Troy Manning

(Check out the “Translator’s Page” for a new post on it.)In my last post I asked you to pray for my trip to NY and PA.  The forecast said that a northeaster was heading into NY.  Well, that forecast proved to be right on target.  The pastor called and told me that they would probably not have church because of the snow coming in Sat evening and that I would probably get stuck up there if I came, since there would be a layer of ice on top of the snow by Mon morning.  I haven’t heard the exact details, but I think that’s exactly what happened.  So, instead of driving up to NY, I stayed in PA for that Sunday.  I’m disappointed that I wasn’t able to fellowship with that church, but I trust I will be able to get back over there in the future.  I plan to pass back through the Philly area next Fall. 

Since the Lord had me stay in PA, I was wondering what His purposes were in that.  I began to see that He wanted me to meet some wonderful people whose friendships I hope to strengthen as the years go by.  I enjoyed meeting the dear people at Faith Bible Church (Mount Joy) in the morning and at Harvest Bible Church (Lancaster) in the evening. 

The Lord also blessed my meetings with pastors.  In addition to keeping the roads clear and dry, He also allowed me to hook up with a number of godly men.  I ended up making direct contact with 12 men, and 10 of them promised me meetings or set them up right there on the spot.  I have also heard from an 11th since leaving, who wants to have me come.  Praise the Lord for His blessing! 

I arrived in SC last Thursday and have enjoyed Christmas with family and friends.  Now that the festivities are mostly passed, I have settled down for a long winter’s read.  Linguistics reading, that is.  MSU waived the prerequisite, but with the qualification that I read 3 books, totaling around 1,400 pages!!  Only 800 more to go by Jan. 7! 

I head back to MI on Jan. 2 to observe my first translator training session.  Daniel Telford, a recent graduate of BJU, will be preparing to translate the OT into Haitian Creole.