have a very important meeting coming up in the village. In the next week or two we will be sitting down with the political, family, and religious leaders in our area to discuss the details of how we can begin teaching them God’s Word. This is one of the most important meetings we will […]
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