Dear partners,

This afternoon we received an urgent phone call, telling us about the dire need for a Linguistic Field Methods instructor at the Wycliffe affiliated training program at the University of North Dakota (SIL-UND). Linguistic Field Methods is required before anyone can serve as a Bible translator with Wycliffe. Becky taught this course last summer and was part of the staff the previous year.

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SIL-UND

Teaching at this training program is part of the vision that God has given us in ministry… to enable translators with skills and knowledge. Currently there are 20 students signed up for this course.

As we shared in our last newsletter, we are not allowed by Wycliffe policy to “work” in our ministry roles until we are 100% supported. We are currently at 76%.

You might ask, “Is there someone else who can teach this course? After all, Wycliffe is a big organization, isn’t it?” We’d like to offer two answers to these questions; both are valid.

  1. No, there is no one else to teach the course. If this is the ministry that God has called us to, then he hasn’t called someone else to teach this course.
  2. Yes, Wycliffe is a huge organization. And there are other qualified people to teach the course. However, there is a great need for developing qualified people to teach courses like this. This is part of what Becky will be focused on as the Professional Development Coordinator.

There are two things you can do. You can give and you can pray.

If you want to become part of our financial team, please let us know at http://www.pro.thejourneyler.org/give (This links to Wycliffe’s secure online giving for our ministry).

Otherwise, please pray with us with focused prayer that:

  1. God would move us from 76% to 100% supported.
  2. God would provide a Linguistic Field Methods teacher for these 20 students. And that through the process God would give these students the successful preparation (inside and outside the classroom), which they need to be successful Bible translators.
  3. The Professional Development Coordinator will be able to help grow people who can fill these needed academic roles that prepare Bible translators for fieldwork.

Feel free to invite others to become part of God’s solution to this situation.

In Christ,
Hugh and Becky