Westwood Church Online

Hi,
It has been a long time since we sent you an update.  Let me just say that my master’s program is proving to be every bit as demanding as I had dreaded it would be.  The load really has been overwhelming at times, and I would appreciate your prayers that I would be able to find God’s grace not to be anxious, and be able to manage my time and tasks effectively.  That said, I’m learning lots, enjoying what I’m studying and I’m getting opportunities to work directly on things related to our translation project in my courses.

Translation work.  The work in El Mosco is going forward.  The team has sent me four chapters of Genesis with minor editing changes this month.  They’ve also been making progress in Exodus and are just over one quarter finished the first draft of that book.  We continue to be in contact through email and chat, enabling me to hear their prayer requests, find out when they need more money for wages and give consult with them about various translation issues like “impure animals” (Genesis), Does the Orient mean ‘where the sun comes out’?, What is a “grate” (for the altar—Exodus 27:4)? and, How can we say that the priests’ clothing was for “splendour and beauty” (Ex. 28:40)?

Family news.  Things have been going well at home, but we’ve recently succumb to sickness.  We had both Kyle and Dani home today—but not really that sick.  I’ve been sick today too, and hope it isn’t H1N1, which is going around here.  Please pray that I won’t have to miss school and especially that Alyssa won’t get it.

Thanks so much for your partnership!  Do drop us a note when you get a chance (though it might take a while to get a response).

Grace and peace,
Kevin