I haven’t made my blog a high priority ever since I got back from Togo. Sorry about that! I’ll try to get back into the groove of posting at least weekly updates. Here’s a more complete report of my recent trip. I just sent this material out to my monthly supporters, but I thought others [...]
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A More Complete Report about My Togo Trip
Posted in ministry, translation, tagged Togo on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Kabiye Workshop in Togo, West Africa
Posted in deputation, ministry, translation, tagged Kabiye on July 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Lord has provided me with a place for hi-speed internet, so I can give a short update about my time here. I had a good trip over, especially since I was able to stay for free at a hotel in Morocco. I also got a free lunch. It was great to have a place [...]
“A Man’s Heart Deviseth His Ways…
Posted in deputation, ministry, translation, tagged Ezra, support, Togo on June 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
… but the Lord directeth his steps.” I marvel at the way the Lord orchestrates my schedule. I set aside a month to be in Grand Rapids in Jan-Feb so that I could work on things at the office, but the Lord had me set that aside so that I could get into an accident [...]
Translators, Graduates, My Back, and My Support
Posted in deputation, personal, translation, tagged back, BJU, support, translators on May 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Translators. I just finished reading The Theory and Practice of Translation, by Eugene A. Nida and Charles R. Taber (Leiden, Netherlands: E. J. Brill, 1969). David Bell called Nida “undoubtedly the most influential figure in modern Bible translation. He coined the term “dynamic equivalence,” which he defines in terms of receptor response. Though the book posits various principles that I [...]
The Gospel in Aurora and India
Posted in ministry, translation, tagged Carey, gospel, India, Rathawi on April 24, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I was able to go soulwinning with the teens at Calvary B/C in Geneva on Wed, but we weren’t able to give the gospel. I asked the Lord to give me an opportunity today to give the gospel. But I wondered how it would happen since I was going to be at a public library [...]
‘Languages Can’t Say That’
Posted in translation, tagged translation on December 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I heard this statement made often in my linguistics studies this summer. We would examine a particular statement that was formed into a particular structure, and that statement would often be made, mostly by those who espoused ‘reader response.’ This would then give justification for altering the source text in the translation process. I was [...]
Trip to Haiti
Posted in ministry, pictures, translation on December 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Though the trip had a rough start, the rest of the trip went quite smoothly. We were supposed to leave Charlotte on Saturday (Dec. 6) and arrive in Haiti on the same day. But because of mechanical problems with the plane, we were delayed a couple of hours, and that caused us to miss our [...]
Learning More About Numbers
Posted in ministry, translation, Uncategorized, tagged statistics, Wycliffe on June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For those of you who read my previous post about the statistics that present the needs of Bible translation, you will want to read it again, because I’ve had to revise some of the things that I said, based on what I’ve learned recently. Sorry for presenting the information incorrectly last week. I really thought [...]
What’s in a Number? (revised)
Posted in linguistics, ministry, translation, tagged statistics on June 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When I give my presentation at churches, I like to draw their attention to the back of my prayer card. I note that many missionaries put prayer requests on the back of their card. Then I point out that I have over 4,500 prayer requests on the back of my card, because there are that [...]
Recent Events
Posted in ministry, translation, tagged Africa, Chad, ministry, translation on September 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Chad Translation Workshop (Sept. 3-20) I was extremely excited about going back to Chad for this workshop. I had been there during the weekend of Jan. 1, 2000 (I can assure you that we didn’t experience any Y2K effects!), so I was looking forward to seeing former acquaintances as well as renewing friendships with the [...]
