Panama News

Right here! In a small town in the department of Cordoba (bright pink), in the northwestern part of Colombia.  (Map is taken from www.colombiaenmexico.org).

He is spending time with three independent Colombia missionaries, also working among the Embera-Katio group. He is listening to and encouraging them in their work, and also evaluating their language ability for possible future help in the translation that Mareike is working on. Chaz said it’s a nice little town where he’s staying, overcast and hot, though not as muggy as Panama. There is a nickel mine there and the company has done a lot for the community. For a light evening meal at a local restaurant they were served ice cream fruit salads with cheese!

From Chaz:  Thank you all for praying for the consulting sessions with the Embera-Katio translation team. We checked over 250 places in the Gospel of Matthew for possible wrong meaning, potential lack of clarity, omissions and extraneous information. With God’s help we finished the check on Friday afternoon and we are all encouraged!

Pictured below are Chaz and Marion, the two translation consultants, and Mareike Schoettelndreyer, the Bible translator for the Embera-Katio project.  Also working with them are two indigenous translators, not pictured or named for security reasons.  Those of you who have been our partners for years will remember them and keep them in your prayers as well.