How the Lord is Working
What's New
In January, we decided to transition to a new church in Louisville. The Lord has been at work at Bashford Manor Baptist, bringing in several families and two new pastors to help strengthen and revitalize this declining church. Things are still very new, but we are excited about the opportunities this will bring for us to be sharpened for ministry, and to be used by God to see this church nursed back to health. We're hoping to get involved by teaching/discipling, showing hospitality, and helping the church grow in its love for the nations and the Bakoum people. Jesus loves his church, and he will continue to build and protect it through all eternity.
What's Next
As we look forward to bringing our daughter home in April, we're continuing to network with churches and individuals to finish the support raising phase of our journey; please pray for God's provision and prayerfully consider supporting us personally as well as connecting us with others who may be interested in doing so. We're looking forward to the next steps of linguistics training, pre-field training, and French language training. Mostly, we look forward to taking part in what God is doing among the Bakoum!
Working Toward Literacy
Speaking of the Bakoum people, a lot has happened among them as well. The biggest news is that the Kwakum language now has an official alphabet! A group of Bakoum people, along with about 10 village chiefs, recently conducted a meeting to complete this important step toward a Bible translation. The potentially contentious gathering was peaceful and productive, and now the Kwakum language is no longer oral-only! Praise God! (Read more on Dave and Stacey's blog.) The alphabet will be inaugurated on March 30, along with the Kwakum House, a new literacy training and translation center. Also, Cameroonian Wycliffe worker Jean Yves just began a one year internship to work with Stacey and help develop a writing system, complete with a teaching method. With so many exciting things happening, we long to be a part of it all. But the kingdom of God is infinitely bigger than any one person or family, and he does not need our help. Nevertheless, we want to go!
In January, we decided to transition to a new church in Louisville. The Lord has been at work at Bashford Manor Baptist, bringing in several families and two new pastors to help strengthen and revitalize this declining church. Things are still very new, but we are excited about the opportunities this will bring for us to be sharpened for ministry, and to be used by God to see this church nursed back to health. We're hoping to get involved by teaching/discipling, showing hospitality, and helping the church grow in its love for the nations and the Bakoum people. Jesus loves his church, and he will continue to build and protect it through all eternity.
What's Next
As we look forward to bringing our daughter home in April, we're continuing to network with churches and individuals to finish the support raising phase of our journey; please pray for God's provision and prayerfully consider supporting us personally as well as connecting us with others who may be interested in doing so. We're looking forward to the next steps of linguistics training, pre-field training, and French language training. Mostly, we look forward to taking part in what God is doing among the Bakoum!
Working Toward Literacy
Speaking of the Bakoum people, a lot has happened among them as well. The biggest news is that the Kwakum language now has an official alphabet! A group of Bakoum people, along with about 10 village chiefs, recently conducted a meeting to complete this important step toward a Bible translation. The potentially contentious gathering was peaceful and productive, and now the Kwakum language is no longer oral-only! Praise God! (Read more on Dave and Stacey's blog.) The alphabet will be inaugurated on March 30, along with the Kwakum House, a new literacy training and translation center. Also, Cameroonian Wycliffe worker Jean Yves just began a one year internship to work with Stacey and help develop a writing system, complete with a teaching method. With so many exciting things happening, we long to be a part of it all. But the kingdom of God is infinitely bigger than any one person or family, and he does not need our help. Nevertheless, we want to go!
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