Filling Out Our Application

We spent much of June filling out our application to Pioneers International.  This was the second, more in depth, application.  We also needed pastors' references and 6 personal references each!  I didn't think we knew 12 people that personally! :)  It was a funny turn of feelings for us as we spent so much time evaluating agencies and being cautious about jumping into any one before we were sure we had "sniffed them out" enough - that now we were just really hoping that THEY liked US enough after "sniffing us out" to invite us to their orientation.  We shall wait and see...

Who to Choose?

Many of you know of our struggle to know the best way to go. The choice at one point was between a small, new Bible translation agency and a larger agency without a specific Bible translation emphasis.  After much prayer and deliberation we have decided to apply with Pioneers, International.  “Pioneers” is a larger agency that allows for many different kinds of folks and ministry giftings to function under their umbrella of authority and vision of bringing the Gospel to the unreached.  They have served in Indonesia for many years and have contacts that can help our family become more easily established once on the field.  They seem to have many resources that will help us minister to the unengaged people group we have on learned about that needs the Bible in their own language.