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Blowing kisses…touching Heaven
Every Child we encounter could be a divine appointment and we should never underestimate the power of that moment. I would soon find this out last week when I walked into the restaurant that we had grown to frequent on our trips to India. I had no sooner sat down than a young Indian father approached me with his 4-year-old … Continue reading
Happiness is hearing
I can’t speak for everyone but my experience is that hearing someone speak my language when I’m surrounded by folks speaking other languages quickly grabs my attention. So I can understand the broad smiles that come when folks hear recordings of Scripture stories for the first time in their own language. Especially when their language is a minority language not … Continue reading
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Technology changing things
Technology is changing how people around the world hear, read and consider the Good News! For more than 4 Billion people in the world who are oral learners, the Bible is being recorded in many languages and distributed using various technologies to play the recordings. Oral learners are people who haven’t learned to read AND people who have learned to … Continue reading
Servant Leadership
There’s a lot written these days about servant leadership. Many opinions of what this means. For me, servant leadership requires knowing when to lead with passion and when to serve with just as much passion. My observation is that some “servant leaders” are quick to lead with passion and strength…. but when it’s their time to serve or follow, they … Continue reading
Challenges of translation
Two funny stories illustrate the challenges of translation when speaking to a crowd that doesn’t share your mother tongue. It’s stories like these that reinforce the great need for the accurate mother-tongue tellings of Scripture and social development information that T4 Global mother-tongue translation teams are working to develop. When translations are recorded and CHECKED the result is accurate communication … Continue reading
Learning from an oral learner
We all start life as oral learners. When we’re in Tucson I’m fortunate to have our 5-year-old grandson, Julian, at the house a lot. He’s always helping me better understand oral learners. This week he was watching the Bee Movie when I walked into the room. “How big is the head of a pin?” Julian asked. “Very small.” “So a … Continue reading
His Unique Design
In my travels, it’s always interesting to walk through the markets and watch how people shop. In India, when a woman goes shopping for a Saree or Salwar Suit, she is not only getting a new outfit. She knows that she will truly be pampered. When you walk through the door of the clothing store you are greeted with a … Continue reading
Shortcuts
Shortcuts are tempting. This spring a shortcut over a mountain turned into an extra long drive in northwest India. We didn’t know the mountain road was being widened this year. It was interesting to see how road construction projects are completed in India. We passed men using hand tools to break large rocks into smaller rocks. Sometimes we had to … Continue reading
Roadside Entrepreneurs
This week I’ve been thinking about roadside shop owners I saw in May during my last visit to India. One man focused on tire repairs. Looking inside his shop it was clear he was willing to tackle anything that might have gone wrong with a car, bus or truck on its way up the mountain. Maybe among his supply of … Continue reading
Our load may be heavy, but the journey isn’t lonely
In May I spent a week in India on mountain roads traveling around Himachal Pradesh state. We were meeting with language teams translating Scripture and creating cultural songs, dramas and poems for recording. One image etched in my mind is of this man we passed. As our car climbed higher I leaned out the window to photograph him walking. … Continue reading