The Inbetweenies

When we left Mali, we had finished the parts of the process that we needed to finish while we were still in the country.  There were a few things that needed to be done, but there were people in Mali who were going to be able to tie up those loose ends and I would be able to finish the Excel work from America.  Long story short, there was a coup in Mali shortly after Abby and I left and all of that changed.  Soooooo the Stories have just been sitting there...almost finished, but not able to be distributed.  For the last almost 2 years I have felt like I have unfinished business over there.

So we're going back.  For a week.  And a LOT has to happen in that week, but once again we're ready to get out of the way and watch what He can do.

Each of the 32 Stories needs to be "back-translated" again.  This means that one of our friends, Bryan, who speaks both English and Sunny, will listen to the Stories in Sunny and repeat them back to us line-by-line in English.  This ensures that all the necessary changes have been made to the Story.  After researching, testing, and consulting various resources minor changes were made to each Story before the final recordings.  We just have to make sure that all of those changes are the way they should be.

Then we'll have Nick, the man who actually tells the Stories, re-record any corrections.  Abby has been learning how to splice that all together and edit everything.  So she'll do that while I continue to update the Excel documents.  Then we'll work on putting the Stories on cassette tapes and microchips that can plug into a cell phone.  Then we'll make sure that the Stories make it where they need to go.

Once again, I'd like to ask for your prayers!  Please pray...

...that Bryan will be open to God's Word and hear the truth of Jesus.
...that time will be multiplied.
...that we will have wisdom about Story distribution.
...that Sunny people will receive the Stories and their hearts will be softened and eventually that they will choose the Jesus Road!!