Romans complete in Mengen
“The Mengen people can finally read the book of Romans in their own language!” Rebecca Preheim shares with tears in her eyes, after fifteen long months of toiling in translation.
The days leading up to the final Romans check were hot and muggy, some of the hottest days Rebecca had ever seen. Expectation hung in the air as Rebecca Preheim prepared to meet her Mengen language helpers, who would fly out of the tribe, and Jason Stuart, the language consultant, at NTM offices in a nearby town.
“I was incredibly nervous, knowing that we had such a brief window of time to get the language check done,” admits Rebecca Preheim.
Instead of spending the New Years Day and the two days prior, relaxing, Rebecca and her Mengen co-workers toiled for many hours checking Romans for clarity and continuity.
“For the first time in three weeks, God blessed us with two days of cool weather,” Rebecca shares. “Instead of checking the four chapters a day we had anticipated, we were able to check 13 chapters in two days!”
The evening of the second night fell on New Years Eve. The third morning, the language helpers, Rebecca, and Jason came together in prayer before finishing the check.
“We were all exhausted from the noise the night before,” Rebecca shares. But as they prayed, they began to find renewed strength in God.
“Throughout the morning, we saw God’s faithfulness as we finished checking the last three chapters,” shares Rebecca. It was such a joy to see the Mengen language helpers receive with clarity the Word of God and translate it back accurately for the language consultant, Jason.
“I could hardly believe it when we finished!” says Rebecca, “In just a few weeks, I will be able to place the finished book, bound and printed, in the hands of the Mengen people!”
But the greatest joy for her comes with the knowledge that the Mengen people can now share the joy of learning the victorious truths from the book of Romans which have kept Rebecca pressing on with translation for so many years.
Please pray for Rebecca as she makes the final corrections on Romans and has the book printed and bound to present to Mengen people in February.
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