Our team is enjoying the opportunity of hearing and seeing how our Cameroonian friends and colleagues are working in partnership and in many ways taking the lead in Bible translation in Cameroon. Yesterday Charlene Israel (CBN), Kristie Frieze, Tim Born and I had the chance to visit with Efi Tembon the director of the work for CABTAL. Hearing him say that they work in partnership with SIL Cameroon, but primarily with local communities, building the basis for sustainable Bible translation and Scripture engagement enthused us all. Efi played a very short video clip from Ngemboon, a project completed by CABTAL, where Faith Comes By Hearing had done an audio recording of the New Testament. Great testimonies of how God is impacting the community through the power of his Word.
Today we are off to Yambetta and a visit with Marie and Léonard Bolioki. Léo and Marie are long-time friends and colleagues who are completing the New Testament in their mother tongue. The Finish Line says they are within two to three years of completion.
Here is an early photo of our combined families that is dated in the late 80′s.
