Did you know that there are STILL 2000 languages without any part of the Bible translated?
Monday, 30 August 2010 08:01
Well ... it's the town we were in yesterday - Tully!! I remember coming through here as a child and being impressed by the amazing statistics, but I never dreamed that one day I'd be walking down the highway here, decked out in water-proof boots and rain-coat!!
Annual rainfall in Tully is 4000mm per year ... yep, that's 4 metres!! A lot of water. Even as I wrote this, the rain was beating down on the roof of our little caravan park cabin, and today we are out walking in it again.
Last night at our meeting I gave a short message on the words of Jesus, "God makes the rain to fall on the righteous and the unrighteous". Great words that remind us that God doesn't have favourites. His love is the same for ALL peoples and for ALL language groups. You could almost be forgiven for thinking otherwise, considering the fact that there are over 100 different translations of the Bible in English and over 2000 distinct languages have NOTHING ... not a single verse. But that discrepancy is due to OUR ethnocentricity and not to favouritism on God's part.
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Sue D
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... SO GREAT to see you all looking well and happy. Praise God. Praise God too for the rain in Victoria - what wonderful news! |
Carlos and LIliana Torres
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... Oramos por uds! We are praying for you. Carlos and Liliana Patagonia, Argentina |
Jean Sheehan
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... You are doing so well, praise God! Nice to see you on video. Keep plodding! Love to you. |
Ewan
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... Hi guys, keep up the good work, you looking fit and ready for more! I talked twice at Rocky Baptist Tabernacle yesterday about the walk and we played the YouTube video each time (the interview). Our pastor prayed for you and spoke of the work of Wycliffe in New Guinea where he was once a missionary. We are really looking forward to you arriving. Being so ahead of schedule, I have calculated you will be here by Monday next week. (About smoko time). |
Lynda
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... Hello guys! Shared about your walk again in our church yesterday and we are looking forward to seeing you in a few weeks when you get all the way to Kingaroy! Hope you're still looking as fresh and happy as you are now! |
Ruth
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... Good to see you all relaxed and enjoying yourselves. We were praying for you tonight at our OM meeting at Bald Hills. Maybe if you wear your dirty clothes tomorrow and no raincoat that will save you having to do any laundry :) |
denise
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... hey boys, loving hearing your daily updates...keep em coming...was sharing at home group yesterday about you 3 ordinary aussie blokes walking 2000km being used by God to raise awareness of those people groups still left around the world without the bible in their own language, they were encouraged and excited about finding their own way to bring Glory to God in their own ordinary lives....remember to put the vaseline on to stop chaffing before you head out tomorrow!!!! |
Cheryl
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... 1 week down, many to go! The girls at Monday Group were chatting about your wonderful adventure today... the topic doesn't seem to be far from anyone's lips! Let's hope it stays that way!!! |
Steve Dicks
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... Hi Guys,keep up the good work.Praying for you.Enjoy the rain,showers of blessing.May God encourage and challenge many to see the need and get involved.Enjoy your fellowship together.7 meters that's a lot of rain a record that will stand for a long time. |
Brian
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... Great to see you three getting on with it. I hope you're checking out all the NT verses that tell us how to 'walk'! (If you have the right translation). |
David
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... Great little video. Hope you all don't get washed to badly :) Am enjoying reading your blogs and seeing the pics. David |
Peter Tyson
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... But is the rain warm? Y'day Sally & I and thousands(it seems) of other Melbournites went rubbernecking to the Maroondah Dam, near Healesville, to watch it overflowing for the first time in many years. God is generous with his gift of rain. Then we went up to L. Eildon and saw water under the Boonie Doon road bridge, again for the first time in years. So refreshing! praise God for his care! Peter & SAlly Tyson |
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