Editor’s Letter
There was still so much more to the story...
There was still so much more to the story...
“We have been in the process of locating an airplane in Brazil for many years. [Then] last November one of our missionaries flew a [Cessna] 206 down to Brazil,” wrote missionaries Jeff and Jackie Schaa. Since then, paperwork issues have kept the plane grounded.
It was October 15, 2014. Missionary pilot Jon Leedahl had just passed a check ride on the Kodiak. And then the unthinkable happened.
“It has not gone unnoticed by Judy and me that our post middle age bodies are beginning to show the wear and tear of life,” wrote Bible translator James Burdett on their blog. Likewise, their equipment on the field is wearing out as well. Some of their equipment is more than 20 years old and limping along, requiring time for maintenance that pulls them away from translating the Bible.
José had the reputation as a faithful sweeper long before he had the reputation as a faithful prayer advocate. But [...]
The Yanomami are no strangers to warfare. But they were puzzled, as they read and reread that passage, as to what the warfare is, in this case, and who is the enemy. A spiritual battle? They know all about flesh and blood enemies.
Not all missionaries start out wanting to be missionaries. Paul Fleming, the man who founded NTM in 1942, was no exception.
Things don’t always go according to plan — and that’s usually viewed as a bad thing. So when I tell you that is what happened with the Manjui New Testament, you might be ready to despair.
One thing I’ve really appreciated about the Missionary Training Centre is how they value training women, not just men.