It takes a team...

Today I was reminded AGAIN that the work of Bible translation truly takes a team.

It's not just the work of a Bible translator.

It's not just the work of a literacy specialist.

It's not just the work of a communications consultant. :)

It takes a team.

Philadelphia Biblical University is near my parent's house. A group of students there got to hear how they could potentially fill one of the critical needs in the work of Bible translation.

Around the world today there are hundreds and hundreds of positions waiting to be filled for TEACHERS.

How can missionaries effectively do the ministry that God has called them to... if there is no teacher available to provide the necessary education for their children? Unfortunately, it is a struggle that missionary families sometimes have to face.

I got to listen as future PBU graduates got to hear that their skills, gifts, and passions can make a difference in this work. That's a message I love to hear being told... and a message I desire so greatly for people to receive and live out.

Pray for those students -- to be bold as they think about their futures, to be able to identify and move past their fears, to see how God has uniquely wired them and to have God's vision for their lives ... and that God would send out some from that group so that "the team" would be even more effective in getting God's Word into the hands of those who still wait for it in their language.