Steve & Kathryn served in Papua New Guinea 1991-2004 and helped the Yongkom people translate the New Testament and develop a literacy program. They also encouraged the people to be mature disciples of the Lord.
Since 2004, Steve works on a team doing Translator’s Notes, a verse-by-verse translation guide in ESL-friendly English. It explains the meaning of any difficult word, phrase or grammar in the verse and offers translation advice and examples. It also lays out any interpretation differences among English versions. Mother-tongue translators who know English as a second (or third) language can use Translator's Notes.
Steve also goes twice a year to Papua New Guinea for a month at a time. The Nalik translators and Steve have finished their NT and they dedicated it this year. The Levatbura Lamusong people and Steve have one more session in October before typesetting. In the meantime, they are hoping to gather votes for a name change to "Katedan Lamasong," since the original language survey decided Katedan was Madak, and Katedan is the east-most village, rather than Levatbura; and they insist the correct spelling is Lamasong for the west-most village. Hopefully we can make it the official name before printing their NTs.
Please consider being a part of the Christensens' team by your prayers and financial partnership with their Wycliffe ministry.
Location
Global, Pacific
Position
Editor: Academic Publications
Wycliffe Ministry Budget
Wycliffe establishes a Ministry Budget for its members to reflect recurring expenses related to family factors and their geographic location of service. Giving to Wycliffe directly impacts members' ability to begin and remain in their assignment.
This monthly budget covers ministry-related expenses, insurance and retirement, social security and taxes, and Wycliffe administrative costs. The remainder is what the members receive as "take-home pay" for their daily living expenses.