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BW English 2017
BW Fijian 2017
Trauma Healing Train the Trainers
An equipping session to train new facilitators for the Bible Society Trauma Healing program was conducted at the St Christopher’s Home in Nakasi (Fiji) on 9-13 January, 2017. Participants at the training included trainees from Davuilevu Theological College, Operation Foundation, Pacific Students for Christ, and the Bible Society South Pacific. Everyone were certified as ‘Apprentice Facilitators’ including the Bible Society Finance Administrator, Mr Isikeli Sila, saying, “The workshop was indeed an eye-opener for me in that
I can see now the importance of healing people of their hurts and past trauma otherwise their hurts can impinge their behaviour negatively.” The Fijian iTaukei translated Trauma Healing booklet is almost ready for use and the Society aims to run some workshops in three areas affected by Cyclone Winston namely, Dawasamu, Ovalau and Savusavu. The translation of the Trauma Healing book into the other languages of the Pacific is still in progress. The Society will be glad to work with interested churches and people who wish to know more about this Trauma healing program should you make contact.
Prayer
PRAYERS
1. Please pray for the on going projects in the Pacific:
- Fiji – Fijian New Version Mission Line, Maumi New Testament, Ba New Testament, Dawasamu New Testament and Fijian Reference Bible
- Kiribati – Kiribati New Translation ready for Printing
- Solomon Islands – Bible Comics
- Tonga – Tongan Contemporary Old Testament
- Tuvalu – Tuvalu Bible Revision
- Vanuatu – Hano New Testament and Havakinau New Testament
2. We praise God for the Launch of the Gospel of Matthew and John in the Maumi Dialect.
3. WE THANK GOD FOR THE DONORS OR PARTNERS AS THEY CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE BIBLE SOCIETY WORK AND IT’S MISSION.
4. WE THANK GOD FOR THE LIVES OF THE TRANSLATORS AND REVIEWERS IN THE PACIFIC AS THEY CONTINUE WITH THE WORK. WE PRAY FOR GOOD HEALTH AND STRENGTH.
5. WE PRAY FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF GOD’S WORD IN THE URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC.
6. WE THANK GOD FOR THE CUSTOMERS AS THEY COME INTO THE BOOKSHOP HERE IN FIJI AND VANUATU. WE THANK GOD FOR THE ORDERS OF BIBLES FROM THE PACIFIC TO BE PRINTED. WE ALSO THANK GOD FOR THE SUPPLIERS AS THEY CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR MISSION.
7. WE PRAY FOR THE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AS THEY CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE BIBLE SOCIETY MISSION. WE PRAY FOR GOOD HEALTH AND STRENGTH AS THEY PERSEVERE WITH THE EVENTS AND TARGETS.
8. WE PRAY FOR THE BOARD MEMBERS AS THEY LEAD THE HEADQUARTERS AND DIFFERENT BRANCHES. WE PRAY FOR WISDOM AND STRENGTH.
9. WE THANK GOD FOR THE OTHER PROJECTS THAT IS YET TO BE FUNDED.
10. WE PRAY AND THANK YOU LORD FOR OUR VIEWERS AS THEY VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
Fiji Translation – Ba Dialect “Gospel of Mark
PURPOSE
- To complete the review of Mark chapters 4-16 (whole book)
- To recruit 2 or 3 new translators
- Give out the gospel of Mathew, Luke and John for translation
- Get the translators sign a Translation Contract.
- To pay the Translator and the reviewers team their dues.
On Wednesday at 8.30 am, a team of 7 men and women gathered together at Ba Town Methodist church and carry out a verse by verse checking of Rev. Savenaca’s 1st translation draft. We started from Mark chapter 4 and we finish the day at 5pm reaching chapter 8. It was a slow start due to the majority of the reviewers not trained in the know how.
To help speed up work the next day which was our last day, we distribute the 9 remaining chapters to them to read in the night and mark off any corrections or improvement they suggested. At 6.00 pm we presented our sevusevu to the elders of Ba Town Methodist Church and also they presented theirs to us. We spend 2 hours of talanoa around the bowl discussing and answering questions about Translation work and Ba Translation project to an interested group of men.
On Thursday we started at 8.30 am again beginning at chapter 9 but unfortunately the volunteers still need to learn more. We pushed on to 4.30 pm but only managed to finish chapter 12. Since we need to complete the chapters from 13 – 16 I requested the volunteers if they are willing to continue tomorrow as it will be expensive if I go back to Suva and come back for the remaining chapters. With a little of dicussion the volunteers agreed in which this time the venue will be at Rev. Savenaca Nakeke’s residence in Nasolo.
On Friday the last day we started at 8.30am with just 3 people. By 9.00am everybody was in Rev Nakeke’s house was ideal for the day. It was quiet and away from town, with beautiful scenery and cool breeze throughout the day. They were a few ladies serving us with refreshments and lunch. We worked till 6pm completing the 16th chapter of Mark. Then I had to leave in a hurry at 6.00 pm to catch the last bus from Lautoka to Suva at Ba bus stand.
It was a 3 day of continuous checking of every verse in those chapters. I admired the endurance and the lively participation of those men and women. It was my joy to work with them.
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