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A NEW TESTAMENT FOR THE SIMBA TRIBE OF BOLIVIA

A NEW TESTAMENT FOR THE SIMBA TRIBE OF BOLIVIA

The New Testament (and parts of the Old Testament used for chronological teaching) has been translated into the Simba language and recently printed in Brazil. These Bibles came out of customs April 3 and will be dedicated May 25-28th. A Simba missionary, Jack Russell reports, “The Bible will be an instrument for the maturing of Simba believers […]
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Progress!

Progress!

So I know it’s only been a month, but I thought you’d like to know that things are moving along. We spoke with the consulate and have been assured our visas are almost done processing! We just needed to give them an update on our flight information. That being said we have found a flight […]
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Mini Update

Mini Update

We can hardly believe that we have been back in the US for over 4 months.  Earlier this month we were finally able to move into our permanent-temporary place of residence for the rest of our home assignment time.  We sure were glad to be able to finally unpack our suitcases! But they won’t stay […]
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little coconut

little coconut

WE’RE HAVING A BABY! Sorry, I just had to get that out. 🙂 You understand, right? Here’s the quick baby facts: Currently 10 weeks (2.5 months) Due 20 November 2017 Feeling good days and feeling bad days Tired Baby brain (I seriously used to be smart, y’all!) Checkups show all is normal The plan is […]
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The box is open

The box is open

I’m currently in Tanzania, where I’ll be in some training the next two weeks.  This isn’t my first time here, though.  In 2008 I was here for a study-abroad semester, and in 2013 I was here for some PGA training.  Before coming in 2008 I had a semester class to learn some Swahili, the main […]
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How does the hot sun cool?

How does the hot sun cool?

The sun in My Country is notoriously hot.  In fact, the Jula expression used to talk about how hot it is, especially at this time of the year, is that the sun is “fari,” which is a word that the dictionary says means “brutal, cruel, hard, mean, severe.”  And yes, it’s true.  Unlike in the […]
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Can you teach an old dog new tricks?

Can you teach an old dog new tricks?

These days I’m feeling very old, since last month I had my big 3-0 birthday.  It feels like I have to be an adult now and maybe even be grown up?  Crazy!  But even though I’m old, it doesn’t mean that I’m done learning.  In fact, I’m currently in Tanzania, where next week I’ll start […]
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Travels, Past and Future

Travels, Past and Future

Stepping into the boat to cross the muddy jungle river felt in some ways like stepping back in time to when we lived in a village not too far from the one I was about to visit.  Last week the Lord gave me (Jennifer) the opportunity to travel back to our former island and help […]
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Furlough…Ready or not Here We Come!

Furlough…Ready or not Here We Come!

Yep it is that time again.  We are heading back to Portland in July.  Our first term we felt like it took forever until our furlough came, but this time around we can’t believe that it is already here.  We look forward to stepping through the wardrobe into our other world, but we aren’t as […]
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