The Bean Family

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Thankful

There is so much to be thankful for and praise God about.

• We just celebrated 33 years of marriage last week. We have good health and energy and enjoy our work. All gifts of God.

• We now have a second grandson. Matthew Scott Bean was born August 4th to Andy and Rachel, joining his 2yr old brother Jeremiah.

• We were privileged to attend the New Testament dedication for the Panao Quechua. Our colleagues, Terry and Karla Smith, worked on this translation for many years. Thousands of people were eager to purchase copies of the New Testament in their language. The top and bottom photos are from the dedication.

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Meet Teófilo & his family

The past two Beans’talks we’ve talked about Teófilo, the newest member of our translation team. This past month Mark was able to go up to Pacayhua and meet Teófilo’s family. We had asked you to pray for him and all the “hoops” he had to go through in order to sign up for Bible classes with his local denomination.

When his extended family heard that one of those hoops was that Teófilo needed to be married in the church, they didn’t want a rushed ceremony. That means the answer to your prayers is WAIT. Teófilo will just wait until another Bible school semester begins before taking classes. Meanwhile, he’ll be going through basic Bible studies at work.

Update from Mark and Patti Bean Translating God’s Word for Quechua speakers in central Peru

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Bean Sprout news

Andy, our first Bean Sprout, now has his Air Force pilot wings. He’s moved on to fighter pilot training to eventually fly the plane parked behind us in the photo: an A10.

Emily, our second Sprout was able to join us in Texas for the ceremony.

Why do the bad guys prosper?

At the end of the recent workshop there was just time to work through the short book of Zephaniah. In chapter 1 God lists a number of reasons why he is angry with his people. Most of those reasons have to do with trusting something else for prosperity and guidance rather than trusting in God (see verses 4–6). Mark was surprised at the vigorous response from all the guys at the workshop. This topic really hit a cultural nerve.