The Bean Family
Beans'talk May/June 2021
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Aren’t you glad your mother spoke English?
Since we are in the language business, sometimes Mark and I stop and exclaim how thankful we are that English is our mother tongue. We never had to struggle to learn it.
Let’s say you had to learn English and this week’s vocabulary includes the verb “to break.” OK. You learn to conjugate it. Got it—I break, you break, he breaks…. Then, you start hearing it in conversations and sometimes you wonder what exactly is breaking?
- His face broke out when …
- The discussion broke down, which is not the same as the man broke down…
- The men broke in through the window.
- The meeting broke up, which isn’t the same as the couple broke up.
- He broke even.
Adding little words like in, out, up, down adds some tricky twists! Most of you reading this are native English speakers. Aren’t you glad your mother spoke English?
Colombia trip canceled
After our last letter came out, Mark was invited to Colombia for two weeks from the end of April into early May. The plan: help a team prepare the script for The Jesus Film in their language. Some of you knew about this opportunity and prayed. At the last moment sponsors nixed international travel. The team there needed in-person help rather than a Zoom consult, so Mark was not able to help. While Mark was quite willing to go, he was also relieved not to have to drop his projects for a couple of weeks.
3, 2, 1… the mic is live!
Now in production: the entire Old Testament in audio! Four Quechua speakers from the Huamalíes language area are in the capital city, recording away. Their goal is to finish recording in seventy days.
We’re thankful for a partner organization (called ILMAV) that is taking charge and doing the recording. They posted this video (just over two minutes) which shows them at work on the recording. Those are our friends behind the microphones!
We’re also grateful for Davar Partners Internationalwho is sponsoring this project.
Praise and Prayer Requests
* Pray that the men recording the Old Testament will read correctly, clearly and with good expression. They are recording for Huamalies-Dos de Mayo Quechua. Recordings for the other Quechua languages we worked on are planned for the future.
* Pray that those who are recording stay healthy. Also pray for their families back at home while they are separated.
* Pray for Mark and his mentee Antonio as they continue working together, checking the book of Job for the team working in Panao Quechua. They are also studying a linguistic book together. Pray that they may encourage one another and for their interaction with the team in Peru.
Thanking God for his goodness shown through your friendship, encouragement and support.
Mark & Patti Bean