One of Mark’s assignments at a big Quechua church convention this past month was to teach husbands and wives. In order to understand the command in Ephesians 5 to love your wives as Christ loved us, a selection of verses were read. With each new verse, another man was added to the line to hold up a key phrase of how Jesus shows his love. died for us…forgives us…provides for us… teaches us… helps us… always with us…
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The Cost of being a Quechua Pastor
There is no such thing as a full time pastor in Quechua communities because no church can support a man and his family. All Quechua pastors work; most in their fields, one or two may have a job.
But what may be a surprise to learn is that most Quechua pastors actually end up paying from their own pocket for the privilege of being a pastor! That’s because the church usually can’t reimburse them for expenses incurred to attend required area meetings.
more >"So that's what the Mount of Olives looks like!" "So that's where Nazareth is!" “So that‘s how a rolling stone closed a tomb!” These were some of the exclamations we made as we saw many places mentioned in the Bible. Some of these insights will affect our translation.
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Translating God’s Word for Quechua speakers in central Peru
