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n t e r c e s s o r s

Make

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mpact

Pioneer

Bible

Translators

Papua

New

uinea Branch

P r a y e r Guide

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We n v i t e

you o o i n

us n

p r a y i n g

f o r

o u r

Papua New

Guinean

c o - w o r k e r s who

a b o r

w i t h

us

n t h e t a s k

B i b l e T r a n s l a t i o n and l i t e r a c y . These o l k s

a r e our

c o l l e a g u e s i n e v e r y sense o f t h e word. Each o f the

has h i s

own e t o f t r u g g l e s

and needs.Each

f

them

s a t

a

i f f e r e n t

p l a c e

I n

h i s p i r i t u a l w a l k

o r

p i r i t u

n e e d ) .

Each

o f

them s

dear o

u s . We

ave

i n v e s t e d much

o f our energy i n t o b u i l d i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i

them, e a r n i n g

from

them, i t n e s s i n g t o them, e n t o r i n g / e q u i p p i n g them, and b e i n g t h e i r f r i e n d s . We

pend

on them,

and

work r e g u l a r l y

w i t h them. These r e

t h e c o r e p e o p l e , t h e

movers and

h e

shakers h

t h e L o r d has a i s e d

up

o ma ke r a n s l a t i o n i n

each

group happen.

Because

f h i s t h e y a r e

s p e c i a l t a r g e

o f h e enemy and need

y o u r

p r a y e r s i Because f

y o u r

p r a y e r s ,

we

o o k

f o r

G o d o

d o n c r e d i b l e

and e t e

n a l l y

s i g n i f i c a n t t h i n g s i n

the

l i v e s

o f our co-workers

and i n the

language g roups

they

r e p r e s e n t

Ap

Ma

anguage

(John a n d Bonita Fryer)

aso

Leko o- trans l ator

alu Mukok o- trans l ator

Ap Ma

r a n s l a t i o n

Checking

Committees (the

B i g Man

roup

and the

younger g roup)

B o n i t a says, We

re

p r a y i n g

f o r

t h e whole language group t o become

m o t i v a t e d

t o

read

God's

Word

and

t h a t

God

would

r a i s e

up

leaders

t o

promote

l i t e r a c y and

a hunger o r

v e r n a c u l a r S c r i p t u r e s . "

John

working

w i t h

aso

nd Balu

A p a l l a n guage

(Martha

Wade)

Sepa - c o - t r a n s l a t o r

e f f r e y A j a l i b i - c o - t r a n s l a t o r

Kenny

Waneo

c o - t r a n s l a t o r

acob Sam


ony - c o - t r a n s l a t o r

Martha

has been n the

U.S. o r

the past

few years o r f u r t h e r s t u d i e s .

Lord

w i l l i n g , s h e

plans

o r e t u r n

t h e

Apal

p e o p l e

i n

t h e

l a t t e r

p a r t

o f

2000. Pray t h a t

t h i s

v e r y

i s o l a t e d

group

o f

C h r i s t i a n s

w i l l

be s t r e n g t

ened

i n t h e i r f a i t h and

reminded of God's

great

l o v e and power

n d e a l i n g

w i t h them.


2/8

Aruamu language

(John and

Marsha Relyea)

Steven Marguma c o - t r a n s l a t o r ;

program c o - o r d i n a t o r

Francis

Dagonov

-

c o - t r a n s l a t o r ; church

leader

Siria

Ransford

-

co-translator

John

bnadum

o-translator

I g n a t i u s Surum

-

c o - t r a n s l a t o r ;

p a s t o r

l u i s

Bezua

- i l l a g e checker;

assistant r a n s l a t o r ;

church

leader

I n w i n

Kuabe i l l a g e checker;

assistant translator

David

Berama

co-translator;

l i t e r a c y

s u p e r v i s o r ; a r t i s t

Joe

Orobi

l i t e r a c y

s u p e r v i s o r ;

v i l l a g e checker

Pais A s u a r i

- i t e r a c y t e a c h e r ; v i l l a g e

checker

Matthew Avagav - i l l a g e checker

GabeAfangi-village checker

John - a s t o r ; v i l l a g e checker

W i l l i e

Manogai

-

a r t i s t ;

l i t e r a c y

teacher

A r n o l d Ikuma

-

v i l l a g e

checker

Pais

Avara

-

l i t e r a c y

t e a c h e r ;

r t i s t

church

leader

Simon Igom -

L i t e r a c y

Committee

Chairman; i l l a g e

checker

Matthew I b i n g i - v i l l a g e

checker;

a d u l t l i t e r a c y

Simon

0. l i t e r a c y

teacher

Robin Kuabe

- i t e r a c y teacher

Lawrence

Puni

- l i t e r a c y teacher

lakob Gapisa - l i t e r a c y

teacher

Pais R.

i t e r a c y

teacher

Lawrence Beradum

-

i t e r a c y teacher

TheAruamu i t e r a c y

Committee

(oversees the

e n t i r e

p r o j e c t )

The Aruamus are a b i g

language group f o r

PNG

i t h

an

en

thusiasm

o r having the

s c r i p t u r e s

i n

t h e i r own language.

The

t r a n s l a t i o n

i s

moving

along

w e l l toward

completion. Pray f o r

u n i t y

between the C h r i s t i a n s i n t h a t group. Pray o r good co

operation between those

involved

i n

t r a n s l a t i o n and

l i t e r a c y .

Pray h a t the L o r d w i l l

b i r t h

a deep passion o know him e t t e r .

David

Berama with

his

wife

and

b a b y

Banaro

language

(William

and Robin Butler)

Samuel Sangon - c o - t r a n s l a t o r Seraah

Tange


Mark,

he

i r s t e n t i r e

NT

ook p u b l i s h e d

i n the

Banaro language, was

dedicated

and presented t o

the

people Easter weekend 2000. Pray o r God s p i r i t

t o

c r e a t e a hunger o r H i s Word and

k i n g

dom

values n

the l i v e s ofthe

Banaro people.

Kire

language

(David

and

Sharran Pryor)

Mike Waisi

-

o - t r a n s l a t o r ;

l i t e r a c y

s u p e r v i s o r Matthew

-

i l l a g e checker

A p o l l o s -

l i t e r a c y

s u p e r v i s o r Namput i l l a g e

checker

Said

-

i l l a g e checker Vatum

-

church l e a d e r

John - i l l a g e checker Matthew -

church leader

Yankee

- v i l l a g e

checker Bine - church leader

Emat - i l l a g e checker Yabru -

church

l e a d e r

V i t u s - i l l a g e

checker Sonsie

- pastor

Andrew

-

v i l l a g e checker

The p u b l i c a t i o n of h e

e n t i r e K i r e New

Testament

s

drawing n e a r H i s t o r i c a l l y I n o t h e r

t r a n s l a t i o n

groups, t t h i s s t r a t e g i c p o i n t , Satan has worked

overtime

t o h i n d e r

the

completion o f

New Testa

ments. ray

o r

p r o t e c t i o n f o r

a l l

i n

f i n i s h i n g

the

New

estament. ray

o r

God

o

do

a

mighty

work

of

repentance and r e v i v a l

i n the

church t h e r e

i n

p r e p a r a t i o n t o r e c e i v e

His

Word.


3/8

Mbore

language

(program I n i t i a t e d by David and

Alice Parrish ;

now ndependent)

Steven

P i k i

-

o - t r a n s l a t o r

l f r e d

Kiba

- i t e r a c y

teacher

Denny Ram


ackson Ngaud - i t e r a c y

teacher

Jethro

Taramen co-translator he Mbore ible Translation Board

r a n c i s

Balnang

l i t e r a c y

s u p e r v i s o r

(new members

e c e n t l y

e l e c t e d )

Thomas ukun l i t e r a c y t r a i n e r

eter

Manare church l e a d e r ;

Masol

Aba

-

i t e r a c y

teacher

a d u l t l i t e r a c y

teacher

Joseph

Saragum l i t e r a c y

teacher

This program was

et

up by

the

Mbore people,

i t h

f a c i l i t a t i o n and mentoring from David and

A l i c e

P a r r i s h . Since

a r r i s h e s

r e t u r n e d t o

t h e

U.S.

n

1997,

h e program h as been

u n c t i o n i n g independ

e n t l y ,

w i t h

encouragement and some a c i l i t a t i o n from v a r i o u s PB Ters on

the

i e l d ,

Pray o r

the con

t i n u e d i n i t i a t i v e and

good

progress

f o r

the

Mbore team. Pray t h a t

young

b e l i e v e r s w i l l

grow

n

h e a l t h y

ways.

Pray

h a t

God s

p i r i t w i l l break through the darkness and l e g a l i s m i n

the

area.

Mum

anguage Mike

and Linda Sweeney)

Camillus Kasuran co-translator

Daniel

Tuwam

co-translator

P h l l i p a Kasuran -


i c o l a s Nyambunzin

-


Camillus Torengai c o - t r a n s l a t o r imon S i k i - c o - t r a n s l a t o r

Paul nikai

- o-translator

Th e Sweeneys

hav e been out of he

Mum program o r

n e a r l y t h r e e years due

o

M i k e s r o l e

as i

r e c t o r and

a

year

of

u r l o u g h . They p l a n on

r e t u r n i n g

i n

l a t e

2000. Thank

the

Lord

f o r

the

eager

ness

of he

Mum

o - t r a n s l a t o r s ,

as

they

have

continued

d r a f t i n g s c r i p t u r e

n

Sweeney s

absence.

Pray

o r

the

whole

team

as

they move

back

n t o working

on r a n s l a t i o n . Pray

o r

openness o the

gospel

among

he

Mum people.

Nend language Norm and i l l

Weatherhead)

Joe Marongav - o - t r a n s l a t o r

Raphael

i g i

-


Koni

Jeremai

- o-translator

i l l i e AiyangI - o - t r a n s l a t o r

Steven v i n a r i - co-translator

Herman

Mars

- o-translator

Daniel Emaku co-translator

Moses

muab

co-translator

Angelus l y a n g i - u t u r e

elementary teacher

Monica Kazor u t u r e elementary teach er

Norm and

Nend co-workers

Pray o r

the

whole Nend

team.

T he

Weatherheads

e t u r n from u r l o u g h mld-2000,

and i l l

spend

s i x months r s o o c u s s i n g on

u r t h e r

language e a r n i n g . Then

the

Nend team i l l

be

o n t i n u i n g

work

on

the

r a n s l a t i o n

o f

the gospel of

Mark, and

on

the

development

f

t h e i r

l i t e r a c y

program.


4/8

Somau aria

language

(Todd

and Angela Owen)

Amos i g a i

-

program

coordinator

(prime

mover-t ype guy;

h i s w i f e d i e d r e c e n t l y ;

he wants

t o

marry

a b e l i e v e r )

E z e k i e l Panawa - t r a n s l a t i o n committee (deep

passion

f o r

God's Word)

Sominak Yuna

l i t e r a c y

supervisor; teacher

Kis ama

Soni

-

program board chairman

Unawa

Marin

- ranslation committee

W i l i p -

r a n s l a t i o n

committee

James Urama

t r a n s i a t i o n committee

(very

passionate

about

g e t t i n g

t r a n s l a t i o n going;

h e a l t h

problems)

The

Owens

ave

been plagued by h e a l t h problems

h a t r e q u i r e d them

t o

take

an e a r l y

f u r l o u g h .

(Two

o t h e r m i s s i o n a r y f a m i l i e s who ere p r e v i o u s l y i n t h i s language group e f t because

o f s e r i o u s

h e a l t h

problems.)

Owens l a n t o r e t u r n from u r l o u g h i n mid-2000 . While home, hey have been e n l i s t i n g se

r i o u s

p r a y e r p a r t n e r s t o i n t e r c e d e i n a s k i n g God t o break Satan's h o l d on

the

Somau

aria

people.

Thank the

Lord f o r the

i n i t i a t i v e which

the Somau

ari a people have shown n t h e i r on-going

l i t e r a c y

program,

and

ask

Him

t o

b l e s s

t h e i r

e f f o r t s

Tay

language

(Steve and

Rhonda

Haywa rd)

Yuwolim - c o - t r a n s l a t o r ;

church l e a d e r [ ,

A l f i a s

-

v i l l a g e

checker;

i t e r a c y

teacher;

Kinwonk

- l i t e r a c y

teacher

Mande i t e r a c y t e a c h e r W i n c h

T i m b u k c e n t e r )

The C h r i s t i a n walk o f many o f the

Tay

people i s

marked

by

a e l f - c e n t e r e d n e s s

and

l e g a l i s m .

Pray o r

a

r e s h v i s i o n

o f

God's h o i i n e s s , power,

and l o v e

t h a t w i l l

l e a d

t o a deep r e v i v a l i n

the

Tay

church,

marked by a new o y and

z e a l .

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anguage

(Ma rk

and

Diane

Shreve)

Mar k and

Diane i l l be

doing

language surveys n the

next

several

months

and

seeking

the

Lord a s

o

which gr oup o work

n

Piease n t e r c e d e f o r them. Pray

o r

CLEAR

DIRECTION. Pray

h a t

the

Lord i l

put

them

i n j u s t

t h e

group t h a t HE as

chosen f o r them

t o

work

i n .

Pray

o r

open h e a r t s .

Diane says

We

ould

l i k e prayer

o r

our

co-workers who have

y e t

t o

be

determined "

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accomplishments

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time o f watching

Joshua a n d Jesse p l a y

soccer o g e t h e r a t

Johnson

B i b l e C o l l e g e .


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time of

medical

needs.

Bonita

has had knee

and neck

s u r g e r i e s .

We r a i s e God

or

His e r f e c t

t i m i n g s

i n t h a t we were here n

t h e U.S.

or

a l l

of

our p e c i a l needs during h i s past

y e a r .

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sk

h a t

you

pray

or

us

n

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New

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