Category: Ministry

The literacy classes have started up again. The first week of pre-literacy is complete and this week we will start into the actual literacy primers. We have a total of four primers to complete before the course is over and in order to finish up in three months we will need to cover two lessons […]

Far from poking our eyes out* or leaving destruction in their wake, our recent guests were a blessing. Here is a picture of Dan Rabe helping to bind scripture portions in preparation for the teaching session we had on Monday. In this and many other ways it was a blessing and an encouragement to have […]

On Friday, we had our first official meeting for our upcoming literacy class. We will be starting on Tuesday this next week and studying 4 days a week for approximately 3 months. It will be a fast class and we plan to cover 2 lessons a day! All of those interested in the class came […]

Preparations for the next literacy class are in full swing. One of the needs is for more booklets written in Mwinika so that literates can practice their reading skills. Here is a picture of a session as we worked out the details of a booklet on transportation. It covers the history of common transport related […]

Last week I (Elin) was able to meet with the various village leaders in regards to the upcoming literacy class. We agreed that on Thursday (the 15th) we would offer a registration day for all interested in participating in the course. Myself, one of the leaders, and a prior student who will be helping me […]

This last week (Monday the 12th) we had our first teaching session after a break of a few weeks. We had a small group so we did a review lesson of the things we had studied previously. One of the things we were trying to bring out was God’s honor. When God made us He […]

We have been back in the village for a little over a week getting caught up on life. People are continually asking us when we will start teaching again. In discussion with some of the village leaders who have been attending the teaching, we decided we would start up Monday (the 12th). We will be […]

Translation is a fascinating process. I can remember thinking it would be a relatively simple straightforward process but that was before I actually did it. When translating you are always running across interesting challenges as you try to get the meaning from one language to another. Here is one challenge we ran into a while […]

We often delve into the culture here to pull out local elements to help illustrate spiritual points. If asked, “What do you think of the teaching you have heard in God’s Word? Do you agree with it?” You would get an emphatic “YES! It’s great!” from many of those who come or listen. They love […]

Thank you for those of you who prayed for my (Elin’s) language evaluation this past week. It went well although I was told I still have a little ways to go before I am officially “finished” with formal language study. I liken it to being in a holding pattern waiting to land in the city […]