I neglected to post this video we sent out in our email updates in November. Here it is if you missed it!
November Lundeens' Lens (Video)
Saturday, December 03, 2016
Saturday, October 29, 2016
A Tanzanian New Testament Dedication
Several 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.
Please enjoy the photos below! Click on any to open a photo-viewer.
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.
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.
Interspersed was traditional dancing and music, and the New Testaments were distributed among the people.
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.
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.
Please enjoy the photos below! Click on any to open a photo-viewer.
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.
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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.
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Interspersed was traditional dancing and music, and the New Testaments were distributed among the people.
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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.
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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Sunday, October 16, 2016
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Monday, September 26, 2016
Monday, September 05, 2016
Bryce National Park: Top 10 Photos
September 5, 2016:
I'm in Minnesota visiting my sister and her family. The other day we saw the latest Imax national parks movie, in which Bryce Canyon was one of the parks featured (none of the Washington parks were even mentioned: dissed!). I now am inspired to finally post the Bryce Canyon pictures that I took when we visited there this April! It's always a challenge to narrow it down, but here are my favorite 10 of those photos. For the rest, visit the Flickr album here.
I'm in Minnesota visiting my sister and her family. The other day we saw the latest Imax national parks movie, in which Bryce Canyon was one of the parks featured (none of the Washington parks were even mentioned: dissed!). I now am inspired to finally post the Bryce Canyon pictures that I took when we visited there this April! It's always a challenge to narrow it down, but here are my favorite 10 of those photos. For the rest, visit the Flickr album here.
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| Bryce Canyon National Park reaches 9000 feet elevation, and there was still some snow in April |
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| Jenneka, of course, took this photo |
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| The trails were pretty busy, but I liked capturing some activity here, especially the horses. |
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| That's me. My nephew Ender asked how I climbed this cliff. Admittedly, I didn't. It doesn't look like a good idea. |
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| Back at our KOA cabin. We like KOA cabins. |
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| And a bonus photo. Horseshoe Bend isn't in Bryce National Park, but I was super excited to finally see it. It wasn't the right conditions to get a good photo, and I should be using a lens hood to prevent the flare, but it's a stitched panorama of Horseshoe Bend! I have to share it. |
Sunday, August 07, 2016
A Summer Update for you
Looking forward to giving you glimpses like this of our life in Tanzania, very soon!
(My apologies that the video isn't the best, but hopefully as I practice more I'll get better.)
Love,
Jenneka
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