Early on Feb 3, Emily, myself, and another teammate loaded into the truck for an important mission. Drive to the port city of Lae and receive the 1000 freshly printed Tay New Testaments that were shipped from India.
Translating the New Testament (NT) for any language does not happen overnight or even within a few years. The family who worked with this particular language invested 30 plus years to learn the language, draft the NT, check the NT, and the various other checks and reviews before the final stamp of approval. That stamp was received last summer then immediately was typeset and sent to the publisher for printing. They were printed in India and shipped to Papua New Guinea via sea freight that took 6 weeks.
It was our mission to simply drive 6.5 hours to Lae and receive the shipment. Through the shipping agent, everything was cleared and ready for pickup when we got there. There were no hang ups or problems to deal with whatsoever. God definitely showed His favor to us that day.
Early the next morning we loaded the truck with the pallet full of 1000 NTs and headed for Madang. My mine kept coming back to the theme, the Good News is coming. We literally were bringing the Good News to a language group that does not have a NT in their heart language. Of the roughly 2000 language groups in the world without God’s word in their language, we now can celebrate and cross the Tay language off that list.
The dedication is scheduled for July when the NT will be passed out with joy and the Tay people can read the words that you and me are so blessed to already have. Please pray for the dedication in June as well as preparing the hearts of the Tay to receive God’s Word.
Tyler and Emily in PNG 
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I am so thrilled four you, the team, and the soon to be recipients of the Word.
Dad
We are sooo excited for you and your team. Such a tremendous milestone. Bit by bit God is showering His glory over His world. May God richly accomplish all He desires through this His Word!! Blessings and prayers to you all today and in delivery!! I wish I could be there to help you all celebrate!
Praise our Lord and Savior! This is WONDERFUL!!! We are so happy for God’s Word to be going out to more of His people…that the whole world may know!
What a great and important work you two are doing. Praise God for His goodness and His divine protection for you. Keep on keepin’ on!!
I’m impressed. Quite a feat to perform and much needed. Glad u all were able to get the word of God out!
Wow! Very cool. This is a huge encouragement to everyone. It is amazing how many Americans take the Bible for granted, especially when we have it downloaded for free on our smart phones and Ipads, etc. Many people don’t understand how precious the Word of God truly is. What a blessing to be able to give the Word to people that have never had it in their own native tongue.
What a milestone! To God be the glory!! Wonderful things are happening, we need to stop and thank God for his goodness and providence. This will be a chapter in your lives that you will not forget. We are praising God along with you!! So proud of all the team there that works so hard each and every day.
Yeah! So excited to hear of this mission you joined up with. What an incredible thing to learn the language for the purpose of spreading God’s Word. Glory to God!