The book of Revelation in Chad Arabic has recently been printed. Work is proceeding on 1 & 2 Corinthians.
80% of the New Testament is now translated.
see also : Bible translation
Archive for January, 2010
Maybe you’re one of those people who think that laffayes (the colourful full length veil the women wear in Chad) are a nuisance. Let me try to convince you that quite the opposite is true. Below you find ten reasons that prove the point that this particular item of clothing often comes in quite handy. For instance:
1. As a protection against the sun
2. No need for sunglasses or a baseball cap
3. As a dust filter
4. To wipe your sweat
5. As a cover (yep, it’s getting below 35 centigrade)
6. As a purse (money safely knotted in one corner)
7. To blow your nose ( or someone else’s) *
8. As a conversation starter on the street
9. As camouflage (yeah, I do blend in a little better)
10. To gain respect
11. …
From Tuesday to Friday I now live with the family of our guard, Abdullay. I’m very thankful for that answer to prayer. I now have the opportunity to get firsthand experience of everyday life in Chad. I sit and observe, play with the little ones, and listen – hoping to understand some of it. Once it gets dark we sit around a tray on a mat and eat porridge and sauce. After that we go inside the one room house and start getting ready for the night.
We, that stands for the mother, four daughters, two little sons and me. The other sons and the father sleep in a separate room. I quite enjoy the closeness of this setting. It seems to be a time of chatting and laughing while the oldest daughter might be doing some homework by the light of a torch. Eventually one after the other falls asleep.
The new day starts early. Very early, indeed! Each child has its chores. Tea needs to be brewed and porridge heated up. One child takes the donkeys to the well to get water, another one irons the school clothes with a charcoal iron. Before seven o’clock, however, the yard quietens down remarkably, when most of the children have left for school and the parents have gone about their business. It’s only around noon when they all come back and every day activities are being taken up again: Sweeping, washing, getting water from the well, and starting with the preparation for the evening meal. Again, it’s a time of chatting, arguing and laughing. Please pray for this family and for me to find ways of fitting in well and to be a positive addition to the family.
