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JUST ONE MORE ACRONYM – GUH (THIS ONE I DON’T THINK YOU’LL GET)

March 18, 2021

GUH – REPRESENTS THE GUAHIBO LANGUAGE GROUP OF COLOMBIA Joyce Cain, a retired missionary from Colombia was excited after vising Colombia again recently. Comprehension checks were done on Old Testament portion verses that her deceased husband, Mark, and a Guahibo man had translated. According to Joyce, “Lord willing, around October of this year, 15,000 copies of […]

What happened to February?

February 24, 2021

This is the day the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24 Unusual weather: Will Rogers is quoted as saying, “If you don’t like the weather in Oklahoma, wait a minute and it will change.” February has been an unusual month for us here. You probably heard that we […]

A Sequence of Events or The Lost Hat

January 13, 2021

A man’s heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9 We are two weeks into the New Year – how are you doing so far? Whatever you’re facing, know that God is faithful! Despite the pandemic (or maybe because of it?), we took a road trip to visit a couple of […]

“This, I understand!”

January 8, 2021

Thank you for praying for Missy, Jason and our Amdu friends as they check almost 600 verses of translated scriptures. Now on day three Missy’s back is not bothering her hardly at all. Thank you for praying specifically that way for her. Our two helpers, who have the hard task of staying mentally focused all […]

600 Verse Check

January 7, 2021

Scripture portions from the book of John and the first twelve chapters of the book of Acts being checked now.

So Thankful

December 1, 2020

Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Hello from Oklahoma! Happenings: Our days have been full these past couple months. Lance continues working on translation and has made good progress in checking […]

What Grandfather told us…

September 21, 2020

Dag-ay was a dear friend and one of our best translation assistants. She passed away several years ago. Her story was published in Ethnos360 magazine February 1 2010. My Grandfather was a powerful witchdoctor in the jungle-covered mountains of northern Mindanao. He told us, “We have told you never to allow foreigners into our community […]

Warning! Don’t Read That Revelation Book!

September 21, 2020

When we were getting ready to translate the book of Revelation, we were studying the book and getting very excited about working through it. However, our Lusi mother tongue helpers didn’t have the same reaction. They told us like this. “The religion we used to be in forbade us from reading that book. They said, […]

Okla(Home)a

July 17, 2020

Okay, so that’s a cheesy title perhaps for this post but it does tell you about location. We arrived safely at our Oklahoma home late July 7. I’d say it was an uneventful trip but there was that guy who sneezed in front of us as we walked out of the DFW airport. We both […]

Of translation, termites and tickets

June 10, 2020

A man’s heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9 Hello from our jungle home. We trust this finds you looking to the Lord and resting in Him in these trying times. Translation and Termites: We’re sure you’re thinking that those two words don’t go together. You’re right! And here’s the […]