Here's a repost from http://clovermission.blogspot.com
Is it really worth it?
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| Aitape West Translation Project (click for larger image) |
"Many of our Papua New Guinean translators struggle with neighbors stealing their land since they're away at translation workshops several times a year. This is especially true for Clement, Petrus, Joel and Otto recently."
Not only are people trying to steal their land, but there are also
people stealing food from the gardens that feed their family!
These men, from some of the ten different languages in the project, are
working hard to get God's Word translated into their languages. Some of
them have to walk for miles to get to the place pictured above where
they work together on their translations. Some have given up jobs. They
also struggle to provide for their families and to pay school fees that
are rising all the time as their children get older.
Why? Well, they deal with all of this and more because they know that
their people need to hear "God's talk" in their own language.
Is it really worth it? It is to them!
When faced with their level of commitment, and what they are giving up
and dealing with, how can we say that translating God's Word into their
languages isn't important?
How can we be any less committed to helping them?
