Beans' Talk February 2013

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Hello family and friends,

We're on our way down to Lima today. Monday, just south of Lima, we'll join our colleagues who work in other parts of Peru. We're looking forward to a break.

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Beans' Talk January 2013

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Not Never‐Neverland

Imagine if someone told you they had visited Never-Neverland. At first you’d think they were joking. Then, you’d be incredulous. What? It really exists? You’re kidding!!

When Mark recently mentioned that he had been to Israel and visited Jerusalem, Bethlehem and other places, one believer had the incredulous response: What?? They really exist? You’ve been there?

The Beans' Talk December 2012

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 Listening to God’s Word

When our co-worker Shatu came to this cur-rent translation workshop we asked him how the mini-players called “Papyrus” are being used in his area. These are the players that each hold the recorded New Testament. In his town of about 1,000 or so, there are three Papyrus players. Eight different home groups listen to them. He said that in numer-ous smaller villages people show up to church a half hour earlier than usual to listen to God’s word. He mentioned that a couple Catholic catequists in the area also use the Papyrus. One said she doesn’t mind that people call her a “protestant” because she’s making God’s word available for her flock. She said, “Everybody likes hearing God’s word.”

Beans'- Extra Prayer Please!

Yesterday was day one of another translation workshop. Mark did not look good. By afternoon he was shivering with a fever, but thinking he'd be just fine today. Well...he is stretched out and konked out in bed.

There are some things the guys can continue to do on their own and make progress. But, yesterday as I worked in the same room I saw how many times Mark rescued men and computers, keeping them from writing on the same file at the same time and other inadvertant mistakes. Plus, I saw all the teaching and explaining Mark does throughout the day. Plus, he prepares more work for them and checks over the work they are doing. None of that is happening right now.

Pray for all of us.

Thanks.

Patti

Beans' Talk November 2012

Translating God’s Word for Quechua speakers in central Peru

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Soccer in Peru

Peru is not a soccer powerhouse. The last time it made it to the World Cup was 30 years ago at the 1982 games in Italy. In Sep-tember and October Peru played in four qual-ifying games. There’s not a lot to shout about, but for those who are fervent fans, there is still a sliver of hope for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Beans' Talk October 2012

Greetings from Peru!

We're in the middle of another translation workshop, and almost forgot today is a Beans'talk day!

News, photos, and prayer requests all waiting for you in the attachment. Thanks for sticking with us as we plod steadily ahead.

Mark & Patti Bean

Beans' Talk September 2012

Translating God’s Word for Quechua speakers in central Peru

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Sometimes local attractions

The city of Huanuco celebrates its anniversary mid- August. This year is its 473rd anniversary. The town square hosts special programs with school kids, music groups, and dignitaries giving speeches.

The crowds are an opportunity for people to make money. Besides vendors selling treats, one man had two llamas for people to pose with as he snaps a photo to sell. Another was dressed like Spiderman hoping someone would pay to pose in a photo with him.

Beans' Talk August 2012

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Cared for by the local church

In our last letter we had lots of unknowns as we looked ahead to a translation workshop in the remote town of Huacaybamba. The biggest question we had was if the local church would be ready and able to care for us. Thanks to the leadership of pastors Juan & Loida (pictured below), the church was super organized.

• families contributed firewood to cook the meals.

• women signed up in teams of two or three to prepare breakfast, lunch & supper for one day, contributing food from their own pantries.

• four different places provided beds.

• the church lent two tables to work on.

Beans' Talk July 2012

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Adventures ahead

We’re on our way back to Peru Monday the 25th. The next day we’ll be back up in the mountains. We will have three days to unpack, repack, and figure out how to get ourselves and all the computer equipment to Huacaybamba—a twelve-hour trip on a fairly new dirt road that still doesn’t have regular travel back and forth on it. We need to find a vehicle that travels that route to see if it will take us when we need to go.


What’s up? We want to hold our July translation workshop out there and begin looking at New Testament revision. We don’t know the area, and they don’t know us. Someday the Bible for that area will be ready and we want people to be expectantly waiting for it.


Beans' Talk June 2012

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Hi!

We're back and reconnected to the world after our youngest's college graduation. Here's a short Beans'talk with a big family photo.

Mark & Patti