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    They Have Their First New Testament

    Today I read this exciting news posted by Wycliffe Bible Translator USA on their Facebook page, The people of Helong, Timor, Indonesia, received their first New Testament Bible!
    How amazing and wonderful! I praise God for who He is, for the people of Helong and so thankful for the translators and consultants!
    I can imagine the joy of the people when they can read the Word of God in their language, how beautiful and amazing the feeling of the people!
    The same feeling I have when I read and hear God speaks in my own language, Manadonese, the language that so close to my heart.
    Let’s pray that as they read the Word of God, He touches and gives them a heart to love and leads the people of Helong to worship God in fear of the Lord, thankful heart and awe!
    Rejoice with Misriani Balle and the Helong people of Timor. For the first time they have the complete New Testament, plus Genesis!
    About 900 people gathered to celebrate last week week.
    In this photo, Misriani — the primary translator — sees the first copy of the Helong New Testament.
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    You can read more about the Helong New Testament project here:http://www.theseedcompany.org/project/helong-nt-helong
    To know more about Bible Translations works in the world and how you can get involved more in this mission work, you can visit Wycliffe Bible Translators and follow their Facebook page for update news.
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    Happy Easter

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    Happy Easter!

    Jesus came, live on earth and died for all of us for God’s purpose and to fulfill His highest calling. He died to obey his Father and for His glory.

    He came to serve, not to be served. He set us an example to serve one another with love (John 13).

    Jesus is the true vine where we are the branches found the source of life. We are called to abide in Jesus so we will bear fruits for the glory of God. We surrender to God and trust Him that His ways are always the best for us (John 15).

    Jesus didn’t leave, nor forsake us. He prayed for us and He is still interceding for us before God. When we are in Jesus, we are one, just like Jesus and the Father are one. So the world may know God, the Father, through Jesus, in the unity of the believers (John 17).

    Jesus was crucified because of the world sins, to be the perfect sacrifice to God, so we are reconciled with the Father, and have the eternal life with Him. Jesus defeated the death (John 19).

    To know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His sufferings, becoming like Him in His death. Through Jesus’ suffering and death, we find the power of His resurrction and we become like Him (Philippians 3).

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    I Know What Poverty Is

    Pictures taken by all Wycliffe Discovery Teams (2006-2008)

    Bible poverty is a devastating problem hitting people around the world. It is more than 340 million people. That’s nearly one-third of the world’s language groups that do not have one verse of the Scripture in the language that they understand the best in their heart. In a previous post of mine here, I discussed a movement working to end Bible poverty, with organizations and actions that can make a big difference in people’s lives – spiritually, physically, economically and culturally. How having the Word of God can chane every aspect of our life, community and the whole world.

    I know what poverty is. I know the feeling being hungry and have nothing to eat. I know how desperate people feel when they need something but they cannot afford to get it. I know, because I’ve been there, my family has been there and I used to live in a country where I can see poverty every where I went, every single day. I’ve seen these people only sleep under the Flyovers, Bridges, sleeping on a piece of cardboard at the sidewalk, or if they can they build a shelter out of cardboard. They are hungry, cold and try hard to find something to eat. I’ve seen kids digging in a trash can just for a food. I’ve seen a mother would take her baby and sing on a bus just to get some cash to buy her baby food. How could I ever forget those faces?

    It’s not a fair life for them. It’s injustice. It’s not what God wants to see. It’s not what we wanna see.

    If you ask them what would make their life better, they would say a good job, more money, able to go to school and food. That would help them feel better – think that having all of what they desire would give them a better life. Even though they would get every single thing they want, they are still going to lose their souls, Jesus said in Mark 8:36-38. They need God’s word, they need to know that they have eternal life with Christ. They need to know that above all, they need Jesus Christ, who can change their life, spiritually and physically.

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    It Is Not A Job

    “Work with enthusiasm, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people” (Ephesians 6:7, NLT).

    Language and translation workers in Senegal, Africa, are longing to serve the Church and see people come to faith in Jesus Christ. In a statement that certainly echoes the sentiments of missions workers throughout the world, a staff member working in Senegal wrote:

    “We are so aware of the temptation to be merely ‘doing the job’ rather than serving the Kingdom of God. Pray for strong relationships among the people with whom we are working. We want to guard against this becoming just another job. Ask the Lord to keep us fresh for His use.”

    Resource: Wycliffe Pray Today blog

    Yes, it is not just a job, not just a life routine of someone. It’s a calling, a desire, a passion that God put in each heart of who He has called to this job. I know it’s easy for us to get trap in our every day routine because we do it every day with our own strength and power. But it won’t be if we do it for God, ask for God’s hand over us and ask for God’s Holy Spirit to empower us to do our job every day. That’s the important things. As we pray for the Senegal translation team, we also need to pray this pray for ALL BIBLE TRANSLATORS and MISSIONARIES in the whole world.

    Would you join me to pray for them today?

    Please visit Wycliffe Pray Today blog and subscribe for their prayer news update and we can support them in prayers every day. More than just prayer, you also can get involve directly in the work of Bible Translator by supporting this ministry financially and even join their team. Also please visit Wycliffe website, follow their Twitter, and Facebook Page for more information to get involve with the ministry of Bible Translation, bringing the Word of God to every people, in every language in the world.

    May God be glorify and until the whole world heard of the Good News!