Just over two weeks ago I was nervously anticipating my first workshop and now I can't believe it's over already. I, along with a group of linguists, spent two weeks teaching speakers of eight different langauges how to read and write their mother tongues. As I look back over the last two weeks I can see how God came through and accomplished what I could not have in my weaknesses.
One of the first areas I was concerned about was my limited Swahili. Although I have studied Swahili for four months I still have much to learn. As well it was particularly challenging to incorporate linguistic terms into my lessons, some of which even the workshop participants were not familiar with. However God gave me the words when I needed them and somehow I communicated all the concepts to the people I was working with.
Before the workshop I was also praying about building strong relationships with the people I would work with. I ended up working with three Ikoma speakers and they were fantastic! They worked hard, caught onto new concepts quickly and were lots of fun to work with.
It was exciting to see these Tanzanians learn how to read and write their mother tongue. They have a passion for seeing the Bible translated into their own language and are very dedicated to that end.
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