Robert finished the first half of the Exegetical Summary of Acts. It has been edited and proof-read several times. It is on its way to the Publisher. He has begun working on the second half of Acts. Currently, he is working on chapter 18.
Robert, praying over the scripture reading in a Sunday morning service at Mountain Creek Church with Pastor Robert Summers, our home church in Dallas, TX.
Celebrating Robert's birthday on July 4th with our family. From left to right: Verna, Evan, Caleb, Robert, Jason, Nathaniel. Photo by Anna Stutzman.
Verna's Work - Training Trainers
Last summer, I was invited to Bibles International in Grand Rapids, Michigan to teach their missionaries Dictionary Making and Lexicography. Since then several of them have taught people in various places how to compile bilingual dictionaries for their languages.
For example, Bethany Boston, who was in my workshop trained Peter Thangpi who then held several workshops in the Bualkhaw language in Myanmar. He writes, "By the grace of God, we have done Bualkhaw Dictionary Workshops in different villages. The local people are very thankful for this special blessing through Bibles International. By seeing their active response in unity, we are encouraged to do more."
1st Bualkhaw Dictionary Workshop was in Nanchaung village, April 30.
2nd Bualkhaw Dictionary Workshop was in Tayagone village, May 1.
More from the field
I continue to help language groups compile their dictionaries and publish them on http://www.webonary.org/ and in the Google Play store. Here is a thank you note from Urs Niggli.
Thank you very much for your help by giving me the step by step instructions. I was able to upload the smartphone Apps and pdf files of 4 dictionaries. (I will do the Kusaal one as soon as I have finished including the illustrations). I think Webonary is absolutely fantastic, and by adding the feature of downloading dictionaries it gains attraction and usefulness.
Thank you for your precious work and contribution to value the languages of the world.
We are planning our summer road trip. We plan to be in Indiana, August 8 - 11th and in Manitoba August 12 - 20th. We're looking forward to seeing many of you.
Thank you for your friendship, your prayers, and your financial support. Without you on our team, we would not be able to do the work Father God has called us to. We pray for you daily. May Father God continue to prosper you and keep you in health and may all your prayers be answered.
