tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88850314876955296472024-03-14T06:27:35.125-04:00Lundeens LensLundeens Lenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06996355816285365634noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-48425718063119462902018-06-01T03:16:00.001-04:002018-06-01T04:17:49.294-04:00"What is a taranta?" "What is a taranta?" my Tanzanian friend asked me the other night. We were speaking in Swahili.<br />
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"Well, this radio preacher keeps using this word and I don't know what it means. Since you know more about the Bible than I do I thought you might know."</div>
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I thought for a minute. Tanzanians often mix up R's and L's. Talanta? Ah, I clued in! "Is it from a parable of Jesus?" I asked. He said it was. Success! I explained that a 'talanta' was simply a measure of money - a lot of money - by the Jews in the Bible. And then we discussed the parable of the talents and what it meant.</div>
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"Oh!" he said. "Now I understand. That makes more sense than what the radio preacher was trying to say. And I can explain it to others now too." My friend is a pastor of a small church.</div>
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To me this highlights two big challenges over here to Biblical understanding. One is good teaching. It's great to have radio preaching - Tanzanians listen to the radio a lot - but in this case it was confusing. Perhaps the preacher didn't have good teaching himself. I know missionaries here who are starting small Bible schools, and praise God, because this is a huge need. Though my friend and I discussed the difficulty in taking the time away from earning a wage or raising a crop to go to a Bible school, even if it was free.</div>
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A second challenge is good translation. Most Tanzanians are not going to be able to simply read the parable of the talents and know what a talent is. Over in America we underestimate the good teaching and preaching we've received, English resources available to us, and simply an inherited understanding of Biblical things from our culture. </div>
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Translating the Bible in a way that communicates well is hard. I don't want to just use 'shillings' instead of 'talents', because Jesus wasn't Tanzanian (I mentioned this to my friend and he laughed); I need to be faithful to the original text. But I want to do <i>something</i> to help it communicate well. Maybe insert a short phrase of explanation, maybe a footnote (though most Tanzanians aren't familiar with those either), maybe a more generic word for a large sum of money. Or maybe in the end it just needs to be 'talanta' and we depend on preaching and teaching to expound. In any case, I welcome these challenges; they intrigue me. It's another reason I want to be a Bible translator. But it's a huge responsibility, and we need the Holy Spirit to guide us.</div>
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Jenneka Lundeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280707695432078700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-38776412347586929972017-12-07T07:34:00.001-05:002017-12-07T08:01:03.274-05:00Mikumi National Park: favorite photosDec. 7. 2017<br />
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At last, a chance to post some more photos! Taking pictures in Tanzania has been challenging for me. I had aspirations to take National Geographic style portraits, but I haven't for a couple reasons (besides the obvious, I'm not a NG-caliber photographer). First, it's culturally inappropriate to take unsolicited pictures of Tanzanians, and second, I'm too shy to ask (and probably pay) to do so, which also ruins the candidness of it. However, here we are in Mikumi National Park, where animals don't care!<br />
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Mikumi is a large preserve near Morogoro, where our Pioneer Bible Translators branch is based. We had an opportunity to join some friends on a safari after our branch meeting a couple months ago, and we were blessed with a perfect overcast day, so the animals weren't all hiding from the sun. So we had some amazing views. I've posted my favorite photos below, but here is a <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlundeen/albums/72157661352579357">link to the full set</a>. A few of the full set are atrociously out of focus (I have some more learning to do on my new camera), so they aren't here in my favorites, but I still included them because of the cool subjects they captured.<br />
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There were eight of us riding up in the back of a rugged safari-truck in the open air, but for a tarp-like covering to protect us from sun. The open format gave us great panoramic views without being confined to windows. By the way, <i>safari</i> is simply the Swahili word for 'trip' or 'journey', but as you know, English has adopted it to mean a specific kind of trip.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See the full set (link above) for closer pics of this <i>simba</i>, as well as a cub hiding in a bush. The focus was wrong on those. You don't see lions (especially cubs) every visit to the park, so we were pretty grateful.</td></tr>
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<br />Lundeens Lenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06996355816285365634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-66207729836555366852017-08-31T08:56:00.001-04:002018-06-01T03:57:17.983-04:00Getting a Tanzanian drivers licenseOct. 31, 2017<br />
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Back in the US we complain about the DMV - how long it takes, how indifferent the employees are to our suffering and impatience, the short office hours, and so on. Well, maybe our experience getting a Tanzanian drivers license back in Morogoro will help you appreciate the ease and convenience of the American DMV.<br />
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<u>Learn Swahili:</u> 'drivers license' is <i>leseni ya dereva</i><br />
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<u><b>Day One:</b></u> Our friend Rich is helping us get set up in Tanzania, and we all head down to TRA (Tanzanian Revenue Authority). Among other things, TRA handles issuing licenses. We make sure not to go between 12:30 and 2:00, during which time workers are likely to be at lunch. We fill out our applications for licenses and wait in line a while, only to find that the mtandau (network) isn't working. Come back tomorrow.<br />
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<u>Learn Swahili:</u> 'network' or 'internet' is <i>mtandau</i><br />
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<u><b>Day Two:</b></u> At TRA we wait in line again, only about 20 minutes. Mtandau is working, so we get our applications processed, with requested endorsements for large cars, small cars, pikipikis (motorcycles) and - why not - bajajis (small 3-wheeled taxis). We are asked to go to the bank next door to pay the fees for those endorsements. For security (and possibly corruption) concerns, TRA doesn't handle money itself.<br />
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<u>Learn Swahili:</u> 'car' is <i>gari</i> and 'motorcycle' is <i>pikipiki</i><br />
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We wait in line at the bank next door for 15-20 minutes, and pay six separate transactions of 5000 shillings (about $2.20) each to TRA's account. Returning to TRA with our receipts and after waiting in line, they continue to process our application. We are then asked to return to the bank and pay for our drivers tests. This test will be for road sign comprehension, not for actual driving skills. Apparently our ability to pay for endorsements confirms our ability to perform the skills. We wait in line at the bank again for 25 minutes, pay our test fees of about 20,000 shillings each (~$9.00). Returning to TRA they waive us to the front of the line this time, note our receipts and direct us to the police station down the road to take our tests.<br />
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Upon reaching the police station we are told that their mtandau isn't working. Come back tomorrow. No problem, we'd like to brush up on our road signs first anyway.<br />
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At home we find a picture online of all the road signs and symbols. Many look the same as in America (see picture below), and some don't. The majority I haven't seen once yet in Tanzania anyway, so I'm not concerning myself with the strange ones.<br />
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<u>Learn Swahili:</u> 'road signs' are <i>alama za barabarani</i><br />
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<b><u>Day Three: </u></b>We arrive at the police station to find the mtandau still isn't working. Come back tomorrow. This time I get a phone number so I can call first.<br />
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<b><u>Day Four:</u></b> I call the police station and they say the mtandau is indeed working. So we three (Rich, Jenneka and I) head down. After waiting in line for a while we are let into a small office where a policeman is ready to quiz us on the road signs and symbols from a poster on the wall.<br />
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I'm first, and he points to a sign. Of course it's one I have never seen before, so I have no idea. He smiles and points to another. I'm not sure, but I take a stab at it in my limited Swahili. He laughs. It goes like this and he's obviously showing me the hardest ones that I'm not sure even exist on actual roads in Tanzania. But I'm having a 50/50 success rate and he's enjoying my attempts at Swahili. And he's pitching a few questions at Rich and Jenneka too. Soon he says okay, approve their licenses. After seeing my floundering Jenneka tells me she's not ready to take her turn today, but I point out we're both getting licenses. Apparently my shaky quiz answers were good enough for both of us.<br />
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So we take our papers back to TRA to get our licenses. After waiting in line we find out that the machine that makes the licenses is broken. Should we come back tomorrow, I ask? No, it'll be a couple weeks.<br />
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<u><b>Day [much later]:</b></u> A couple weeks later we head down to TRA and find out the machine is still not fixed. Try back in another week or two. Over a month later I actually get a text saying my license will be ready on Monday. Wow, proactivity feels good! As it turns out, that Monday is the day we are moving to Tabora, and we are able to stop by first thing in the morning and pick up our licenses on the way out of town!<br />
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<br />Lundeens Lenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06996355816285365634noreply@blogger.com64tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-30383316975470810742017-04-16T13:41:00.001-04:002017-04-16T13:41:15.499-04:00Our first aid kit<div class="MsoNormal">
I’ve always liked first aid kits, ever since I was a kid. I
remember putting together first aid kits for my family when I was very young
based on lists I would find somewhere, even though I had very little clue how
to use one. Fast forward to a couple years ago, as we were preparing to come to
Tanzania. We took a 9-day medical class in Dallas, which I loved, and which I
felt prepared us not only for knowing what supplies to have on hand, but how to
use them. So I delightedly put together an African medical kit. It felt like
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Fast forward to several weeks ago, when I had a motorcycle
accident on an overnight trip in the mountains here in Tanzania with some
friends. Fortunately my injuries were not severe, but treating them got me
thinking more about what I would do in the advent of a very serious injury. I
resolved to do more research, beef up my kit a little, and learn better how to
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I ordered a high quality pack to contain my first aid kit,
and made sure it was large enough to provide treatment for multiple people. It
will accompany us on car and motorcycle rides. Check out my video below if you’d
like to know what it looks like and see what’s in it. It’s not meant to be a
detailed recommendation of what needs to be in such a kit (there are plenty of
videos and websites for that by more qualified people) but rather an overview
of what’s in mine.<o:p></o:p></div>
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That child who was inexplicably drawn to first aid kits at
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Lundeens Lenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06996355816285365634noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-64977711543229489812017-04-13T04:48:00.002-04:002017-12-07T08:05:31.960-05:00Getting some new dresses!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jenneka Lundeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280707695432078700noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-86749003192341130592017-04-13T04:47:00.001-04:002017-12-07T08:05:32.000-05:00April Showers ... (video update)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanks for following our adventures! We are so grateful for you all.<br />
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James and JennekaJenneka Lundeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280707695432078700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-83132777565987996582017-02-03T14:10:00.002-05:002017-12-07T08:05:31.987-05:00Here's our latest update! (video)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jenneka Lundeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280707695432078700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-67219737613228112812016-12-03T11:55:00.001-05:002017-12-07T08:05:31.973-05:00A trip, a test, and thanksgiving (video)Agh! We know the audio is bad in this. We're sorry. We are planning to get a better microphone to make these even better for you. We are really enjoying creating these and hope to get better. We hope they are nice for you all to get a good picture of our life here in Tanzania.<br />
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Thanks for your prayers and emails!<br />
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Sincerely<br />
Jenneka<br />
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<br />Jenneka Lundeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280707695432078700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-18128196466327489292016-12-03T08:14:00.005-05:002017-12-07T08:05:31.920-05:00November Lundeens' Lens (Video)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Jenneka Lundeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280707695432078700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-24395685134015746902016-10-29T17:13:00.000-04:002016-10-29T17:13:57.463-04:00A Tanzanian New Testament DedicationSeveral days ago Jenneka and I had the opportunity to attend our first New Testament dedication. It was about a 3-hour drive to a village, a center for one of the languages that our PBT branch is involved in. It was a very good for us to be reminded of why we are here in Tanzania, and the hopes that we have for one day the language we will be working with. It was also an honor, as we were seated with the prestigious guests and given respect for being with PBT, who facilitated this project. <br />
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The New Testament was presented to the guest of honor, who is a professor and a mother-tongue speaker who has had work published in this language. The mzungu (white person) in the picture below is Yancey Yarick, our branch director as well as the translation adviser for this project.<br />
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Several people were invited to speak, including a couple of our teammates, some village leaders and a local mchungaji (pastor). The lady below is from Faith Comes By Hearing, which records and provides audio scriptures. She is playing a sample scripture for the people to hear in their language.<br />
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This is a photo of Yancey and the two mother-tongue translators. The way the mzungu and the people of this tribe pose for photos is quite different! In PBT translation projects, translators are trained who are native speakers of the language. We as missionaries act as advisors, bringing translation, linguistic, and biblical expertise to the table. A better translation is produced through such a partnership.
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I really like to take photos of watoto (children). On this day they were very interested in the pomp and excitement, but many seemed to be a bit bored with the whole ceremony. We normally need to be careful taking pictures of people, to always ask permission. During this dedication, though, media was more expected.
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<br />Jenneka Lundeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280707695432078700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-61748026505714411912016-09-05T14:59:00.002-04:002016-09-06T00:04:41.499-04:00Bryce National Park: Top 10 PhotosSeptember 5, 2016:<br />
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Looking forward to giving you glimpses like this of our life in Tanzania, very soon!<br />
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(My apologies that the video isn't the best, but hopefully as I practice more I'll get better.)<br />
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JennekaJenneka Lundeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280707695432078700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-57268868027848353522016-05-11T00:01:00.001-04:002017-12-07T08:00:22.424-05:00Phoenix Air Show: Top 5 photosMay 10, 2016:<br />
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The Phoenix Air Show happened to be happening on the same weekend Jenneka and I were in Phoenix visiting our friends Ben and Joanne. I always loved air shows, having grown up in Yakima, WA, back when there was an annual air show with the Navy's Blue Angels visiting. In Phoenix here we got to see the Air Force Thunderbirds. Below are five of my favorites of the photos. To see the rest of the set on Flickr, go <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlundeen/albums/72157665805635824">here</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was difficult to take satisfying photos of the planes on display, because of the great hordes of people, who liked to take shelter under the wings (sounds very biblical!). These are the tail fins of an F-15 Eagle, which was my favorite plane when I was a kid.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My dad used to fly an F-4 Phantom, which is one of the coolest jets of all time. I had to get a picture with one.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pilot was flying horizontally, even though the plane is angled up. It was amazing skill!
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Lundeens Lenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06996355816285365634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-37605698620612818542016-02-19T01:32:00.002-05:002016-05-11T20:37:00.170-04:00Some pictures from our travels ... and we're back in Seattle!Feb. 2, 2016:<br />
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If you get our newsletters, you heard about our recent travels to Minnesota and Ontario, and back again to Seattle! (We're getting good at travelling and packing hehe)<br />
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We loved Christmas in Minnesota (even though we didn't get very much snow)! We celebrated James' birthday with the Walden family too. We were so grateful for time spent with them.<br />
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Then we took the Megabus from MN to Detroit (that was an exciting experience! and we made our connections by several miracles). We celebrated my mom's birthday and New Year's with my ever-growing family. See the picture below .. we sure fill up our living room!</div>
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I was excited to show James around my former home, church, and alma mater in Ottawa, Ontario. However, I realized he doesn't know some important Canadian history so I've since got a book to fill him in :)</div>
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James also got to experience two other important Canadian experiences ... his first hockey game and Roll up the Rim! (For you Americans, it's a contest at Tim Hortons). James won 2 for 2!</div>
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Love from JennekaJenneka Lundeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280707695432078700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-65371465487801175292016-01-22T14:28:00.000-05:002016-01-22T14:32:56.309-05:00Why does Bible translation take so long?We often get asked how long we expect it to take to complete a Bible translation. There are so many factors that it's impossible to say, but we usually suggest 10 years or more. Even though we have many helps nowadays in the forms of technology and translations in related languages, 10 years might be extremely optimistic. I found a great post on Wycliffe UK's blog that explains it well, so please check it out!<br />
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<i>"Every tithe of the land, whether of the seed of the land or of the fruit of the trees, is the Lord's; it is holy to the Lord." - Leviticus 27:30</i><br />
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This can be applied today as well. When we are giving to our local church, to a missionary or some other work of God we are giving to the Lord. I was reminded that it is important to recognize we are giving to God, not to people.<br />
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<i>"Moreover, you shall speak and say to the Levites, ‘When you take from the people of Israel the tithe that I have given you from them for your inheritance...'" - Numbers 18:26a</i><br />
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Those in ministry are like the Levites, who can't earn money for themselves in the conventional sense, because they are doing God's work. Numbers 18:26 makes it clear that it is God is paying his workers. This is sometimes particularly important for missionaries and others in ministry to hear. In doing support-raising I am tempted sometimes to feel like we are living off handouts, but we are actually being paid by our Great Provider!<br />
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This paints the relationship between a missionary and his/her supporters in a profound light. In the deepest sense we are giving to and receiving from God, not each other. We have a joyful relationship with our God as we worship him and know his provision. That is not to say that as missionaries we are not grateful to our supporters - we are deeply so - but we recognize God gets our deepest gratitude and holds our primary obligation.<br />
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God bless you and may he get the glory!<br />
<br />Lundeens Lenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06996355816285365634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-14423676959501919632015-04-29T19:06:00.003-04:002016-05-11T20:32:43.088-04:00New ChaptersApril 29, 2015:<br />
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We're soon to finish our time here in Dallas. This Friday we give our final presentation for our Ministry Planning Workshop, and May 8th we finish up the last of our obligations here ... and then it's on the road again!<br />
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We've been enjoying beautiful, balmy weather that has prompted these bluebonnets (aren't they lovely?!), but we've also experienced some stormy weather - rain, tornadoes, thunderstorms. Last night, we took a walk during a thunderstorm (don't worry, we were careful :) marvelling at the terrific streaks of lightning criss-crossing the sky over our heads and the deafening rolls of thunder.<br />
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Here's what our journey will look like as we detour to Minnesota to visit James' sister and her family. We're excited to see them!<br />
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What are we going to be up to now that our training in Dallas is done, you ask? We'll be spending the rest of this year recruiting people to join our financial partnership team so that we can begin our ministry in Bible translation in East Africa, hopefully by January 2016. We are excited to see God raise people up to send us! Please pray and consider how you might be part of this ministry.<br />
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James and JennekaJenneka Lundeenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280707695432078700noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8885031487695529647.post-57742696168212652872015-02-09T16:57:00.001-05:002016-05-11T20:33:08.779-04:00En Route to Dallas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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We've been staying in Phoenix for the past week with our good friend Ben. The drive down here from Seattle was amazing! One of the things that struck me about these wide-open western states was the <i>bigness </i>of it all. The picture above in Nevada illustrates it for me. You can see someone at the far end of the valley, driving towards you, and yet not pass them for a good 10 minutes, even though you are heading 70 mph towards each other. <br />
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As we entered Arizona we saw Hoover Dam for the first time. That feat of 1930's engineering has awed me from pictures since I was a kid. While we've been in Phoenix, we've been working on our online class, but have had time to enjoy being here. We've visited some sights from the old west. Ben and I have loved the old west since we were kids, so that was a treat. See some pics below from the ghost town Goldfield, and you can see the full set of photos <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jlundeen/sets/72157650738139195/">on Flickr here</a>.<br />
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Tomorrow we leave Phoenix and set out for Dallas. We're very grateful to be renting a room there from a Christian family that Jenneka got in touch with, and are looking forward to settling down there for a while.<br />
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Where in the world are the Lundeens? Well, we’ve been, and
will be, a little bit of all over the place. We are currently spending the Christmas
holidays in Ontario with the Szmiett side of the family. We return to the
Seattle area in January, and then will be spending several months in Dallas,
TX, at Pioneer Bible Translators’ headquarters to complete some training and
ministry planning. We are seeking out financial and prayer partners for our
ministry over the next few months for our hoped-for departure for East Africa
late 2015, and it has been so encouraging for us to have people join us in bringing
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