Our family is looking pretty happy
here because this was taken on our beautiful son's 17th birthday!
Every day we are happy as we give thanks
to God and serve Him!
A great milestone this past week was
finishing the book of 1 Corinthians and this week now to be working on 2
Corinthians!! Just finished skyping with the translation team in Lapoc -
working on 2 Corinthians 2 which is almost completed. Our favourite verse of
that chapter is: 14 Ba salamat hu
Magbabayà ha dayun tagpangulu kanyu duun hu kadaogan duun ki Cristo daw
tagpaalimbahung pinaagi kanyu hu kahumut hu katun-anan mahitongod Kandin duun
hu alan ha dapit.
Which in one of our English translations
(NASB) says: 14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ,
and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every
place.
What an incredible privilege to be
translating God's Word into Tala-Andig!!!!!!!!!!! Some days we can hardly believe it that we
have been given this joy.
Today we were also able to help a
brother in Lapoc by contacting friends who run a hospital in Cagayan to arrange
for him to be taken there for treatment. He has had a suspected stroke and is
being taken there right now. Skype, email and cell phones makes our brothers
and sisters seem so reachable in spite of the distance.
This afternoon we have started drafting
2 Cor 4 and Paul has been preparing a message as he is speaking on Sunday.
Jubab is having a big week: his 17th
birthday, finishing up all his exams and assessments for Yr 11 and his
basketball finals (his team won and we were some of the loudest
parents at the game).
(Breaking news: About an hour ago, Jubab passed his driving test so he is now a fully-fledged driver!! Where did our baby go??)
