Dear Friends and Family,
Getting to Sudest Island (Ukarumpa “A”/Sudest Island “D”
You’ve probably never heard of the Sudest people of Papua New Guinea (PNG), but on July 5, 2015 they were chosen by God to receive the New Testament in their language thanks to the work of Mike and Thera Anderson. The Andersons began Bible translation work on this language in 1984, almost the same time our family arrived in PNG. Last month they were able to dedicate the Sudest New Testament after 31 years of work!!! Mike and Thera Anderson with Sudest man receiving a Bible
July 5, 2015 – The Sudest New Testament is dedicated
Mike and Thera Anderson in 1998
Over the 15 years we served with Wycliffe in PNG we were able to support the Anderson’s efforts. Chuck was able to supply their family with food and other necessary supplies from the store he managed for Wycliffe at Ukarumpa. Barb was able to serve their children when she worked in the library at the Ukarumpa MK (Missionary Kids) school.
What a joy to see the fruit of this labor and the impact your support of our work has had and continues to have. Not only do the Sudest people now have the New Testament, but the Andersons continue translation work on the Old Testament and we continue our work in recruiting a new generation of workers to begin work in the remaining 300 languages in PNG that have no Scripture. Thanks for your support of this work!