On Friday, April 24th Lauren wrote the very last exam of her undergraduate degree and she is now officially a linguist! I am very proud of the hard work that she has put in over the past four years for this great accomplishment and it is hard to believe that she is already done! Now, we are heading into a time of transition, we are moving out of our current house, focusing the next month support raising, and attending CanIL (Canada Institute of Linguistics) in June to finish my training in language survey. After that we will complete the final preparations and fundraising for our overseas assignment! Oh and on the subject of our overseas assignment, we have another big announcement, which we will be making in our next newsletter coming soon… so stay tuned!
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AuthorChristopher and Lauren Merke have joined Wycliffe to help fulfill the goal of seeing the scriptures translated into every language of the world! Christopher and Lauren live and work in Mbeya, Tanzania doing linguistic, language survey and vernacular media work. As a linguist, it will be Lauren’s responsibility to analyze and evaluate the linguistic and cultural data that is collected by language survey workers. Her role is very important because it speeds up the Bible translation process and makes translators for effective, ensuring the Good News of Jesus Christ reaches people as quickly as possible. Christopher will be fulfilling two roles as a language surveyor and as a vernacular media technician. As a language surveyor, Christopher travels to remote villages in order to gather linguistic and cultural data about various people groups and language groups. This is critical information, as it lays the foundation for Bible translation work through seeking answers to critical questions in the first stages of the Bible translation process. As a vernacular media technician, Christopher’s role will be to help translate various materials, such as the Jesus film and Christian radio programs, into other languages in Tanzania to ensure that the Gospel reaches as many people as possible. Christopher and Lauren are thrilled to be able to use the gifts that God has given them and would like for you to prayerfully consider partnering with them in this journey! Archives
September 2016
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