Purpose Asia

Hey Everyone! Did you know that September 30th is World Bible Translation Day? In 1966 a group of linguistic scholars asked congress to set aside September 30th to highlight Bible Translation. Pretty neat right? I thought you might enjoy a video about  how Bible translation works  (click to left). It was made by a ministry that does translation work in partnership with my mission agency. It's a fascinating and very helpful video that I hope you'll really enjoy. Christ Follower, Megan "The Bible is not an end in itself, but a means to bring men to an intimate and satisfying knowledge of God, that they may enter into Him, that they may delight in His presence, may taste and know the inner sweetness of the very God Himself in the core and center of their hearts." ~ A. W. Tozer from The Pursuit of God

"[...]  because I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that day."   2 Timothy 1:12b Late afternoon sun streams through the front glass door of my house. I see all of the smudges and fingerprints ranged on the glass and mentally add that to my cleaning checklist. My dog sleeps peacefully on the rug in the soft, warm sunshine. Clocks tick around me reminding me of the relentless march of time in my stolen moment of reflection. I've been thinking a lot of what to share with all of you this week and not making much headway. Many of you received the note I sent out this week letting you know I'm taking the 6 month extended family medical leave of absence from my work in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Strange. Making that decision was so difficult for me, and it was even harder to tell all of you. It feels like our hopes and dreams have been so tied up in what's going on thousands of miles away on an i

"[...] See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor and spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will He not much more clothe you, Oh you of little faith?[...] Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."  Matthew 6: 28-30 & 34     The last few weeks I've been grappling with a lot of things. The fallout from my grandparents' sudden and untimely deaths, new tough news about my Mom's health, a looming deadline to make a decision whether or not to return to my work in Papua New Guinea now or later and the thousand things that go along with all of that. I've been making mental lists of pros and cons, praying, fasting, seeking God's face and the counsel of others and generally feeling like I'm beating