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quake in Peru

quake in Peru

**UPDATED: The death toll is at 450 according to this report. My pseudo-home-country has been hit with an earthquake. Please keep the people in Peru in your prayers, especially the families of the 17 people who have been killed. From CNN.com: A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck off the coast of central Peru on Wednesday evening, killing 17 people and leaving 70 hurt, Peruvian media reported…The quake was felt for two minutes, according to Peruvian media. Broken windows were reported in…

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Bible translation

Bible translation

My parents put forth an interesting question on their blog. How would you approach Bible translation? Here is a snippet: In over 60 years of translation work, SIL has sought to turn out the most accurate translation possible for the indigenous peoples of the world, keeping in mind the culture, the readability and flow of the text. Consequently, it has taken many years to translate the Scriptures in most cases. But is this the best approach? One of the partner…

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homeland missionaries

homeland missionaries

Originally published on August 11, 2006 at Onward & Upward There are a few things I am passionate about, and missions is one of those areas. It mostly has to do with my background: growing up on the mission field, seeing firsthand what amazing things God is doing in other countries, and how much more still needs to be done. One of my desires is to raise my kids to be missions-focused. I have been thinking about the best ways…

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