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Category Archives: Work
When God says “Stay.”
Two and a half years ago, before I left for Africa, I felt in my spirit that this day would come. And, it has. God’s saying “Lisa, stay.” As in, stay in the USA; stop traveling and relearn life in … Continue reading
A “normal” day
Ever wonder what life and work is like on a day to day basis? Well, besides the emails, reports, budgets, story writing, Skype calls…..sometimes our job is to stop and enjoy company. Often team members are in town and our … Continue reading
Deaf Translation – Part 5
Now that the stories the translators have been working on have been drafted, checked, re-drafted, checked again, filmed, etc….what happens? The video editors take over for the final put together of the videos. I sat between John, from Ghana, and … Continue reading
Deaf Translation – Part 4
Acts 16 happens to be my favorite story from the South American Spanish story set I worked on. It’s the story of the slave girl who has a spirit of divination and she follows Paul and Silas around Philippi. Paul … Continue reading
Deaf Translation – Part 3
I slipped in to sit with the Nigeria team as they were deciding on what name signs to use. How do you make someone’s name visual?! It’s not an easy task as I sat watching their discussion go back and … Continue reading
Deaf Translation – Part 2
I popped around the corner to ask my Tanzanian brother Joseph if I could sit with the team and learn. “Karibu!” and signed “Welcome” from the team followed. They were working on stories from Acts and reviewing the feedback from … Continue reading
Deaf translation – Part 1
What does Deaf Bible translation look like? I had a vague idea of what it entailed from previous interactions with the translators, what had been explained, and my own experience with Chronological Bible Storying (CBS). But “vague” wasn’t cutting it … Continue reading
Glimpses into Life here
I arrived without any trouble! I flew over the Northern Territories, Russia, and Japan to arrive in the hot, but pretty Philippines. This may be a long post, so you might want to scroll to the categories that most interest … Continue reading