Bringing the Bible to the Bibleless in Papua New Guinea
God is on the move here in our work with the Aitape West Translation Program (AWTP). Over the past six months, there has been the completion of 4 books of the New Testament and the drafting of Philippians in May. This coming August we will be revising the letter of Philippians and drafting parts of…
WOW…ALL OF THIS WAS A HUGE BLESSING!!
Training is one of the important tasks in the larger task of Bible translation. We have seen the value of understanding Biblical Greek for my particular work of as a Translation advisor and Consultant Trainee, therefore we value that the Translators we work would grow in their understanding of Biblical Greek too. Our hope is…
A look at the Ramu river-valley in the early morning, isn't she absolutely beautiful!!! We typically fly over it on the way to the village. This is the Sepik river the longest river in Papua New Guinea. Check it out on Google maps. Oh and we forgot to mention, IT'S FULL OF CROCODILES. We don't fly…
A few weeks ago, some of our teammates who are in Papua New Guinea did a promotional event in town near our jungle village spreading the word of what SIL/Wycliffe is doing in the area. They were able to distribute Jesus Picture Story DVDs, as well as some of the Luke-Acts volumes that have been…
Many of you know that we are here in Dallas so that Matthew can finish his last bit of linguistics training before we head back to Papua New Guinea next summer. But what exactly does that mean? We are living on the International Linguistics Center, where Matthew is attending classes at the Graduate Institute…
We are so proud to introduce to you…Lottie Faith Woods! Born on May 12th, weighing in at 7lbs 11oz, she is a little bundle of joy! She loves to be held, is starting to smile more, as well as make noises. Thankfully she is a very laid back baby (much needed as she is the…
On my last trips out to my translators’ village I took with me a pack of things I would need to make it through my short stay. Since I hiked and canoed to their village, the space and weight of my pack limited what I was able to take with me. Therefore I was only able…
Just imagine it’s December 23rd, and you baking some banana bread to give to neighbors and friends as Christmas presents. However, after starting you realize that you don’t have some of your essential ingredients. What do you do? Easy right…run to the store! OH NO…the store is closed!! What?!… Spending Christmas here in Papua New…
Pumpkin Pie…Turkey…Dressing…Mashed Potatoes…Ham…Green Bean Casserole…These are just some of the things that have been dancing around in my head as I begin to think of Thanksgiving.
The Woods' Walkabout 