Comments for T4 Global http://t4global.org Communicating Truth to Oral Cultures Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:30:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Comment on All the world Upside Down: A Maundy Thursday Reflection by Mark Overstreet » Upside Down: A Maundy Thursday Meditation http://t4global.org/2012/04/05/all-the-world-upside-down-a-maundy-thursday-reflection/#comment-3040 Mark Overstreet » Upside Down: A Maundy Thursday Meditation Fri, 06 Apr 2012 04:30:16 +0000 http://t4global.org/?p=1390#comment-3040 [...] few words to consider while thinking through Thursday night and what it means for the [...] [...] few words to consider while thinking through Thursday night and what it means for the [...]

]]> Comment on Blowing kisses…touching Heaven by Tara Rye http://t4global.org/2012/03/31/blowing-kisses-touching-heaven/#comment-3039 Tara Rye Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:07:22 +0000 http://t4global.org/?p=1378#comment-3039 I so love your heart Suzie! Yes... GOD will use you and your touch! I so love your heart Suzie! Yes… GOD will use you and your touch!

]]> Comment on To go or not to go by beverly vander molen http://t4global.org/2012/03/14/to-go-or-not-to-go/#comment-3034 beverly vander molen Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:00:45 +0000 http://t4global.org/?p=1368#comment-3034 Ken and I were in Nigeria in November. One of our new friends will be arriving here in Grand Rapids the end of the month for medical treatment and fund raising. I am wondering if you are interested in meeting with him. He has a wheelchair business that employs many people in NIgeria. He himself is in a wheelchair. I wonder if there are ways you could connect that could be beneficial for your work and his. Let me know what you think. Ken and I were in Nigeria in November. One of our new friends will be arriving here in Grand Rapids the end of the month for medical treatment and fund raising. I am wondering if you are interested in meeting with him. He has a wheelchair business that employs many people in NIgeria. He himself is in a wheelchair. I wonder if there are ways you could connect that could be beneficial for your work and his. Let me know what you think.

]]> Comment on Servant Leadership by Tara Rye http://t4global.org/2012/01/28/servant-leader/#comment-2896 Tara Rye Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:19:02 +0000 http://t4global.org/?p=1246#comment-2896 Thank you for sharing! I so agree! We must at all times be aware of those around us seek out how we can be servant to them. It requires determined conscious efforts on my part. I do not do this naturally. I literally have to tell myself, "You need to go do this..." Blessings! I love how you and Susie are making a difference as servant leaders! Tara Thank you for sharing! I so agree! We must at all times be aware of those around us seek out how we can be servant to them. It requires determined conscious efforts on my part. I do not do this naturally. I literally have to tell myself, “You need to go do this…” Blessings! I love how you and Susie are making a difference as servant leaders!
Tara

]]> Comment on Challenges of translation by Bruce C. E. Fleming http://t4global.org/2012/01/26/challenges-of-translation/#comment-2870 Bruce C. E. Fleming Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:23:25 +0000 http://t4global.org/?p=1233#comment-2870 An American pastor was warned ahead of traveling to a new culture group not to use complex literate concepts. He thought he would use the popular tool The Wordless Book. Great tool! Wrong place to use it! 1. His audience did not know what a book was. 2. And "wordless" made no sense at all. 3. The trade language they were using to communicate with the people who came from different tribal language groups only had three words for colors: black, white and other. And the wordless book uses 5! The translator was faced with an impossible task! An American pastor was warned ahead of traveling to a new culture group not to use complex literate concepts. He thought he would use the popular tool The Wordless Book.

Great tool! Wrong place to use it!

1. His audience did not know what a book was. 2. And “wordless” made no sense at all.
3. The trade language they were using to communicate with the people who came from different tribal language groups only had three words for colors: black, white and other. And the wordless book uses 5! The translator was faced with an impossible task!

]]> Comment on Roadblocks and AK-47s by Lois http://t4global.org/2011/08/10/roadblocks-and-ak-47s/#comment-1595 Lois Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:36:25 +0000 http://t4global.org/?p=1096#comment-1595 This is great j.r. This is great j.r.

]]> Comment on 7’6” – Yes – Size 18 by Rob Whitby http://t4global.org/2011/07/27/7%e2%80%996%e2%80%9d-yes-size-18/#comment-1460 Rob Whitby Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:15:28 +0000 http://t4global.org/?p=1045#comment-1460 That's an awesome story and lesson. I pray that I too put God first in all I do. Whether I'm making decisions, or explaining what has happened in my life, God is always the subject of the story. That’s an awesome story and lesson. I pray that I too put God first in all I do. Whether I’m making decisions, or explaining what has happened in my life, God is always the subject of the story.

]]> Comment on The grandkids are coming! The grandkids are coming! by Tina Varney http://t4global.org/2011/07/13/the-grandkids-are-coming-the-grandkids-are-coming/#comment-1292 Tina Varney Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:12:08 +0000 http://t4global.org/?p=936#comment-1292 Have a BLAST with the Grandkids!! :) Love & Miss you and the family!! Big Hugs to you all. Have a BLAST with the Grandkids!! :) Love & Miss you and the family!! Big Hugs to you all.

]]> Comment on Our load may be heavy, but the journey isn’t lonely by Ted Roe http://t4global.org/2011/06/25/our-load-may-be-heavy-but-the-journey-isnt-lonely/#comment-1008 Ted Roe Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:54:18 +0000 http://t4global.org/?p=815#comment-1008 We are all like that at some point in our journey. We are thankful for those who break the cycle of loneliness and help us reach our destination. Ted We are all like that at some point in our journey. We are thankful for those who break the cycle of loneliness and help us reach our destination. Ted

]]> Comment on A Story of the Samburu by David http://t4global.org/2011/03/25/a-story-of-the-samburu/#comment-617 David Mon, 30 May 2011 08:22:37 +0000 http://t4global.org/?p=746#comment-617 Certainly I'm grateful to read of the work that GGFAN is doing among the Samburu, and for the training they've received that will enable their approach to be more in line with Samburu culture and world view. But the above explanation given by Simon Mwaura regarding why gospel work among the Samburu has gone slowly, is only partial at best. Anyone who has been following gospel advance among the Samburu for 3 decades or more understands that the problems, challenges and barriers that have been encountered were far more complex than the above brief explanation would indicate. I spent 11 years among the Maasai of Kenya and TZ, and one of my colleagues just last year finished 20 years among them. We have both been committed to using oral means for the last 15 years. Back in the first years of the 21st century, we spent a fair amount of time in Samburu-land. We had colleagues who invested up to 9 years of their lives there. We met, or heard the testimonies of, other ex-pat Ms who lived up there even longer. So without going into greater detail, let's agree to be careful how we speak of those who have gone before us. Those doing work among the Samburu now must gratefully acknowledge the contributions of their predecessors. Real Christian humility will always recognize and show appreciation for those upon whose shoulders our current work is built. Only God can know the complexity of the conditions and trials our predecessors encountered. Certainly I’m grateful to read of the work that GGFAN is doing among the Samburu, and for the training they’ve received that will enable their approach to be more in line with Samburu culture and world view. But the above explanation given by Simon Mwaura regarding why gospel work among the Samburu has gone slowly, is only partial at best. Anyone who has been following gospel advance among the Samburu for 3 decades or more understands that the problems, challenges and barriers that have been encountered were far more complex than the above brief explanation would indicate. I spent 11 years among the Maasai of Kenya and TZ, and one of my colleagues just last year finished 20 years among them. We have both been committed to using oral means for the last 15 years. Back in the first years of the 21st century, we spent a fair amount of time in Samburu-land. We had colleagues who invested up to 9 years of their lives there. We met, or heard the testimonies of, other ex-pat Ms who lived up there even longer. So without going into greater detail, let’s agree to be careful how we speak of those who have gone before us. Those doing work among the Samburu now must gratefully acknowledge the contributions of their predecessors. Real Christian humility will always recognize and show appreciation for those upon whose shoulders our current work is built. Only God can know the complexity of the conditions and trials our predecessors encountered.

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