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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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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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Videos done, Panama here we come!

Videos done, Panama here we come!

At the end of last month, we finished the filming of the 7 weeks of literacy training videos. Thanks so much for praying for this huge project! Now, it is in the hands of the editing team. We are so thankful for the resource these videos will be for missionary training and the consultants to […]
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Seeing the fruit

Seeing the fruit

We are beginning to see the fruit of some huge projects into which we have poured time. When we could not travel because of Covid we were able to write the 251-page Literacy Manual. Teams are translating it into Spanish, Portuguese, French, etc. Recently, a team in Bolivia who is teaching the literacy course had […]
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literacy training videos

literacy training videos

We are down to the finish line on the preparations for the literacy training videos! This is our last week to work on the presentations and practice them. This first phase of the videoing begins next Monday, June 13th till July 1st. In August we will video the second part of the course. Anytime you […]
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a different rhythm

a different rhythm

This year is proving to be one with a different rhythm than the last years. And it’s a welcome and exciting change for us! The years of packed international travel schedules and the constant pressure of the next workshop and language has reached the “tipping point” where many of the countries have trained literacy consultants […]
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next adventure in literacy: Africa

next adventure in literacy: Africa

Soon we’ll be jumping on planes and traveling to W. Africa for the next adventure in literacy. Appreciate your prayers as we train consultants and work with a team to produce literacy materials. The translation of the New Testament has recently been completed in this language. So we are excited to work together that the […]
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mission accomplished!

mission accomplished!

The month of June has gone by quickly for us here in Peru! We are very tired, but so thankful for all the work that has gotten done. The 3 ladies training to be literacy consultants have taken big steps forward. Two more languages have full literacy courses to teach people to read. We have […]
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