One week ago today, translation week ended for September. It was a very busy week with 9 men coming and going, burdened with family, church, and village responsibilities, but willing to take time out to be involved in the important work of translating God's Word into the Oroko language. Mornings would start with devotions - everyone around the Ping-Pong table, the men taking turns leading. 
Then they would break up into groups - some people drafting 1 Peter, some revising John, one finishing exegetical notes on 1 Peter and then starting on Jude, one typing in chapters of Revelation drafted in August, and one proof-reading drafted chapters.
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| Our front yard, including a coconut tree |
These men have had to be very flexible. While we were gone for 5 years, they became accustomed to using our whole house during translation week - those from outside the village would sleep in our bedrooms, and they would spread out throughout the house for their work sessions. Now that we're back, they have had to find alternative housing, and the work sessions are limited to a few rooms. But still, we are glad that our house can serve as a base for this work, at least for the time being.
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| Looking a bit to the left in our front yard, you see the walkway leading to our house. Note: it is not OUR house - it is rented :), but on a long-term basis |
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| The front left corner of our yard, including another coconut tree. Usually we have a lot of pineapple plants again, but nobody has taken care of them in the past 5 years. |
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