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Satellite view of Hurricane Lala passing the Hawaiian Islands Hurricane Lala calmed down to a tropical storm before passing Maui. The center of the storm didn’t actually hit land, but the storm was big enough that we got lots of wind and rain from its outer bands. Some power lines and trees blew down, but …
Read More Like a Mighty WindI have totally lost count of the many thanks we get for the World English Bible and for the many other Bible translations that we distribute. I usually don’t pass those on, because (1) I’m hesitant to ask permission to do so from everyone who sends them, (2) they would dominate the prayer letters, and …
Read More Thanking God for you!A friend is working on a new freely-copyable, Modern Bible translation for Japan. Only about 2% of people in Japan identify themselves as Christian. There are other Bible translations in Japanese, but the Japanese Freedom Bible will be the only complete Japanese Bible that is both in clear modern Japanese and free from all copyright …
Read More New Bible Translation for JapanMap showing East Timor (Timor-Leste) Rejoice! We have a new Bible web site for East Timor! East Timor (which they call Timor-Leste in their local languages) is the first new soverign state of the 21st century. Getting this web site up and running has been on my to-do list for a long time, now. I …
Read More New Bible Site for East TimorOne great thing about releasing the World English Bible in such a way that it can be copied, shared, and distributed freely is that some people do some truly awesome things with it. God led Rob to do one of these awesome things. Rob is a talented musician who has created “The Sing Bible” by …
Read More The Sing BibleMichael, Lori, Kaylee, Evan, and Ellie on Memorial Day Island living has some redeeming qualities, but after a while, it is really good to travel around and visit family and friends. Before leaving, I set up secure remote access to the servers in my home office so that I can do some essential maintenance from …
Read More Fellowship, Family, and Ministry on the RoadWe are celebrating the birth of our granddaughter, Ellie! May God bless Evan, Kaylee, and Ellie. Lori and I will go visit them, then visit Ben, Naomi, and our other two grandchildren soon. After that, we plan to visit friends and family in Colorado. We look forward to worshipping with church family in two places: …
Read More Meet Ellie!Did you ever have one of those times or seasons where challenging things keep happening? I can totally relate. I suppose most people can. Here is a little bit about what I recently was working on and how I kept in peace through it (unlike I would have been in times past). This last couple …
Read More OOPS!I regularly get expressions of thanks for the many freely shareable Bible translations that we post online. These thanks really belong to all who support and pray for us and to God who enables all of us to do what we do. Here is an email that we received last week: Dear Michael, Thank you …
Read More Gratitude from GhanaBut someone will say, “How are the dead raised?” and, “With what kind of body do they come?” You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies. That which you sow, you don’t sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some …
Read More Resurrection Power!We are grateful for your prayers for Lori’s eyesight and your encouragement. Lori has returned safely from Vietnam and seen three different eye doctors, here, including a retina specialist in Honolulu. She has vitreous hemorrhaging that results blood in the eye blocking both Lori’s vision and the doctors’ view of the retina. So far, it …
Read More Quick UpdateLori kayaking with her friend, Michelle, in Vietnam Lori went on a vacation in Vietnam with her teacher friend, Michelle, just for fun. Don’t worry. The trip was funded by Lori’s public school retirement pay, not our mission donations. While there, she suddenly lost vision in her left eye. She can still see with her …
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