PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS

A Ministry in Bible Translation and Literacy Instruction

Volume I, Issue 1

WAITING IN OKLAHOMA

"THEREFORE I Will LOOK UWTO THE LORV; I WILLWAIT FOR THE GOP OF m SALmWN: MV GOVWILL HEAR ME/' [UicRk 7:7)

As I write this newsletter, we are doingsomething very new to us since enteringmissionary work: waiting! Up unto this pointit seems as though we were always rushed andpressed for time in our schedule. Now, afterthe constant hurrying, we're waiting for ourvisas to be approved. We have taken care ofall the arrangements that we can until wereceive visas granting us permission to liveand work in Papua New Guinea.

The government has been very cordial,and there is no reason to think that thevisas will not be issued. The problem restsin the fact that Papua New Guinea has beenan independent country for just over a year,and they are being wisely cautious in processing visas such as ours because they represent opening the country not only to ourfamily, but to Pioneer Bible Translators andother members who will follow. So it'staking more tine to process our visas, butit will mean a lot for our churches and thefuture of Pioneer Bible Translators. Meanwhile, we trust in God, His wisdom. Hiscontrol, and His perfect timing. The matteris completely in His hands, and He will workout that which is best.

DAVID W. & SHARRANfO'BRIEN PRYOR MISSIONARIES

Kevin L. & Donna J. O'Brien

Route # 2, Box 19Oakland City, Indiana 47660

Forwarding Agents

January, 1977

AREA OPEN

Although indefinite at this time, itseems God is leading us to a particular areaof Papua New Guinea for our work. If youwant to check your maps, it is in the areanorth of the Central Highlands and south ofthe Sepik River in the East Sepik District.

Last fall when Ron Augsberger went toPapua New Guinea to gather information andpave the way for Pioneer Bible Translatorsto enter, he was informed of an area thathad very little, it any, contact with orinfiltration by any missionary group. Ronflew over this jungle area, and it was pointed out that there is no place to land anairplane, or even a helicopter. Dependingon where we settled and which language groupwe worked with, the nearest airstrip is 50to 100 miles away be river travel. This,along with the fact that this is lowlandwith a less desirable climate, may explainwhy it has not been reached.

This area does present its problems foraccessibility. In spite of the difficulty,it is possible, and the people need to hearthe gospel of Christ just as much as thosewho are easy to reach. If the Lord wants usthere He has the power and wisdom to help usthrough or work out solutions to the difficulties.

It will be interesting to see His willunfold. Pray with us that we will recognizeHis guidance and follow where He leads us.

HEAmELT mjSE

I'm going to thy and put into u)0Ad6 howI <jee£ ju&t now 6o that God may be pfUbUad,Tuesday morning o^ this weefe I 6aid good-byzto two oi God'6 6pc(UaZ people, my paAents,whom I love 6o veJiy deafity. It hunt 6o toi^zcive them, e^pecixMy knowing it hunt themtoo. Today I 6aid good-bye to my only bno-theJL, Ke,vin, Eamilie^ love and ^hoAe 6omany things, but we all 6haAe the, Lond a6weJU,, It huAt 40 to 6ay good-bye to Kevinand ku wLie because theAA {^oiAt duld willbe bom in one month. I will not be, ableto 6haAe the joy oi 6aeing them with theJjiiiA&t-boAn giit {Aom God, But it doe^&n't6top theJie,, We have tAaveZed in PennsylvaniaOklahoma, Illinois , Indiana, Virginia, -andWe^t i/iAginia 6ince August, We've been withhand/ieds oi people who we love ^o much; alloi you! You have clothed as, ied us, ^ha/iedwith us oi youA 6uAplus bles-sing^, and mo6timpoAtant you've loved us and p/iayed iaith-iulZy iofi us because you, too, H.eaJU.ze thatmany who have not hejand need to have theAcAiptuAe^,

I know aiteJi what I've gone throughemotionally this week that I couldn't makeit on the iield ii I weAe locked in loneliness ioA longing to see my iamily and myintends. But I know now that aiteA the tea/isaxe dnied, at least ioa a tittle while, thatI can Aealty ieel God comioAting my bAokenspifM, He begins to take each pain and tuAnit into.a new longing to do the woAk, I begin to Aeatize that because we go, otheAswill be able to have Jesus as I have, and beable to expedience the joys oi having aChAlstian iamily as I have always had, I'mable tx} -see—iasnilieA- in Mew Guinea withtifieiA iiAst-boAn ckiZdAen and Aeatize thejoy iAom within in knowing when they gAow upthey can meet Jesus, I'm able to see boysand giAJis waiting to leann about Jesus thatoAe willing to do anything God wants them todo without limitations, Uy iaiXh Zs stAeng-thened, and I'm amazed each day to see although I am nothing, that because He LivesI can iace all my tomoAAows with couAoge,stAength, and inneA peace,

I wish I couZd put in woAds what itmeans to me just now to know I ai?i loved bymy iamity and ouA many ChAistian iAiends,Even though you aAen't wiXh me in body, youOAe with me in spifUt, and tt Aeally admin-isteAS StAength, So join me please in pAois-ing God that in spite oi ouA weaknesses thatGod can woAk in us to help His will to beiuliiiled.

SHAUm'S SHARING

I'm busy sewing, I've made an ottomancoveA ioA OUA tAunk, and am making RaggedyAnn dolls ioA the new nieces and nephewscoming into ouA iamiZy, I'm also geXtingcaught up on all my coAAespondence so youwill all owe me a letteA when we get toPapua New Guinea!

We had thAee ChAistmases this yeaA, OuAiiASt was VecembeA 13 with my poAents; ouAsecond was with my bAotheA who is ouA ioA-waAding agent, VecembeA 19; and ouA thiAdwas VecembeA 25 with Vave's iolks, I guesswe pAjoved ChAi^tmas can be any day and tswhat you make oi it, John and Amy enjoyedveAjy much the new toys the Aeceived ioAChAlstmas, but they, too, Aeatized that ouAChAZstmas season was gAeat because we weAewith iamily and we all have Jesus as ouASavioA,

We've had the joy oi helping Vave's paA-ents woAk on theiA congAegation's new buiZd-ing and weAe able to attend the iiASt seA-vices they held theAz Sunday, JanuoAy 1,It's been good to woAk hand again.

School Vays foA John And Amy

Until we aAe able to leave, I'm happy toteJtl you John and Amy oAje in a public schoolwithin walking distance oi Vave's poAent'shouse, I'm Aeatty happy, and John and AmyaAe elated. I'ts heJlping aZZ oii as not bequite as anxious about going, knowing theyaAe in school, John made an 100% on a testhis iiASt day oi school, and Amy came homewith mountains oi knowledge about theweatheA, As soon as we aAAive in Papua NewGuinea-they wHl—begin-the^tAr woAk-thAoughthe coAAespondence schools,

Viat Sold!

It was with joy and saddness that wesold OUA Viat VecembeA 19, We weAe glad tosell it to ^iniends; but it had become ouAhome on wheels, so it was sad to see it go.We aAe one step closeA to going, though, andI'm Aeally glad ouA caA-tAaveling days aAeoveA ioA a while. Now I'm anxious to ily!

PictuAes Anyone?Ii any oi you still have pictuAes oi

youAselves ioA Vave and ShoAAon, they wouldstill like ioA you to send them ioA theiAscAap book. They want to have pictuAes oiiAiends to take with them.

FIELD DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT

At the last Pioneer Bible Translator'sboard meeting David was appointed FieldDirector and Coordinator for Papua NewGuinea. Some of his responsibilities willinclude bettering and solidifying governmentrelations; establishing relationships withthe Summer Institute of Linguistics andAustralian Church of Christ missions inPapua New Guinea; surveying language groups,and initiating the necessary procedure toopen areas for work by Pioneer Bible Translator's personnel. All of this'work must bedone, and because the Pryors are among thefirst on the field, they would have beendoing much of it anyway. With David's appointment,- he will be aiding not only theirfamily, but other who follow in the future.

PRAYER REQUESTS

Won't you please join us in praying for,

...Praise for His faithfulness tosupply our needs.

...God's perfect timing for thevisas to be processed.

...Patience as we wait.

...God's guidance in knowing whicharea and language group He wantsus to serve.

...God's guidance and wisdom in fulfilling all our responsibilities.

...A safe trip as we go.

...A safe trip for our barrels.

...Peace of mind for our families.

NEWS, NEWS, NEWS!

Within the last few weeks we have received news that causes mixed emotions. Itcan be summarized this way: we will be moreindependent than we had hoped and unable tolean upon help from sister translation organizations (such as Wycliffe Bible Translators). Relations with this organization areby no means severed, nor are they unwillingto help. Rather, restrictions and limitations in their contract with the Papua NewGuinea government reduce their legal abilityto assist us. These restrictions and limitations concern our family and work because wewill now have no assistance in establishinghousing, conmunication, and transportation.

Things we had counted on that will notbe available to us are...

...discounted building materials, such astin roofing and guttering for collectingrain water.

...reduced rates for purchasing and inmedi-ate availability of a radio transceiver.

...furniture purchased from a local joineryspecializing in beds, tables, chairs,desks, filing cabinets for translators'jungle homes.

...assistance in contracting and supervisingnative help in building our jungle home.We had hoped assistance from those skilled in building, acquainted with nativematerials, and fluent in the nationallanguage would be available to help us.

...operation of our radio transceiver onWycliffe Bible Translator's frequency.

...avaition assistance for transportationand supply delivery except on a time andspace available basis.

This is disappointing because it meansmany delays, slower progress, possible schedule adjustments, and more "leg work" infinding, gathering, and shipping materialsand equipment we need. But none of theseare serious setbacks, just annoying complications to those anxious to begin, workthrough, and complete an appointed task. Wealso know it will be good for us to developand work independently in these areas. Theloss of these conveniences increases ourneed to trust even more in Him who loves usand promises to supply our needs.

MAILING ADDRESS

Until otherwise notified after our arrival in Papua New Guinea, address yourletters to us like this:

Mr. and Mrs. David W. Pryorc/o Summer Institute of LinguisticsP 0 Ukarumpa Vie LaePapua New Guinea

Letters from you have meant so much tous in the past, and will mean even more oncewe arrive in Papua New Guinea. We look forward to hearing from you.

Forwarding Agent's jJote

All personal mail, such as letters,cards, and packages should be sent directlyto the Pryors; not to us. This delays theirreceiving your correspondence. However, allfunds should be sent to us. This is notonly for our records, but also because theyare unable to use United States currency inPapua New Guinea. Anyone who would like tocorrespond with them until they leave maysend your letters to David's parents' homeat this address:

Mr. & Mrs. David Pryorc/o Mr. Allen Pryor215 MarshallStillwater, Oklahoma 74074

We will notify you all as soon as David andSharran leave the states, so you can sendyour letters to the Papua New Guinea address.

PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS?

Pioneer Bible Translators (P.B.T.) wasestablished in January of 1974 for the purpose of recruiting missionaries to go to theremaining 2000 tribes of this world who arewithout Bibles, learn their languages, andtranslate the scriptures. Since its founding it has grown to include a training center on the campus of Lincoln ChristianSeminary. Though presently in developmentalstages, it is hoped that one day an academicprogram will be available to completely andthoroughly equip translators and supportpersonnel for the ministry of Bible translation. Because David and Sharran were recruited for this ministry by P.B.T's president, A1 Hamilton, and because they believean agency such as P.B.T.supported and guidedby Christian Churches and Churches of Christis necessary for the ongoing of the translation ministry, they applied for and weregranted membership in P.B.T. Therefore,they will be involved in the development ofP.B.T. in Papua New Guinea.

OPPRESS CORRECTIOWS REQUESTBV

Pae to the. Inilatzd co^t adcUiejiA c.oh.~by tkz Vo/ital Sy&tm (25^ peA plcce]

m no lonQQJi be ahtz to moAk each nm6-leXteA. "Addfie^6 CoHAQ.cJxon Rtiqix^tzd," WhrnyouA addh-Qjii, c.kayigt6, Xjj you Mi6k to continue.^c&ivtng the. new^letteA, plea&e -i>e.nd oa youAnew addjiz&A. Thanks youJi help.

DAVID W. &SHARRAN O'BRIEN PRYO^^MISSIONARIESc/D.JCeA4Fh-L:.--fr"Oonna tT. IT 'Brien, Forwarding AgentsRoute #2, Box 19Oakland City, Indiana 47660 ilAN3l

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PERSONAL FILE

Date CLpu\^Ju /3. I 0 0

Name in full "Dguid UJ, Icu Tr^j2L

Complete address on field'^^apuA NJ<» uj

Complete forwarding address R4. ^ *^0/QoK'g/y^d. ^XviA.nyxy\n

Name and address of Livinglink church or churches:'4'? 6 e>o

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Names and addresses of otAeysponsoring or endorsing churches:

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Please send along wdth this form copies of recommendations from churches which Vvill encourageother churches to support your missionary work. There are churches which will not allow avisiting missionary to speak unless a church recommendation can be shown. Since it is impossible for any one person to know all Christians in the world, this recommendation by a responsible New Testament church is a vital help in persuading others of your worthiness and the valueof your mission. Mission Services stands ready to help you inform HORIZONS readers about ,your church recommendations. Since the church is sending you to the mission field (Acts 13:1-3)and will help provide the necessary needs on the field, natLurally the church should share thecredit in your missionary ministry. One of the ways that the church can do this is to share their >conviction regarding your missionary ministry with others. Certainly, their words will helpconvince others regarding the worthiness of your work. Please help MISSION SERVICES tospread your news through HORIZONS, Packets and Slide library by sending your church recommendations as soon as possible. Thanks. Send what you have nvow, and the others later.

Recommendations by Christian Leaders: (List names and addresses here and enclose a copy ofeach letter, thanks.)

NAME i ^ - Name.

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Name and address of hometown newspaper,

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Rtrfiftt. Stri<eet.

Stue^.-plACity Zone, ,State Gita Zone. State.

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On an extra page please describe any details regjf^ding conversion which you might care tomention.

MARITAL ^TDS:Married.J^_, Single, Divorced.

Date of TYiaryiago «3 ^ . / "7

Who solemnized your wedding?

Widwedi3jWC

Miere married? "^KtAJood C/-^ci To «I _ , 7^ ^

ZicKYCvXtCList children by full name giving place, day, month, and year of birth:(If your childrenhave been adopted, please indilcate.)

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day, month, and year

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SCHOOLING (high school and later):

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What things influenced you to become a missionary? What is your purpose? What do you hopeto accomplish on the mission field? Your own story in some detail might be influential in leadingothers into fulltime service (Use an extra sheet if you need more space):

Describe briefly in outline form the nature of your daily duties on the field:

Which of the following terms most nearly describes your missionary status?

Evangelist* Bible College TeacherPublick School Teacher.

Homemaker.—.

Bible College Teacher^

. Doctor.^_. Nurse, Social worker. Music teacher

Radio ministry. Radio foUowup. .Christian Service Camp. Linguistics

Maintenance of mission equippnent. Benevolence. Office work. Name other:

PARENTS:

Father's name and home address:, Al/en r, __ Living—k^ Deceased.6)C|,a, Zone—.State.

His nnp-iipfltinn, 3"QurlAg I.\s-^ Tr he a Christian?

What positions of leadership has he held in the lo<

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What Christian service does he now do? . € IJp.vf -\e ckc,U e r

Mother's full maiden name: 011' Pf r c. Living, v/ Deceased.

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Is she a Christian? Yes. No^ Her occupsttion if employed outside the home_Vl2j2_^

B she rendered to the local church?.What leadership positions or Christian service hi

FORWARDING AGENT:

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Citv-0<AV\1c< r>dL Ci-VvjWhere attend fihurr*]-) ?, *S'i' >" a v- jL

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What duties are performed by the forwarding agqrKt_ep i'fo^wv^d

Does the forwarding agent receive a salary?^

Should monej^ be sent to the forv/arding agent only

In what form should funds be CWc.isS /^::(Ae.Sen-f"

If funds are to be sent directly to the missionarydo it, so we can give your explanation to HORIZO

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Name in full ShcKrcgn Trgne. (Q'i3r,V-r.^K-.^r

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Name and address of Livinglink church or churches:

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Names and addresses of other sponsoring or endorsing churches;

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AMinistry in Bible Translation and Literacy Instruction

DAVID W. & SHARRAN O'BRIEN PRYOR, MISSIONARIES

Volume I» Issue 2

WE'RE ON THE FIELD!

We arrived in Port Moresby on Friday,June 24. After filling out the alien registration form and going through customs, wewere met by Ken Davis, of the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL) who took us to amissionary "guest house" where we were tostay until July 5. The weekend was filledwith resting up from the trip, getting acclimated to the new climate, and getting acquainted with the surroundings, the city,and the supplies available to us here. Asfar as getting the things we need here, youall need not worry about that. We werepleasantly surprised to find very modern department stores which seemingly have everything we will need. The only unpleasantthing about shopping here is that the pricesare much higher, and we loose twenty-threecents out of every dollor in exchanging dollars to kinas (pronounced key-nahs).

Monday we finalized arrangements for ourpost office box so we can receive the muchdesired correspondence from you all. Whilewe were up town we SI so applied for and received our Papua New Guinea driver's licenses. Believe me, driving on the leftside of the road takes some real concentration, especially when we're in a busy intersection! For the evening meal we wereguests in the home of Ken Davis, where wehad our first taste of some of the tastytropical vegetables. As if we hadn't beenenough trouble to him already, my brotherJohn and I filled the evening with questionsabout living and working in our new country,while our wives attended a church-sponsoredladies social featuring a class on "Cookingwith Tropical Fruits and Vegetables.*

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Kevin L. & Donna J. O'Brien

Route # 2, Box 19

Oakland City, Indiana 47660Forwarding Agents

July, 1977

MAIL BAG TIPS

David and Sharran appreciate so muchhearing from their friends in the States, sowhy not drop them a note onde in a while?Here are some things we've found out aboutsending mail to Papua New Guinea...

An air mail letter goes for 31^, and anareogramme (letter and envelope all in one)may be purchased at the post office for 22^,postage included. A package is $1.95^ -far-the first pound, and the rate decreases foreach additional pound. Dave and Sharran mustpay duty of certain items they receive. HSreare some of the things they can receive dutyfree: books, toilet articles, tools, usedpersonal effects (clothing, shoes, toys,tapes, etc.), used household goods (linens,blankets, rugs, kitchenware, etc.), and mostfoods. A list of what is in packages andtheir value must accompany all packages.Most packages under $25 in value are dutyfree regardless of their content. Meat,fish, popcorn, and milk products are prohibited under any circumstances.

The duty on new clothing is 10%, but ifit is removed from its packaging and washedbefore you send it, it may be considered asused. The same with linens, towels, etc.

Anyone desiring more specific information concerning packages just let us knowand we'll be glad to send it to you."" All personal mail should be sent directly to David and Sharran, not us. Theiraddress is: Mr. & Mrs. David W. Pryor

Pioneer Bible TranslatorsBox 3181Port MoresbyPapua New Guinea

SHARRAN'S SHARING

HeAe I 6^ fUgk but not dny on a hltt tnVont UoH.t&by, tUtenlng to the, uxind and HXLinand pA/iy^g ion, Vavtd. He tt^t today onsecond 6uJLve,y Viip to go to the, Guli 17/66-Vvicit, the. mn^t pa/it oi Papua Neuf Guinea.The mosquitoes eat. you alive, and the heatuUZt melt (johat the mosqwiXoeJ> leave! Thealn&tAJbps that Va,vld*s plane was to land onweAz so coet and soggy that they u}eAen't going to be able to l^d on them. They checked on a helicopter, which would have cut thetAlp down 1 to m days because they couldlly low oveJL anzas and land anywhere theywanted to talk to vlllajge men and oiilcio^,but none wexe avalZable.. So»..he Is goingon canoe tJvips Inom place to place. Thenlven. Is fvough now and the floating logssometimes have a mouthful of teeth, but bythe time you all n.ead this he will be safelyback with us with a full nzponX. fon, PBT onhis findings In the Gulf, We will be happywhen alZ these t^ps aAz oveA, and we willfvtoiifi where we belong at last, PAay foA,Vave's safety, his health, and wisdom, tdmake all the decisions fon. placing oua 'twofamilies and location possibilities foA fu-tuAje PBT personeZ,

UeaywohUte, back In civilization In PontUoJiesby, which Is much moAe than we expected, I am reading all the history and cul-tu/ve I can, Jolm Is n.eajdlng all the HardyBoy books he can find, and Amy Is busy wading ^OiSt gnade readers, That^s what happens uken there Is no T.l// John and Amy areboth doing /leally well In their corfiespon-dence school,

I guess Jungle Camp helped us, as I'malready getting used to women ca/irylng theirheavy loads fAX)m woven baskets on theirheads, bare feet, and lap laps [skirts fo/imen and women), Uost men wear knee socksand shoAt pants for foAmal dress, Vave andJohn look real cute In theirs.

Marketing Is quite different here. Thereare super manket of such, but they are notvery super! We can get everything we need,but they smell, look, and taste different.We have powdered milk in stead of fn.esh,yeast, and flour and are very thankf^ul foA,that. Lined outside all the modern typestoA,e& are women nursing their babies, selling pieces of fnult and bead woAk they makewhile sitting there chemng on betel nutsthat make their teeth permanently fied andflatten,

Amy wants to thank all of you who remembered her birthday,, u Is July Z4tk, and wewill celebrate it twice, I guess: on the 24

BITS 'N PIECES

We said good-bye to our families andhello to new friends and relatives upon arriving in Los Angeles. We enjoyed meetingMr. Lincoln at Disneyland and watching theBear Jamboree. We were proud and sad as wewatched the Bell Telephone circle screenpresentation of America the Beautiful. Itwas hard to stand there watching, knowing wewould leave the following day.

While in Sydney we went to the zoo oneday and say a koala bear.

Our house here in Port Moresby is onstilts, has louver windows, and louveraluminum sides. It has a toilet room and abathroom, a kitchen complete with pots, pansand dishes, and a bed for all six of us. Weeven have a little wringer washer!

On July first a man from Christian RadioMissionary Fellowship brought our acceptancepapers to become a part of the fellowship.Praise God for another answered prayer!

We are now trying out dogs from the dogpound. They are all wormed and vaccinatedand guaranteed to please, or you can tradeuntil you find one you want. John and Amyare thrilled. We're also on the lookout 'fora cat, but they are harder to find and keepbecause people eat them.[ShoAran's Sharing, cont,]here and also on the 25th here which In allactuality Is her birthday, as that Is the24th In the Stat&s, Confusing Isn't it?

I know a lot of you were anxious to knowabout our barrets. We ask you to keep praying about them as It Is too expensive tomove them but one time, so they will sit InLae until we move them to our final movingplace. We need a lot of things out of themnow so maybe that means we won't be longgetting to where we belong In Papua NewGuinea, We were going to have barrel #5 sentto us, as It had most of what we needed nowIn It, but the numbers couldn"t be found bythe people In Lae, so they couldn't teU,whlck was which. So, there they sit. Thereare no shoes or clothing here that Is reallysuitable for us, so again we wait.

We miss and pray for all of you. Sendus your picture If you haven't already, anda prayer request tist, too.

Sometimes I still can hardly believe weare, finally In Papua New Guinea, Our workhas just begun. There Is so much to do, soplease keep us in your every prayer. We loveyou all In Christ.

(On The Field, Cont.)

The following Wednesday my brother Johnand I left on a week-long trip to begin laying the foundation for our translation workhere in Papua New Guinea. We flew first tothe SIL center at Ukarumpa and spent theafternoon touring their facilities. Thatevening we had a great reunion with theDavid Hynum family who were in school aridJungle Camp with our families.

Thursday was filled with meetings. Webegan the morning by meeting with the Boardof Directors of the Papua New Guinea Branchof SIL to discuss organizational relationships and areas of the country where PBTcould both establish itself and complimentthe work of SIL. Later that day we visitedwith the head of their finance departmentfor information and advice that would behelpful in establishing PBT's financialoperations in supplying the needs of translators in the villages. Following that wereceived a mini-orientation to the basiccultures of Papua New Guinea from SIL'sDirector of Technical Studies, who alsohelped us compile a small orientation library for ourselves and other PBT members.coming to this country. Also, their industrial department supplied us with copies ofhouse plans for village houses.

Friday morning we flew to the city ofMadang, capitol of the Madang Province.We were in Madang for four days familiarizing ourselves with the city, the surroundingareas, and availability of supplies, and being introduced to key government officialsand various heads of other denominationalmissions to acquaint them with our organization and the possibility of our working inthat province.

Our Sunday in Madang was very special.We attended worship services with a congregation being established by missionariesfrom the Australian Churches of Christ. Itwas a thrill indeed worshipping and communing with these missionaries and our nationalbrethren. We stayed with the missionariesfor lunch, then returned the next morning toaccomplish our primary purpose in visitingMadang: to talk over the possibilities ofour working in conjunction with them andtheir work in the Ramu River area. Themeeting went very well, ending with theirexpression of willingness to have us workwith them in that a^ea. With Madang havingmsny supplies readily available, and the opportunity to work with the Australian missionaries, the situation would be favorablefor beginning our work in that province.

TUPPERWARE ANYONE?

If any of you are looking for a specialproject now or in the future, here's an ideafor you. Sharran needs more tupperware!Because of the humidity in Papua New Guinea,nothing is kept dry unless it is in tupperware. She will need two tupperware pirchers,two cereal containers, two bread savers, andany other round or square tupperware peicesshe can get. Thanks for your help.

- IMPORTANT NEWS FOR CONTRIBUTORS -

Because David and Sharran are members of

Pioneer Bible Translators all checks may nowbe made out to Pioneer Bible Translators andmarked for Pryors. This is especially im -portant to those individuals who send checksthrough First Christian Church. All checksmade out to PBT are tax deductible, and itsaves us the extra step of sending checksthrough the church books. So instead ofsending checks made out to David Pryor,Kevin O'Brien, or First Christian Church,please make all checks payable to PioneerBible Translators and mark for Pryor^_^_Itoney_should still be sent to Kevin 0'Brien7"RtT2Box 19, Oakland City, Indiana, 47660. Donot send any money directly to David andSharran. They can not use American currency.Thank you for your cooperation.

(On the FieTd, Cont. from bottom of page)Meanwhile, back in Port Moresby, our

wives were moving from the missionary guesthouse to our "home" for two months. Our twofamilies are living together in a house weare renting from a translation consultantwho works with the United Bible Society andis on a two month furlow. It's a nice threebedroom house in a very lovely location. Weare right near the top of Paga Hill whichoverlooks the city of Port Moresby, the harbor, small islands, and coral reefs in theCdfal'Sea, which can be seen in three directions from our porch. So when we flew backWednesday morning we had a home to come to,and how thankful we were to have it. God iscertainly being good to us.

While we are here in Port Moresby wewill be involved in reading everything wecan about the cultures in Papua New Guinea;continuing our studies in Pidgin English;writing letters to all who write us; andplanning and praying to establish the workof PBT in Papua New Guinea.

IN CASE YOU'VE BEEN WONDERING...

"Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, andHe shall strengthen thine heart: wait I sayon the Lord." Psalm 27:14."Delight thyself also in the Lord; and Heshall give thee the desires of thine heartLCommit thy way ynto the Lord; trust also inHim; and He shall bring it to pass...Rest inthe Lord, and wait patiently for Him."

Psalm 37:4,5,7|a

The last six months of waiting were difficult for us to understand, so we know tha|tmany of you have wondered why the delaytoo. We would like to share the good anbad news, the progress and the setbacks othe past six months. Lest any of this rehport sound like complaining, we want you tcknow that we give thanks and praise to Him,knowing that He was in control and His tiing is best.

There is no doubt that patience is apremium virtue in our type of work, and wreadily confess that we could benefit fromlittle more growth in this area. Sharra^and I teased each other that we didn't mirjcthe Lord teaching us patience, we just wished He would hurry up and do it! SeriouslyGod has definitely been at work both in preparing us spiritually and working out althe arrangements for getting us to Papua NevGuinea. Here's some of what happened...

VISAS APPROVED - GOOD NEWS AND BAD

The acceptance and approval of the visaapplications for our family and my brotherJohn's family carried much more significandcthan just permission for two families to enter Papua New Guinea. Our acceptance alsici

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means that Pioneer Bible Translators hasbeen accepted by the government of Papua NewGuinea with permission to work in theircountry and bring in additional personnelfor the purpose of translation, literacy ,and support work. Our visa approval beinglihked with the government's acceptance ofour organization was the major reason forthe delay in granting our visas.

With the good news 6f our visa approvalcame some bad news, too. We were informedthat we, and all others with PBT who come toPapua New Guinea are required to post bond.Their government requires this bond of allimmigrants for the purpose of paying one'sway back home if the government decides todeport them for reasons of being undesirable,troublemakers, etc. The bond requirementwas appealed, but without success. However,there is an insurance company in Papua NewGuinea which serves Wycliffe Bible Translators in similar matters, and they agreed toinsure us for bond payment. This is theleast expensive method of handling the bond.To pay the bond would be $1230 per adult and$650 per child: a total of $3690! The insurance premium is only 10% of this amount,paid once every five years.

FINALLY

On May 31, Ron Augsburger (a PBT appli -cant who at that time worked for a majorairline company) flew to Washington, D.C.topick up our passports and visas, and thenwent to the Australian Embassy to obtain ourAustralian tourist visas. Finally, everything was in order, and we made our travelarrangements to leave for Papua New Guinea.

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DAVID W. & SHARRAN O'BRIEN PRYOR, MISSIONARIES

Volume II, Issue 3

P.B.T. TO ESTABLISH IN MADAN6 PROVINCE

Preliminary survey trips are complete;needed information gathered; prayers forguidance answered; and the decision made.Pioneer Bible Translators will establish itsfirst ministry in the Madang Province.

The Gulf Province was the only otherarea under major consideration, and after asurvey trip to that area, the decision wasnot an easy one. A tremendous burden wasfelt for the needs in both areas. The areasof each province where we would begin ourwork would be difficult to reach, work, andsupply. But after much prayer and thought,the Lord was making it evident that PioneerBible Translators lacks the time, personnel,and finances to begin and maintain a translation ministry in the Gulf Province. Ourwork in Madang will be hindered by lackingin these three areas, but the hindrance willnot be as great as in the Gulf Province.

Plans are finalized for our move fromPort Moresby to Madang on September 14. Ijust returned from my second trip to Madangto arrang temporary housing accomadationsfor my family and my brother John's family,and to meet with the Australian Church ofChrist Mission's Field Council.

Thank the Lord for the fine working relationship that is developing between P.B.T.and the Australian Church of Christ missionaries. The cooperative agreements that wehave reached indicate that we will be ableto be of great service to one another in ourrespective works. They are now establishingpriority allocations from which our teamscan choose according to God's leading. Someof the allocations are in language groupswhere their missionaries have been working -

Kevin L. & Donna J. O'Brien

Route # 2, Box 19

Oakland City, Indiana 47660Forwarding Agents

September, 1977

UPDATE ON MAIL...

Many people asked us before leaving thestates for information on sending gifts, andon what we would have to pay duty. At thattime we didn't have all the information youneeded, but we have it now.

Any money gifts should be sent to ourforwarding agent, not to^us. Kevin knowsthe proper procedure for forwarding money tous.

All material goods (presents for specialoccasions, etc.) can be sent duty free solong as the contents of each package doesnot exceed $30. But the package must belabeled "Contents of Non-Commercial Value,Unsolicited Gift." Remove all wrappers,price tags, etc. from all goods in the package. When you mail the package, you will berequired to fill out a label stating thenumber of items and cost of each item in thepackage. The nember of items on the listmust correspond with the number of items inthe package. So make a list to take to thepost office when the package is mailed.

Send all items Surface Mail as Air Mailis much more expensive. Surface Mail packages take an average of 4 to 6 months to gethere, but the postage is much more reasonable.

Hope this information is helpful.

-through pidgin but need the scriptures inthe language of the people, and other allocations will be in language groups where nowork has been done. In both types of allocations P.B.T. can be of great service tothem and to Christ. Needless to say, we areanxious to begin!

SHARRAW'S SHARIWG

Tkl6 -Lb aomlng to you.the capital o^ Papua Mew Guinea, PoAtMoresby, but the next one uUlZ come ^A-om thehome u>e have waited (^o/i 4o long. We haveouA peAmanent add/ie^-ii, and we know that wewltt be living In the Madang Province. Aayou can 6ee, tklngi> axe happening to u& vexyquickly, Pleaie be In pAaijeA about ou/lhouSilng. We need to make a permanent 6tep^oA OUA housing a& we will live In Uadang

and on ^OA 6ome 15 yeaAA oA 6o. We w-ltihave OUA village hou&e while we ajie with ouapeople, but It wilt always be necei>6aAy ^OAihiito have a hou&e In Madang to come ouX. todo OixA analysis ojj the -^nguage and eventually the woAk o£ the pAlmeA6 "^oa teachingOUA people to Aead. Alio, we wilt need Itto begin oua, woAk on the Bible text. Itwill be e66entlal to have a hou6e away fAomthe vAXlage 4o we can have peace and quietto get tkli dl(^lcuit analy.61,6 done. Weolio will be able to woAk moAe quickly l^^ wedo not have to live pAlmltlvely whiZe analyzing, becau&e I wa^ have moAe time away^Acm the woAk ojJ living In the jungle tohelp Vave with the language woAk, God knownwhat He want6 u6 to do, 4o we a&k that youpAoy eoAneAtly with oa oh'out what we nhouZddo. It would be 60 nice a^teA thxee yeaA6

tAavel^ng and moving to at lant nettledown to ju6t two hounen: oua. bu6h house anda hou6e In Madang.

We OAe Aeatty exclXed to begin oua woAkIn t^adang. We wilt nuAvey tAlven to whichGod could lead ua; leaAn pidgin much moAequickly ai> they npeak pidgin moAe theAe than-diey have In PoAt ^ioAenby; and Aevlew all o{iOUA llngui&tlc matenloJU. We will aJUo bebuilding ouA bu&h house. Thl& In a veAyexciting time ^oa u6, and we covet youA pAay-eAn on each decl&lon that needs to be made.

God cAeated a pawpaw tAee ^OA oua kny.Vou att have been pAaylng about Amy and themosquitoes, and God Is answeAlng youA pAay-eAS thAough a papaya [pawpaw heAe) tAee. Assoon as she gets bitten J Aub the skin o^the pawpaw {^Auit on the bite, and 1^ I canget IX on AJ,ght away, the Aedness, swetting,and Itch Is GOME In site o^ an houAl PAalsethe ioAd with us, and pAay they have pawpawsIn OUA village and In Madang! Keep up youApAayeAS; they oAe woAklng. Madang has lotsmoAe mosquitoes than we have had In PoAtMoAesby, so don't stop pAaylng {^oA heA.

John and Amy aAe doing supeA well onthelA coAAespondence school woAk. They havecompleted 10 weeks o^ school, and Amy Is being put In an acceleAoted pAogAam so she can

finish 1st gAade moAe quickly. They bothAead alt the time. Ve^teAday we weAe ableto get them tkelA ^iASt pet. Jt Is a {^uAAygAay kitten. Anlmats anji coAAleAS o^ disease heAe, so we weAe lucky to get them apet that we know had healthy poAents. A^eAall the moving and leaving o{^ thelA ^Atends,Vave and I weAe Aeatty happy we coutd finally get them a pet. John will get a dogsometime In Madang. We wltt let you knowwhen.

We have had one big pAoblem heAe .tiildew! It gAcws on eveAything, and ^ast!Af£ leatheA Items mildew and even oua cameAacase^ weAe mildewing, so we had to buy aglass pAessuAized ^l^k to keep them In. Myquilt tha my GAandma made me Is beginningto mildew, and so oAe the kids' Raggedy Annand Andy dolls. "Welcome to Hew Guinea" Isall anyone says when I ask them 1^ somethingcan be done to pAevent It.

Thanks to all Ojj you who have been soialth{ut to WAlte to us. PAoveAbs 25:25 IsAeally tAue, and we appAeclate you sendingu6 news ^Aom home. We want to WAite to atleast one peASon ^Aom each congAegatlon sothat In between newsletteAs you wilt knowwhat we aAe doing and have the up to datepAayeA Aequests speci^catty when we needthem answeAed.

you have heaAd ^Aom us, now we look ^oA-waAd to heaAlng how att o^ you aAe. Stay{iOlth^ul. We love you. ShoAAan

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PRAISE AND PRAYER

Praise God for answered prayer...

1. His leading on where to begin our work.2. Wisdom and guidance provided for estab

lishing P.B.T. in Papua New Guinea. Allis going well.

3. Our health has remained good.4. Safety in all the survey traveling for

David.5. The children are doing exceptionally

well in correspondence school, althoughthey miss having school mates.

Please join us in prayer for...

1. God's continued care over Amy's allergyto mosquito bites.

2. Nothing in our barrels, which are stillin Lae, be ruined by mildew.

3. God's leading for allocations in Madang.4. Housing for our family while in Madang.5. What to do about transportation if we

must rent a house outside of Madang.

GOD"S CARE IS BEAUTIFUL

God saved us with His love and protectionagain yesterday. At 5:00 Sunday afternoon I had layed down to take my Sundayafternoon nap and woke up to smoke all a-round two sides of the house. There wasfire and smoke just feet from the house.Webegan to pack to leave, but prayed all thetime for the Lord to shift the direction ofthe wind, and He did! It put itself out asit was like building another fire to meetit. God is so good! He is faithful always,and always there is praise in your heart fora God that meets every need we have, greatand small. I never stop being amazed at Hisdivine perfect way of saying, I am here, Iam in control, I love you and all thingswill work together for good because you toolove me. That's beautiful, isn't it?

"SNAGS ALONG THE WAY"

Not everything went as smoothly as wehad hoped in my last trip to Madang. We hadreceived word that there were four housesavailable for rent in Madang. But when Igot there I found there is guarantee foronly one house, with a slight chance of twohouses available. The house is locatedabout 10 miles outside the city of Madang.This presents an inconvenience becauseneither of our two families has a car. Ofthe houses available, one is a very smallthree bedroom about 2/3 the size of the onein which our two families are now living;the other is a four bedroom house largerthan the one we are in now. We won't knowwhich one is available, or whether both areavailable until September 4th, just 10 daysbefore we leave Port Moresby.

However, there are ten houses (3 or 4bedroom) fpr sale in the city of Madangranging in price from about K15,000 toK23,000. {K is Kinas: $1 is worth about Hiin kinas). To obtain a home loan, one thirdof the value of the house must be paid incash by the purchaser, as the loan can onlybe for 2/3 the value of the house. The balance must be paid in four years, or in special cases, an absolute maximum of five.You can imagine our situation and understandwhy we are anxiously looking to the Lord toprovide. We will graciously accept what theLord provides knowing that His will is best.

Another disappointing incident occuredon my last visit to Madang. At the close ofour meeting the members of the AustralianChurches of Christ had a picnic on a littleisland about half a mile off the coast ofMadang. I was helping hold the boat in thesurf for others to get in for the trip overto the island, and one of the ladies suggested that she keep my camera in her billum(woven shoulder purse) to keep it dry.While she was getting in the boat she slipped, and my camera got wet. It was most unfortunate as it ruined the rest of the day,for all the missionaries seemed to feel personally responsible. Please understand whenthere is a picture shortage from Papua NewGuinea! Please be in prayer with us about anew camera, and if we should replace it.

BITS 'N PIECES

We had a nice thing happen to us thispast week: we found out that David won't haveto go to Madang via Lae to get our barrels.A missionary from the Australian Churches ofChrist will have to take a trip to get somethings for themselves, so they will taketheir truck from Madang to Lae to Ukarumpato Madang and pick up all our barrels andthen they will be there when we arrive. Whata relief it will be to at last open the barrels and see that everything is alright.

Our kitten is a perfect little pet. Arnycan dress it up in doll clothes and take itfor a ride in the pram (stroller), and itloves it. It loves to be held and cuddled,and it will already eat scraps. We won'tfeed it as much later on so it well eat ourrats.

- IMPORTANT NEWS FOR CONTRIBUTORS - ,

' Because David and Sharran are members ofPioneer Bible Translators all checks may nowbe made out to Pioneer Bible Translators andmarked for Pryors. This is especially im -portant to those individuals who send checksthrough First Christian Church. All checksmade out to PBT are tax deductible, and itsaves us the extra step of sending checksthrough the church books. So instead ofsending checks made out to David Pryor,Kevin O'Brien, or First Christian Church,please make all checks payable to PioneerBible Translators and mark for Pryors. Moneyshould still be sent to Kevin O'Brien, Rt. 2Box 19, Oakland City, Indiana, 47660. Donot send any money directly to David andSharran. They can not use American currency.Thank you for your cooperation.

PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORSDavid & Sharran (O'Brien) Pryor, Missionariesc/o Kevin L. & Donna J. O'Brien, Forwarding AgentsR.R. #2, Box 19Oakland City, Indiana 47660

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Volume II, Issue 4

LINGUISTIC SURVEYS BEGIN

Up until now, my survey trips were toget an over-all picture of the linguisticsituation of two different areas of the

country to determine the most practical areato establish P.B.T.*s translation ministry.Now that we have settled in Madang, it istime to get down to specifics. The firstallocations will be along the Ramu Riverworking in conjunction with the AustralianChurch of Christ Mission. While A1 Hamilton

is here, we will make a preliminary visit tothe four principle areas along the RamuRiver and between the Ramu and Keran River

where they are working. Plans will then bemade for the more extensive surveys in theseareas to determine exactly which languagegroups and which villages will be selectedfor priority allocations. After these aredetermined all that remains is the tripsback to villages selected to obtain permission, promise of cooperation, and make arrangements to begin building a home there.It is getting more exciting as we get onestep closer.

My brother John and his family will bethe first team with P.B.T. to allocate, andwe will stay in the city of Madang to serveas buyer/shipper and continue to develop theorganizational foundation tmtil the RonAugsberger family comes to relieve us ofsome of these responsibilities.

After these surUeys, we may know theexact village where God wants us to beginour work. Then, when the Augsbergers come,(possibly by November 26) we can immediatelybegin arrangements to build our villagehome and move at last to begin the trans -lation process. Rejoice with us. Eachday brings us closer!

PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORSAMinistry in Bible Translation and Literacy Instruction

DAVID W. &SHARRAN O'BRIEN PRYOR,MISSIONARIES

Kevin L. & Donna J. O'BrienRoute # 2, Box 19

Oakland City, Indiana 47660Forwarding Agents

November, 1977

"BEST LAID PLANS..."

Do you ever have times in your life whennothing goes according to plans or expectations, and then find yourself asking "Whymake plans at all?" We have those times,too! We know what the ideals are and make

our plans for all stages to go smoothly onour way toward achieving those ideals. Butthere are always the unforeseen complications. In times like these it is good toremember that we never face anything separated from God's love, and that "all thingswork together for good to them that loveGod." One must always look beyond the difficulties to Him who has already worked outthe solution. In this way we find the guidance, wisdom, and patience to overcome theobstacles and press on. Let me share withyou how things have gone in our plans andthen share our praise to God for His faithfulness and love.

When we moved to Madang we were to haveone of two houses 10 miles outside the cityof Madang for K40.00 per week (about $50).As it turned out, neither house was available, but there was one just inside the citylimits of Madang for K70.00 per^/week (about$86). It was actually the ONLY house available for rent in Madang! It was to be readyfor immediate occupancy and fully furnished.However, it had only two single beds with nomattresses and an electric stove with a

broken thermostat on the oven and burners,and we spent four eight-hour days scrubbingthe tile floors and the walls. The rent was

lowered to K50.00 per week (about $60) because of its condition, which is helping our

financial situation.(cont. on page 3)

SHARRAW'S SHARIWG

lOhcU a bvUhday On September 16we opened 5 ojS oua boAAeZs, and zvzfiytkingexcept one boitn that b/wke and one ptttou)-ca6e that mildmed woA ^ne. We a6fe you toplea&e 4)top fteading hefie and jotn a6 tnpKOAJie to OUA ^aith^uZ God that eveA.ything16 okay. It wa6 about a month ^hoAt o{^ being a ujhole '.yean, ago they toeAe packed. Amek late/L we got £ie guZtoA the G/Utz AcAe&ChuAch In Oktakoma gave Vave and ouA ^6 boA-AeZ and everything in iX ^ine. It wcua coAdbooAd banAet and much maJHeA and l&nou) tn u&e a& an end table. We ai^o havethe Imn chaJjUi my paAent6 gave ub in thetivtng ftoom. I am AeaZty enjoying havingOUA om dishes, sitvemJoAe, sheets,, and u)hatnot, Vave toZd you the condition ojj ouArent house, but I was just thank^uZ to havea house to cZean! EveAything woAks now, andwe appreciate each coZd dAink and each toa^ojJ bhuad ^Aom the oven.

We have ^nished the iAames ioA oua mosquito nets on oua beds and have finishedJohn's school desk and mo6t o^ Amy's, WeoAe trying to get eveAytking tike that donebe^oAe At Hamilton gets heAe, as Vave mJiZeither be gone on survey trips,or we mZt bein meetings.

We learned a ^ew days ago that John issecond in his class aoitk the correspondenceschool. We are proud o^ the work he and Amyare doing, Amy is already learning multiplication in {f^t grade. The kids had thoAA^irst tragedy a mek ago Sunday, The tittlegr^y kitten they waited ior three yeoAS waskilled by a car while we we^e in a pidginseAvice at a missionary's home in Madang,They are still recovering as they only hadit a month.

We have been visiting area villages onSunday evening with another missionary family{^rom Madang and have been learning to singhymns in pidgin. They show ^lanneZgraphstories Ojj the Wew Testament to the nationalpeople out in the light ojJ the stars and alantenn white we sit on the ground. It isreaZly sad, though: the people here in thisarea forget their own language, and pidginis so simple it is hand ^or them to understand any o^ the depth oij the story oi God'slove.

We recently met a man {^rom S,J,i,whothriZZed us with his stories o^ surveytrips. He takes the pidgin New Testamentand reads to the village people and asksthem to translate it into tkniA language.They can't do it. They speak pidgin, and

icont, next column)

THANKS FOR THE TUPPERWAREI

The response to Sharran's need for tup-perware has been greatl Thanks to the ladiesof First Christian Church in Oakland City,and several individuals from other places,Sharran now has enough tupperware! Maybeeven enough for both houses: the villagehouse and the house in Madang. Now all ..weneed is cooperation from the mail system ingetting it all to her!

Thanks to everyone who responded so lovingly to this need.

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Icont, iAom te^t column,,,}some even Aead it, but they don't understandthe pidgin Zible, He then asks them i^ theywould like someone to come live with them,learn their language, and give them a Bibleoj! thoXr own in tkzAA. own language. A(teAmuch talk, questions, and assurance thatwhen the linguist leaves the village theBible will belong to them-,- the decision isalmost aZjMoys yes! We are thriZted thatsome day soon we will be able to be used o^God to do that ^or a group tike that.

We visited a translator's village thispast week, got to see what village iZ^e herein Papua Wew Guinea is like, and even got anidea oi what our bush house will be tike. Weall ^ouA loved iti We are trying to bepatiently anxious ^or the day we wilt go toOUA village.

Meanwhile, we are busy learning cultureand pidgin and doing all we can to get intoOUA village soon.

We pray {^oa you aZZ daily and thank Godthat we have you behind us to help us do thewoAk He has catted ws to do.

Love, SharAan

(cont. from front page...)Cleaning the house was more than just a

problem of dirt because there was n® waterfor the house. All three storage tanks usedto collect rain water were empty. So, westayed with a missionary family from theAustralian Churches of Christ Mission. Webrought water from their house to the renthouse and cleaned all day and went back tospend the evenings and nights with them. Ourlandlord bought a new refrigerator for thehouse, and it was delivered on the third dayof cleaning, but it wasn't working properlyand had to be taken back for repairs. Afterthe fourth day of cleaning, ready or not, wemoved in! That day we got 1,000 gallons ofwater for one tank; two days later we gotour refrigerator; five days later Sharranand I got a bed; and thirteen days and a fewburnt meals later, we were provided with astove that works!

None of this was as we planned, but inspite of the frustrations, we can be thankful for the lack of furnishings because itkeeps the rent down until we can find something less expensive, or until we can moveto the village. Though we will have to remain in Madang for a while, we're not interested in sinking our roots too deep." Weare anxious to get to a village and beginour linguistic work.

We hadn"t planned to purchase any kindof transportation, but that was when we wereplanning to live 10 miles outside the cityand would be able to ride to and from townqith others living at the same complex. Iguess this was pretty short-sighted on ourpart, especially with our responsibilitiesof continuing the development of our organizational framework and relationships, andserving as buyer/shipper till the Augsbergerfamily is able to come. After one week ofliving here in Madang and being a burden andinconvenience to other missionaries for

transportation to the grocery store, chemist(drug store), post office, and bank, it became apparent that we were going to need ourown means of transportation. Through prayerand God's provision, we now have a car. Itis a 1975 Datsun station wagon with lowmileage and in excellent condition. It wasa rare buy for this part of the world, andalthough it cost more than we wanted to pay,it is reliable. We can either get good useof it for a few years to come,or get most ofour money back by selling it when we move tothe village. We praise God that even in ourshort-sightedness, He was making provisionsfor our future. Our plans were inadequate,but His plans met our needs.

P.B.T. PRESIDENT VISITS

At the present time we are eagerlyawaiting the arrival of the president ofPioneer Bible Translators, A1 Hamilton. Wefeel it essential in our new organizationfor the officers in the states to be wellinformed of the circumstances, problems, andneeds of translation in this country. Wehave a full itinerary of meetings and surveytrips planned for the short time he is here.We look forward to sharing with him, and believe that his visit will be a blessing tothe organization here and in the states.

PLEASE PRAY FOR:

1. Amy and the mosquitoes. She is doingbetter as far as reaction, but has bitesgalorel

2. Permanent housing for us.

3. Safety, strength, and guidance for Davidas he goes on survey trips to determinepriority allocations for our Bibletranslation work.

4. Daily guidance for us to know His willfor our lives.

PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORSDAVID & SHARRAN (O'BRIEN) PRYOR, MISSIONARIESc/o Kevin & Donna O'Brien, Forwarding AgentsR.R. 2, Box 19Oakland City, Indiana 47660

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SLIDE PROGRAM AVAILABLE

We now have a brief slide program showingthe geography of Papua New Guinea and cover -ing David's first two survey trips. Theseslides were taken while the Pryors were inPort Moresby and are narrated by a tape madeDavid.

Anyone interested in using this presentation, please contact Kevin, and we will seethat you receive it. It would be best for youto chose two dates in case it is already out.Send your requests to:

MR. KEVIN O'BRIENR.R. #2. BOX 19OAKLAND CITYINDIANA 47660

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