October
2008 October
2008
We hope things
are going well for you as the days get shorter, and we JAARS recently celebrated the end of fiscal year 2008. The celebration included the dedication of 24 New Testaments, Bibles and scripture portions received at JAARS. They were representative of the 70+ that were published and dedicated this year. Please pray for open hearts in these l language groups to hear God's Word. More than 200 Wycliffe/SIL/JAARS IT personnel from around the world
participated in the bi-annual Computer Technical Conference here in Waxhaw.
The sessions covered new and emerging technologies, the future The building of our house has begun. The foundation is in place, and
framing will begin the week of November 24. The framers are Mennonites
from Ohio, and the delay is due to hunting season. They go hunting
to provide meat for their families. Yes, Please pray for the following requests:
We pray that God will grant you His mercy and grace.
You are in our thoughts and prayers. We would be happy to pray for you
if you have specific requests. In Christ's love, Wayne & Linda Steele |
VMS Quotable "People in rural Africa expect to understand and trust what they
hear. If something is in print, they expect, based on experience, to
be confused by it and to doubt that it is meant for them, or that they
will understand it. When Scriptures are stripped of their written exterior,
people find that it penetrates gently and reassuringly to their hearts.
They then ask why that good message is not available to everyone, only
to hear in reply that it is in that book that everyone is carrying around." Wayne & Linda Steele |
leave daylight
savings time. 
of
language translation software and tools, and creative ways of using the
web to provide access to the Scriptures. After the conference, there
will be two weeks of specialized workshops. The conference provides good
networking opportunities for Wycliffe IT people. 
there are some differences
in the culture here. 