Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Oku New Testament Dedication
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| Oku New Testament |
It was the culmination of a
multi-year literacy and Bible translation project for a people group who did
not even have a written alphabet one generation ago.
The journey had begun in the early 1980’s with a few seminary students’ dream. Over the years they had technical assistance from SIL and CABTAL – the Cameroon Association for Bible Translation and Literacy – as well as funding from other sources. A team of Oku Christians selected by their churches helped to translate the New Testament with in partnership with CABTAL, OneBook in Canada and Infocus in the UK.
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| Arrival of the Oku New Testaments |
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| Two directors presenting the New Testament - Efi Tembon, CABTAL and Bert Visser, SIL. |
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| New Testament first held up to cheering crowds |
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| Prayer dedicating the Oku New Testament |
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These men and women from across denominational lines,
backed by their communities with the help of CABTAL, OneBook, and Infocus were able to translate the New Testament into their language. |
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Linguist Cynthia Blood,
who had worked in the project
near the beginning, gave her
speech in the Oku language.
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| The crowd came from near and far - including Canada, Northern Ireland, and United States. |
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| In the crowd with a rejoicing heart, I am on the right, behind the man with camera. |
Monday, October 21, 2013
World Teachers' Day 2013
World Teachers' Day 2013 was observed October 4th at The Greenhouse, A Learning Center for Missionary Children in Yaounde, Cameroon. Left to right: Naomi Emberson, Mary Santos, Barb Lane, Kay Watts, and Karen Merry.
The United Nations' (UN) World Teachers' Day celebrates the role teachers play in providing quality education at all levels. On October 5, 1994, the first World Teachers' Day was held and is a global observance.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
New Role - Presenting Weekly Chapel Lesson
I continue the tradition of using Heritage Builders' Family Night Tool Chest series by Jim Weidmann and Kurt Bruner. We start off with an activity or two that allow children to experience a concept. Student(s) read related scripture, we discuss personal applications, and sum up the day's lesson by repeating a slogan to help us remember.
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| Children squawked to help parrot lay an egg; inside was the lesson slogan summary. |
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| Boys use hand weights as we discuss how muscles
must be worked and forced to endure a lot to grow stronger / bigger
when
we explored how God uses trials to help us grow.
(1 kilo was easy, but not 2 kilo/5 pounds in one hand)
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Students read the Scripture basis of each week's lesson. I so appreciate how well our children of various ages read God's Word aloud.
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| A child from each class (2 grades) was tempted to be distracted from task of counting puzzle/games boxes on the shelf by candy, money, or toy dangled in front of face. |
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| Wow! These students remained extremely focused on their task. We later discussed temptations that take our eyes off God, how to resist temptation with Scripture as Jesus did. |
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| Cutting computer paper |
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| 14 children Grades 1-6 and I stepped through cut computer paper (8.5" x 11.75") when we explored God's view of the impossible. |
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| After students all voted on which of 5 bags they would choose, these 3 students put a hand in each bag and guessed contents. The innards of bags did not match attractiveness of bags. "Choose your friends by their fruits, not their suits." |
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