Tag: literacy

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

We are so encouraged with how God has kept Chris and Evie Jones in the race for the Gospel to the Pei people!
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multiplying a treasure

multiplying a treasure

Some treasures are too big to keep to yourself – you’ve just got to share them with others! That’s what we’ve found with the literacy software. But for this big treasure to be shared with the many on our worldwide literacy team who don’t speak English, it has been translated into Spanish, Portuguese, French, etc. […]
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secret ingredient

secret ingredient

Our ministry is focused on literacy: teaching people to read so they can have full access to the translated Word of God in their own language. This certainly involves printed words in the literacy curriculum that we develop. But there is a secret ingredient that goes into the reading materials. It is the illustrations! Great […]
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Homework

Homework

  A good teacher should never stop learning from her students.  Here are some of the commentaries from some missionaries-in-training at the literacy module in Colombia this month.  They have challenged me, blessed me, and moved me with their passion. “Without the written word, the Gospel tends to deteriorate…” “It was with the Word of […]
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You Give Good Things

You Give Good Things

Some days my friend Andrea comes late to class.  OK, most days.  Almost every day.  Being on time is not a big deal in this culture and for her it is almost an impossibility.  She may be late, but she is conscientious about studying.  A few weeks ago she missed the first hour and a […]
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A New Teaching

A New Teaching

Sitting in literacy class with four or five grandmas is an interesting way to learn about village life.  For some reason the hard work that they’ve done with their syllables loosens their tongues, and by the time class is done they are usually extremely chatty.  They color in their workbooks and chatter away.  It is […]
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Happy Literacy Day!

Happy Literacy Day!

Did you know that September 8th is International Literacy Day? Reading is such a part of our daily life that we don’t often stop to think of the gift that it is. We read signs, calendars, messages on our phones and computers, bills (not a favorite thing to read!) and instructions all day. When you […]
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