Tyler and Emily in PNG

By Emily

Fidelis, Sam & Thomas returned to town for another recording session at the beginning of May.  Bit by bit, they along with another team of three men have recorded the New Testament in the Mborena Kam language.  The session started per usual with the steadiness to finish the task.  Each day they have the victory of knowing they are one step closing to the mark of finishing, but sometimes it is hard to see that point in the midst of reading.

Almost daily they give me updates of how many chapters they have completed, per our routine of the past year.  In the last few weeks the number of remaining chapters have dwindled until, 11:32 on May 25 the last verse of the Mborena Kam New Testament was completed.  I walked into the room where Fidelis was recording within seconds after he finished, because I knew he was getting close and I wanted to document it by taking a picture.  Cheer with us in victory that one step in the journey is done.  There are still many more hours of revisions and re-records, but as of May 25 we can say these men have recorded every last verse of the New Testament in their language.  Pray for these men and their families as they continue to press on in the work God has given them.  Pray that the words they have been reading can impact their lives and God will use them to share the recordings, when it comes time to distribute.