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God s Peace Medal the Sweet News of Jesus
I
n 1804 Meriwether Lewis and
William Clark started exploring the God used us all from the start. Many have
Northwest Territory, seeking a already passed on to heaven, having received
waterway to the Pacific. They took with the Gospel orally, Rev. DeMoss said. Now,
them an interpreter and a supply of Peace through the printed Word, many more are
being reached in a new way, in their heart
Medals. The medals were to be given to language and are being led to salvation in
the various people groups they would Christ Jesus. We thank God and give Him
meet to signify that there would be peace the glory.
between them and the United States.
On October 18, 2008, in the village
their hearts and
of Nano in northern Togo, West Africa, the Moba speaking
heads better
people received a different sort of Peace Medal from God
than the French Rev. DeMoss accepts one of the first copies of
the New Testament in their own language. With singing,
Bible! the Moba New Testament.
dancing, worship and feasting, the nearly 1,500 people
The translation work continued over the years.
celebrated and thanked the Lord for this precious gift. They
Translation consultants from the United Bible Societies
celebrated because they no longer need an interpreter. They
checked the work and suggested revisions when necessary.
have the sweet news of Jesus in their own language.
Introductions to each book of the New Testament were
Almost 22 years ago, Rev. Kombat Bigbi, Rev. Joiniim
written and a glossary prepared. After the manuscript was
Lanbon and Mr. Saka Kombien, with Rev. Walt DeMoss as
typeset in Nairobi, the translators did a meticulous read
their advisor, started this translation finding the best Moba
through to check for any errors. They wanted to be able to
ways to express God s Word touching the people s hearts
say with confidence to the Moba people that This is the
and bringing glory to God.
Word of God! Once the checking work was complete, the
At the beginning of this translation process, a group of
manuscript was sent to South Korea for printing, with much
young Moba men gathered to study for the ministry using
praise and thanksgiving.
materials written in French. At that time, only portions of
There was more thanksgiving when the Bible Society of
Scripture were
Togo learned that the printed New Testaments were being
available in Moba.
shipped to Togo. Excitement began to build as a tentative
The ministry
dedication date of October 18 was set. Planning began in
students would refer
earnest: a list of invitees was developed; a Nano schoolyard
to the Moba
was chosen as the site for the dedication; the celebratory
Scriptures to
meal following the dedication was arranged; emails and cell
understand what the
phone calls increased dramatically. A sigh of relief arose
French translation
from many corners when word came from Lom, the capital
was saying; proof
of Togo, that the New Testaments had been cleared from
that their mother
port. October 18 was shaping up to be a big day.
The Moba people can now read and hear the Good
tongue spoke to
News in their own language.
Continued on page 6
The mission of Lutheran Bible Translators [LBT] is to help
Inside this issue
bring people to faith in Jesus Christ by making the Word of
Heart for Missions: One God, One Written on the Heart 4
God available to those who do not yet have it in the language
Word, One Desire, One Mission 2
of their hearts. A Legacy for Eternity 5
Unicode Helps Spread God s Word ..2 New LBT Website and
Lights, Camera, and the Updated Logo Introduced 6
Prodigal Son 3 Interested in Becoming
Reflections: Adventures in Literacy ...4 a Missionary? 7
a heart
Unicode Helps Spread
for missions
God s Word
One God, One Word, by Ali Federwitz
One Desire, One Mission Computers think in numbers. These numbers are the
codes for a corresponding letter, something we humans
A Heart for Missions has been the caption of this
can then read and understand. Since the inception of
column for over 12 years. It s where I share experiences and
computers there have been many standards for how
perspectives about the mission of Lutheran Bible
letters should be coded. The problem is that each was
Translators. It has, I suppose, been an insight into my heart
designed for a specific major language. Each of these
for missions.
legacy standards could only handle a maximum of
I ve been thinking about some of my experiences during
256 characters.
2008 and realized there is another heart for mission that
People who work in minority languages, as the
should also be expressed.
Ghana Institute of Linguistics, Literacy and Bible
I was privileged to attend three New Testament
Translation (GILLBT) does, had to develop their own
dedications last year, two in Africa (Togo and Sierra Leone)
standards and in so doing created uniquely modified
and one in Papua New Guinea. The languages were
fonts. This worked fine within a language group, but
different, the cultures were different, and the weather was
data was not able to be shared outside of that group
definitely different!
without also passing along the necessary fonts and
In each of the three dedication settings I had the privilege
keyboards. Sometimes even two organizations that were
of speaking with members of the translation team and local
working in the same language were not able to share
church leadership (hampered, of course, by my lack of
their files. To combat these problems a new system
fluency in their language!).
called Unicode has been developed to create a distinct
These are a few of the things I heard:
code for every character in every language in the world.
Genuine excitement that God s Word was finally available
Unicode has a place for more than 16 million
in their language.
different characters. Unicode is an international
Recognition, expressed in many ways, that something of
standard and has helped level the playing field. It allows
historical significance in the life of the people happened
data to be shared among various organizations in Ghana
on the day of the New Testament dedication.
and throughout the world.
An eagerness for men and women to hear God speak to
Learning how Unicode works was a major task for
them in their heart language.
Paul in 2008. He had to find the characters in Unicode
The desire for more and better literacy programs so that
that corresponded to the characters currently being used
more people can have access to God s Word.
by GILLBT. He then had to redevelop the software
In many cases, an expression of desire for the Old
keyboards that change what a person types on a
Testament, too.
standard keyboard, putting it into the local language. All
Underlying it all, I heard a heart for mission expressed in
this needed to happen behind the scenes so that work
other voices, languages, and cultures. Our hearts for mission
was not disrupted.
complement one another as we seek to make the Word of
The most difficult task was finding all of the files on
God available for those who do not yet have it in the
each computer that use the legacy standard and
language of their hearts.
converting them to Unicode. Then each language
program had to be upgraded to one that is compatible
Sincerely yours in Christ,
with Unicode. This needed to be done on every
computer in GILLBT s thirty-three language projects.
If you would like to learn more about Unicode,
check out these websites: The Unicode Consortium
(http://www.unicode.org/standard/principles.html); Non-
Dr. Marshall R. Gillam, CFRE
Roman Script Initiative (http://scripts.sil.org/unicode);
Executive Director
Keyboard Manager (http://www.tavultesoft.com).
Paul and Ali Federwitz serve in Ghana, where Paul
is an Information Technology Consultant and Trainer
and Ali a Childrens Education Advisor.
2 Messenger Winter 2009
Lights, Camera, and the Prodigal Son
by Kedra Larsen We filmed this
scene from a crowded
In November 2008, LBT missionaries Dan and Kay second floor balcony
Finley and I traveled to Freetown, Sierra Leone. It was the in downtown
first time in Africa for the Finleys, and I enjoyed showing Freetown. Dan held
them around. Our primary goal was to work on a video the camera standing
project with the Bible Society. right against the
You know what they say about the best laid plans balcony rail and Kay
During my previous visit in May, plans were made for used the fabric light
the projects to be completed in November. Due to illness reflector we brought
and other commitments, the individuals I worked with at to reflect the sunlight
This was the first visit to Africa for Dan and Kay.
that time were not able to have the proposed scripts and and brighten up the
children s dramas ready to record. As a result, the video actors faces. It was a very noisy street, but I was able to
project we ended up doing turned out to be quite different place the audio recorder close enough to the actors to
from what was originally planned. eliminate the background noise.
After the Finleys and I arrived, the Bible Society worked After receiving his inheritance, the son enjoys the high
with two churches to develop two dramas. The first was the life and lavishly spends the money with his friends.
story of Ananias and Sapphira (from Acts 5). This was done
We filmed this scene at a restaurant. Yes, it was a real
as a staged drama with primary school children. They did a
chicken dinner. We had to wait for the chicken to cook before
great job, but unfortunately, the only time they had for
we could begin filming. The scene is 8 minutes long
recording was during one evening and the lighting was poor.
much too long for western audiences, but in West Africa they
However, it was a learning experience for all, and they now
like to see the whole scene play out as it would in real life.
have a better idea of filming requirements and what it takes
Eventually, the son completely runs out of money
to do a drama such as this.
and begs for a job scrubbing pots and pans for a
Then, by the end of our
restaurant. He realizes the error of his ways and
second week in Sierra Leone,
heads home where his father warmly receives him.
we had filmed a movie!
We were anxious to film this last scene before it
got dark. We used a street that we thought would not
be too busy to show the son come hobbling up the
road while the father runs down to meet him. We
had to work around several vehicles, motorbikes,
It took awhile for dinner to be ready.
and pedestrians who got in the way. It made for an
interesting time during editing.
This second The Bible Society plans to use the video as an evangelism
drama is a short tool. They will have the completed project early next year,
movie based on and we will continue to dialogue with them as they
the Prodigal Son distribute and use it. They will also likely market it and sell
parable from it in their office store. We may help them produce more
Luke 15. I say Bible story videos and similar materials in the future.
Filming was done from a balcony in Freetown. movie because Thank you for supporting LBT to make projects such
we worked with as this possible for the people of Sierra Leone. It is a
young adult actors and shot scenes for the video at three blessing to help people interact with the Scriptures in their
different locations. In Krio the story is called The Wayward heart language and to create a tool they can use to share
Boy . Below is a synopsis of the storyline as portrayed the message of God s love with a wide Krio speaking
within a modern Freetown, Sierra Leone context. Each scene audience.
is introduced by a narrator reading directly from Luke 15. At
Kedra Larsen serves as LBT s ethnomusicologist.
the end a Krio song based on John 3:16 is played and the
Dan and Kay Finley are East Coast Regional
words are scrolled on the screen.
Representatives for LBT. They also assist LBT missionaries
The father owns a general merchandise shop. The son and national co-workers with vernacular media projects.
works for his father but is unhappy. He wants his inheritance
in order to go off with his friends and enjoy life.
Winter 2009 Messenger 3
reflections
Adventures in Literacy
by Valerie Federwitz Those of you who have
been receiving our e-mail
In mid September the first Komba literacy classes were updates have seen our prayer
launched using the primers that the KOLIBITRAP (Komba requests for these night journeys
Literacy and Bible Translation Project) volunteers created that David and Elijah have been on. David rides as a
under the guidance of David Federwitz and Rev. Nathan passenger on Elijah s motorcycle to villages that are often
Esala. Since then, David and Elijah, the local literacy very far off the main roads through the bush. One night
coordinator for the project, have spent many nights out in they ran up a sapling tree that was hiding in the tall grass.
villages visiting and encouraging the teachers and students. David sustained only a few scratches on his leg. Another
We have also been encouraged by seeing the competency of night the motorcycle s brakes went out. He also learned, after
the teachers and the eagerness the students have to learn. the fact, that a river they had crossed is home to several
David has commented on the various ways the classes crocodiles! Please continue to pray for safety for David and
provide themselves with light at night. At one class he saw Elijah as they continue this important work.
that someone had taken apart a flashlight with five LEDs and
David and Valerie Federwitz serve as literacy specialists
strung them up on a stick in the front to shine light on the
with the Komba translation project in Ghana. Rev. Nathan
chalkboard!
and Sarah Esala serve as translation advisors to the project.
Written on the Heart
by Rick Allmon God s love for all people. By God s grace, the selfless work
of missionaries and their translation teams, and with your
The Rosetta Stone was discovered in prayer and financial support, three New Testaments were
1799 during Napoleon s campaign in dedicated in 2008. The Kono of Sierra Leone, the Ipili of
Egypt. It measured 45 inches high, 29 Papua New Guinea, and the Moba people of Togo are now
inches wide, and 28 inches deep. Though able to hear and read for themselves God s plan for all
not very formidable in appearance, it was people and nations.
a huge find. The carved inscriptions on The world celebrates great discoveries like the Rosetta
the stone provided the key to the Stone, a substantial monolith that helped us understand the
Rick Allmon interpretation of Egyptian hieroglyphics, past. How much greater our joy should be when a book that
revealing and unraveling thousands of often measures less than 6" x 8" x 2" provides us with all we
years of ancient history. It was a stupendous discovery that need to understand the past, live in the present, and
will forever occupy prominent space in history books and the anticipate a glorious future. How wonderful that God s Word,
minds of scientists and historians worldwide. written on our hearts, holds the key to
Translations of a different sort salvation and eternal life.
played a major role in the Thank you for your support during
achievements of LBT missionaries 2008. We look forward to further
in 2008. These translations did not progress in translation and Scripture
depict the accomplishments of engagement programs during 2009 as
mankind, but rather, the marvels of we work together to bring Scripture to
God. No talk about aqueducts, people around the world.
pyramids, and the lineage of
pharaohs, but words that express
4 Messenger Winter 2009
A Legacy for Eternity
by Gary McCall it that day. It was
apparent the
On October 18th, 2008, while standing under a DeMoss legacy is
make shift canvas shade stretched among thin tree one of love and
tops, in sweltering African temperatures, I had an the knowledge of
Many immediately began to read their New Testaments.
extraordinary opportunity to witness the Moba New Jesus Christ, a
Testament Dedication in the small African village of true spiritual heritage, one which will have an impact on
Nano, Togo. The Moba language is spoken by people s lives for generations to come.
approximately 50,000 people. They now have a New After nearly six hours of festive celebration, the
Testament written in the language of their hearts, the dedication ceremonies came to an end. I watched in
language they speak and fully understand. amazement as my brothers and sisters in Christ lined up to
A litany of 13 impressive speakers addressed the obtain their very own Moba New Testament. Many,
crowd of about 1,500. However, when former missionary after taking only a few steps, stopped, immediately
to the Moba people, Rev. Walt DeMoss (recently retired opened their New Testaments and began to read. As I
Director of LBT s Program Ministries) rose to speak, walked among them, they seemed oblivious to my
I noticed something I had not seen before. All eyes turned presence. Their focus was solely upon their new Bible .
to him he had their full attention. I could not help but Whenever our eyes did meet, the smiles on their faces and
sense the outpouring of love and warmth directed towards joy in their eyes transcended all language barriers. With
their dear friend, confidence, I can say we are making a difference in
former Pastor, and people s lives for Christ.
long time In the days ahead my ongoing prayer will be; O Father,
coordinator of this who gave us the legacy of your son, Jesus, may my legacy
Moba New also be a spiritual one. Please give me, my children and
Testament my grandchildren, understanding as to why a
translation. This father s/grandfather s legacy should not be one solely of
warm reception bricks and mortar. They are things of this world and
was not will never last. But let our legacy be one that brings
superficial, it was people to Faith in Jesus Christ a legacy for eternity.
genuine. No one
Gary McCall is a member of LBT s Board of Directors.
else commanded
Rev. DeMoss had the crowd s full attention.
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New LBT Website and Updated Logo Introduced
Building Awareness and Stronger Support for LBT
In case you ve not already noticed, we ve reworked and Gillam said. We feel we ve been able to preserve our heritage
upgraded our website while freshening and updating our logo. and express the spirit and mission of LBT while modernizing
We invite you to visit our website, www.LBT.org, and our look, broadening our appeal, improving the functions,
explore the new site. viewability and timeliness of information on our website.
Both logo and website changes are intended to help The new website is designed to be updated and maintained
mission minded people who are familiar with LBT s work, as by a cadre of staff members. It is visually brighter, graphically
well as those who may be coming across us for the first time, livelier, and intended to be easier and more intuitive to
to better grasp what we do, why we do it, how we re doing, navigate than our previous site. Built-in design elements make
what the future holds, and how they can get involved. it easier to update and maintain, and less prone to breakdowns
Many of us are fond of the old LBT logo and accustomed and malfunctions, making it more valuable to you and to us.
to the very traditional look and feel of our website, Dr. The new website is intended to more impactfully tell LBT s
Marshall Gillam, LBT executive director said. The new logo story. It will feature LBT missionaries and spotlight their work
updates the elements and symbols that those familiar with to individuals with state of the art computers, while protecting
LBT recognize and cherish as central to our mission. Our the interactivity and access of those with older, less powerful
missionaries work around the world, helping to bring Holy equipment and software.
Scripture to those who do not yet have it available in their The new logo will be incorporated into and onto all
heart language. appropriate print and electronic communications. As existing
We used web savvy staff members and internal print inventory runs out, the new logo will be added to
communications pros with an appreciation for our traditions, replacement pieces.
heritage and mission. They worked with a hand picked If you have questions or comments about either the logo or
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God s Peace Medal the Sweet News of Jesus
Continued from page 1
Last minute dedication details were dealt with on October Once the
Helena and I are blessed to have spent ten
17 at a meeting between Rev. Amegah Wolanyo, Director of service began, years living and working with the Moba people
the Bible Society, his colleagues, and the Moba translation it did not stop. in Togo, Rev. Walter DeMoss said. God used
team. Culture required that there had to be time for all The animation us as instruments not only helping meet the
physical needs of the people but ministering
invited dignitaries to speak, even if they could not attend. and enthusiasm
to them spiritually as well.
The final program was printed while changes were still kept building
being made! until finally
October 18 dedication day dawned. The appointed Rev. Amegah unveiled a stack of Moba New Testaments.
starting time was 8:00 a.m., but as is typical in African Now there was no doubt, the sweet news of Jesus Christ,
culture, the service did not begin until after 10:00 a.m., when Yiesu Labamann Mual Ni, had arrived. The people could see
the crowd had greatly increased. and touch God s Peace Medal.
In his sermon, Rev. Kombat Bigbi, the president of the
Lutheran Church of Togo and the head translator, read from
Acts 2 where the events of Pentecost Day are related. Two
thousand years ago the people gathered at Jerusalem heard
the believers declaring the wonders of God in their own
language. So also the Moba speaking people heard these
same wonders in the language of their hearts. We no longer
needed an interpreter, Rev. Kombat said. We can now read
and hear the Good News of free salvation through faith in
Jesus Christ directly in our own language.
From the beginning of the project 22 years ago until
About 1,500 gathered together to thank God for the sweet news of Jesus. the dedication in 2008, there was one hope, To God be
the glory!
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4th Quarter Year-to-date
If you, or people you know, are interested in the
INCOME
possibility of becoming missionaries, consider attending
Designated $519,418 $1,800,631
I.D.I.O.M. (In Depth Investigation of Missions).
General (Undesignated) 531,239 1,297,945
I.D.I.O.M. encourages and advises those individuals and
Restricted Funds 50,158 149,565
couples who are considering missionary service. A wide
Bequests 286,834 373,119
range of topics and issues are covered, including training,
Endowments (256,991) (516,340)
living standards and expectations on the field, cross cultural
Total Income $1,130,659 $3,104,919
engagement, and the role of nationals in the translation
4th Quarter Income 4th Quarter Expenses process. There is no cost for the workshop. LBT provides
Administration
transportation, housing, and meals once you arrive in
General Restricted
4%
(Undesignated) Funds 4% Program
47%
Chicago.
79%
Support
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Designated 7%
46%
Endowments -22%
EXPENSES
Gift Designations
Program $727,494 $3,132,717
Your gifts in support of an LBT missionary are applied to
General & Administration 33,670 131,671
the budget of the designated missionary. If the budget for
Support 94,058 396,305
that missionary is overfunded, surplus funds are used to
Fundraising 66,411 235,249
assist other missionaries whose budgets are in deficit. If
Total Expenses $921,633 $3,895,942
all missionary budgets are completely funded, surplus
NOTE: During the last quarter of 2008, LBT was able to purchase 1 computer, 1 major
funds are applied to the General Fund.
computer repair, a 4 channel recorder/soundmaster and 1 new overseas vehicle. These
totaled $32,259 and are not reflected in the amounts shown above.
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Birthdays
MARCH APRIL MAY
1 Lisa Beckendorf 1 James Maxey 1 Peter Larsen (2001)
Botswana Service Center Staff Guatemala
1 Don Ruhter 4 Rick Allmon 2 John Strasen Prayer partnership is the backbone of this ministry. Here are several
Service Center Staff Service Center Staff Namibia prayer concerns for which we ask your support. May God bless you
2 Levi Federwtiz 13 Jonathan 2 Samuel Fay (2007)
abundantly!
(2008) Burmeister United States
Ghana C te d Ivoire 13 Nathan Federwitz
8 Maila Davies 13 Tim Beckendorf (1998)
Papua New Guinea Botswana Papua New Guinea
GHANA LIBERIA
9 Peter Slayton 17 Annaka Esala 13 Julia Federwitz
n Praise God for the December n Pray for International
Service Center Staff (2004) (1998)
11 Sheri Larsen Ghana Papua New Guinea
5, 2008 birth of Isaac Scholarship recipient Samuel
Guatemala 20 Dennis Malone 15 Janet Borchard
Emmanuel Esala, son of Cooper as he works to
19 Melody Knight Asia Papua New Guinea
Botswana 25 Tom Holman 15 Michelle Miller
FOLD
Nathan and Sarah, and brother complete his BA in linguistics
21 Stephanie Ghana Thailand
of Karissa, Annaka, and Aili. at the University of Ghana
Shaneyfelt (1997) 26 Nancy Burmeister 17 Ali Federwitz
United States C te d Ivoire Ghana this spring.
n Pray for Ghanian coworker
22 Hannah Federwitz 28 Helen Marten 21 Kendra Larsen
Stephen Ayuuni, who is
(2006) United States (1996)
Ghana Guatemala attending technical school to
NAMIBIA
24 Danny DeLoach 22 Joshua Schroeder
improve his computer skills. He
Papua New Guinea (2005)
n Praise God that the
plans to serve at the Ghana
24 Allen Jensen Nigeria (LOA)*
Khoekhoegowab translation
United States 28 Shawn Boylan
Institute of Linguistics, Literacy
26 Kay Finley Namibia team has completed the New
and Bible Translation.
United States 28 Ellyn Miller
Testament and begun working
26 Kory Fay (1993)
on the Old Testament.
United States Thailand
28 Mae Johnson
United States * Leave of Absence
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