the Gift

Fifty-seven years later and the audio Bible in Chuj (pronounced chew) is here! On Friday Dave (seated right) and Helen, Ambrocio and Ernesto (seated left), pastor Gaspar and our teammate Jeff Nelson prayed to thank God. We held in our hand the complete Word of God in audio for the Chuj people. That morning we had loaded it onto the Megavoice player. In 1952 the Ekstroms were learning Chuj and translating the NT. In 2007 the translation of the whole Bible was completed. In 2008 the NT was recorded and distributed on the Megavoice players and now the whole Bible is available for the Chuj speaking people in a format they can hear, learn and carry with them to share with others. Pray for the local Chuj church leaders who will meet on Saturday as they plan on how to present the Megavoice player at the annual meetings in January. Pray for our teammates Jeff and Marilee and the Ekstroms as they communicate and plan with with Chuj church leaders to encourage its use for the growth and ministry of the church. The pictures below are of Ernesto and Ambrosio in the recording studio in Huehuetenango and the mountains and surrounding Chuj community.