Tag: literacy

Unseen steps that make everything possible

Unseen steps that make everything possible

(Part 3) Planning & logistics Most people picture our ministry in the moments on the field—teaching, training, and watching God’s Word take root. But long before we ever step onto a plane, there’s a whole lot of quiet, unseen work that makes those moments possible. Research & booking travel Every trip starts with research: comparing […]
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Unseen steps that make everything possible

Unseen steps that make everything possible

(Part 2) Preparing the Consultants Most people picture our ministry happening once we land in another country. But the truth is, the real adventure starts long before the airport. Hidden behind every workshop are dozens of unseen steps—emails, planning sessions, consultant training, and problem‑solving—that quietly pave the way for the work you do see. Each […]
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Unseen steps that make everything possible

Unseen steps that make everything possible

(Part 1) When we’re home, the question we hear most often is, “So… when’s your next trip?” Many people imagine that when we’re not on a plane, we’re simply waiting around for the next assignment. In reality, the work that happens between trips is what makes every workshop possible. We wanted to give you a […]
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Wolof literacy, eternal legacy

Wolof literacy, eternal legacy

Next week we leave on another adventure — a trip to Senegal to help develop literacy curriculum in the Wolof language! The Wolof Bible has recently been revised, and the churches are asking for materials to teach people to read and understand in their language. Why Wolof?  Wolof is spoken by millions of people across western Africa. In […]
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Purposefully placed

Purposefully placed

Acts 17:26-27 have become special to us this year. The verses speak of how God has fixed beforehand the exact times and the specific places where each of us would live with a specific purpose – that we would reach out and find HIM! We saw this firsthand during our recent literacy trip. Working alongside a […]
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God still makes a way!

God still makes a way!

Life and ministry often present obstacles so immense that only God can carve a path through them. Moses surely felt this weight as he led the Israelites to the edge of the Red Sea, their enemies closing in behind them. And a missionary team working with an unreached people group encountered a similar challenge. They […]
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Training literacy workers

Training literacy workers

We recently returned from England and the missionary training center where we had the privilege of helping with the literacy course. It always encourages our hearts to be with young people who are preparing to serve the Lord in cross-cultural locations all around the world! During the literacy course, we looked together at the many […]
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In Uncharted Waters

In Uncharted Waters

If anybody had told me I would be looking to work in Florida, I assure you, I wouldn’t have believed them If anybody had told me I would be looking to be as a missionary, set afire in the heart for Christ, working completely paid from the support of others; I would have looked at […]
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Nine languages

Nine languages

We are excited to be working with nine languages and getting ready for literacy trips in the future. Our next trip will be to Colombia. We will start training a literacy consultant and write literacy curriculum in the one of the languages. The missionary team has chosen four local men to travel out with them and […]
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What is post-literacy?

What is post-literacy?

After learning to read in literacy classes, people need lots of books to practice and improve their reading speed, accuracy, comprehension, and writing skills. We call this post-literacy reading practice. The post-literacy materials are organized from simpler reading to more difficult. They begin with interesting stories about local topics. They progress to educational literature such […]
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