May 2008 - Posts

• Trip to the U.S. Monday

  We will be in the U.S. from May 19 through June 6.  We’ll be at Aromas Bible Church (Aromas, California) on the 25th,  and Woods Chapel Bible Fellowship (Blue Springs, Missouri) on June 1. Pray that we’ll be able to re-connect and share our passion with the sending part of our team.   We’ll also be at graduation ceremonies for Andrew (Berkeley) and Anna (Biola). Pray for them as Andrew starts a new job at UC Irvine, and Anna begins a job hunt in the San Jose area. Posted May 15 2008, 03:23 PM by The Penner Place Filed under: Other Stuff

• Annual Board Meeting

  Things are really crazy here. Today is the ViBi annual board meeting, and do pray for us as we work together to set the direction for the next year. Pray for wisdom as we seek to take the project to the next level.   Last Friday’s recording session went pretty well. It turned out to be a rehearsal, though, because by the time the morning was up, we had found and fixed many little problems with the new studio setup, including a brilliant way to reduce shadows on the face, so decided to re-do what we had finished. (We ALWAYS had a full day for rehearsal when we used an outside studio, so this was normal.) Tuesday we recorded chapters 36 and 37 without a hitch, and yesterday (Thursday) recorded chapter 38 and went over problems in the final draft for chapters 39-42. (This will be recorded while Mary Esther and I are in the U.S.). Today (Friday) is the board meeting, and Monday, we leave for the U.S.   We will be in the U.S. from May 19 through June 6.  We’ll be at Aromas Bible Church (Aromas, California) on the 25th,  and Woods Chapel Bible Fellowship (Blue Springs, Missouri) on June 1. Pray that we’ll be able to re-connect and share our passion with the sending part of our team. Posted May 15 2008, 03:22 PM by The Penner Place

• BBQ? Or Rain?

  Sunday’s plans include an outdoor barbecue outreach, but the weather report promises rain the whole weekend. Pray. Posted May 08 2008, 04:05 PM by The Penner Place Filed under: Deaf Church

• Chiang Mai

  Praise God! Thai airlines faxed permission yesterday for another wheelchair to go gratis with a passenger to Chiang Mai. Pray that we’ll be able to line up someone at the airport to meet him and take the chair. Posted May 08 2008, 04:05 PM by The Penner Place Filed under: Wheelchairs

• First "mini recording session" today

  We're trying something new today. Instead of taking a full day to record the final draft of 30-45 minutes of scripture translation, Pastor Minamida is coming for three hours--one to get prepped and ready for recording, and two hours for recording. We're not planning on finishing the whole portion--Genesis 36-42. We will record as much as we can in the time allotted, and leave the rest for the following two-hour sessions. Pastor Minamida will continue every Tuesday and Friday until we finish. Then he'll move on to start translating the final seven chapters of Genesis.   Please pray. Pray that his arms and shoulders will stay loose so they can continue healing. Pray that we will be careful not to go beyond the limits of his health in our eagerness to finish the job. Pray for mental clarity. Pray for team synergy.   Pastor Minamida will be watching a cueing draft while he signs. The cueing draft is a patchwork of previous work--the first draft plus all the corrections we made along the way that have been edited in (This is version number ten). In the final check for accuracy, I found a spot or two in here and there that needs checking. Some problems appear to be editing errors that can easily be fixed. Some are changes in the translation that might contain errors (I say "might" because I always have to be sure I'm understanding the nuances of the signs correctly). Pray that the errors will be easily fixed, and the marginal spots clearly signed in the final draft.   Pray above all that we will be able to enjoy the process. Working together to do something greater than any of us individually could ever do alone. Reveling in God's power at work in us rather than trying too hard to please God. And pray that God's word will continue to transform the Deaf of Japan, both those in churches who are eagerly awaiting the next installment of Scripture in their language, and those outside who still don't know the Good News. Posted May 08 2008, 04:04 PM by The Penner Place Filed under: Translation