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- [3 Internet Accusations Against Missionaries](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/11/25/3-internet-accusations-against-missionaries/) - The death of John Allen Chau in India has brought out an onslaught of internet hatred. While some of this hatred has been aimed at the methodology of this particular missionary, much of it has been against Christian missionaries in general. And as much as I would like to imagine that these comments represent only
- [[NEWSLETTER] Published](https://www.haretranslation.com/2026/07/23/newsletter-published/) - Hello dear friends, here is a quick newsletter with a few brief updates: Sex, Love, and Marriage in Africa: A Manual to Help the Church be Different is published and available here. This book is the outworking of my (Stacey’s) DMin program. The version linked here is the American English version. The Cameroonian version is
- [The Bible is NOT all that is Necessary for Biblical Counseling](https://www.haretranslation.com/2023/08/21/the-bible-is-not-all-that-is-necessary-for-biblical-counseling/) - Recently I read a book called The Body Keeps the Score, which chronicles the growth in understanding of a psychiatrist named Dr. Bessel A. van der Kolk. Specifically, Kolk started to notice that trauma survivors, though incredibly different from one another, tended to respond to day-today stresses in similar ways. This led him to study
- [[NEWSLETTER] Joys and Tears](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/10/14/newsletter-joys-and-tears/) - If you have been following our ministry for any time, you have probably heard of Mami and Koo. They are a young couple that came to the Lord a few years back, and immediately bore a lot of fruit. They were married (something that doesn’t happen very often). They sought discipleship and even leadership in
- [What Should Christians Think About the Bride Price?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/02/18/what-should-christians-think-about-the-bride-price/) - We have experienced a lot of joy in discipling a couple who recently became Christians. They have been together for a few years now and have a son who will be 1 year old in May. When they were baptized they decided that they should not live together until they could be married. We have
- [God Wants Us to Serve the Undeserving](https://www.haretranslation.com/2023/04/24/god-wants-us-to-serve-the-undeserving/) - I grew up with a misunderstanding in my mind as it relates to how Christians serve others, and particularly the poor. While I have seen this misunderstanding primarily reflected in American conservatives, I am not blaming anyone in my life. I think that this misunderstanding led me at times to look down on others, to
- [[NEWSLETTER] What makes you "blessed"?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2026/03/05/newsletter-what-makes-you-blessed/) - In our last newsletter, we talked about our transition to New Testament translation and to a new software called Render. Since that time, we have begun working through the book of Luke. Render breaks down the Book of Luke into 79 different sections, and we have now drafted 36 of them. It has been a major
- [[NEWSLETTER] Innovation in Translation](https://www.haretranslation.com/2025/08/29/newsletter-innovation-in-translation/) - Jesus is the promised Son of David who came to rule as the King of kings forever, saving his people from the hand of their enemies. The Kwakum translation team’s perspective of Jesus is shifting! They used to see Jesus as someone who came to give them health and wealth. Now they are starting to
- [[NEWSLETTER] Sex, Love, and Marriage in Africa](https://www.haretranslation.com/2025/06/03/newsletter-sex-love-and-marriage-in-africa/) - Have you ever tried to help someone who feels trapped in sin? How much time did you spend talking to them about ghosts? Breaking the power of sin in our lives can seem too hard, even impossible. It often takes work, major life changes, and deep introspection. But, more often than not, defeating sin means
- [FAQ: Is the Bible Reliable?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/08/28/faq-is-the-bible-reliable/) - by Dave I have had this conversation perhaps a million times: Me: [talking about the Gospel] The Bible says... Person: Well, you know that the Bible has been corrupted. Me: Oh it has? Person: Yes, it has been around for thousands of years and has been tampered with by men throughout the years. Who knows
- [Back in the Saddle](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/09/09/back-in-the-saddle/) - When we were in Cameroon our last term, we would often spend our Saturday mornings working on our “yard.” This means that we tried to tame the jungle with a couple of machetes and a handful of 1st graders. We have about an acre of land and planted grass more-or-less blade by blade. Other missionaries
- [Kwakum: No Longer "Oral-Only"](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/01/15/kwakum-no-longer-oral-only/) - From of old no one has heard or perceived by ear no eye has seen a God besides you, who acts for those who wait for him. Isaiah 64:4 Can you imagine what it would have been like to be there when English was first codified? When people first were able to read the language
- [Love in Africa: It Costs You Something](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/02/17/love-in-africa-it-costs-you-something/) - In my experience, being white in Cameroon is like walking around wearing a big neon sign that says "I have more money than I need." And so, from day one, and nearly every day since, I have received many requests for financial help. In fact, for quite a while it seemed like that was the
- [We're Not Lone Rangers](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/02/25/were-not-lone-rangers/) - I think that many Christians have a false idea of missionaries: namely, that they want to go off on their own and do ministry by themselves. Often we think of David Livingstone who literally disappeared into Africa to do his work and was hardly ever heard from the last six years of his life. In
- [May they learn, may they change, may they teach](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/03/31/may-they-learn-may-they-change-may-they-teach/) - Yesterday morning Kwakum people from near and far gathered together for a joyous dedication of the Kwakum house, a newly-built center for literacy and translation. It was in this building that the new, approved Kwakum alphabet was presented. There was singing, there was dancing, there was a time of thanksgiving for those in America who
- [Vain Generosity](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/04/08/vain-generosity/) - I wrote a few months ago A Case for Generosity in which I made the claim: "Being generous is so close to being loved that for the average Kwakum, they are indistinguishable." My conclusion to this blog post was that, as Christians, when considering all of the variables for giving, we should make generosity a
- [Homeschool Teacher Needed for 2020-2021 School Year](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/05/11/homeschool-teacher-needed-for-2020-2021-school-year/) - Last week, our current homeschool teacher, Hunter, was going through Bible curriculum which discussed the end times with our children. In the curriculum were covered things like the final judgment, the Great White Throne judgment, the return of Christ, and the eternal state of believers and unbelievers alike. A few days later, one of my
- [The Launching of a New Chapter: Oral Bible Storying](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/06/23/the-launching-of-a-new-chapter-oral-bible-storying/) - Wednesday of this week will kick off an exciting new chapter in our ministry to the Kwakum people. Two of our friends and colleagues with Wycliffe/SIL will be joining us in our village to help launch an Oral Bible Storying project. We plan to have about 30 Kwakum people assembled to learn how to translate
- [Joshua Harris: "Messengers will fail, but the message never will"](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/07/27/joshua-harris-messengers-will-fail-but-the-message-never-will/) - When I Kissed Dating Goodbye came out, I was fifteen and the book greatly influenced the circles that ran in. I even went to an event related to the book when I was in highschool. If you are not familiar, Harris presented "courting" as a methodology of seeking romantic relationships rather than "dating". The overall
- [Hurdles to Literacy and God’s Grace](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/11/19/hurdles-to-literacy-and-gods-grace/) - Hurdles When we first moved to Cameroon, I was introduced to the machete which is all so common in daily life here. It is used to kill snakes, cut fingernails, slice vegetables, clear a field in the bush, plant seeds; it is used for absolutely everything. And yet, I had never known life with a
- [Introducing…The Kwakum Bible Translation Team!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/02/03/introducingthe-kwakum-bible-translation-team/) - Meet the eight people that we have asked to work with us to translate the Bible into Kwakum! Throughout the years, we have worked closely with many Kwakum individuals and watched how they interacted with people, especially when they disagreed with each other. We have watched how teachable they were when criticized. We have also
- [You Won't Learn a Language in 3 Months (Probably)](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/03/09/you-wont-learn-a-language-in-3-months-probably/) - My job since 2012 has consisted mainly of language learning. First, I spent 6 months studying at the Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics (now Dallas International University). A big part of our coursework involved language and culture acquisition and analysis. We then spent 16 months in France participating in an immersive program in the Alps.
- [3 Literacy Surprises](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/07/06/3-literacy-surprises/) - On Saturday we finished our first Kwakum literacy course (we have worked through the material with some people, but this was the first official class). We went to a village called Sibita every weekend for 4 weeks. The group varied between 4 adults to 20 adults, depending on the week. We explicitly said this class
- [When does a protest become village-burning?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/09/01/when-does-a-protest-become-village-burning/) - People have asked us for our take on the racial tensions in the US and although I haven’t spent much time following it, this week I watched a video of people vandalizing a Target. The images I saw were strikingly similar to the violence we constantly hear about on the English-speaking side of Cameroon. I
- [Greatest Need in Bible Translation](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/11/23/greatest-need-in-bible-translation/) - I saw on Twitter that someone used Google Translate to translate the words to Smash Mouth's song "All Star" into Aramaic and then back into English. These were the results: It is funny to read because you can kind of get a taste for what the original said, but it sounds so bad. It's English,
- [Marriage: The Beginning of a Revolution](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/12/30/marriage-the-beginning-of-a-revolution/) - Yesterday was packed with joy from the first rooster crow until people fell into their beds exhausted from all the yipping, cheering, and dancing they did in celebration of something that the Lord holds dear: marriage. It was a day that, I believe, mirrored a celebration in Heaven. Two young believers (Koo and Mami) have
- [Homeschool Teacher Needed for 2021-2022 School Year](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/01/01/homeschool-teacher-needed-for-2021-2022-school-year/) - We are looking for a homeschool teacher for our four 7th grade children for the 2021-2022 school year. A Mutually-Beneficial Opportunity: Coming to Cameroon to be a homeschool teacher is beneficial both to Dave and I as Bible translators and it would also be beneficial to you as the homeschool teacher. It is beneficial to
- [Translation is Meaning-Based](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/12/13/translation-is-meaning-based/) - I was very passionate in seminary about Bible translation. I loved the NASB, which was so wooden and formal, I could feel the foreign grammar bleeding through the page. I remember having debates in classes about how we should translate certain words and passages. My passion was, however, poorly disguised ignorance. I had never really
- [Millennials, Don't Waste Your Childlessness](https://www.haretranslation.com/2023/01/12/millennials-dont-waste-your-childlessness/) - I recently read an interesting article by a man named Shane Morris, called A Message to Intentionally Childless Millennials. The article was inspired by a tweet by Shane which sparked a fierce Twitter debate. Here is the tweet: Apparently my fellow millennials poured in to condemn this tweet, claiming that they preferred their freedom and
- [[NEWSLETTER] En Route to Cameroon](https://www.haretranslation.com/2023/07/01/newsletter-en-route-to-cameroon/) - We are excited to return to Cameroon next month–we fly out mid-July! As we reflect on this past year, we have much to thank the Lord for. And as we look ahead to this next term in Cameroon, we have binders full of plans, hearts full of dreams, and yet remain ever aware of our
- [[NEWSLETTER] The Fullness of Time has Come](https://www.haretranslation.com/2025/01/30/newsletter-the-fullness-of-time-has-come/) - Ready for the New Testament! In January 2020 we started the translation process for 44 Old Testament stories. We now have 30 stories completely finished, with 13 still in testing/editing. And, as of today, Dave’s team finished drafting FINAL KWAKUM OLD TESTAMENT STORY! Now, of course, there is still a lot of editing to do, but this
- [[FAQ] What Exactly is a Good Translation?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/10/09/faq-what-exactly-is-a-good-translation/) - Near the end of our time in seminary, when we had first decided to pursue Bible translation, I remember having a conversation in class about translating a Greek word. The Greek word was a familial term that referred to a group of Christians of both genders. Some translations translate this word into English as "brothers,"
- [On Naturalness and Acceptability](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/09/22/on-naturalness-and-acceptability/) - This will be my last post on translation theory for a while. Generally speaking, there are four qualities that we strive after for a good translation: accuracy, clarity, naturalness, and acceptability. So far, I have already talked about accuracy and clarity. For this post I will discuss naturalness and acceptability. Naturalness One of the targets
- [On Clarity](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/09/11/on-clarity/) - I have tried in the last few posts to explain some of the characteristics of a good translation. To build up to accuracy, I also discussed the meaning of words, explication, and audience. Another of the characteristics of a good translation is known as clarity. Clarity is a value in Bible translation, in part, because
- [On Explication](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/08/16/on-explication/) - This is the third part of a series on translation responding to a recent post by Aaron Shryock called What is Accuracy in Bible Translation? It probably would be helpful to read the other two posts first: On Meaning and On Audience, but here are some major takeaways from those two posts: Words usually do
- [On Meaning](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/08/02/on-meaning/) - I recently read a post by a friend of mine, Aaron Shyrock called What is Accuracy in Bible Translation?. I want to address some of the concerns that Aaron brought up in regards to accuracy, but I felt that it was first necessary to discuss the meaning of "meaning." A while ago I wrote a
- [On Accuracy](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/08/26/on-accuracy/) - This is the fourth blog post responding to the recent post by my friend Aaron Shryock called What is Accuracy in Bible Translation? Here are links to those posts with some important takeaways: On Meaning: words have a range of meaning, which can only be understood within context. When translating between languages, words can have
- [On Audience](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/08/09/on-audience/) - In my last post (On Meaning) I began the build up to responding to a post by my friend Aaron Shryock regarding accuracy in Bible translation. In that post I made a claim that "while meaning in the source text can be discovered apart from the audience, meaning in the receptor language is very audience-dependant."
- [Cat-Christianity, not Pig-Christianity](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/07/23/cat-christianity-not-pig-christianity/) - We have been dealing with a lot of issues on our translation team recently. Amidst deaths and funerals and the daily difficulties, we recently had to let one of our translators go because of sexual immorality. Another confessed that he had nearly fallen into the same sin. We spent an entire week just thinking through
- [Time-Orientation and Love](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/07/16/time-orientation-and-love/) - A few years ago, when we still had young kids, we hired a young Kwakum woman to come and help us with cooking and cleaning in our home. She came to us one day and said that she wouldn’t be able to work for a week because one of her family members had died. The
- [[NEWSLETTER] Progress and a Request for Help](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/07/05/newsletter-progress-and-a-request-for-help/) - Stacey and I (Dave) have continued the three-week cycle in and out of the village. While the translation project remains our primary focus, whenever we are in the village we continue in evangelism, discipleship, and literacy. One world view issue that keeps coming up regards how we treat the weak and the poor. Here is
- [Mitigating Risk in Missions](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/04/17/mitigating-risk-in-missions/) - Last week I wrote a blog about how fear for safety keeps many people from considering missions, especially when it comes to raising children on the field. One of my points in that blog is that missions is not a monolith. The risks that my missionary friends in Mexico face are different from the ones
- [Fear and the Myth of "Safety"](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/04/05/fear-and-the-myth-of-safety/) - A few months ago, I read a blog in which some missionaries were talking about a difficult event that occurred with their children. In the comments on that post, a woman wrote something to the effect of: "If you have young children, it is clear: God has not called you to missions." I was not
- [RFIS Needs Your Help](https://www.haretranslation.com/2023/10/27/rfis-needs-your-help/) - If you have read our most recent newsletter, you know that our kids are now attending a school in the capital, Yaounde, called Rainforest International School (RFIS). I cannot tell you how much of a blessing RFIS has already been to us, just over the last couple of months. Our kids are loving it, and
- [Dangers in Interpreting Circumstances](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/01/20/dangers-in-interpreting-circumstances/) - The Kwakum people, whom we work with, believe that they are surrounded by the spirits of their ancestors. This might sound romantic or even exciting, but in reality for most Kwakum people it is terrifying. I think I have shared the story here before, but early on in our ministry, we did a language survey
- [A Christmas Poem from a Mom of Teenagers](https://www.haretranslation.com/2024/01/03/a-christmas-poem-from-a-mom-of-teenagers/) - Jesus, All You Didn't Have to Do Jesus, we don’t want to clean up our own messes,Let alone our neighbors’.Begrudgingly, we rinse our own plates,As though doing someone a favor. “Why should we have to empty the whole trash can,When to its contents, we only contributed 10%?"We grumble, we complain,Completing the task while throwing a
- [Science's Inconvenient Truths](https://www.haretranslation.com/2023/12/06/sciences-inconvenient-truths/) - Stacey and I are scientists. No, we don't wear lab coats, or work in a sterile environment. We are linguists. Some people consider linguistics a "soft science," as opposed to the "hard sciences" like biology and chemistry. However, linguists do follow the scientific method: 1) make observations, 2) make a hypothesis, 3) test the hypothesis,
- [Victim Blaming and the Rich Young Ruler](https://www.haretranslation.com/2023/11/22/victim-blaming-and-the-rich-young-ruler/) - When I was in college, I lived in off-campus housing. The apartment complex was pretty full, and sometimes I would have to park in a lot outside of the parking garage. One morning, when I was heading to work, I came out to find that my car had been broken into. The driver-side window was
- [[NEWSLETTER] Between Two Worlds](https://www.haretranslation.com/2023/10/23/newsletter-between-two-worlds/) - Greetings friends from Yaoundé, Cameroon. The Hare family arrived back in Cameroon back in mid-July. We spent a couple of weeks out in the village, but we have now settled-in to a house in Yaoundé, the capital (pronounced yown-dey). In case you don’t know, we moved to the capital for our kids to attend an
- [Why Not Just Teach Them French? Revisited](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/01/15/why-not-just-teach-them-french-revisited/) - We have now been back in the US for over 10 months. Traveling around, talking about Bible translation, we occasionally get asked the question, “Why not just teach the people French?” I have asked this question myself. If the people could read French well, it would open them up to a wealth of resources: multiple
- [Mediating Peace in Village Conflicts through Stories](https://www.haretranslation.com/2023/09/10/mediating-peace-in-village-conflicts-through-stories/) - People often ask us what it is like to live in a Kwakum village. We usually respond by describing the day-to-day lives of our neighbors as sustenance farmers. We talk about their houses, methods of agriculture, the long walk to the field. We talk about their large families, most women giving birth to 8, 9,
- [The Bible is NOT All that is Needed for Life and Godliness](https://www.haretranslation.com/2023/07/30/the-bible-is-not-all-that-is-needed-for-life-and-godliness/) - You may have heard that according to a Barna poll, 52% of practicing Christians strongly agree that the Bible teaches "God helps those who help themselves.” In Cameroon, there is an assumption that everyone should dress up for church. If you were to tell most church attendees here that there is no such command in
- [I Always Feel the Worst Sunday Night, or How to Pray for Your Pastor](https://www.haretranslation.com/2023/03/20/i-always-feel-the-worst-sunday-night-or-how-to-pray-for-your-pastor/) - Throughout this year of home assignment, I have had numerous opportunities to preach and share at churches all around the US. I am not much of a preacher myself, but I am glad to have the opportunity to share about what God is doing and encourage churches to think about and pray for the unreached
- [New Missionaries, From Your Older Brother](https://www.haretranslation.com/2023/03/14/new-missionaries-from-your-older-brother/) - I recently had a chance to address students at a missionary training school. It was exciting to see their expectation and joy at the thought of ministering to unreached people groups around the world. I can remember the buzz of expectation mixed with the anxiety of trying something new. Many of them are not sure
- [Should We Try To Control Who Is In Our Lives?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2023/02/16/should-we-try-to-control-who-is-in-our-lives/) - Back in our village lives a man whom we can call Philippe. Phillippe lives in a broken-down, one-room shack and, although he is in poor health, he always manages to walk out to the bush each day to find something to eat. Philippe does not really contribute anything to his family nor to his community.
- [Don't Waste Your Church Scandal](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/12/06/dont-waste-your-church-scandal/) - A couple of Sundays ago, I was made aware of two churches that lost their lead pastors to disqualifying sin. In my travels around the US the last few months, I have heard story after story of church leaders failing in major ways. These church scandals have lead to heartbreak, division, and in some cases
- [God Works Witchcraft for our Good](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/11/28/god-works-witchcraft-for-our-good/) - For the most part, Westerners tend to live materialistic lives, focusing almost exclusively on the physical realm. However, in our time in Cameroon, we have come to realize that the Kwakum worldview is dominated by the spiritual. One area in which this spiritualized worldview is particularly evident is in their suffering. Kwakum people believe that
- [[NEWSLETTER] Home Assignment Revelations](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/11/15/newsletter-home-assignment-revelations/) - What kinds of things keep you up at night? I (Stacey) can tell you the kinds of questions that keep me awake, such as: How can we help new Kwakum believers have hope in a culture is so filled with death, fighting, and misery? What do we do about a new believer who is living
- [3 Things "They" Told Me About Adoption](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/09/11/3-things-they-told-me-about-adoption/) - As we were thinking through the possibility of adoption, we sought counsel from many people. During this time, I was at an adoption conference where the presenters said: "The two main reasons that people do not adopt are: 1) the cost of adoption, and 2) they are afraid that they could not love an adopted
- [Hare Family Update](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/02/02/hare-family-update-2/) - by Dave Can you believe we have been in France for 10 months!? It is amazing how fast the time has gone, and yet how slow at the same time. For those who have been wondering how things have been going... Kaden Kaden was a big sobbing pile of tears when we put him into
- [General Update on the Hare Family](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/09/30/general-update-on-the-hare-family/) - Stacey is fast on the track of completing linguistics training. She is half way through her third session and will be done with school at the beginning of March. She is currently taking Phonology and Grammar which she could not find more exciting. There are few things that delight her soul like being handed a
- [More Quirky Happenings in the Hare Home](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/08/05/more-quirky-happenings-in-the-hare-home/) - Stacey said my blogs have been a bit heavy recently, so I thought I would go for something light. Here are some more quirky happenings in the Hare home:Kyra has asked to translate the Bible with us, Kaden has made it clear he does not want to help. Twice recently two separate children have pointed
- [Fear God. Honor the Emperor.](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/10/19/fear-god-honor-the-emporer/) - Sometimes culture differences between Cameroon and the US can be pretty shocking. In Cameroon, for instance, and I am not even joking...children respect their elders. I know, it's a bit hard to believe. This means that when adults are talking, children are seen and not heard. Though I am certain when youth get together they
- [The Discipline of Gratitude](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/09/21/the-discipline-of-gratitude/) - We often hear comments from friends and supporters that they wish their children could come and visit us in Cameroon for a time. What they mean is that their kids have been expressing attitudes of ingratitude or entitlement and they believe that some time spent in an African village will help them to see how
- [[AUDIO] Podcast and Sermon](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/09/12/audio-podcast-and-sermon/) - Dave was interviewed this last week for a podcast and also preached at The Mount Church in Clemson, SC. You can listen to them at the below links: PODCAST: Around the King's Table Pastors George and Brian of The Mount Church in Clemson sit down with Dave Hare to discuss translation and ministry in advance
- [[NEWSLETTER] Home Assignment](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/08/29/newsletter-home-assignment/) - We wanted to give you an update of what is going on with us in the States and also what has been going on in Cameroon. In the US We have been tremendously encouraged by the mature believers all over the US and all by all the common grace that is here. Yes, it has
- [God is not Like Us, and That's a Good Thing](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/08/22/god-is-not-like-us-and-thats-a-good-thing/) - There is a major principle in the world of translation: "You cannot translate something you do not understand." What this means for our project is that before we can even attempt translating a passage into Kwakum, we have to make sure we understand it ourselves. As our team has wrestled through various passages, there have
- [The Important Role of the Tormented Soul in Missions](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/06/09/the-important-role-of-the-tormented-soul-in-missions/) - “Remember when you see a missionary coming home broken in body and weary in soul, it isn’t the privations or dangers or things he’s done that leave a deep hurt; it’s the things he couldn’t do that break his heart.” –Anonymous missionary As we are about to return to the States, I find myself returning
- [[NEWSLETTER] See You Soon!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/05/27/newsletter-see-you-soon/) - The Hare family will soon be in the US. We are going to spend June 2022 - June 2023 headquartered in Louisville, KY. However, we will also be touring throughout the US in order to see you! Accomplished this term This has been a busy term! We have now been in the village for this
- ["Suffering for Doing Right is my New Normal"](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/04/18/suffering-for-doing-right-is-my-new-normal/) - Of all the sorrow, frustration, and pain we have felt during our time in Cameroon, this last week has proved worse. The spiritual warfare has been so intense that I have found myself crying day and night. Without going into too many details, there is one Kwakum person I have invested in more than anyone
- [[VIDEO] We are World Team](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/03/26/video-we-are-world-team/) - World Team recently produced a new video demonstrating some foundational principles of our ministry in many countries. Check it out!
- [Death, Miracles, and Tears: The Loss of a Baby](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/02/27/death-miracles-and-tears-the-loss-of-a-baby/) - About three years ago I took a girl in our village named Mami to get an ultrasound. At the clinic I met her boyfriend named Koo who was visibly concerned about her pregnancy. So much so that he made a deal with God: if his baby survived, he would dedicate his life to the Lord.
- [Why Are the Laborers Few? Part 5: Fear of Being Labelled a "White Savior"](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/01/23/why-are-the-laborers-few-part-5-fear-of-being-labelled-a-white-savior/) - The term “white savior” has come into vogue since we have been living in Africa. Because of its offensive nature (to someone who happens to be a white person ministering to black people), I have purposefully avoided learning more about what this term means. However, the mobilizers of our mission agency have told us that
- [The Tyranny of the Church Building](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/01/31/the-tyranny-of-the-church-building/) - Back in 2013-14 we had the joy and challenge of spending a little over a year language learning in France. The challenge was mostly the language learning and the joy was mostly France. I really love France, a beautiful country full of nature and history. I was able to visit Paris once during this time
- [Why Are the Laborers Few: Part 4: Supporting National Christians](https://www.haretranslation.com/2022/01/01/why-are-the-laborers-few-part-4-supporting-national-christians/) - We have been working through some objections that, at least in part, contribute to the lack of workers on the mission field. So far we have covered the objections: 1) "I don't want to beg for money", 2) technology induced sleep, and 3) it's hard to leave mom. Today I want to consider an objection
- [God is not Concerned with Our Efficiency](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/04/02/god-is-not-concerned-with-our-efficiency/) - Stacey and I got to know a very kind missionary when we first went to Cameroon on a vision trip. He allowed us to stay with him while we were in the capital, spent hours talking to us about his plans, and helped us a lot with our paperwork. As I got to know Shawn
- [In Memory of Shawn Kelley: Student, Friend, Colleague](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/05/27/in-memory-of-shawn-kelley-student-friend-colleague/) - Guest Post by Chuck Sutton (World Team) As a Student Words come easy when thinking about Shawn. I was his academic advisor at Philadelphia Biblical University in the late 1990s. I soon learned that behind his (at times) awkwardness lay a gem of a person. He had a serious learning disability. But he slugged it
- [[NEWSLETTER] Book of Good News](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/11/29/newsletter-book-of-good-news/) - In my (Stacey’s) experience, there is nothing more depressing than Kwakum funerals. Why are they depressing? Many reasons. First of all, they occur frequently, often due to preventable causes. Secondly, they are long; around six days of wailing and sleeping in the dirt. Third, they are riddled with traditions that do not honor God. For
- [Why are the Laborers Few? Part 3: Because it’s just hard to leave mom](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/11/21/why-are-the-laborers-few-part-3-because-its-just-hard-to-leave-mom/) - Why are missionaries on the field so worn and spread so then? In the words of Jesus, it is because the laborers are few (Matt 9:37). But why are the laborers few? I believe that one of the reasons is because leaving the warmth and familiarity of one’s family is extremely difficult. The Kwakum people
- [Why are the Laborers Few? Part 2: Technology Induced Sleep](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/11/02/why-are-the-laborers-few-part-2-technology-induced-sleep/) - Stacey began a series last week discussing the question: Why are the laborers few? There are many answers to that question, one is that some people are unwilling to raise support, which is what Stacey discussed. This week I want to think through a different response: the rise of technology. Currently we live in a
- ["Go Into All The World": Your Translation is Right](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/11/14/go-into-all-the-world-your-translation-is-right/) - One of our Greek professors said that Greek should be like your underwear: it is important, you should have it, it should support you, but no one needs to see it. When I write posts on here I try to follow that principle, but today I must address Greek head-on. I have heard a lot
- [Why are the Laborers Few? Part 1: “I Don’t Want to ‘Beg’ for Money”](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/10/21/why-are-the-laborers-few-part-1-i-dont-want-to-beg-for-money/) - It both pains me and brings me joy to say that more people are asking me to teach them the Bible than I have time to teach. I am a Bible translator in title and yet I am also teaching literacy, evangelism, discipleship, and caring for physical needs. I love my job, but I am
- [Missionaries, We Are Not Professionals](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/09/27/missionaries-we-are-not-professionals/) - Stacey and I were greatly blessed to be able to attend the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary a number of years ago. Coming from Southern California, there was a bit of culture shock, walking down marble hallways surrounded by men in suits and ties. Near the end of our time in seminary, we were glad to
- [The Angels in Sodom](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/09/08/the-angels-in-sodom/) - These past two weeks have been filled with incredible disappointments. Bible translation To start with, I had been working alongside Kwakum colleagues in a particular village for over a year. We have been taking recently translated Scripture and then sit down with two people there, read them the story, and then ask them comprehension questions.
- [Do You Believe in Magic (3/3) Magic for Americans](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/08/29/do-you-believe-in-magic-3-3-magic-for-americans/) - I often have trouble sleeping when we are in Cameroon. One of the many things that bothers my sleep is that I often hear people calling out to me in the night. I then find myself waking up while opening the front door, or calling back out the window. Of course, at that point I
- [Do You Believe in Magic? (2/3) Magic for Africans](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/08/02/do-you-believe-in-magic-2-3-magic-for-africans/) - I am not sure how many Africans read our blog, but if you do, this blog is for you. I don’t believe for a second that all Africans hold the same views. With over 1,500 languages in Africa, there is bound to be a great deal of diversity. That said, I have noticed some patterns
- [[NEWSLETTER] Bible Translation is Not the Goal](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/07/25/newsletter-bible-translation-is-not-the-goal/) - Years ago, while just beginning to learn about Kwakum culture, we asked a language partner for the worst thing he could imagine his son doing. His response was very telling. He said the worst thing he could imagine for his son was for him to get caught stealing. It was very interesting to me that
- [Do You Believe in Magic? (Part 1/3)](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/07/15/do-you-believe-in-magic-part-1-3/) - When I ask the question, “Do you believe in magic?”, if you are like me, what comes to mind is either Disney or that one song by the Lovin’ Spoonful. But magic (or witchcraft/sorcery/juju) has a much different meaning to many people here in Cameroon. Here are some recent examples I have heard of: People
- [How a theory of communication can help make disciples](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/06/14/how-a-theory-of-communication-can-help-make-disciples/) - Since our arrival in Cameroon in 2014, there have been a handful of people from our village that have attended church semi-regularly. The services are conducted in French and this group of people speaks almost exclusively Kwakum. These neighbors put on their nicest clothes, arrive at church, and...sleep through the services. This is very regrettable
- [Animism and Corruption](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/06/04/animism-and-corruption/) - Most people that live around us live in constant uncertainty. They work hard: clear their fields, plant crops, frequently go out as the crop grows to clear the weeds, and hope for a good harvest. However, they never know if their crop will fail due to out of control fires, rodents, torrential rains, thieves, or
- [3 Lessons From Abraham Piper](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/05/17/3-lessons-from-abraham-piper/) - The other day, as I was looking for a John Piper quote, I came across the NY Times article A Pastor’s Son Becomes a Critic of Religion on TikTok. The article speaks of the rising popularity of Abraham Piper, son of John Piper. Abraham was originally excommunicated from Bethlehem Baptist, but then returned to the
- [Fulbe Children: What is their worth?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/07/09/fulbe-children-what-is-their-worth/) - by Lisa (guest blogger) My name is Lisa, and I am a World Team missionary among the Fulbe people. I grew up in the Prairies of Saskatchewan and am now living and working in Cameroon, Africa. I have been here for almost two years, just about to complete my first term. My main focus is
- [God has Provided a 7th Grade Homeschool Teacher, Already but Not Yet…](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/04/20/god-has-provided-a-7th-grade-homeschool-teacher-already-but-not-yet/) - It is hard to believe that we are on the homestretch of homeschooling our children. The Lord has provided 6 different committed, godly young women to come homeschool our kids throughout our time on the field and this coming school year will be our last year of homeschooling our kids. After this year, we will
- ["Saving Face" is Lying](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/04/06/saving-face-is-lying/) - What an amazing Easter! Stacey and I had the privilege of seeing our co-worker and friend Jean Pierre (JP) baptized on Sunday. Baptism is always exciting in our village because the river is a long walk from our church building. That means that the whole congregation (and even a bunch of people not a part
- [FAQ:  How do you translate unknown concepts?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/03/10/faq-how-do-you-translate-unknown-concepts/) - People ask us all the time how we translate a word/idea in the Bible that is not present in the Kwakum language. For example, the word “grace” is an enormous key biblical idea yet we do not have a word for “grace” (or even “gift”) in Kwakum. What then do we do? Before answering that
- [Why Are We Staying?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/02/25/why-are-we-staying/) - I have seen an increase in missionaries coming to the field for a fixed term. That is to say, they come to the field with a particular term length in mind. Some will come for two, four, five, or ten years. Then, they return to their home country. From my experience, this seems to be
- [[VIDEO] Kwakum Translation: Step 4: Back Translation](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/02/07/video-kwakum-translation-step-4-back-translation/) - This is the last of seven videos that we made describing the Bible translation process. In this video Stacey interviews Jean Pierre, who is our back translator. He takes our Kwakum translation and translates it back into French so that our consultants can interact with it and ask questions and make recommendations. Here are all
- [[VIDEO] Kwakum Translation: Step 3c: Testing](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/01/24/video-kwakum-translation-step-2c-testing/) - Stacey presents the final video on testing here. She discusses how we go out into the villages and test our translations to make sure that they are understood.
- [Pray with our Translation Team (Tue, Feb 2, 2021)](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/01/26/pray-with-our-translation-team-tue-feb-2-2021/) - As we start this new year, we want to start it with a very visible demonstration of our dependence on the Lord. Therefore, our translation team will be taking the day of Tuesday, February 2nd to pray for the Lord to bless our work in translation in 2021. We are looking for about 12 people
- [[VIDEO] Kwakum Translation 3b: Testing](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/01/17/video-kwakum-translation-3b-testing/) - This is the fifth video in our series on the process of Bible translation. In this video Stacey talks with Raphaël, Albert, and Jules who are 3 of the members of our testing team. In this video they discuss some of the tests they perform in making sure that our translation is faithful, clear, and
- [[VIDEO] Kwakum Translation 3a: Testing](https://www.haretranslation.com/2021/01/10/video-kwakum-translation-3a-testing/) - So far, we have described the first two steps of Bible translation in three videos: Exegesis, Drafting A, and Drafting B. This video is the first of several in which Stacey describes the third step: Testing. This video features Mama Brigitte, one of the eight Kwakum translators on our team.
- [Help Keep Missionaries on the Field: Urgent Need for Highschool Teachers at RFIS](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/12/13/help-keep-missionaries-on-the-field-urgent-need-for-highschool-teachers-at-rfis/) - This Thanksgiving, we were invited to celebrate with a missionary couple, Barry and Desma Abbott who work among the Baka people. We piled into our car and drove along bumpy, dusty, dirt roads for hours. When large trucks would pass, the dust was so bad, we had to pull over until it cleared up so
- [[VIDEO] Kwakum Translation: Step 2b: Drafting](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/12/06/video-kwakum-translation-step-2b-drafting/) - In this video Patrice (one of our translators) describes more about the Drafting step of the process.
- [Fear, Trust, and Missionary Kids](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/02/14/fear-trust-and-missionary-kids/) - Most missionaries are not scared of death, at least not substantially. We have weighed the risks. We chose to become missionaries even though there might be terrorists not far away and we live in a region where nearly invisible bugs can bite you without you knowing and deliver an illness that kills more people in
- [“Culturally Competent” Yet Still on the Outside](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/11/04/culturally-competent-yet-still-on-the-outside/) - This last week, Dave’s drafting team was working in our village. Watching them work and talk, I was reminded how I have come to consider them to be some of my closest friends. We are united in the Lord, in the work, and in our love for one another. During our shared meal, this group
- [[VIDEO] Kwakum Bible Translation: Step 2a: Drafting](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/10/18/video-kwakum-bible-translation-step-2a-drafting/) - The first step in Bible translation is Exegesis, which leads to a front translation. The second step is called Drafting. In this stage we work to understand the text as a group, then develop the first draft of the text in Kwakum. Over the next four videos we will be describing the process of drafting.
- [FAQ: Aren't Missionaries Really Just Colonists?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/10/12/faq-arent-missionaries-really-just-colonists/) - Someone recently asked us to address this accusation: "By developing an alphabet and insisting these indigenous peoples of color learn a written language, you are acting as oppressive Western colonists." While it is true that there are some similarities between missionaries and colonists (i.e. both left their home cultures and both come to bring about
- [[VIDEO] The First Step of Bible Translation: Exegesis](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/08/15/video-the-first-step-of-bible-translation-exegesis/) - We thought we would do a video series on the various steps behind the Kwakum Bible translation project. We are still new at this and learning a lot along the way and yet we thought we would share what we have been doing thus far. Throughout the series, you'll be hearing from our 8 Kwakum
- [[NEWSLETTER] Progress!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/10/05/newsletter-progress/) - This has been a crazy year, and it has been a while since we updated you. I am glad to let you know that we have seen some great progress! In the area of Bible translation, you probably know that we have decided to work on Old Testament Bible Storying. We started working on some
- [How NOT to Choose a Career](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/09/20/how-not-to-choose-a-career/) - When I was a kid, many people told me I could pursue any career I wanted. I went through a number of desired careers including (but not limited to): comedian, doctor, and insurance salesman. In high school, a career counselor looked me in the eye and said: "Ignore all that stuff. You have limits, you
- [4 Steps to Pursue Diversity in Bible Interpretation](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/08/05/4-steps-to-pursue-diversity-in-bible-interpretation/) - One day, near the beginning of his public ministry, Jesus was approached by a Roman centurion. Jesus had already been doing some shocking things; just a few verses before he touched a man with leprosy, healing him. So, maybe his disciples were growing accustomed to his "different" methods. Maybe his offer to heal the Roman's
- [A Case for Diversity in Bible Interpretation](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/07/23/a-case-for-diversity-in-bible-interpretation/) - I would like to make a claim at the outset of this post: proper biblical interpretation requires diversity. Specifically, we need to study the Bible with people different from us in order to best understand the meaning of the text. This claim is not unique to me and when I have heard it in the
- [[VIDEO] The Making of a Literacy Primer](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/07/12/video-the-making-of-a-literacy-primer/) - There are two groups of people among the Kwakum: Those who have some knowledge of how to read and write in French and those who have no knowledge of how to read and write in any language whatsoever. We have already started literacy classes for those who have some knowledge of French comparing the two
- [The Balance Between Drive and Submission](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/06/22/the-balance-between-drive-and-submission/) - There truly is a delicate balance between raw determination (I-will-do-this-or-die-trying) and submission to the limits that God has put on his creatures. I feel this on a daily basis and assume that I am not the only one, although I don’t know that all personality types struggle with this tension. I see this battle in
- [The Role of Unbelieving MKs](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/06/10/the-role-of-unbelieving-mks/) - I have a friend who grew up on the mission field and even though both she and her brother grew up as MKs (missionary kids) their lives today look very different. Currently, she is a missionary while her brother totters between being called an atheist or an agnostic. Apparently, this scenario is not uncommon: some
- [[VIDEO] Can We Come to Your VBS?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/05/24/video-can-we-come-to-your-vbs/) - We have the exciting opportunity to participate in VBS at Grace Church Frisco this summer. How? Well, they are doing VBS completely virtually, online. They are using the curriculum Incredible Race by Answers in Genesis. The main theme throughout is the story of the tower of Babel, which works pretty well with our jobs as
- [3 Ways to Apply Grace to Missionaries](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/05/16/3-ways-to-apply-grace-to-missionaries/) - Stacey and I are reading a new parenting book called Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family, by Paul David Tripp. This particular parenting book is not super practical. Tripp does not lay down step-by-step instructions for how to deal with each and every situation. Instead, he guides Christian parents with Gospel
- [[Prayer Guide] Quarantine Kwakum Prayer Guide](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/04/26/prayer-guide-quarantine-kwakum-prayer-guide/) - “One of the great uses of Twitter and Facebook will be to prove at the Last Day that prayerlessness was not from lack of time.” ― John Piper How is God going to use Coronavirus for his glory? I think one way is to move his people to increased time in prayer. For me (Stacey), I’ve been
- [[VIDEO] "Before Hearing Word of God, I lived like an Animal"](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/04/19/video-before-hearing-word-of-god-i-lived-like-an-animal/) - Here is a quick, informal video that we put together on why we do what we do. It is designed for churches or individuals who are just learning about Bible translation among the Kwakum.
- [How is God Blessing Your Quarantine?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/04/12/how-is-god-blessing-your-quarantine/) - Who would have ever thought that our whole lives would be upended by an invisible-spiky-egg-looking-thingy?! This has been quite a month! And I think you would be absolutely shocked at what things look like here in the village. Why? Well, mostly because they look pretty much the same as they did before the pandemic. People
- [Is the Coronavirus affecting our ministry?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/03/22/is-the-coronavirus-affecting-our-ministry/) - Many people have been asking if and how the Coronavirus is affecting life and ministry among the Kwakum people. Until very recently, I would have said that there has not been much of a change here at all. However, a few days ago, the Cameroonian government closed all land and air borders as well as
- [[Newsletter] The Firstfruits of Translation](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/03/18/newsletter-the-firstfruits-of-translation/) - "Understanding Scripture in a language other than the heart language in which we think and experience emotion is like trying to eat soup with a fork. You can get a little taste, but you cannot get nourished." - Cameron Townsend These past couple months, we have been training a group 8 Kwakum people in principles
- [Unless the Lord builds the house: Pray with us on Tuesday, Feb 25th](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/02/23/unless-the-lord-builds-the-house-pray-with-us-on-tuesday-feb-25th/) - On Tuesday of this week, we officially start translator training with our team of eight Kwakum colleagues. Between Dave and me, we have hundreds of pages of notes that we’ve poured ourselves into in anticipation for this coming training. Pictured above, I am standing in front of pages of lectures that I’ve prepared covering the
- [In honor of my mom, my dad, and my Lord](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/01/16/in-honor-of-my-mom-my-dad-and-my-lord/) - This is a message that I gave at my mom's memorial service on Saturday, January 11, 2020 in California. Hi everyone, my name is Stacey and I am the proud daughter of Dan and Margie Edmiston. I am also somewhat of a guest here in that I live in Cameroon, Africa. My family and I
- [Happy for her, sad for us: My mom is now with Jesus](https://www.haretranslation.com/2020/01/01/happy-for-her-sad-for-us-my-mom-is-now-with-jesus/) - My mom’s three-and-a-half-year battle with ovarian cancer is over and it has been won. No more chemotherapy, no more pain, no more wondering if she will ever get better. She has finally been set free from the body that betrayed her and brought her so much sorrow. Her tears are being wiped away by Christ
- [Peace on Earth (soon, please)](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/12/23/peace-on-earth-soon/) - One of the very few Christian Kwakum died tonight. He was in a terrible accident which involved at least two children, one of whom died. I played a very small part in helping with the situation as some of our World Team colleagues took the survivors to a hospital in a city about 40 mins
- [Selecting Kwakum Bible Translators Saturday](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/12/17/selecting-kwakum-bible-translators-saturday/) - This coming Saturday will be a big day. On the literacy front, we will be administering a 10-page exam in Kwakum to determine who among our students is ready to receive a diploma and an “I can read in Kwakum” T-shirt (one of the many tools that we are using to get people reading…). In
- [Power Encounters Can Be Dangerous](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/12/08/power-encounters-can-be-dangerous/) - I have told the story before of one of my neighbors was being routinely abused by her boyfriend. Although she wanted to separate from him, fear wouldn’t let her. Feeling at the end of herself, she reached out to a Christian woman who told her to pray against the power of the boyfriend in the
- [How Hard Can Translation Be?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/11/12/how-hard-can-translation-be/) - I was once that young, bright-eyed, seminarian. I studied Greek and wondered at how easy it was to translate passages of Scripture that I already had memorized in English. And when I eventually heard that the vast majority of languages in the world (~91%) do not have the entire Bible, I was a bit shocked.
- [Kwakum Converts Baptized Yesterday!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/10/28/kwakum-converts-baptized-yesterday/) - Yesterday, we, along with about 50 people, sang praise songs to Jesus and danced in the streets for hours. Why? Like my son Kaden said, it was because we were joining in with the angels in Heaven who were rejoicing over sinners who had repented of their sins. We walked through villages as people came
- [To the Unhappy Missionary](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/10/22/to-the-unhappy-missionary/) - The last few weeks have been hard. It has not been one hard thing, or even something major, just a steady beating of difficulty. In this short period of time our washing machine broke, our remaining solar batteries (the others were stolen) quit charging, I messed up our generator, and our water pump mysteriously stopped
- [Our Glory and Joy](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/10/07/our-glory-and-joy/) - Yesterday was the most encouraging joy that we have had since coming to Cameroon in 2014. It started by going to a Kwakum church in a different village. The pastor has been our language partner for a number of years and since we’ve started Oral Bible Storying, has been our right-hand man. We usually attend
- [3 Characteristics of a Godly Missionary](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/10/01/3-characteristics-of-a-godly-missionary/) - In his daily devotional entitled For the Love of God, Volume 2, DA Carson notes three privileges/responsibilities which ought to characterize the ministry of all those who "teach the Word of God to the people of God." All three of these responsibilities are reflected in the ministry of Ezra who "had devoted himself to the
- [3 Reasons I Am Thankful for Support Raising](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/11/27/3-reasons-i-am-thankful-for-support-raising/) - Forever and always people have avoided going into missions because they have to raise support. Just recently I saw a thread where men with PhDs in biblical studies were lamenting the lack of employment opportunities in American Bible schools and seminaries. Someone commented on the thread saying, "There are plenty of opportunities overseas." One of
- [Leaving common graces may be the best thing for your faith](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/09/24/leaving-common-graces-may-be-the-best-thing-for-your-faith/) - I have talked to many young women about coming to Cameroon for a year on a short-term trip and, without fail, one of the first questions they have for me is about the state of the local church among the Kwakum. They are curious about what kind of spiritual resources and accountability will be available
- [How does Oral Bible Storying work?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/09/15/how-does-oral-bible-storying-work/) - Saturday marked the end of our second Oral Bible Storying (OBS) weekend! This is a really exciting time because now, for the first time, we have started to translate biblical content into Kwakum. We have spent a total of two weekends working on the Creation narrative from Genesis 1-2, and currently have a very good
- [May they Worship: How you can pray for OBS Workshop Happening Tomorrow](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/09/05/may-they-worship-how-you-can-pray-for-obs-workshop-happening-tomorrow/) - A couple days ago, I ventured off the beaten path in order to reach remote Bakoum villages with a couple of my Bakoum coworkers. Our goal was to see if there were any people in each village who feared God and who would like to be a part of our Oral Bible Storying (OBS) workshops.
- [4 Lessons from the Bible About Difficult People](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/09/01/4-lessons-from-the-bible-about-difficult-people/) - You may remember from the Voyage of the Dawn Treader by CS Lewis, "There was a boy called Eustace Clarence Scrubb, and he almost deserved it." Eustace mocks the Pevensies for their belief in Narnia, boasts of his many great achievements, and is truly insufferable. It is with great dread that Lucy and Edmond come
- [FAQ: Why Not Just Teach the People English?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/02/20/faq-why-not-just-teach-the-people-english/) - We have asked this question ourselves! However, we have concluded that it would be best to translate the Bible into the language of the people because: 1. This Method of Transmitting the Bible has Failed in the Past When we visited Cameroon a number of years ago, we learned that missionaries arrived decades ago and
- [[VIDEO] Walkthrough of the Kwakum Literacy and Translation Center](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/08/03/video-walk-through-of-the-kwakum-literacy-and-translation-center/) - The curtains are hung, the furniture is in place, the books are in their shelves. It is time to get this ministry party started. This literacy and translation center ("Kwakum House") is designed to be a hub of Christian and literacy efforts among the Kwakum people. Our dreams for this place is that the Lord
- [Off the Soapbox and into Missions](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/07/21/off-the-soapbox-and-into-missions/) - Speaking from the perspective of one demon to another, Randy Alcorn writes in The Ishbane Conspiracy: “Unfortunately, the Enemy is a subversive opportunist. We must continuously feed them secondary causes. Otherwise, they could see through the smoke and mirrors and turn to His primary cause.” The other day someone came to my house and told
- [Where there is no justice](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/07/14/where-there-is-no-justice/) - An athletic neighbor once bragged to me that he jogged to a nearby village and back each day. I (a linguist) joked that I only ran when the police were chasing me. He looked at me completely seriously and responded, “Yes, I have seen that you Americans run from the police on TV. Here we
- [“There is only one true God”](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/06/30/there-is-only-one-true-god/) - A Recap on the Oral Bible Storying Workshop This last Wednesday we spent nearly 8 hours in an Oral Bible Storying (OBS) workshop with about 20 Kwakum men and women. Together we wrestled to understand the context and meaning of the story of Elijah and the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18. The goal
- [Father's Day Book Review: When Church Conflict Happens](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/06/20/fathers-day-book-review-when-church-conflict-happens/) - My dad recently published a book called When Church Conflict Happens. I have been planning on writing a detailed review, and since Sunday was Father's Day, I figured it was fitting to do it now. Whereas many of us would like to pretend like church conflict does not happen (at least not in our church),
- [The Unstoppable Kingdom](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/06/08/the-unstoppable-kingdom/) - I had the amazing opportunity to go to a conference put on by the Gospel Coalition in Geneva, Switzerland last week. The theme of this conference was the Gospel and the book of Galatians. I learned a great deal and found myself extremely encouraged in the power of the Kingdom of God. The Powerful
- [A Needed Reminder of Heaven](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/11/11/a-needed-reminder-of-heaven/) - I am sure that everyone has stayed up all night at some point in their lives. The longer you are awake, the weaker your body feels, and even a bit shaky from the caffeine you are drinking. But you keep trudging on, rocking your baby, typing sentence after sentence or sprinting through the airport to your next
- [The Neglected Weapon Against Hate](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/06/09/the-neglected-weapon-against-hate/) - The other day I was talking to a Cameroonian friend in my living room who told me that she had saved up enough money to go down to a local medical clinic. After a battery of tests, it was concluded that she had malaria and typhoid. She went to the clinic pharmacy, and, in reading
- [Of Sandcastles, Ecclesiastes, and Missions](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/06/02/of-sandcastles-ecclesiastes-and-missions/) - We are currently getting some beach time here in Cameroon (one of the perks of living in the tropics). At the same time we have begun studying the book of Ecclesiastes as a family. These two facts have resulted in many great discussions with our kids. Just the other day we were out building a
- [Do you really believe in demons?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/05/05/do-you-really-believe-in-demons/) - Moving to Africa has plunged us into a radically different environment. I joke with Stacey that we would be prime candidates for the voyage to Mars, having already journeyed to a new world. I can stand next to a neighbor, see with fully functioning eyes the exact same event, and walk away with a drastically
- [A Praying Church and an (almost) Reached People](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/04/29/a-praying-church-and-an-almost-reached-people/) - If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you. Matthew 17:20 Most Christians believe that prayer is powerful. We believe the Bible when it tells us that Elijah prayed and it did
- [If We Fail, May We Fail While Daring Greatly](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/09/17/if-we-fail-may-we-fail-while-daring-greatly/) - My father-in-law recently mailed us a book called From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions. As I have been reading this book, I have at times been inspired, encouraged and renewed in my missionary zeal. But, honestly, more often than not, I have been a little scandalized by the failures of
- [Lesson learned from Janner Wingfeather](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/04/14/lesson-learned-from-janner-wingfeather/) - People have asked me if I ever feel like just giving up on missions. We try to be honest on our blog about our lives here and sometimes when people hear the difficulties they feel like it is just too much. Of course, they are usually thinking about the things that are not that hard,
- [A Case for Generosity](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/10/07/a-case-for-generosity/) - When we came to Cameroon on our vision trip in 2010, I asked our colleagues for their highs and lows of Cameroon living. Without exception, each person told me that one of the hardest parts of living here was dealing with money. Knowing about these challenges we read a ton about the subject before crossing
- [Lessons Learned from Jesus on the Pain of Rejection](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/03/12/lessons-learned-from-jesus-on-the-pain-of-rejection/) - I often tell my kids, “If you want to avoid a life of criticism, stay home and sit on your couch. It is when you venture out to help people that you find yourself in the cross-hairs of criticism. Your greatest acts of love will be those that are the most scrutinized.” This proves to
- [The beginning of the beginning | Pray for March 30th](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/03/24/the-beginning-of-the-beginning-pray-for-march-30th/) - It has been almost 15 years since Stacey and I started to pursue missions together. We have been through seminary, adoption, support raising, linguistic training, French, Kwakum learning, more linguistic training, and more Kwakum learning and analysis. The point of all of this work has been to be a part of bringing God's Word to
- [[Newsletter] The Kwakum have an alphabet!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/04/07/newsletter-the-kwakum-have-an-alphabet/) - A week ago, chiefs from various Kwakum villages, fellow missionaries, the town mayor, and hundreds of “regular” Kwakum people gathered together singing the words of the song that is written above. It was a time to celebrate two things: 1) The opening of the new Kwakum literacy and translation center, and 2) the dedication of
- [Day of Prayer #13: Pray for our Children Individually](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/27/day-of-prayer-13-pray-for-our-children-individually/) - Pray for the Lord to save all four of them and...Pray for Elias that he would be characterized by self-control, thankfulness, and perseverance to work hard. Please pray that he would stop screaming, and that he would be diligent to use the restroom. Pray for Kaden that he would be characterized as a servant and seek
- [Delivering babies is outside my job description](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/02/18/delivering-babies-is-outside-my-job-description/) - I have lost track of how many times I have passed out at the sight of blood or of someone else being worked on medically. But today…I helped deliver a baby. Last night a friend called me around 9pm to have me and Dave take her to the local “hospital” to give birth. We picked
- [The Life of a Sower: A Life of Faith](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/02/03/the-life-of-a-sower-a-life-of-faith/) - A few years ago I was talking to a missionary that had worked for ~20 years with a people group in the Philippines. He and his wife had labored diligently to translate the Bible into a minority language, working along the way to teach the people about Jesus, meeting their physical needs, and loving them
- [Kwakum Community Choosing an Alphabet on Tuesday: Please Pray](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/01/13/kwakum-community-choosing-an-alphabet-on-tuesday-please-pray/) - The first time we met members from one particular village, after we explained that we wanted to write down their language and translate the Bible, said, "If you don't pick the letter for the sound "s" that we want, we won't touch your Bible." These words echo in my mind as THE meeting to choose
- [Why Do Missions in the Village?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/01/22/why-do-missions-in-the-village/) - Stacey and I have chosen to live in a village here in Cameroon and work directly with a single people group: the Kwakum. The longer we are here, the more we are thankful we have chosen this method. Just the other day my neighbor Patrice told me that several people in the same village died
- [African Traditional Religion Keeps Them Poor](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/04/04/african-traditional-religion-keeps-them-poor/) - Missionaries are generally disliked by the secular linguistics/anthropology community. Why? Because missionaries do not come to the field as neutral observers, but with a desire to see change. Missionary linguists do not come to merely preserve and describe languages, but to see the Bible translated and then confront the culture. And Dave and I desperately
- [Violence in Nigeria](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/10/15/violence-in-nigeria/) - According to an article I read today about Nigeria, recently:"...an Islamic militant group, invaded the off-campus hostel of Federal Polytechnic College on October 1 and murdered up to 30 students. The attack took place in the city of Mubi in remote Adamawa State, located in north-eastern Nigeria. Gunmen reportedly rounded up the students and demanded
- [My Kids, The Disciples, and I Have Failed](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/10/20/my-kids-the-disciples-and-i-have-failed/) - It has been a rough week with our kids. We seek to be diligent parents: teaching them the Word, disciplining them when they sin, calling them to repentance and faith, memorizing Scripture as a family, and lots of hugging and playing. And yet, their response is often sin: whining instead of being thankful, lying instead
- [The Good, The Bad, and the Different](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/10/31/the-good-the-bad-and-the-different/) - As we think about moving to Africa, one of the many things we have to consider is money. Turns out, Americans view money very differently overall than Africans. Consider the following story from the book African Friends and Money Matters: "Three single men were renting an apartment together, sharing the cost of utilities. One of
- [FAQ: Do We Even Need the Old Testament?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/11/06/faq-do-we-even-need-the-old-testament/) - If you check out the Bible translation statistics on Wycliffe's page, you will find that of the world's 6,800+ languages only 513 have a copy of the entire Bible (that is around 6.6% for those keeping score). However, you may also notice that 1,276 languages have access to the New Testament. This means that we
- [To Whom Are We Thankful?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/11/27/to-whom-are-we-thankful/) - My friend Kameron posted a quote from G.K. Chesterton the other day that I thought was very insightful: “The worst moment for an atheist is when he feels a profound sense of gratitude and has no one to thank.” I was reflecting on this quote as I spent Thanksgiving with my family. It seems that
- [4 Biblical Truths I Learned From My Kids](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/12/05/4-biblical-truths-i-learned-from-my-kids/) - Someone at church told Stacey the other day that we should abandon the saying “Well, it’s not rocket science,” and replace it with, “Well, it’s not parenting.” That is because while I am sure that rocket science is really hard, I am all the more sure that parenting is way harder. Anyone agree? When we
- [Does our Justification Lead to Inaction?  Part 3 of 3](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/12/19/does-our-justification-lead-to-inaction-part-3-of-3/) - The last couple blog posts (part 1 and part 2) sought to answer the question "Does our justification lead to inaction?" Our hope is that these posts would spur all of us on to proactively pursue good works. We are speculating that another lie that Satan tells us to "slow us down" from pursuing good
- [Does our Justification Lead to Inaction?  Part 2 of 3](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/12/12/does-our-justification-lead-to-inaction-part-2-of-3/) - In our last post, we sought to encourage our own souls and those of our readers that the reality that we are justified in God’s eyes should in no way slow us down from seeking to zealously pursue good works. We are speculating that Satan is lying to the church telling us that the doctrine
- [Does our Justification Lead to Inaction? Part 1 of 3](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/12/11/does-our-justification-lead-to-inaction-part-1-of-3/) - Thankfully, very few Christians today would say that the doctrine of justification[1]gives us permission to sin. This lie definitely has been used by the Devil to derail many believers, but I am not so sure that this is his lie of choice in evangelical churches today. Instead, I am concerned that we emphasize so much
- [Lessons Learned in Tone Class](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/01/01/lessons-learned-in-tone-class/) - Tone languages are a result of the Fall. When missionaries go to the field and determine their languages are tone languages, some seriously doubt their calling to the field. - Various GIAL professors. So, I just finished an 8 week class called Tonal Analysis and I would like to explain it but I find it
- [Encouragement From Desperation](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/01/07/encouragement-from-desperation/) - Our Dallas preaching pastor, Craig Cabaniss, preached a really helpful sermon today on faith (listen to it here). The passage was Mark 5:21-43 which included the healing of the woman who had a flow of blood for 12 years and also the raising of Jairus' daughter. Of the many good points about faith that he
- [Secret's Out: Moms Don't Have Super Powers](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/01/13/secrets-out-moms-dont-have-super-powers/) - Most of us have had the experience when we were children. You are going to do something you shouldn't, you check to make sure that no one is looking, and then immediately your mom calls out from the other room. "I told you that you can't have cookies until after dinner." How did she do
- [See you Later; in Honor of my College Roommate as she Heads to West Africa](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/01/20/see-you-later-in-honor-of-my-college-roommate-as-she-heads-to-west-africa/) - My freshman year of college, I walked into my dorm kind of nervous and afraid, but fortunately there was a kind girl named Lisa Voth that lived a couple doors down from me. She was quirky, full of life, and welcoming and thus we became friends quickly. The next year, we went to Israel through
- ["Your kids are going to have issues."](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/01/30/your-kids-are-going-to-have-issues/) - Sometimes when we go on a walk we stop traffic. Seriously. People will slow their cars down and rubberneck with some misguided thought that staring is going to answer their questions. Two adults, four kids. Adults are Irish-looking, kids are African-looking. But just to mix it up even more, all of our kids appear to
- [Opportunity to Help Bring an Orphan into a Loving Family](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/02/09/opportunity-to-help-bring-an-orphan-into-a-loving-family/) - Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heaves that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no month destroys. Luke 12:33 Our good friends Brandy and Noah Lee are church planters in Montana and they are adopting this beautiful
- [What is Childlike Faith?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/02/24/what-is-childlike-faith/) - A number of years ago I had a Sunday School teacher who was talking about saving faith. He said that Christianity was an adult religion and the faith that was required was an adult faith. In other words, Christian faith is an informed faith. It is faith that is informed with an understanding of sin
- [Will You Help Our Kids Remember You? Video Request](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/05/will-you-help-our-kids-remember-you-video-request/) - Hello Friends! Check out the countdown on the right side of the screen to see how long until we leave. As I am writing this it is about at 19 days!We were trying to think of ways to help our kids remember our friends and family as we head overseas. I was thinking it would
- [Let the Languages Die?!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/07/30/let-the-languages-die/) - I recently read an article by National Geographic entitled Vanishing Languages. It begins with these words: "One language dies every 14 days. By the next century nearly half of the roughly 7,000 languages spoken on Earth will likely disappear, as communities abandon native tongues in favor of English, Mandarin, or Spanish." The internet, cell phones,
- [Have You Ever Praised God for Languages?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/09/23/have-you-ever-praised-god-for-languages/) - Have you ever thought to praise God for his power in creating the world’s languages? There are currently around 6,900 languages in the world today. Some languages have evolved and borrowed from other languages so that if you were to listen closely you could pickup a word here or there. Other languages are so different
- [9 Days to get Richie to Cameroon-Help!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/05/27/9-days-to-get-richie-to-cameroon-help/) - When people ask us how they can pray for us in our missions endeavors, our typical response is, “Pray that the Lord will raise up co-workers.” Why is this so important to us? The reason is because we are pioneering a new people group currently with just Dave and Stacey Hare and 4 young kiddos.
- [Christian Liberty is for Slavery](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/06/03/christian-liberty-is-for-slavery/) - “The vision Peter had at Joppa did not consist of a sheet from heaven filled with unclean DVDs, with Peter being told to arise and watch.” –Douglas Wilson Douglas Wilson’s quote gets to the heart of an extraordinary sermon on Christian liberty by our Kentucky pastor Ryan Fullerton. In listening to this sermon, we could
- [Yayyy I'm Done!!!!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/06/06/yayyy-im-done/) - Whelp, today I finished all of the required classwork for the Certificate of Applied Linguistics at GIAL! This means I have all of the training I need for us to move to Cameroon! We have come so far! Thank you so much for praying for me as I went through the program. I was often
- [11 Ways to Deaden your Desire for Missions](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/06/10/11-ways-to-deaden-your-desire-for-missions/) - Maybe you have listened to a sermon or a missionary appeal and you have thought to yourself, “I am there! I am going to that unreached people group!” After church, you get in your car and have lunch with friends, then you go home and do some yard-work. Monday morning rolls around and you drag
- [Update on "Getting Richie to Cameroon"](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/06/12/update-on-getting-richie-to-cameroon/) - There has been a tremendous response from our previous post 9 Days to Get Richie to Cameroon- thank you! Since our last blog post, Richie has received $1,800 from people like you! Thank you for helping our brother get to Cameroon. Because of Richie's rapid progress, World Team has allowed him to push his deadline
- [$1200 Raised in a Night – Richie’s Going to Cameroon!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/06/14/1200-raised-in-a-night-richies-going-to-cameroon/) - Wow, I am just beyond excited as I write this blog entry. Since just LAST NIGHT Richie has raised the remaining $1,200 that he needed in order to take his vision trip to Cameroon. He is fully funded and buying plane tickets and soon will be packing his bags. Here are a couple reasons why
- [California Trip!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/06/19/california-trip/) - After 28.5 hours in the van, we have finally arrived in California! The kids did really well, praise the Lord. This is our last trip to California before we move to Cameroon, so this is our goodbye trip! Here are some pics from the trip so far.
- [How Do You Translate Without Numbers?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/06/24/how-do-you-translate-without-numbers/) - When discussing some of the difficulties of Bible translation with people, often I will hear them say, “I think you should just translate the Bible word-for-word.” Actually, I think I have said that before! However, as it turns out, it is not that easy. As I have studied linguistics for the last 20 weeks a
- [California Goodbyes!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/07/01/california-goodbyes/) - We have been grateful to see so many people on our final California trip. Of course, we only remembered to get pictures with a few. It has been a joy and a sorrow to see everyone and have to say 'goodbye'. OK, everybody look at the camera! Mimi and Elias chillin' in the pool. Papa
- [The Life we were Supposed to Have…Not Worth Comparing to Future Glory](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/07/08/the-life-we-were-supposed-to-havenot-worth-comparing-to-future-glory/) - For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. - Romans 8:18 We arrived home safe and sound from California a couple days ago and while we were there we could not help thinking life in California was the life
- [Bible Lessons from a Spy](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/07/22/bible-lessons-from-a-spy/) - I have been reading my Father's Day gift recently, it is a book called Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. It is a biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and with a title like that I could hardly resist! Bonhoeffer was a pastor and a leader in the German resistance to Hitler, earning him the title of 'spy'.
- [A Loss of Joy - The Death of My Sister](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/08/10/a-loss-of-joy-the-death-of-my-sister/) - It is amazing in the time that we have started this blog we have already written twice of death that has impacted us. But here I am again. This time the Lord has chosen to bring my sister Heather to himself.If you have never met her, my lovely sister Heather Joy Hare was born in
- [You think English is Easy?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/09/06/you-think-english-is-easy/) - Most times when we talk to people about our plans they say that they think it is pretty intense that we will have to learn two more languages. After reading the email I got below, I figure if we can learn English we can probably learn anything! Hope you enjoy this as much as I
- [Thinking Through Self Defense](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/09/10/thinking-through-self-defense/) - You may have heard of Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming, and Roger Youderian. They are the American missionaries that were killed while seeking to bring the Gospel to Huaorani tribe in Ecuador. These men went out to a tribe in the rain forest that was known for violence because they loved them
- [How Heaven Motivates Missions](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/09/17/how-heaven-motivates-missions/) - I am so thankful for my Dad. I have never met anyone who believes with as much assurance and zeal that Christ could return tomorrow than him. Heaven and the return of Christ comes up in almost every one of our conversations. I can remember as a young girl that my Dad told me that
- [Memorial Services and Birthdays](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/08/20/memorial-services-and-birthdays/) - We just got back to Texas after a roller coaster ride to Colorado and back. We drove up to Colorado Springs on Wednesday (it takes us about 14 hours). Thursday was the memorial service for Heather. Saturday was my birthday (30 years young). Then on Sunday we drove back to Dallas. It was really draining
- [We're Moving in 3 Days!!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/12/24/were-moving-in-3-days/) - This is going to be one of less "wordy" blog posts because we have been busy packing! The kids have not been of much help to us as they seem to think the boxes are exciting new toys...but they sure are cute ;) Although it's been a lot of work getting everything in order, we
- [Getting Settled in TX](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/01/06/getting-settled-in-tx/) - Here’s a general update on what has taken place over our last week.A week ago we had several friends come over to help us pack and clean our apartment (it was a HUGE blessing!) and then Saturday morning we packed everyone up and started our drive to Texas at 6:30am.We arrived at our new home
- [Longing for Louisville…or Heaven?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/01/14/longing-for-louisvilleor-heaven/) - We have been in Dallas a whole two weeks now and have thoroughly been enjoying our time here…and yet it just does not feel quite like “home.” Louisville is home. Immanuel Baptist church is home. Southern Seminary is home. A Woman’s Choice Resource Center is home. Home is where our friends and loved ones are…right?
- [To Those who Love Greek and Hebrew...](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/01/28/to-those-who-love-greek-and-hebrew/) - Do you love tough theological issues? Do you have a desire pull your hair out at all hours of the night? Do you want to be in academics for the rest of your life? Would you like to give an entire people group the opportunity to worship Christ forever?… How about Bible Translation! When we
- [Near Death Experiences and Other Encouraging Tales from the Field](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/02/05/near-death-experiences-and-other-encouraging-tales-from-the-field/) - One of the most exciting aspects of being at GIAL has been the fact that I am (literally) surrounded by experienced missionaries. All of the professors, administrative assistants, grounds keepers, doctors, cooks, and IT guys have been on the field and they all come with some great stories. Not just great because they are exciting,
- [Learning to Deliver Babies at GIAL](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/02/08/learning-to-deliver-babies-at-gial/) - Several years ago I took a good friend of mine to the ER and as I was holding her hand trying to comfort her, I saw that they were drawing her blood. The next thing I remember was waking up on a cot right next to my friend – apparently I had passed out. I
- [FAQ:  How do you Deal with Fear on the Mission Field?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/02/14/faq-how-do-you-deal-with-fear-on-the-mission-field/) - In a word, we believe that dealing with fear comes down to where we let our minds rest. Either on dangers, which leads to anxiety or on God which leads to peace. We do not believe that the default of the Christian’s mind is to be one of fear, no matter how difficult his or
- [Quirky Happenings in the Hare Home](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/02/24/quirky-happenings-in-the-hare-home-2/) - When you ask Zoey what her name is, she says, “Elias.” When you ask Elias what his name is, he says, “Zoey.” When we had a not-so-tall repair man come to our house the other day, Kaden kept referring to him as “The Liittle Man.” “Mom, why is the little man here?” “Where’d the little
- [Goat-Head Anyone?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/03/02/goat-head-anyone/) - Yep, that’s right—a goat-head. Who knew we’d have the option of eating a goat’s head for dinner the other night? Dave was assigned a class project to take part in a “cross-cultural” experience and thus we found ourselves experiencing a little bit of Africa the other night. We went to an African restaurant and it
- [The Sudden Death of a Friend and Colleague, Noah Huss](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/03/08/the-sudden-death-of-a-friend-and-colleague-noah-huss/) - It is strange to even write this blog entry because we know that Noah will not be reading it. He always read our blog and encouraged us in what we had written. Who would have guessed there would be a post dedicated to him? Today Dave and I received an email from World Team saying
- [Comfort to the Grieving, Warning to us All](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/03/12/comfort-to-the-grieving-warning-to-us-all/) - We’ve been amazed to see that there have been around 1,100 page views of our previous post about Noah’s sudden death. This plainly testifies to how loved and respected he was by so many. Clearly, we all feel sad, but what else are we to feel? How could the Lord be using his death for
- [21 Baka People Converted and Baptized!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/03/25/21-baka-people-converted-and-baptized/) - "Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to those who love him?” James 2:5 World Team missionaries have been laboring among the Baka for decades and, after much prayer and teaching, the Lord has blessed them by
- [Should I Wait for an Open Door before I go Overseas?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/04/09/should-i-wait-for-an-open-door-before-i-go-overseas/) - William Carey was an 18th century shoe-maker who is now known as the Father of Modern Missions. After a short career as a pastor he desired to go to India for the sake of missions but was lacking support from the church in America. His church considered mission work unnecessary because of an imbalanced view
- ["Divine Sovereignty: The Fuel of Death-Defying Missions" - David Platt](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/04/13/divine-sovereignty-the-fuel-of-death-defying-missions-david-platt/) - "Tremble at the thought of this. There are over 2 billion people in the world at this moment, whose knowledge of God is only sufficient to damn them to Hell forever…And that is where the story ends for them. But there is hope!..." Divine Sovereignty: The Fuel of Death-Defying Missions : Together for the Gospel
- [FAQ:  Why Go Overseas When there is Much Work to do in America?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/04/22/faq-why-go-overseas-when-there-is-much-work-to-do-in-america/) - There is so much wonderful Kingdom work to do in America, so why should Christians leave “their own” to go into foreign missions? William Carey, 18th century missionary to India, answers that question nicely. He says: That there are thousands in our own land as far from God as possible, I readily grant, and that this
- [Missionaries:  All they have is Christ!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/04/29/missionaries-all-they-have-is-christ/) - On more than one occasion an unbeliever has responded to our life story by saying: “So, you’ve adopted four kids and you’re moving to Africa…you’re definitely going to Heaven.” Typically, people either love us or despise us for who we are and what we are pursuing. We are not surprised when we are hated, but
- [Current Pics of the Fam](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/05/06/current-pics-of-the-fam/) - Here’s some pics of the kiddos. They are doing well overall. They are very inquisitive and ask us “why?” all day (along with every other questions under the sun). They (along with their parents) are thrilled that their dad only has 4 more weeks of school left!!! We cannot believe how fast Dave’s schooling has
- [The Bible - A Treasure Worth Sharing](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/08/07/the-bible-a-treasure-worth-sharing/) - It's not crazy to leave one's home and go overseas for the sake of Bible translation. Instead, what is crazy is to believe what we believe about the Bible and then be content to leave people without it... The Bible “This book contains; the mind of God, the way of salvation, doom of sinners, and
- [My Birthday Wish!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/08/18/my-birthday-wish/) - Greetings friends and family. Today marks the 29th anniversary of my birth! My birthday wish this year is to raise $250 for our start-up expenses using Causes.com. Would you consider making a donation?
- [What Will our Friends Say About us on Judgment Day?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/08/23/what-will-our-friends-say-about-us-on-judgment-day/) - When our unbelieving friends and family members are facing King Jesus as Judge, will they be able to recall all of our warnings, Gospel presentations, and pleadings for them to repent? Or, when they face Jesus, will they then look at us and say "Why did you not tell me how I could be saved
- [In Honor of My Parents](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/08/29/in-honor-of-my-parents/) - Two things lead me to write this blog post in honor of my parents: 1. They are coming to town tomorrow and so they are simply on my mind. 2. I have told my children the same things over and over again all day long and frankly, I am weary. In having kids, I realize
- [Scriptural Incentives that Keep Us Dreaming Big](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/09/18/scriptural-incentives-that-keep-us-dreaming-big/) - Perhaps you can relate to my natural reaction to seeing pretty much any movie that exposes social injustice: I want to suit up and fight! Perhaps you have grown in your awareness of sex trafficking, and you resolve to do something about it. Or, you listen to a sanctity of life sermon, or see pictures
- [Remembering Those in Prison](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/09/26/remembering-those-in-prison/) - “Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.” Hebrews 13:3 I have recently read a book that has changed my life. It is called Safely Home by Randy Alcorn.In a note at the end of the book, it was
- [General Update on the Hare Family](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/09/29/general-update-on-the-hare-family-3/) - Always a party in the Hare home—a toddler party that is. Although we have a three bedroom apartment we consistently find our kids always seeking to occupy the exact same space. The love it be piled on top of one another—it is perplexing to us. On top of that, they tickle one another, steal one
- [Note the Kindness and Severity of the Lord](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/10/11/note-the-kindness-and-severity-of-the-lord/) - I recently attended a FIRE Conference in Indiana and the theme of the conference was the Wrath of God. It is not a topic that we really like to talk about much in our culture, so it is a bit shocking that an organization would commit so much time to it. However, I was struck
- [$8,500 Raised at Silent Auction Last Night!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/10/16/8500-raised-at-silent-auction-last-night/) - We are very excited to share with you that $8,500 was raised through our silent auction last night!! The proceeds from this silent auction will go towards our start-up expenses such as plane tickets, French school, the purchase of a vehicle in Cameroon, etc. We are very excited and grateful to the Lord and to
- [From the Mouths of the National Translators](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/10/30/from-the-mouths-of-the-national-translators/) - To give a little background, World Team Bible translators have gone into a group of people called the Oroko people 13 years ago and have developed an alphabet and assembled a group of local pastors help with translation. After years of translation work, here is what this group of national translators are saying... You might
- [IBC Talent Show](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/11/07/ibc-talent-show/) - We had a wonderful time at the Talent Show Fundraiser on Saturday night at IBC. Thanks to everyone who participated. It was an amazing success. I counted over 100 people there and we raised about $2,500! Praise the Lord! It was so much fun I thought I would put up some of the videos I
- [Incentive to Let Go:  Heaven is my True Home](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/11/11/incentive-to-let-go-heaven-is-my-true-home/) - We have four toddlers and, as many people know, the toddler in his most natural state is often found shouting “Mine, Mine, Mine!” in the face of his brothers and sisters. We actually have one child that tries to carry all of her favorite toys around with her so that her brothers and sister cannot
- [Send the Hares to Cameroon, Give by Dec. 1st!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/11/15/send-the-hares-to-cameroon-give-by-dec-1st/) - “And how are they to preach unless they are sent?” – Romans 10:15 Our hearts abound with thankfulness to the Lord for those of you who have invested in sending us off to Cameroon and yet…we are still in Louisville. While we have lists of answered prayers, we still have yet to hit 100% of
- [God has Provided - We are Moving to TX!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/11/27/god-has-provided-we-are-moving-to-tx/) - Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. - John 14:13 We are thrilled to announce that Jesus has provided us all that is needed for us to move to Texas! We are still lacking $77/mo, but World Team is assuming the rest will
- [3 Ways Preaching the Gospel to Ourselves Fuels Good Works](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/12/22/3-ways-preaching-the-gospel-to-ourselves-fuels-good-works/) - People who preach the Gospel to themselves ought to be the most hardcore, committed soldiers for Jesus out of anyone. Why? Because we know that a self-centered Gospel is not a complete Gospel. Instead, the Good News reminds us that we have been redeemed out of slavery to sin, given the Holy Spirit, and charged
- [Soooo Overwhelmed with Gratitude…](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/12/06/soooo-overwhelmed-with-gratitude/) - We just received our monthly report that tells us how many people gave financial gifts to our ministry and Dave and I are simply overwhelmed with many people gave.People all over the globe have given.People we knew from college that we have not seen in 8 years, friends of friends gave, friends from high-school we
- [Moving Sale – Everything Must Go!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/12/08/moving-sale-everything-must-go/) - We are moving into a fully furnished house in Dallas and thus are selling pretty much everything. So, please come to our moving sale this weekend and buy our stuff! WHEN: Sat 12/10 from 8-2 and Sun 12/11 from 12-4 WHERE: 842 River Dell Ct, Building M, Apt 7, Louisville, KY 40206. Look for the
- [Kimyal Response to a Bible Translation](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/03/12/kimyal-response-to-a-bible-translation/) - We have posted this before (in fact it is permanently linked on the video page of our blog). But it is so encouraging I wanted to post it again in case anyone has missed it. This video shows the response of the Kimyal people of Papua to receiving the New Testament for the first time
- [Break-down of Our (Pre-liminary) Monthly Budget](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/03/20/break-down-of-our-pre-liminary-monthly-budget/) - We wanted to line by line explain to you our monthly budget. We do this because we want to live in the light and do all things openly and honestly. We are asking many people to partner with us and therefore want to be as transparent and honest as possible. We want people to know
- [FAQ: Why Won't You Work?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/04/01/faq-why-wont-you-work/) - Sub-Saharan Africa is argued to be the poorest region in the world which means that there are few to no jobs available. Since we will be living in a rural village, our options would be: to farm, weave baskets, or other agricultural type work. Generally speaking these types of jobs require long hours of back-breaking
- [I Cannot Save Even One Soul](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/04/14/i-cannot-save-even-one-soul/) - “Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.” Psalm 127:1 This blog is dedicated to journaling our journey to the mission field and the closer we get the more excited we are. We have shared with many
- [Thinking Through Bribery and Extortion](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/05/03/thinking-through-bribery-and-extortion/) - OK all you theologians, politicians, missionaries, pastors, and moral theorists out there I need your help. Stacey and I are in the process of moving to Cameroon, Africa and have recently been confronted with a reality that we will have to face. According to the World Corruption Index, Cameroon ranked 146 out of 178 countries
- [25 Miles From Heaven: Tornadoes, Death and the Will of God](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/05/25/25-miles-from-heaven-tornadoes-death-and-the-will-of-god/) - My dad had it right when he said that Dave and I were 25 miles away from Heaven this weekend. He said this after I told him that we were 25 miles away from Joplin, Missouri this past Sunday night. We were going to do a presentation about our ministry in Cameroon but when we
- [The Story Behind the Kimyal Video: God Uses Polio Survivor to Translate his Word](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/06/08/the-story-behind-the-kimyal-video-god-uses-polio-survivor-to-translate-his-word/) - His pleasure is not in the strength of the horse, nor his delight in the legs of a man; the LORD delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. - Psalm 147:10-11 Many of you are familiar with the Kimyal video that depicts the Kimyal people of Papua rejoicing
- [Should I Go Into Missions?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/06/18/should-i-go-into-missions/) - “Should I go into Missions?” “Does God expect me to seriously consider foreign missions as a career choice?” “Am I obligated to go into missions?” “Should I feel guilty for staying in the States?” “If I don’t know what to do with my life, should I just go into missions since I know it’s a
- [General Update on the Hare Family](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/06/25/general-update-on-the-hare-family-4/) - Well we’ve been a family of six now for four months and we thought we’d share with you a little about how things are going. We adopted two more kids expecting God to “make good” on this promise: “And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in
- [If there is no Hell, then I’m not going to Africa](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/07/04/if-there-is-no-hell-then-im-not-going-to-africa/) - I have not read Rob Bell’s book. However, it seems as if his notion that life on earth is as bad as it gets is really just an echo of where our culture has been moving. I counsel at a pregnancy center and more and more often it seems as if girls come in determined
- [Lessons Learned from a Fly](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/07/12/lessons-learned-from-a-fly/) - An innocent fly buzzed across our table last night only to cause one of our children to practically have a panic attack.This tiny fly brought on tears, screaming, and intense fear.I was stunned and did not really know what to do (it is just a fly after all, right?).I let the fly crawl on me
- [I'd Rather be in Africa...](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/07/17/id-rather-be-in-africa/) - I was just thinking about getting ready to go to work tomorrow and what came to mind was, “I’d rather be in Africa.” After first deciding to pursue missions Stacey and I chose to attend seminary because we felt a lack in our Bible knowledge. When we arrived in Louisville we had a lot of
- [Reasons for Unanswered Prayer](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/07/24/reasons-for-unanswered-prayer/) - I was recently talking to a friend about how she prayed fervently for something and the Lord did not give it to her. She was perplexed. That reminded me of the time when we received a referral for a little girl in Ethiopia and, after hearing that her case was in jeopardy, I begged the
- [Elias and Zoey are now American Citizens!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/07/25/elias-and-zoey-are-now-american-citizens/) - On Monday of this past week, we completed the process of "Re-Adoption" in order to change Zoey and Elias' status from Permanent Residents to US Citizens. The judge was so excited to have a "happy case" that she even took a picture with us. And their names have officially been changed from Spain and Tarkie
- [Remarkable Answer to Prayer: Missionary is Healed!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/07/27/remarkable-answer-to-prayer-missionary-is-healed/) - You will see pictured above Desma and Barry Abbott and family. They are currently serving in a the jungle in Southern Cameroon among the Baka people. We spent a few days with them while we were in Cameroon and really grew to enjoy respect them in very short time. Which is why we were very
- [Zoey's Walking!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/08/06/zoeys-walking/) - All four are walking - wahoo! Always a party.
- [The Results are in: Our Daughter's name is Zoey!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/03/06/the-results-are-in-our-daughters-name-is-zoey/) - Well friends it only took one day to get 41 responses. We have decided to spell our daughter's name: Zoey! The score? 30:11 **Updated 3/12/11** More people have voted and it is now 40:14 - ZoeY still wins!
- [FAQ: Why would you leave pro-life ministry to go onto the mission field?  Isn’t God using you here?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2010/06/04/faq-why-would-you-leave-pro-life-ministry-to-go-onto-the-mission-field-isnt-god-using-you-here/) - It is such a tragedy that our laws of our country do not protect the lives unborn children and therefore the responsibility to protect the weak among us rests upon Christians. This systematic killing of children through abortion has regularly brought tears to my eyes for the past several years. Nevertheless, there are Christians in
- [FAQ: Why Translate the Bible for a People who have Already Heard the Gospel?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2010/06/19/faq-why-translate-the-bible-for-a-people-who-have-already-heard-the-gospel/) - 1. The Great Commission is not Fulfilled at Conversion, but at Obedience to all Christ’s Commands. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am
- [You may not be “Called” but are you Willing?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2010/06/19/you-may-not-be-called-but-are-you-willing/) - I’m sure that I’m not the only one who has said repeatedly “Oh I could never…(fill in the blank).” I am fairly certain that I said I could never go into missions, could never live in the jungle, could never translate the Bible for an illiterate people, and so on. (I mean, haven’t you?) In
- [Thank you to the Men who Died to Bring us the Bible in English](https://www.haretranslation.com/2010/08/11/thank-you-to-the-men-who-died-to-bring-us-the-bible-in-english/) - It was through studying the many men who died in their commitment to translate the Bible into English that led us to go into Bible translation ourselves. We are debtors to men like Tyndale who made it his goal to translate Bible from Greek and Hebrew into English...a commitment which cost him his life. To
- [We're Back!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2010/11/04/were-back/) - We thank the Lord for bringing us back from Cameroon safely and in good health. Our visit could not have gone better. In fact, it went so well that we left almost in tears knowing that it will be at least two and a half years before we can return. Our logical reasons for choosing
- [FAQ: How Could you Take your Children onto the Mission Field?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2010/06/04/faq-how-could-you-take-your-children-onto-the-mission-field/) - One of the most commonly asked questions we receive is how we could subject our children to the dangers of the mission field such as malaria, lack of access to good medical care, and so on. Here are some of our responses to these questions: 1. We Unashamedly Love Jesus more than our Children. Jesus
- [Off to Cameroon, October 13th - November 3rd!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2010/09/16/off-to-cameroon-october-13th-november-3rd/) - By way of background, Dave and I are appointees with the mission organization World Team (http://www.worldteam.org/) and our goal is to translate the Bible from Genesis to Revelation for a language that does not yet have it. There are over 200 languages in Cameroon, Africa so we are planning to spend the rest of our
- [Some Days You Know How Fleeting Your Life Really Is](https://www.haretranslation.com/2010/12/04/some-days-you-know-how-fleeting-your-life-really-is/) - "As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. But the steadfast love of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him." - Psalm 103:15-17 A couple
- [Remembering the Meaning of Christmas...Outside the Camp](https://www.haretranslation.com/2010/12/17/remembering-the-meaning-of-christmas-outside-the-camp/) - For the bodies of those animals whose blood is brought into the holy places by the high priest as a sacrifice for sin are burned outside the camp. So Jesus also suffered outside the gate in order to sanctify the people through his own blood. Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and
- [Well It Only Seemed Fair](https://www.haretranslation.com/2010/12/20/well-it-only-seemed-fair/) - For the purposes of fairness I checked myself into the ER last night (or I should say this morning) at about 1am. It only seems right being that Stacey was there last week. All kidding aside I woke up at about 12:30am with intense pain in my abdomen. I tried to let it pass, but
- [Learning from Ethiopian Christians: Three Encouraging Christians from My Adoption Trip](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/02/05/learning-from-ethiopian-christians-three-encouraging-christians-from-my-adoption-trip/) - The following is my account of the stories of three Ethiopian. I wrote them down in my journal while I was in Ethiopia for our adoption court date. Alazar and Ewenetu “After taking Tarike back we went out to eat with Alazar (the driver for Celebrate Children International). He told me about how he became
- [“Missionary Kid” Shares her Experience of Growing up in Cameroon](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/02/15/missionary-kid-shares-her-experience-of-growing-up-in-cameroon/) - World Team printed this article about a missionary kid who grew up among the Baka people in Cameroon, Africa. We pray that her story will encourage your faith as it has encouraged ours… What God Has Done for Me – Reflections on My Journey What has God done for me? My answer starts with, “He
- [FAQ: Why Translate the Bible for Oral Cultures?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/02/20/faq-why-translate-the-bible-for-oral-cultures/) - There are many "orality movements" in missions circle today which emphasize the oral transmission of Bible stories. We think all of that is great, but not to the exclusion of a translated copy of the Word of God. We believe that it is absolutely imperative that every language group should have the entire Bible in
- [We're Picking up the Kiddos from Ethiopia in Two Weeks!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/03/01/were-picking-up-the-kiddos-from-ethiopia-in-two-weeks/) - Another answer to prayer! The US Embassy has cleared all of our paperwork and given us the green light to come pick up our kids the week of March 14th. So myself (Stacey) and a friend (Karen) will fly out March 11th and are planning to return March 17th. We've recently found out that our
- [FAQ: Why Foreign Missions?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2010/06/04/faq-why-foreign-missions/) - “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich.” - 2 Corinthians 8:9 “God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” - Romans
- [The Harvest is Plentiful, but the Laborers are Few](https://www.haretranslation.com/2010/11/04/the-harvest-is-plentiful-but-the-laborers-are-few/) - "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest." Matthew 9:36-38 Just
- [Does Discourse Analysis Matter?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2019/01/06/does-discourse-analysis-matter/) - What is discourse analysis? How does it relate to Bible translation? Is it even important?
- [Kids' 5-Day Club Starting Tomorrow at the Hares](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/07/05/kids-5-day-club-starting-tomorrow-at-the-hares/) - For our first term we are charged with the task of learning Bakoum, analyzing it, and learning the culture. But then there are always bored children on our front porch looking for something to do or for someone to teach them something. We talk to them in Bakoum some, but are nowhere near the place
- [Much to be Thankful For: Recap on Kids' Bible Club](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/07/11/much-to-be-thankful-for-recap-on-kids-bible-club/) - Yesterday our Kids’ Bible club came to a close and although we are exhausted we have much to be thankful for. Each day we started by playing a game like Red Rover, Leap Frog or Tug-of-War and the kids had a blast. There were even kids lined up in anticipation outside of our house well
- [Greater Than the Sum of the Parts](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/07/15/greater-than-the-sum-of-the-parts/) - I was walking alongside a woman and her partner on Market Street a few years back. It was Saturday morning, 6AM, and she was walking toward the abortion clinic, so it really was not hard to guess what was going on. I tried to ask a couple of questions, but they just continued to walk,
- [One Year Since our Arrival in Country: Much to be Thankful For](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/08/03/one-year-since-our-arrival-in-country-much-to-be-thankful-for/) - This past year has been a whirlwind. We arrived in Cameroon with 16 suitcases and four children and that was pretty much all we had. We were a bit lost, uncertain about where we would serve, and at times wondering what we were doing moving our family across the world. Now, a year later, we
- [Minority People Groups will Rule the World](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/08/29/minority-people-groups-will-rule-the-world/) - “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.” – Luke 6:20-26 We have at times been asked (and wondered ourselves) why we would choose to work with a minority people group when we could work with those who would be more likely to have a world-wide impact. The thinking is that
- [Would You Buy a Microwave Bible?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/09/06/would-you-buy-a-microwave-bible/) - I try to read about translation methodology and principles as I am able. So, when I saw an article called “Microwave Bible?” I could not resist the draw. This particular article was about new methods being used to speed up Bible translation, a goal that I (theoretically) love. Here is a basic summary of the article:
- [How Can We Best Love the Poor?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/09/14/how-can-we-best-love-the-poor/) - I have been asking myself the question how we can best love the poor since moving here to Cameroon. It was much easier to consider this while living in the States where there were no people living in houses made of mud and sticks right next door to me. There, “the poor” were more of
- [When You Have to End Support](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/09/20/when-you-have-to-end-support/) - One reality of the missionary life is that missionaries will lose supporters. According to Ask A Missionary, most missionaries lose 5-15% of their support during their first two years on the field. It is very likely, then, that some of our readers will have to discontinue support at sometime. There are various reasons that you
- [Confessions of a Former Grammar Nazi](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/10/11/confessions-of-a-former-grammar-nazi/) - by Dave “Thank you for calling Merchant Services, my name is Dave, WITH WHOM do I have the pleasure of speaking?” I could, and probably do, chant this introduction in my sleep. For 2+ years I answered hundreds and thousands of tech support calls in the windowless Louisville call center for Bank of America Merchant
- [7 Reasons Why I Love being a Missionary](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/10/18/7-reasons-why-i-love-being-a-missionary/) - While it is true that there are various aspects of missionary life that prove to be difficult, there are also so many reasons why I just love my “job.” Let me share a couple of my favorites: 1. Conversations are never boring when you are having them in your 3rd language. If you are trying
- [2 Week Dialect Survey Starting Monday](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/10/24/2-week-dialect-survey-starting-monday/) - A couple months ago, a group of riotous, drunken village leaders threatened us, “If you do not choose our dialect for your Bible translation, then we will not read your Bible.” We had heard about such threats in linguistics school, but now here we are on the brink of having to make a decision about
- [God Uses "Bad Legs"](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/06/21/god-uses-bad-legs/) - Can God use you? It is a good question. Some people told Elinor Young that her polio crippled body would prevent her from her dream of becoming a missionary. But she believed that whom the Lord calls, he uses. And that he equips those whom he calls. Watch this amazing woman's journey to becoming a
- [Homeschool Teacher Needed](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/11/08/homeschool-teacher-needed/) - For those of you who did not see our post about this on Facebook, we are looking for a godly young lady to come live with us to homeschool our kids (4 2nd graders) for the 2016-2017 school year. Here are some details for anyone who might be interested: The Opportunity See the missionary life
- [Called Not to be Colonists, but Revolutionaries](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/06/14/called-not-to-be-colonists-but-revolutionaries/) - Called Not to be Colonists Like most first-term missionaries, we are thinking through many issues that are suddenly before us (usually “out-loud” on our blog). One such issue is the question of “tolerance” on the mission field. This question is intimately tied to the history of our people group. People in this region had been
- [Dialect Survey Recap](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/11/08/dialect-survey-recap/) - We did surveys in 24 villages in two weeks and all-in-all we are very pleased with how things went. It is also safe to say that we have a much better understanding of the dialect situation among the Bakoum. Here are a couple highlights: Reasons Why I Love my Job Dave and I had
- [Singles, Love Your Roommates as Christ Loved the Church](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/11/22/singles-love-your-roommates-as-christ-loved-the-church/) - I had a great idea my second to last year of college: move out of the dorms, move in with some friends, and save a ton of money. So I moved to an apartment, not far from campus and began to live the liberating off-campus life. I should have suspected that there would be trouble
- [Yesterday I Crushed a Log in the Latrine with a Rock](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/11/29/yesterday-i-crushed-a-log-in-the-latrine-with-a-rock/) - Check out this sentence! To us it sounds like just one, maybe two, words but to speakers of the language it actually has means: “Yesterday, I crushed a log in the latrine with a rock.” Each “ko ko” had a different tone and thus this, in the mind of a Bakoum speaker, is not just
- [Education Will Not Save Africa](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/12/06/education-will-not-save-africa/) - I often find myself daydreaming about how I could really make a difference here in Cameroon. When I look around me I see people trapped in their traditions and who literally cannot imagine any other way of life. I see poverty so extreme that some have no source of water other than a dirty river, and they
- [Removing the Power of the Cross by Minimizing our Children’s Sin](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/12/13/removing-the-power-of-the-cross-by-minimizing-our-childrens-sin/) - There is a story that the Bakoum people recount to their children. The story is of two fragile deer, a mother deer and a baby deer. These deer were frolicking through a lush green valley when one day the mother stops and looks seriously into the eyes of her offspring. Her tone takes on an
- [A Very Sober Christmas](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/12/20/a-very-sober-christmas/) - It is interesting that while we are far away from all things “Christmas-y,” (cold weather, carols, crowded malls, and parties with family and friends), I have never had another Christmas that has been more focused on Christ. The reason for this is because this holiday season has been filled with new-founded sorrows that only Jesus
- [Urgent Financial Need for a Co-Worker Among the Baka](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/01/03/urgent-financial-need-for-a-co-worker-among-the-baka/) - If you have followed our ministry for a while, you know that we have spent a good amount of time with the Baka people. We visited them during our field visit, we lived among them for a few months while waiting for our house to be built, and we work right next to them here
- [3 Reasons Not to Dress Up for Church, and Why I Still Do](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/01/24/3-reasons-not-to-dress-up-for-church-and-why-i-still-do/) - It is interesting the things you notice when you jump into a different culture. We live in a small village next to a small town. On most days people are dressed in tattered clothing that is filthy from the field. Diapers are uncommon, so most toddlers just wander around without pants. The majority of houses
- [Hardening of the Lost as a Spiritual Fruit](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/02/23/hardening-of-the-lost-as-a-spiritual-fruit/) - I recently read a great article put out by our missions agency, World Team, and it inspired me to think through the following scenarios… Imagine two pairs of Christian parents daily loving their children and presenting Christ in word and deed. In God’s mercy, one group of parents receives the joy of seeing their children
- [A Modern-Day Threat to Bible Translation](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/03/20/a-modern-day-threat-to-bible-translation/) - Bible translation is a messy business. It always has been. Whereas there are always “external” threats to this great task (being refused visas, terrorism, trouble finding nationals to work with), I am convinced that the greatest threat that faces us today is internal. Like the armies mentioned in the Old Testament that lost battles because
- [The Hardest Thing About Being a Missionary](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/03/28/the-hardest-thing-about-being-a-missionary/) - I am coming down off of a pretty difficult time with my own attitudes regarding missionary life here in Cameroon. I can honestly say that right now I feel content, excited, and motivated. But not everyday is like that, and some worse than others. When I mention these struggles what comes to your mind? What
- [When NOT Helping Hurts](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/04/10/when-not-helping-hurts/) - “Can you help me? My daughter is sick,” my neighbor asked me the other day. He showed me her swollen stomach and her hands are turning yellow. I looked into her sad eyes knowing that children die here often, usually from curable diseases. My missions professor in seminary called it the “stupid stuff.” There are
- [What We Do With the Poor is What We Do With Jesus](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/04/17/what-we-do-with-the-poor-is-what-we-do-with-jesus/) - The other night, I went on my nightly walk through village to visit with the neighbors and I was struck once again with the poverty that surrounds us. The problems seem insurmountable: open, untreated wounds; sick children; dark, mud-brick homes that contain few possessions outside of what our neighbors find in our trash pit. Then,
- [How to Help: Recruit](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/04/25/how-to-help-recruit/) - We just finished our annual field conference in Yaoundé. We met with our co-workers from all over Cameroon. It was a very encouraging time that led to a better understanding of what God is doing here. It also led to a better understanding of needs throughout the country. As many of you often ask what
- [Is This For Real?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/05/01/is-this-for-real/) - Our lives here in Cameroon are becoming our “new normal” but every once and a while we look at one another and say, “Is this for real?” Here are some funny examples… Daily Comings and Goings The other day, I looked out our window and there was a 50-something year old woman with her dress
- [Radio Interview and Update on the Little Girl](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/05/08/radio-interview-and-update-on-the-little-girl/) - I had the recent opportunity to be interviewed for a radio program called "His People" on the Pilgrim Radio Network (pilgrimradio.com). I was able to talk a bit about our ministry and also the challenges of helping the poor. We reviewed my recent blog "When NOT Helping Hurts" in which I talk about a sick
- [VBS Next Week: Satan, Demons, the Souls of the Deceased, and the Supremacy of Jesus Over All](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/05/14/vbs-next-week-satan-demons-the-souls-of-the-deceased-and-the-supremacy-of-jesus-over-all/) - Monday launches our annual 5-day Bible club for the local neighborhood kids! If it is anything like last year, we expect there to be 50-100 kids ranging from toddlers to teenagers at our door eagerly waiting for it to start each day. We plan to do games like tug-o-war, sing songs, have a teaching time,
- [VBS Recap](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/05/21/vbs-recap/) - The Vacation Bible School has officially come to a close and all in all, it was … AMAZING. God answered every prayer that we (and you) prayed. He held off the rain during the VBS, the Word was taught, the Lord really helped us communicate clearly, and even our unsaved adult neighbors came to listen
- [Black Sunday: Saying Goodbye to Bonnie](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/05/22/black-sunday-saying-goodbye-to-bonnie/) - I am calling today “Black Sunday” because tomorrow our home school teacher, sister in Christ, and friend Bonnie Marcum will be flying out to go back home to the US. We are happy for all the opportunities and relationships that await her there, but we are all sad to see her go. Let me share
- [[Videos] Can We Come to VBS 2016?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/05/29/videos-can-we-come-to-vbs-2016/) - Like last year, we made some videos for VBS. We made them for a specific church, but I am putting them here on the blog with the hopes that several churches will introduce our ministry to their kids this VBS. There are five videos, one for each day of the week. Check them out!Video #1:
- [My Mom Has Cancer...So, Why Am I Here?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/08/29/my-mom-has-cancer-so-why-am-i-here/) - This week I received hard news from home: my mom has cancer. And it is in an advanced stage and is very serious. As can be expected, this news has brought a flood of emotions and many, many tears. My oldest son Kaden just sat on my lap and sobbed. He said that he wanted
- [Husbands: Be Thankful in the Promised Land](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/04/07/husbands-be-thankful-in-the-promised-land/) - by Dave How is being a husband like living in the Promised Land? I do not think that is a question asked very often of the biblical text. And yet, when I was reading about the Promised Land a while back I was struck by some similarities. Take Joshua 24:13 for example, "I gave you
- [Monsters, Ghosts, and Demons…All in a Day’s Work](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/04/03/monsters-ghosts-and-demonsall-in-a-days-work/) - I have spent my life studying the Bible seeking to ground my beliefs in God’s Word. Biblical truths are those that I have spent years thinking through, debating, considering and reconsidering. In contrast, being dropped into a new culture has revealed to me that I have many beliefs that are not so well thought out.
- [Do You Hide God's Word in Your Heart?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/06/25/do-you-hide-gods-word-in-your-heart/) - If you are like me and you love the Word of God, you probably (also like me) have made resolutions through out the years to memorize Scripture. This is something that I have always struggled with. What verses should I memorize? How do I remember to review the ones I have worked on? I found
- [If Faith Comes by Hearing, How Do We Pray for Bible-less Peoples?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/06/05/if-faith-comes-by-hearing-how-do-we-pray-for-bible-less-peoples/) - Am I the only one who starts to pray for a Bible-less people group but gets a little stuck? I start my prayer like this: "May they put their faith in Christ"....but then I realize they do not have a good understanding of who he is. So I try a different approach: Oh God, please
- [The Reign of Death and Dying](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/06/19/the-reign-of-death-and-dying/) - On Monday of this week, I walked into a mud hut where the body of a young woman lay. She had an unknown medical problem that had plagued her for some time. I had intended to go visit her that very day to pray for her healing, but apparently I was too late. I walked
- [I Never Thought to be Thankful for Ambulances](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/06/26/i-never-thought-to-be-thankful-for-ambulances/) - You always hear people saying that you never know what you have until it is gone. This is the real reason why our moms all told us about the starving children in Africa when we are refusing to eat something she prepared. The idea is that, if you were living in a place where you
- [Four Irrelevant Questions When Considering Foreign Missions](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/07/04/four-irrelevant-questions-when-considering-foreign-missions/) - There are a lot of really thoughtful, important questions to ask when considering if one should or should not spend their lives in a foreign culture as a missionary. And yet, there are some questions that are more-or-less irrelevant because the Bible already has answers for them. For instance: 1. Will I Hate my Life?
- [You Are Not That Special](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/07/11/you-are-not-that-special/) - I did a Google search for “things you should never say” and there were over 36 million results. Here are some of my favorites: 10 Things You Should Never Say to a Nun 10 Things You Should Never Say to a Canadian 300 Things You Should Never Say to a Woman (300!) 16 Things You
- [Are You REALLY a Missionary?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/08/21/are-you-really-a-missionary/) - I once heard a presentation arguing that the only New Testament method of missions is church planting. The missionary explained that, biblically speaking, the Great Commission is best fulfilled by Christians working to create not just disciples, but churches. This thinking has lead to the Church Planting Movement (CPM) which has sent (and is sending)
- [How to Provide For and Hate Your Family](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/09/11/how-to-provide-for-and-hate-your-family/) - We are facing a situation right now that is no doubt very common for missionaries, but very difficult. As you may have read in our last post, Stacey’s mom has cancer. We have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and prayer that we have received. Stacey is frequently in communication with her parents and
- [Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/09/18/sorrowful-yet-always-rejoicing/) - This is what I mean, brothers: the appointed time has grown very short. From now on, let those…who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing…For the present form of this world is passing away. 1 Corinthians 7:28–31 There are two main burdens weighing on me
- [The Less Than Romantic Realities of Village Life](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/09/25/the-less-than-romantic-realities-of-village-life/) - For various reasons throughout my life I have heard people talking about the virtues of “village life.” I generally do not say much on these subjects, as they tend to be a bit touchy, and to be honest, I did not have a lot to say. However, I realized that after living for a while
- [The Goodness and God-ness of God in Tragedy](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/10/09/the-goodness-and-god-ness-of-god-in-tragedy/) - I cannot tell you how I felt when I first heard the news. Like, you know you should be feeling loss, but in reality all you feel is complete disbelief. She was only 36. She was a wife and a mother of six children. And she was gone. Even living here, in Cameroon, this would
- [Slaying the Beast of Tone: Two Week Tone Workshop Starting Tomorrow](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/10/16/slaying-the-beast-of-tone-two-week-tone-workshop-starting-tomorrow/) - Our greatest enemy in the Bakoum language is hands down the fact that it carries its meaning in how high or how low one’s voice is. That’s right, it is a tonal language. And so far this great enemy is more-or-less defeating us. I believe that it is because of tone that we are not
- [Thankful for a Successful Tone Workshop!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/10/29/thankful-for-a-successful-tone-workshop/) - I distinctly remember saying that I was willing to be a Bible translator but I was unwilling to translate the Bible for a tonal language, because that would be just too hard. But after support raising, French school, culture shock, all with four young children, a tonal language did not seem so bad. Every stage
- [How Can the Word be Alive?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/11/06/how-can-the-word-be-alive/) - For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 I love to read and I have read many books. I have read books that have
- [A Day in the Life of a Bakoum Pastor](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/11/13/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-bakoum-pastor/) - You know the typical “mom” response when you do not eat your dinner: “There are starving children in Africa who would love to eat this!”? I have noticed here in Cameroon that there really are not that many starving children. There are sick children, and children killed in accidents, but not really very many starving
- [Does God Expect us to Change the World?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/11/20/does-god-expect-us-to-change-the-world/) - Imagine a child, just before his first trip to the ocean, telling you he is going to fit the whole ocean in his toy bucket. It is only when he stands on the seashore and soaks up the immensity of this body of water, that he is able to see the ridiculous nature of his
- [How God Has Worked Through Our Helping](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/11/27/how-god-has-worked-through-our-helping/) - You may have read of our distress in thinking through when to give in a past blog “When Not Helping Hurts”. I wrote about a little girl in our neighborhood that was sick, our desire to help, and frustration in not knowing what to do. With much prayer and seeking counsel, we decided to help
- [The Blinding Nature of Victim Mentality](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/12/13/the-blinding-nature-of-victim-mentality/) - Reverse culture shock is real.A couple days ago, I made the long, long voyage from Cameroon to Turlock, California where I am staying with my parents to support my mom through an operation (which was a success by the way!). I have left one of the poorest places in the world to come live in
- [The Greater the Sacrifice, the Greater the Sweetness](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/12/30/the-greater-the-sacrifice-the-greater-the-sweetness/) - Fruit that comes from suffering and sacrifice is surely the sweetest kind. As the farmer nurtures his tender young plant, day in and day out, he nurtures it not only by pruning and watering, but with his very heart. And then, when that tender young plant becomes a strong tree that bears much fruit, he
- [The Best Kind of Self-Care is Care for Others](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/01/08/the-best-kind-of-self-care-is-care-for-others/) - The joy that comes in serving others is grossly underrated.It is true that Lord has created all things for us to enjoy. Spending time with family, enjoying the beach, hearing children laughing, playing with your pet bunny, or seeing a great movie are all things that bring joy and refreshment. God deserves praise for these
- [Have a Sober New Year](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/01/02/have-a-sober-new-year/) - 2017 is off to an extremely sober start here in Cameroon. Our friend and brother in Christ, Nestor, the only elder-qualified Baka man in our area, lost his wife this morning. She, still a very young woman, has battled sickness off and on, but I do not think anyone was expecting her death. We went
- [Merry Christmas from the Hares!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/12/26/merry-christmas-from-the-hares/) - Merry Christmas from the Hares. We celebrated with presents, cupcakes, church, and a lot more dancing than we would have in the States. So overall it was a great day.One amazing aspect of Christmas this year was the sheer mass of children that the Lord has brought to our church. We decided not long after
- [God Bless America: A Response to Secularism in France](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/03/02/god-bless-america-a-response-to-secularism-in-france/) - I expected France to more like America than it is. Both are Western countries, both have democratic governments and both are committed to religious freedom. So, I assumed that the manifestation of my faith here in France would be more-or-less identical to the expression of my faith in America. As it turns out my presuppositions
- [Stacey's Interview with Pilgrim Radio](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/01/18/staceys-interview-with-pilgrim-radio/) - Check out Stacey's interview on Pilgrim Radio regarding her post: Why in the World Did I Leave America?
- [Is Happiness Essential to the Missionary Call?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/01/29/is-happiness-essential-to-the-missionary-call/) - When considering employment, we often look at all the benefits and make a choice based on what job has the most to offer us. We take into account the salary we would receive, how much vacation time we would be allotted, how well the job would work with our family life, and things like medical
- [When the Church Does Not Look Like You, and When it Does](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/02/05/when-the-church-does-not-look-like-you-and-when-it-does/) - Walking into one of the first church services we attended in France in 2013, I saw a large bearded man holding the door open. As I approached, he grabbed my hand and moved his face directly next to mine so that our hairy cheeks almost touched. I learned later that this is an intimate greeting
- [To My Son, on the Day of his Baptism](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/02/12/to-my-son-on-the-day-of-his-baptism/) - Today was one of the happiest days of my life. Our 7 year old son Kaden has announced to a large, boisterous crowd of people that Jesus Christ was his Savior and Lord! I invited pretty much everyone I knew to his baptism and was overjoyed to see friends steeped in animism walk into church
- [Then and Now: How our Perspectives Have Changed throughout our First Term](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/02/20/then-and-now-how-our-perspectives-have-changed-throughout-our-first-term/) - In just a few days, we will be packing up to leave our village so that we can spend 16 months in the States completing our MAs in Applied Linguistics / Bible Translation. As we pack up our suitcases, we are reminded of the thoughts and feelings that we had when we left America 4
- [From the Bush to the Burbs: MK Re-Entry](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/03/06/from-the-bush-to-the-burbs-mk-re-entry/) - We are set to arrive in the States in just 9 days and as we talk to our children about American culture, we have realized that it may be helpful for our friends in America to understand a bit of the culture that they are coming from. I used to think of them as American.
- [How Does it Feel to be Back?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/03/28/how-does-it-feel-to-be-back/) - Imagine waking up one day in your own bed, next to your own wife, but all of your walls are white, when yesterday they were eggshell. And you are not 100% sure that they have changed, but they just feel different. You go to work and to church and on the way you see buildings
- [The Need for Cultural Humility](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/04/17/the-need-for-cultural-humility/) - I had an interesting conversation with a couple at church a few Sundays ago. They both were born in Africa, but have lived in the US for a number of years. In discussing children, they told me that they were concerned about raising their daughter in America because of the dangers here. Without a second
- [Verses to Meditate on When Considering Missions](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/04/24/verses-to-meditate-on-when-considering-missions/) - I fear that when we think about going into missions, we can often turn too introspective. We tend to meditate day and night on the all the questions that flood our minds: “Do I have what it takes?” “Am I ready to go into missions single even knowing I may not meet someone on the
- [The Wisdom of the Folly of the Gospel](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/05/01/the-wisdom-of-the-folly-of-the-gospel/) - I will not make you raise your hands, but I want you all to consider a question. How many of you have ever questioned the wisdom of God? Perhaps it was in a personal situation: “Why did God let my sister die?” or “Why is God not answering my prayer for the salvation of a
- [Committed to the Cause All Over Again: Recap of Missions Conference in San Diego](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/05/23/committed-to-the-cause-all-over-again-recap-of-missions-conference-in-san-diego/) - Dave and I were asked to speak at a missions conference at Kaleo church in San Diego, CA last weekend. We were praying that the Lord would use us to encourage others towards missions, but we had no idea that we ourselves would walk away as encouraged as we did. The conference started out with
- [Scripture, the Spirit, and the Isolated Christian](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/07/02/scripture-the-spirit-and-the-isolated-christian/) - Right now, in the North American church, there is a huge emphasis on Christian community, small groups, and doing life with other believers. I think this comes as a reaction to a culture that becomes more and more individualistic by the minute. So, instead of withdrawing from others who are different than we are, the
- [Am I a Horrible Parent for Moving my Kids (back) to Africa?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/06/am-i-a-horrible-parent-for-moving-my-kids-back-to-africa/) - If anyone has ever asked us about what our family life will look like in Cameroon, you probably heard “Oh we have no idea.” Or if you asked how exactly we would manage to homeschool the kids and do a linguistic analysis of a language, we likely said “Oh we'll cross that bridge when it
- [My Neighbors Ate My Dog, and I am Sad](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/06/12/my-neighbors-ate-my-dog-and-i-am-sad/) - I am not a very sentimental person. And to be honest I have felt a little perplexed when I have seen people mourn the loss of a pet. I have had many pets throughout my 33 years of existence. I have given many of them away, some have run away, and a few have died.
- [Why in the World Did I Leave America?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2016/12/21/why-in-the-world-did-i-leave-america/) - Missions is a lot like marriage. Marriage is not a one-time commitment at the altar. Marriage is instead lot of little daily commitments and recommitments to love one’s spouse. In the same way, I thought missions was a once-and-for-all sign on the dotted line, get the visa, get on a plane commitment. But I was
- [In a Country Where Abortion is Illegal](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/01/22/in-a-country-where-abortion-is-illegal/) - If you knew some of the things that happened here in Cameroon, you would be so angry. There are injustices here that, just to be honest, we would never see in the US. And if they did happen, it would be in the news and people would go to jail. I doubt that this is
- [4 Misconceptions of the Missionary Call](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/06/22/4-misconceptions-of-the-missionary-call/) - We are currently out on our American Tour, and are talking to people about what it is like to be a missionary. We have found that there is a very common perception that certain people are "called" to be missionaries in a unique way. While I certainly have met a lot of unique missionaries, I
- [Science is a small 'god'](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/07/18/science-is-a-small-god/) - It is the glory of the Lord to conceal things. Proverbs 25:2 One of my all-time favorite movies is Arrival where a renowned linguist is called upon to figure out how to communicate with aliens (who don’t have mouths...). I love this movie because I now have a point of reference to describe my work
- [Why I’m in the Middle of the Rain Forest](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/07/30/why-im-in-the-middle-of-the-rain-forest/) - by Guest Author: Reda Anderton, DOThe young mother came screaming up to my porch at 2 am. “My child! My child!” she cried. As I jerked awake, adrenalin streaming through my body. I heard a high-pitched abnormal cry from the baby mixing with the mother’s screams. Quickly throwing a robe over my night clothes, I
- [America is Better, Right?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/08/08/america-is-better-right/) - If you were to come to live in my village, you would know that there is something wrong. It takes time, of course, to sort through all of the cultural differences. Some things feel wrong, but when you take the time to think about it, they do not have a moral component at all. For
- [August 2017 Newsletter Online!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/08/14/august-2017-newsletter-online/) - Check out our August 2017 Newsletter to discover the following: Summer American Tour Plans for the next year Do we miss Cameroon? Prayer Requests and Praises Hare Translation Newsletter: Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Archive
- [Mobilizing Missionaries: Whose Job is it Anyway?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/08/22/mobilizing-missionaries-whose-job-is-it-anyway/) - Imagine moving into a new house. After getting your stuff situated you go about organizing, cleaning, and landscaping the yard. As time progresses the grass is looking good, you have flowers in planters, and even a swing set for the kids. But casting a shadow on all of it is the neighbor's fence. It's old,
- [America through the Eyes of our Children](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/09/04/america-through-the-eyes-of-our-children/) - One of the main questions we get from our friends and family now that we are in the States is, “How are the kids adjusting?” so we thought we’d take a minute to type up a fairly detailed response. In a word, they are doing great. I suppose it’s kind of hard not to be
- [The New Testament is Finished and You Can Help!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/09/25/the-new-testament-is-finished-and-you-can-help/) - One day, the title of this blog will be about Kwakum. But for now, we are rejoicing with our co-workers that have spent the last 20 years working on the Oroko New Testament in Southwest Cameroon. Check out the letter below from our Field Director: ---- World Team Cameroon is approaching a new milestone. Our
- [Safe at Home](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/10/16/safe-at-home/) - by Brad Koenig (guest blogger) I love baseball. One of the most exciting plays in the game is when a base runner tries to slide under the tag of the catcher at home plate and score a run for his team. If he succeeds, the umpire signals with his arms outstretched and the broadcaster announces,
- [The Unfortunate Consequences of Short-Sighted Bible Translation](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/10/25/the-unfortunate-consequences-of-short-sighted-bible-translation/) - I just had the amazing opportunity to attend the 9th Biennial Bible Translation Conference put on by GIAL and SIL International. The theme this year was "Tradition and Innovation in Bible Translation." It was a fantastic time of remembering those who have gone before us, and thinking about what is to come. I heard lectures
- [The Crucial Role of Single Women in Missions](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/11/20/the-crucial-role-of-single-women-in-missions/) - Fifteen years ago, at The Master’s University in Southern California, the Lord used a return missionary to challenge me to devote my life to the mission field. I feel indebted to this man and indebted to this institution for putting people like him in front of me to expose me to a world of lostness
- [The Loss of a Friend: A Tribute to Simon](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/11/30/the-loss-of-a-friend-a-tribute-to-simon/) - A few years ago, as we were having our house built in our village, I noticed an older gentleman peeking at us through the tall grass that was behind his house. My immediate thought was, “What does he think of us?” and after spending the next few years getting to know this man, I am
- [Finals Done: Tired, Enriched and Thrilled out of my Mind](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/12/19/finals-done-tired-enriched-and-thrilled-out-of-my-mind/) - We just finished up another whirlwind round of classes. The last two months have been filled with late nights, neglected emails, and hours spent pouring over Bakoum folktales and the Word of God. The Lord has once again proved faithful to help us wade through technical linguistic information, figuring out how to exegete the passage
- [Jan '18 Newsletter - The Firstfruits](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/01/06/jan-18-newsletter-the-firstfruits/) - The firstfruits Jesus was walking through Capernaum when he was suddenly approached by a high-ranking Roman officer. This man of status humbled himself and pleaded with Jesus on behalf of his personal servant who was on the brink of death. Believing that just one word from Jesus could make his servant well, this officer implored
- [William Carey's Greatest Obstacle: The Local Church](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/01/22/william-careys-greatest-obstacle-the-local-church/) - At the end of the 18th century in England, an impoverished shoemaker started reading a book called The Last Voyage of Captain Cook. This book catalogued the exotic adventures of sailor and explorer Captain Cook and caused young William Carey’s mind to drift outside the borders of his native land. This book “became a revelation
- ["If your God is so smart, why can't he speak our language?" The Life and Legacy of Cameron Townsend](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/01/29/if-your-god-is-so-smart-why-cant-he-speak-our-language-the-life-and-legacy-of-cameron-townsend/) - Understanding Scripture in a language other than the heart language in which we think and experience emotion is like trying to eat soup with a fork. You can get a little taste, but you cannot get nourished. William Cameron Townsend William Cameron Townsend, or Cam, was one of the most influential missions leaders in the
- [Self-Reliance in Parenting and Missions: Reflections from Nevius](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/02/12/self-reliance-in-parenting-and-missions-reflections-from-nevius/) - The miraculous cannot be brought about through human striving or effort. The sacredness of preaching the Gospel both within the context of missions and of parenting is nothing short of asking God to take a pile of dry bones and make them into an army of committed soldiers. The Teachings of Missionary to China, John
- [The Gospel and the "Noble Savage"](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/02/26/the-gospel-and-the-noble-savage/) - In the final book in the Chronicles of Narnia, there is a great battle between those Narnians who follow Aslan and those Calormenes who follow a god named Tash. Aslan (a great lion, who we first encountered as he created Narnia by singing it into existence) is a thinly veiled image of Christ. Tash is
- [All Safe and Blessed: A Tribute to a Sister (Not) Lost](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/03/08/all-safe-and-blessed-a-tribute-to-a-sister-not-lost/) - Several years ago, a missionary from Burkina Faso came to Eastern Cameroon to tell people about Jesus. He lived in a city called Bertoua and while he was there he met a young lady named Audrey. He shared the Gospel with her and she believed. However, when Audrey shared the Gospel with her mother, Carine,
- [Squabbling over Kingdoms of Straw: War and Faithlessness](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/04/09/squabbling-over-kingdoms-of-straw-war-and-faithlessness/) - I’ve been heavy-hearted recently. Heavy hearted for the political unrest occurring in “our” region of the world: Cameroon, Africa. And heavy hearted for the “unrest” among my four second-graders. There are likely grave injustices in Cameroon that have gone unaddressed for years and now the alleged oppressed are lashing out towards the alleged oppressor: the
- [Day #3: Pray for a Mastery of the Language](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/08/13/day-3-pray-for-a-mastery-of-the-language/) - Dave read a book a few years back that described the history of missions in Africa. One striking characteristic of the missionary community was that they achieved a mastery over local languages to the point that they were called teachers of the Bakoum language to the Bakoum (for example).This is what we want.We want to
- [Day #4: Pray for our Family](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/08/14/day-4-pray-for-our-family/) - By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. John 13:35 Pray we’d love like Christ. Pray that the love that Dave and I have for one another and for our children - that it would not be assumed to be part of “white-people” culture, but
- [Day #5: Pray for the Writing System and for Literacy](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/08/15/day-5-pray-for-the-writing-system-and-for-literacy/) - Working through the kinks of a writing system can be a very emotionally charged process (in some countries it has caused riots). Therefore, please pray that the process of proposing, testing, and implementing the writing system would be peaceful. Pray that the Bakoum writing system would be standardized and used. Pray also for literacy. If
- [Day #6: Pray for Future Co-Workers](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/08/16/day-6-pray-for-future-co-workers/) - There is so much work to be done among the Bakoum and surrounding people groups. The efforts of Dave and I are but a drop in the bucket. We would love to see full-time literacy workers, someone to come start a Christian school, church planters, people to work with children, and medical workers. The people
- [Day #7: Pray for Wisdom in Money Matters](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/08/17/day-7-pray-for-wisdom-in-money-matters/) - Mary T. Lederleitner in her book Cross Cultural Partnerships writes about how money matters cause many divisions in cross-cultural partnerships: Cross-cultural partnerships are on the rise. They have become a primary method in which churches and organizations engage in global missions. Partners from different cultures and contexts start working together with the hope of accomplishing
- [Day #8: Pray for Competent National Translators](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/08/18/day-8-pray-for-competent-national-translators/) - I once admitted to a pastor that I was hesitant to preach in churches because of James 3:1: "Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly." This pastor responded to me: "Do you think that the judgment is going to be
- [Goodbye America: Dread, Trust, Resolve](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/08/18/goodbye-america-dread-trust-resolve/) - As we have been saying goodbye to friends and family, people have been asking us how we feel about going back to Cameroon. In the midst of trying to see how much we can shove into suitcases and eating as much ice-cream as we can, there are three main feelings that keep coming to the
- [Day #10: Pray that we could live a peaceful and quiet life](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/08/20/day-10-pray-that-we-could-live-a-peaceful-and-quiet-life/) - We are so thankful to live in a country where the government is not opposed to missionaries. We entered Cameroon originally on visas that listed our role as “missionaries” and have never felt any tension in that regard. However, governments change, and even within an overall supportive government you can sometimes have individuals that can oppose
- [Sometimes I Don't Even Know What to Pray](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/09/16/sometimes-i-dont-even-know-what-to-pray/) - As many of you know, our family has spent the last 17 months in the US. And now, we have been full time back in the village for a couple weeks. Our hearts have been delighted to see the smiles of our friends and to hear them welcoming us back (and even understand them!). We
- [Lord, Keep Me Weeping](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/09/24/lord-keep-me-weeping/) - My day began by watching my deceased neighbor be buried in his front yard. My day ended by watching another neighbor beat a little boy violently. It has not taken long for us to remember that death and violence are a part of everyday life here in the village. And there is a part of
- [The Great Cloud of Witnesses and the Lonely Christian](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/03/09/the-great-cloud-of-witnesses-and-the-lonely-christian/) - by Stacey After several months of neglecting my morning jog due to cold weather, this past week I decided to put on my running shoes once again. The first morning out, it was cold and the streets were empty except for a few men in berets coming to buy their morning baguettes. I was panting
- [[VIDEO] French Testing Hidden Camera](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/04/06/video-french-testing-hidden-camera/) - by Dave and Stacey We wanted to let you all get a glimpse of what exam week looks like here in France so we snuck a hidden camera into the classroom. And when you are done watching pray that God works a miracle and that our whole class passed. We get our most recent exam
- [KEEPING Them "Sent Out"](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/04/13/keeping-them-sent-out/) - by Stacey "When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest." - Matthew 9:36-38 To
- [Your Best Life...Now?  (Part 1)](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/05/04/your-best-life-now-part-1/) - by Stacey Many of us have seen the Piper video where he expresses his disdain for the "Prosperity Gospel." But perhaps many are like myself, who do not know the precise theological foundation of this despised message that is sweeping through many developing nations. Since we are going to be ministering in one such nation, I
- [Your Best Life...Now? (Part 2)](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/05/11/your-best-life-now-part-2/) - by Stacey As mentioned in our last post, we are looking at the theological foundation of what has been coined the "Prosperity Gospel." We previously described the claims of this system and now we will evaluate, what we are persuaded, to be its main flaws. Prosperity Gospel: Where is the "Not Yet"? Did Jesus die to
- [Your Best Life...Now? (Part 3)](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/05/18/your-best-life-now-part-3/) - by Stacey We have spent the last two blog posts describing the theological basis for the Prosperity Gospel along with its fundamental flaws. In this post we will discuss how to react to what we have learned. In light of the Prosperity Gospel, we should: Actually Help the Poor In serving the poor, the church
- [July 1st: Join us for a Day of Prayer and Fasting for the Boko Haram](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/06/29/july-1st-join-us-for-a-day-of-prayer-and-fasting-for-the-boko-haram/) - by Stacey Many have read the news reports that describe the horror that is sweeping Nigeria (and parts of Cameroon) at the hands of the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram. For instance, in February 2013 this group kidnapped a French family of 7 from Cameroon and then in November 2013 kidnapped a French priest, who
- [Day of Prayer #1: Pray for Wisdom Regarding Which People Group to Translate For](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/15/day-of-prayer-1-pray-for-wisdom-regarding-which-people-group-to-translate-for/) - by Stacey Spending the last year in a new culture has really humbled us. We now know that we enter a new culture as "children" as we have to learn how to speak, how to read the street signs, how to cook, and so on. It truly shows the power of God that he uses
- [Day of Prayer #2: Pray for the Salvation and Participation of our Children in Ministry to the Cameroonians](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/16/day-of-prayer-2-pray-for-the-salvation-and-participation-of-our-children-in-ministry-to-the-cameroonians/) - "Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain." Psalm 127:1 Pray that the Lord would cause our children’s hearts to be the “fertile soil” as described in the parable of the sowers so that when they hear the Word that they would receive it with joy and bear much fruit. Pray
- [Day of Prayer #3: Pray That We Would Adjust Well to Cameroonian Culture](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/17/day-of-prayer-3-pray-that-we-would-adjust-well-to-cameroonian-culture/) - "From the end of the earth I call to you when my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I." - Psalm 61:2 Pray that in the midst of culture shock/stress that we would not neglect to call out to God who is our rock. Pray that in turn he
- [Day of Prayer #4: Pray that the Translation of the Bible would Stamp out the Prosperity Gospel](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/18/day-of-prayer-4-pray-that-the-translation-of-the-bible-would-stamp-out-the-prosperity-gospel/) - "And he said to all, If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it." Luke 9:23-24 The thinking that has been termed the “Prosperity Gospel”
- [Day of Prayer #5: Pray for Language Acquisition](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/19/day-of-prayer-5-pray-for-language-acquisition/) - One friend said she prayed this verse while we were learning French: "Behold, I have made your face as hard as their faces, and your forehead as hard as their foreheads. Like emery harder than flint have I made your forehead." - Ezekiel 3:8-9 This verse, taken in the context of the book of Ezekiel,
- [Day of Prayer #6: Prayer for Wisdom in Financial Dealings](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/20/day-of-prayer-6-prayer-for-wisdom-in-financial-dealings/) - "If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?" Luke 16:11 Pray that we would live a life of generosity and freely give of our money and our time to those in need. However, pray that we would equally guard our time in Cameroon so that we
- [Day of Prayer #7: Pray for Biblical Discernment](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/21/day-of-prayer-7-pray-for-biblical-discernment/) - "Test everything; hold fast what is good. Abstain from every form of evil." 1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 Pray that Dave and I would test what we experience in this new culture according to Scripture rather than according to American culture. Pray that we would not renounce something because it is uncomfortable or different from our home
- [Family Update: Light and Not-So-Light Things](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/12/01/family-update-light-and-not-so-light-things/) - by Stacey In celebrating Thanksgiving this week, I sat down and asked myself what I was thankful for here in Cameroon. Although there are many things to praise God for, I think one thing that I most appreciate about my life is that everything is new and very different. We thought we would
- [Day of Prayer #8: Pray Against the Boko Haram](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/22/day-of-prayer-8-pray-against-the-boko-haram/) - "Break the arm of the wicked and evildoer; call his wickedness to account till you find none." Psalm 10:15 The terrorist group of Nigeria, the Boko Haram, has also entered the north of Cameroon and kidnapped westerners. Thus many missionaries who once lived in the North were evacuated. We will be living in the South
- [Day of Prayer #9:  Pray for the Lord’s Protection](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/23/day-of-prayer-9-pray-for-the-lords-protection/) - "I will say to the LORD, 'My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.' For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. You
- [Day of Prayer #10: Pray for Personal Holiness](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/24/day-of-prayer-10-pray-for-personal-holiness/) - "'Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.' Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable. Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use,
- [Day of Prayer #11: Pray for Logistics](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/25/day-of-prayer-11-pray-for-logistics/) - "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:6-7 Pray that all of our luggage would arrive at the airport. Pray that we would learn to drive in Cameroon. Pray that
- [Day of Prayer # 12: Pray for us as Parents](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/26/day-of-prayer-12-pray-for-us-as-parents/) - "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him." James 1:5 Pray that we would know how to help our kids navigate through a new culture even as will be learning it ourselves. Pray that we would truly be channels of wisdom to our
- [Day of Prayer #14: Pray for the Lord to be Glorified](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/28/day-of-prayer-14-pray-for-the-lord-to-be-glorified/) - “Missions is not the ultimate goal of the Church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. When this age is over, and the countless millions of the redeemed fall on their faces before the throne of God, missions will be no more. It is
- [Leaving today for Cameroon!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/07/29/leaving-today-for-cameroon/) - by Stacey Today we will be driving to Geneva, Switzerland with our four kids and 12 pieces of luggage to board a plane headed to Cameroon, Africa. Although our minds are currently filled with the details of our trip, in the seldom quite moments, we are reminded and encouraged that there is no "foreign land"
- [Welcome to Cameroon and Welcome to Culture Shock](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/08/10/welcome-to-cameroon-and-welcome-to-culture-shock/) - By Stacey Imagine delving into a science fiction novel where the author takes great strides to imagine an alternate universe. He creates “sing-songy” languages between his characters that are outside of his readers’ imagination. Then he describes the narrator’s response to these languages: a mixture between bewilderment, intrigue, and a general uneasiness. This main character
- [Where We Have Been and Where We are Headed](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/08/31/where-we-have-been-and-where-we-are-headed/) - by Stacey What We Have Been Up To Living in an Airport It has been a little over a month since we arrived in country and I think it would be safe to compare this last month to living in an airport terminal: we have been carrying our luggage around everywhere we go, checking often
- [Life as a Minority](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/09/06/life-as-a-minority/) - By Stacey Some days I wish I could change my skin color. To those on the streets of Cameroon I am referred to as “la blanche” or “white person.” Sometimes little children excitedly point and run to tell their friends when I approach as if I was some sort of exotic animal. I know they
- [Survey Trip Planned for this Week](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/12/07/survey-trip-planned-for-this-week/) - By Stacey Starting tomorrow, Dave and I will be traveling to do a week-long survey among the Bakoum people. Our three two motivations for doing this are: 1. To gather more information about the people group. On the linguistic side of things, we hope to ask them things like if there is more than one
- [A Change of Vision Calls for a Change of Methodology](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/12/13/a-change-of-vision-calls-for-a-change-of-methodology/) - Us and our friend Jean Yves who helped us talk to village leaders this week By Stacey Before our arrival in Cameroon, if you would have asked us why we wanted to spend our lives in Africa, we would have responded, “We want to translate the Bible.” As of today, this would no longer be
- [Is This Really Happening?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/12/23/is-this-really-happening/) - by Dave It has been an intense couple of weeks here in Cameroon. We have visited a total of 19 villages and talked to innumerable chiefs and villagers. This has been an…interesting window into the culture as we struggle to not make fools of ourselves and also to understand what is going on around us.
- [A Translator’s Angst](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/12/27/a-translators-angst/) - By Stacey With over a hundred languages without a Bible translation here in Cameroon, you can imagine that choosing ONE people group was a hard decision. But the decision has been made, we are going to, by God’s grace, translate for the Bakoum people. And in the meantime, we are living among a neighboring tribe
- [Feeling a Bit Like Moses…How you can Pray](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/01/12/feeling-a-bit-like-moseshow-you-can-pray/) - By Stacey But Moses said to the LORD, "Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but I am slow of speech and of tongue." Then the LORD said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing,
- [The Overemphasis on Balance](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/01/26/the-overemphasis-on-balance/) - by Stacey Heights by great men reached and kept Were not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night. - Longfellow We are experiencing many new adventures as first-term missionaries and in recounting them we often hear from our loved ones that we need to make
- ["He is just a bad kid"](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/02/23/he-is-just-a-bad-kid/) - By Stacey I had a church history professor in seminary who said that Pelagius did not believe in original sin because he never had kids. Had he been a father, he would never in a million years say that people were born basically good. I could not agree more. That’s Just the Way it is…
- [Launching of Bakoum Language Development Committee Tomorrow: Please Pray](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/03/13/launching-of-bakoum-language-development-committee-tomorrow-please-pray/) - By Stacey Well tomorrow is the day. It is the launching of the language development project for which we have been praying and preparing for years. If all goes as planned, we will have this 6 hour meeting at city hall with over a hundred representatives who have been selected from each Bakoum village. Jean
- [Introducing the Bakoum Language Committee](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/03/15/introducing-the-bakoum-language-committee/) - By Stacey Yesterday was one of the happiest days of my life. Four years ago, during our visit to Cameroon, we met in a room at city hall and heard a handful of people explain why they wanted the Bible in their language. Yesterday we met in the very same room this time with over
- [(Slowly) Learning What it Means to “Please Everyone”](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/03/29/slowly-learning-what-it-means-to-please-everyone/) - By Stacey I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but that of many, that they may be saved. -1 Corinthians 10:33 I have read this verse of Paul over and over again since our arrival in Cameroon and have asked myself the question, “What does it mean to
- [Village Joys](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/04/19/village-joys/) - By Stacey Oh there are so many things that I love about our lives here in Cameroon. One such thing is never knowing quite what to expect when we walk out of our front door each day. As far as our daily routine, each day, Dave and I study the language with a language partner
- [There is so Little Grace Here](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/05/03/there-is-so-little-grace-here/) - by Stacey Save, O LORD, for the godly one is gone; for the faithful have vanished from among the children of man. - Psalm 12:1 Streets Filled with Violence I was studying one day when I heard a young woman screaming in the street, “No mama, no mama.” I went outside to see what was
- [Thigh, Breast or Door? The Joys of Learning a Tonal Language](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/05/25/thigh-breast-or-door-the-joys-of-learning-a-tonal-language/) - by Stacey Hey, can you go close the thigh? Oh, I mean the…breast? Nope…the door...that’s it…the door!How could we get these words so mixed up? Let us just tell you that they have the exact same consonants and vowels. And if they have the exact same consonants and vowels then they are the same word
- ["What a Bunch of Savages"](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/05/31/what-a-bunch-of-savages/) - by Stacey Dave and I have lived for over 30 years in America. For 30 years we lived and breathed American culture. But 2 years ago we were launched out of our comfort zone and into first Europe and now Africa. We have found that in reality, we are somewhere in orbit outside of these
- [How Not to Succeed in the Wrong Things in Missions](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/04/24/how-not-to-succeed-in-the-wrong-things-in-missions/) - My fear for you is not that you will fail, but that you will succeed in doing the wrong things. Dr. Howard Hendricks (to his students) As we approach missions there are so many different options. Just in Cameroon we know missionaries that work as: doctors, nurses, church planters, educators, agricultural specialists, librarians, linguists, and
- [The Double-Edged Sword: Theology and Linguistics](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/04/30/the-double-edged-sword-theology-and-linguistics/) - I believe that at times Satan tries to convince us that the best way to honor God is to fight with one another. We criticise one another and sometimes pit two doctrines, or two pastors, or two methodologies against each other unnecessarily. In this vein, we have sometimes heard in the missions community a criticism
- [[VIDEO] Letters Behind Your Name, Without Love, Mean Nothing](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/06/09/video-letters-behind-your-name-without-love-mean-nothing/) - Dave and I graduated from The Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics both with Masters in Bible translation. We are thrilled to be done and tremendously grateful for this institution that has equipped us well for the task of Bible translation. And yet in this season of accomplishment and relief, the Lord through his Word reminds
- [4 Reasons to Teach Your Kids About the Persecuted Church](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/10/28/4-reasons-to-teach-your-kids-about-the-persecuted-church/) - When Stacey and I were teaching the Kindergarten – 1stGrade Sunday School class in Dallas, we studied and prayed for the persecuted church (using a curriculum put together by Voice of the Martyrs). When the kids left we would give them some prayer requests to pray through with their families during the week. In handing
- [Should I Wait for the Ideal Team or Missions Agency?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/11/19/should-i-wait-for-the-ideal-team-or-missions-agency/) - I have had numerous conversations with single Christians, wondering if their standards for the ideal spouse were too high. Perhaps, they thought, they just need to bite the bullet and settle for that less-than-ideal guy. What’s funny is I have also heard Christians speaking the same way about missions teams and organizations. In some ways,
- [The Mercy of the Wicked is Cruel](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/12/16/the-mercy-of-the-wicked-is-cruel/) - The righteous know the needs of their animals, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel. Proverbs 12:10 I can remember the moment when the meaning of the second half of Proverbs 12:10 finally made sense to me. I was standing out on a cold morning in front of an abortion clinic in Kentucky. I
- [D.O.N.E. Writing System in Hand and a (Tired) Smile on my Face](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/06/17/d-o-n-e-writing-system-in-hand-and-a-tired-smile-on-my-face/) - “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela By God’s grace through much coffee, loud dance music, many late nights, hundreds of neglected emails, and a year’s worth of dreams about tone, we now have a writing system in the Bakoum language! If I was not convinced that revisions will be necessary,
- [Orality and Bible Translation: A Whole New World](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/06/25/orality-and-bible-translation-a-whole-new-world/) - We always knew that Bible translation was a life’s work and that fruit from it would likely not be enjoyed for many years. We have contented ourselves in the fact that ensuring that the Word of God was translated faithfully and understandably was worth the time investment. Some things are too sacred to be rushed.
- [Canine Redemption](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/11/18/canine-redemption/) - As many of you know we are currently living out in the forest with a team of missionaries among the Baka people. In recent days, the Baka laugh at me pretty much every time I go out of my front door. Why would they laugh at you? You ask. They laugh at me because about
- [[Newsletter] Heading back to Cameroon](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/06/27/newsletter-heading-back-to-cameroon/) - Where we have been. We arrived in the US in March 2017, and you may be thinking we have just been vacationing. Au contraire my friends, we have been quite busy. Let me tell you what we have been up to. STUDY. The majority of our time has been spent in Dallas, TX where we
- [The Bible for the Least of These: Engaging Children in Translation](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/07/02/the-bible-for-the-least-of-these-engaging-children-in-translation/) - In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. - Luke 10:21 As John Piper points out in
- [Whiteman Magic and Deceptive Europeans](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/07/11/whiteman-magic-and-deceptive-europeans/) - Just before we left for home assignment, I had an interesting conversation with one of our most trusted language helpers, we will call him Pierre (not his name). Pierre is very well educated and one of the only Bakoum people I know that enjoys reading (in French). I was driving him back to his village
- [Immediate Need: Homeschool Teacher for 2019-2020 School Year](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/07/12/immediate-need-homeschool-teacher-for-2019-2020-school-year/) - We are looking for a woman to come to Cameroon to homeschool our children for the 2019-2020 school year. They would all be in 4th grade during this year. Please help spread the word because we would like to speak with anyone interested before we head back to Cameroon on August 20th. We will be
- [LINK: Our Q&A with The Master's Seminary](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/07/30/link-our-qa-with-the-masters-seminary/) - When we were out in Southern California, we were able to do a Question and Answer time at The Master's Seminary about life as Bible translators. Here is one of the questions and our answer: PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELVES AND YOUR MINISTRY IN CAMEROON. Stacey Hare: I’m Stacey and this is Dave. We are
- [Discouragement: The Great Missionary Paralyzer](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/08/06/discouragement-the-great-missionary-paralyzer/) - Often in the face of dangers, missionaries reassure themselves that if just one soul is spared from Hell and spends eternity worshipping Christ, or if there is a Bible left behind, or a church is planted, then their missionary service is worth it. The crisis for the missionary comes when there is no visible fruit.
- [Day #1: Pray for FRUIT](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/08/11/day-1-pray-for-fruit/) - We are scheduled to fly out to Cameroon on August 20th and are feeling our great need of the Lord and of people to intercede on our behalf. So, for the next 10 days we will be sharing a specific way you can be praying for us as we transition back to Cameroon. Our first
- [Day #2: Pray for Great Relationships with our Bakoum Co-workers](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/08/12/day-2-pray-for-great-relationships-with-our-bakoum-co-workers/) - Mary T. Lederleitner in her book Cross Cultural Partnerships says: In order to work together well we need to listen to one another. We need to not only deeply grasp how our partners feel and what they believe but also take the additional step to understand why such feelings and beliefs are wholly logical within
- [Day #9: Pray for a Ministry of Love](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/08/19/day-9-pray-for-a-ministry-of-love/) - As we go to Cameroon we have a lot of goals and there is much that we want to accomplish. We want to translate the Bible, teach people to read, help build the still small and weak Bakoum church, and all along raise our family and minister to our neighbors. But we also recognize that
- [[Newsletter] Why we do what we do](https://www.haretranslation.com/2018/12/07/newsletter-why-we-do-what-we-do/) - Since we have returned to our village in August 2018, we have met a young couple that has reminded us why we are doing what we are doing. The young man, named Ko has been an orphan since he was 8 years old. When his parents died, he went to live with his aunt who
- [FAQ: Should We Send Americans Into Missions?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/10/08/faq-should-we-send-americans-into-missions/) - As we have toured America talking about missions we hear various objections. We have tried to cover some of those objections in our FAQ Page. But I ran across a blog on thegospelcoalition.org by Ben Stevens that answers these 7 common objections to long-term missions: "It (long-term missions) destroys foreign cultures." "It's based on outdated
- [[Video] Missions: The Rewards are Greater than the Sacrifices](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/08/28/video-missions-the-rewards-are-greater-than-the-sacrifices/) - Just before we left Cameroon for our first home assignment we sat down with the World Team missionaries and asked them some real life questions. We asked them: What is missions? What is the hardest part? So, is it even worth it? What are your dreams for Cameroon? What do you need to see these
- [[VIDEO] Four Years, Two Languages, Still So Much to Do](https://www.haretranslation.com/2017/03/08/video-four-years-two-languages-still-so-much-to-do/) - I am sure that many of you have seen the new video in our most recent newsletter, but I wanted to post it here as well. And, just for memories sake, I also have posted the video we did at the end of our time in France as well. These two videos represent the last
- [Can We Come to VBS?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/06/07/can-we-come-to-vbs/) - by DaveWe had a request from one of our churches (Grace Church Frisco) to have four short videos for VBS this summer. They are extremely simple and mostly just introduce our kids and our ministry. If you are doing VBS this summer, please feel free to use these videos as a way of introducing missions
- [When People Say Stupid Things: An Alternative Response](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/05/17/when-people-say-stupid-things-an-alternative-response/) - by Dave Do you ever get asked stupid questions? Try this one on for size: on a market trip the other day the meat vendor saw Stacey, Elias and myself and asked, “Hey, where is your black woman?” Polygamy is not rare here and he assumed I had another wife, or at least another woman
- [I Could NEVER Do That!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/04/12/i-could-never-do-that/) - by Dave So far since we have been in Cameroon I have: killed three poisonous snakes around our house, spent an entire day carrying water from a well, stopped a man from severely beating his daughter, stopped another man from severely beating his dog, had two guys try to jump in my car for unknown
- [When I Am Not Moved (a Poem)](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/01/20/when-i-am-not-moved-a-poem/) - by Dave We had an excellent opportunity to go to a city called Bamenda last week and have a short retreat. We had an American pastor, and for the first time in almost 2 years, we experienced corporate worship in English. And an amazing thing happened. I felt nothing! I knew that this should have
- [The Wild and the Weird](https://www.haretranslation.com/2015/01/06/the-wild-and-the-weird/) - by DaveWe thought it was high time for a blog demonstrating the crazy things we encounter here in Cameroon. Hope you enjoy! Because we are staying in the forest, we often get hunters coming through our camp. This guy was quite proud of his most recent hunt where he bagged two blue faced monkeys. On
- [House Construction and the Kids in School](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/11/01/house-construction-and-the-kids-in-school/) - By Stacey This past week has been both exhausting and exciting. About a week and a half ago, Dave and I realized that the construction of our house was moving way too slowly and that we needed to be on site to supervise the progress. Thus we moved into the bush to a little camp
- [Being a "Have" in a "Have-Not" World](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/10/19/being-a-have-in-a-have-not-world/) - One night we ran out of food and therefore Kaden was not able to have his typical forth helping. He looked up at me with horror in his eyes and asked in a trembling, hushed voice, “Mom, are we…poor?” Maybe you have had a similar experience in your home where your child comes home from
- [Praising God for a Boring Testimony](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/10/13/praising-god-for-a-boring-testimony/) - by Dave Have you ever praised God for your conversion? I am sure that you have. I have heard many of you rejoice in the way that the Lord saved you. And we often here amazing testimonies and they can be quite powerful. I remember hearing one while I was on a mission trip that
- [Daily Challanges and Joys](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/10/07/daily-challanges-and-joys/) - by Stacey I met an American Peace Corps worker today who had also just arrived in country. When I asked her how she was adjusting she said that she goes through one emotional extreme of feeling like she is seeing progress in adapting to life here to the other emotional extreme of feeling like
- [Contextualization for Creating Barriers](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/09/21/contextualization-for-creating-barriers/) - by Dave I am still a bit new to missionary life and methodology, but if there is one thing that I have heard over and over again, it is that contextualization is vital. What is contextualization? Well, I am told that one of the weaknesses of my predecessors in the missionary field was that they
- [Hare Family Update (With Prayer Requests)](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/06/15/hare-family-update-with-prayer-requests/) - by Dave With a little over a month remaining in France I thought I would do a short update on the family. Kaden Kaden has had a great year. He enjoys school so much that he has actually cried about having to stay home for vacation. This is particularly amazing being that when we lived
- [Does Theology Affect Translation?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/04/27/does-theology-affect-translation/) - by Dave I mentioned before that from time to time I would like to engage in this blog with translation theory. Today I am going to engage with an article titled: "The Theology and Ethics of Bible Translation" by Leland Ryken. This article is the seventh chapter in his book The Word of God in
- [Pressing Prayer Requests](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/03/23/pressing-prayer-requests/) - by Dave In light of recent events and those upcoming we would like to ask for your prayer. Since we have been in France one of our classmates was diagnosed with cancer, three classmates have lost a parent, and just a couple of days ago one classmate fell down the steps and broke her right
- [Is Jesus God? And Does it Matter?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/03/16/is-jesus-god-and-does-it-matter/) - by Dave Unexpectedly we have had 3 house calls by Jehovah's Witnesses since we arrived in France. We actually were not able to talk to them any of these times (the first two times because we did not speak French well enough and the last time because they came at a bad time). But considering
- [7 Tips for Americans Visiting France](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/02/23/7-tips-for-americans-visiting-france/) - by DaveWe have been in France now for 11 months and I feel like that is long enough to begin to dispense some advice for our American friends. We are certainly not French culture experts, but here are 7 things that might be helpful if you decide to visit (or move to) France:--- 1. Prepare
- [3 Ways to Pray for your (Usually Discouraged) Missionaries in Language School](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/02/16/3-ways-to-pray-for-your-usually-discouraged-missionaries-in-language-school/) - By Stacey Do you have any friends that are going through language school for missions? Let me give you some insight into what is going on in their heads. (reading) “How are they to hear without someone preaching?...How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!" (Romans 10:14-15).(thinking) How in the world
- [Adopted by a King](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/02/09/adopted-by-a-king/) - by Dave Have you ever heard of Caesar Augustus? His name might be familiar, as he plays a supporting role in the Divine Drama beginning at Jesus' birth. You can read of him in the Gospel of Luke: "In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all of the world should be
- [The Birds Call for us to Trust the Lord with Tomorrow](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/01/12/the-birds-call-for-us-to-trust-the-lord-with-tomorrow/) - by StaceyMatthew 6:26 “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?”Last night Makyra and I went to the store and bought a week's worth of groceries. Being that the shopping carts here
- [Sorry Switchfoot, We Should Divide Between the Secular and the Sacred](https://www.haretranslation.com/2014/01/06/sorry-switchfoot-we-should-divide-between-the-secular-and-the-sacred/) - by Dave I really like Switchfoot; in fact I can pretty much quote every line of every song in their first three albums. I went to see them in concert ten years ago and even was able to take part in a "town hall" meeting where they answered questions presented by youth pastors. In that
- [3 Ways The Gospel Applies to Awkwardness](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/12/29/3-ways-the-gospel-applies-to-awkwardness/) - by Stacey There are hundreds of unspoken social rules for every society and when these cultural rules are broken, awkwardness ensues. Here are some examples of cultural rules that might be easy to violate: -> Crossing your legs in Cameroon communicates that you feel superior to those in your presence.-> Our son Kaden came home from
- [Half-Way through our Time in France:  Some Relfections](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/12/22/half-way-through-our-time-in-france-some-relfections/) - by Stacey8 months ago we arrived in France exhausted yet praising God that we successfully arrived in country with all our luggage and all our children. Lord willing, 8 months from now, we will arrive in Cameroon with all of our luggage and all our children. As we are at the half-way mark, we thought we would
- [Please Pray for our Exams This Week](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/12/08/please-pray-for-our-exams-this-week/) - Please be praying as we begin our A2 exams this week. Perhaps you could set aside 5 minutes on each day we have a test? We long to succeed in French so that our ministry is not hampered in Cameroon. Here is the schedule for our exams: Thursday, December 12: Written Comprehension and Biblical Vocabulary.Friday,
- [5 Hope-Giving Reminders for Those Really Hard Days](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/12/01/5-hope-giving-reminders-for-those-really-hard-days/) - By Stacey The truth is that everyone has those days. Whether you are a Christian, Muslim, or Buddhist living in America, France, or India we all have days we want to give up. We all have days where our three-year-old loses some screw in his brain and spends the entire day screaming at the top
- [Terrorism and Missions: Christianity on the Offensive](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/11/24/terrorism-and-missions-christianity-on-the-offensive/) - by Dave You may have seen a recent story about a French Catholic Priest that was kidnapped in the extreme north of Cameroon. The kidnappers appear to be an Islamic Nigerian militant group called Boko Haram, which was just recently designated a terrorist group by the Nigerian government. Nigeria has been rife with tension as groups such
- [Should We Teach Our Children About Hard Things?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/10/27/should-we-teach-our-children-about-hard-things/) - by DaveHave you ever read any children's books about the Flood? Throughout the last few years we have accumulated quite a few books that recount biblical tales for children, and several about the Flood. Here is one such retelling in a small Dalmatian Press book we have called "Noah's Ark": God told Noah to build
- [Confrontation is not Faux Pas](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/10/20/confrontation-is-not-faux-pas/) - by Stacey I remember the first time someone I had just met tried to give me a kiss on the cheek here in France. Quite honestly I wanted to run away. Apparently "the kisses" (one small kiss on each cheek) is the French equivalent to the American hug. Each time it happens my former missions professor pops
- [Heaven Welcomes a New Martyr](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/10/06/heaven-welcomes-a-new-martyr/) - by Dave For French practice I chose an article in a French Christian magazine to translate and respond to. Below is my translation and some of my thoughts: New Martyr in Kenya On February 7, 2013 at 10am, Ahmed Abdi Welli, a Somalian Christian living in Kenya, was assassinated in the middle of the street
- ["The Rain Stopped Hitting My Umbrella!": Learning to Experience Life Like A Child](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/09/22/the-rain-stopped-hitting-my-umbrella-learning-to-experience-life-like-a-child/) - by Dave Picking up our kids from school is always an adventure. After a brisk bike ride from our campus to theirs we join the French version of the running of the bulls: a vast ocean of the parents and caretakers of 120 three to five year olds flooding through a single pair of double-doors.
- [If God's Grace Is Sufficient, Why Is This So Hard?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/09/15/if-gods-grace-is-sufficient-why-is-this-so-hard/) - By Stacey Let me begin with two stories: The missionary nightmare A zealous missionary went out to evangelize Europe. He went our believing with all his heart that God’s grace was sufficient and that God would supply his every need. And what happened? He reports that he was severely beaten by the nationals. There were many attempts on
- [God Does Not Need Missionaries](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/09/01/god-does-not-need-missionaries/) - by Stacey “The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in temples made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mankind life and breath and everything.” Acts 17:24-25 Sickness and
- [Do We Evangelize Like Jesus?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/08/25/do-we-evangelize-like-jesus/) - by Dave In my daily devotions I have been reading through the Gospels and I was struck by the way Christ responded to what we would call "seekers." Three people approached Jesus, seeking to follow him, and he responded in a surprising way to all three: Seeker 1: As they were going along the road, someone said
- [Why We Do What We Do](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/08/18/why-we-do-what-we-do/) - By Stacey We have realized that most of our blog posts are written under the assumption that our readers are believers in Christ. So we thought we would switch things up a bit and write a blog devoted to those who do not know Christ and might be scratching their heads wondering why we live the
- [Thinking Through Bible Translation with Wayne Grudem](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/08/11/thinking-through-bible-translation-with-wayne-grudem/) - by Dave As mentioned in my last post, I read through Grudem's essay "Are Only Some of the Words of Scripture Breathed Out by God?" this week. The essay can be found in the book Translating Truth: The Case for Essentially Literal Bible Translation. Thanks to Dr. Jim Hamilton and Crossway for uploading this chapter
- [5 Non-Financial Ways to Support Bible Translators (A Blog Post With Homework)](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/08/04/5-non-financial-ways-to-support-bible-translators-a-blog-post-with-homework/) - by Dave Do you know anyone working in the field of international Bible translation? While financial support is always good there are other ways to support Bible translation. Here are 5 *free* ways that you can support Bible translators (like us). Read to the end for some homework! 1. Keep Them Up to Date on
- [Happy 3rd Birthday to Elias and Zoey (Are they really only 3?)](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/07/23/happy-3rd-birthday-to-elias-and-zoey-are-they-really-only-3/) - by Stacey This Saturday we celebrated Elias and Zoey's 3rd birthdays. Although, I have been a mom for around 4 years now, it feels more like 20 (no offense kids). A Draining Four Years Since we adopted the kids, we have been very drained. It is simply draining being around unthankful people all day. It
- [Please Be Praying: First Round of Testing Next Week](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/07/14/please-be-praying-first-round-of-testing-next-week/) - Well, we have been in the program here in Albertville for 2 months and it is time for our first round of testing. Our school lists the following goals for us: Our Goals allow you to acquire strong practical competence in: Oral Comprehension Oral Expression Written Comprehension Written Expression According to the European Language Reference Guide
- [Quirky Happenings in the Hare Home](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/07/07/quirky-happenings-in-the-hare-home/) - By Stacey The other day someone asked Dave how the kids were adjusting to a new country and he responded that our kids are their own country. They have their own language, their own culture, and their own form of government. They all have the same friends, the same interests, and the same issues. They seem
- [A Case for Convenience](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/07/02/a-case-for-convenience/) - by Dave I used to feel guilty for not making my own butter. It usually happened when I was on Facebook and I saw all sorts of activities that my friends are involved in that I am not. They make their own butter/toothpaste/clothes/furniture, grow their own vegetables, hunt, fish, and build barns. Some of them
- [An Ode to my (Tired) Husband on Father’s Day](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/06/16/an-ode-to-my-tired-husband-on-fathers-day/) - Since we have adopted our kids, we have not really sat down. And we sure have not had much time for reflection. Nonetheless, I am thankful for a day that causes me to think about my own dad and the father of my children. And so, even if the kids are still a little clueless
- [Hymns and Rap: Motivation for the Christian Life](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/06/09/hymns-and-rap-motivation-for-the-christian-life/) - by DaveWe have an old Baptist hymnal that we use for our family worship. I like singing these with the kids because in them is a great depth of Christian experience. Through singing these songs we learn of the holiness of God (Holy, Holy, Holy), the fullness of my own need for the Lord (Out
- [Living Crazy:  Some Good Reminders from Fellow Missionaries](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/06/02/living-crazy-some-good-reminders-from-fellow-missionaries/) - By Stacey In class the other day a friend was sharing that she visited a country in Africa in order to determine if she could serve there long term. After a few days of observing the living conditions (dirt floors, rampant illness, unsanitary food preparation), she went back to her room and determined that she
- [What is it like Living in France?](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/05/26/what-is-it-like-living-in-france/) - by Dave So, every time I talk to, or get an email from someone in the States, they ask: "What is it like, living in France?" So, I thought I would hit up some of the highlights in a quick blog post: 1. School.As we predicted in our last newsletter, we have now moved to Albertville, France.
- [Happy Mothers' Day! Things I am So Grateful that my Mom Taught Me...](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/05/12/happy-mothers-day-things-i-am-so-grateful-that-my-mom-taught-me/) - by Stacey Thank you mom for forcing me to talk to people when all I wanted to do was hide behind you. Without that learned skill I would never be here trying to talk to people in a foreign language. Thank you mom for making me work hard. I know I didn’t appreciate it as
- [Closed Doors or Hurdles? Hope for the Aspiring Missionary (like me).](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/05/01/closed-doors-or-hurdles-hope-for-the-aspiring-missionary-like-me/) - By Dave If you have read our most recent newsletter, you know that upon arriving in France we realized that the school that we chose is not going to work out. I have to admit, it was pretty bewildering. I mean, we found cheap plane tickets, got our visas on time, received a free ride
- [[Video] An Awkward French Life Update](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/04/21/video-an-awkward-french-life-update/)
- [The (New) Day-to-Day](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/04/13/the-new-day-to-day/) - By Stacey Well the new theme to our lives right now is…humility. Not vey exotic or exciting being that we are living in France and all, but there is nothing more humbling then opening your mouth and not having any words come out. Unless perhaps it is more humbling to have a child stare at
- [We've Arrived in France!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/31/weve-arrived-in-france/) - By Stacey Our new home Well we have arrived and are settled-ish here in Chambery, France. To those who have prayed for us, we really cannot thank you enough. We have relocated our family across the globe and, thanks to your prayers, the transition has been overall very smooth. Here are a couple highlights:
- [Day 14 of Praying the Impossible:  That we would Take Cameroonians to Heaven with Us](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/24/day-14-of-praying-the-impossible-that-we-would-take-cameroonians-to-heaven-with-us/) - Revelation 5:9-10 And they sang a new song, saying, "Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God,
- [Leaving Everything but Possessing More than Everything](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/23/leaving-everything-but-possessing-more-than-everything/) - By Stacey Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. - Hebrews 11:1 Well this is it. 9 years of preparation, hundreds of prayers answered, lots of goodbyes, and finally the mission field is here. Our bags are packed and we are leaving for France tomorrow. When people
- [Day 13 of Praying the Impossible: That we would be Faithful Parents and Spouses](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/23/day-13-of-praying-the-impossible-that-we-would-be-faithful-parents-and-spouses/) - Ephesians 5:22-28 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands. Husbands,
- [Day 12 of Praying the Impossible:  That our Faith would be Vibrant even when Surrounded by Darkness](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/22/day-12-of-praying-the-impossible-that-our-faith-would-be-vibrant-even-when-surrounded-by-darkness/) - Colossians 1:11-14 May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom
- [Day 11 of Praying the Impossible:  That Signs and Wonders may be Performed in the Name of Jesus](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/21/day-11-of-praying-the-impossible-that-signs-and-wonders-may-be-performed-in-the-name-of-jesus/) - Acts 4:29a-30 Grant to your servants to continue to speak your word with all boldness, while you stretch out your hand to heal, and signs and wonders are performed through the name of your holy servant Jesus. That our ministry would look similar to that of Christ and of the early church as recorded in
- [Day 10 of Praying the Impossible:  That we may Stand against the Schemes of the Devil](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/20/day-10-of-praying-the-impossible-that-we-may-stand-against-the-schemes-of-the-devil/) - Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers
- [Day 9 of Praying the Impossible:  Pray that there would be no Divisions among Believers, but instead Love](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/19/day-9-of-praying-the-impossible-pray-that-there-would-be-no-divisions-among-believers-but-instead-love/) - 1 Corinthians 1:10 I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and the same judgment. John 13:35 By this all people will know that you are my disciples,
- [Day 8 of Praying the Impossible:  Pray our Children would be Saved and would Adopt our Ministry as their Own](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/18/day-8-of-praying-the-impossible-pray-our-children-would-be-saved-and-would-adopt-our-ministry-as-their-own/) - Proverbs 23:26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways. Pray that every one of our children would be born again and would personally seek to further the ministry of the Gospel in Cameroon.
- [Day 7 of Praying the Impossible:  Pray that we would Love](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/17/day-7-of-praying-the-impossible-pray-that-we-would-love/) - 1 Corinthians 13:2-3 If I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I
- [We Love Louisville!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/17/we-love-louisville/) - by Stacey We had no idea how much we missed Louisville until we recently spent a week with friends and church family. We treasured every minute of it and felt at home back in a familiar church, driving around on familiar streets, and being with people who know us well. We were having such a great
- [Day 6 of Praying the Impossible:  Pray that Jesus would Build his Church in Cameroon](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/16/day-6-of-praying-the-impossible-pray-that-jesus-would-build-his-church-in-cameroon/) - Matthew 16:18 And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Pray that Jesus would build his church in Cameroon and that she would be pure, holy, free from sexual immorality, light in a culture of darkness, and
- [Day 5 of Praying the Impossible:  That the Lord would give us Intelligence and Diligence to Translate his Word](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/15/day-5-of-praying-the-impossible-that-the-lord-would-give-us-intelligence-and-diligence-to-translate-his-word/) - Proverbs 2:6 For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 13:4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. Pray that the Lord would give much cultural wisdom, intelligence in analyzing language, insight into his Word, and day in and day out diligence
- [Day 4 of Praying the Impossible:  That the Lord would Protect us](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/14/day-4-of-praying-the-impossible-that-the-lord-would-protect-us/) - 2 Thessalonians 3:2 And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith. Pray that our lives might be preserved from religious radicals, sickness, disease, thieves, car accidents and so on that we might be able to see our translation project through to completion.
- [Day 3 of Praying the Impossible:  That we would Fearlessly Declare the Gospel](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/13/day-3-of-praying-the-impossible-that-we-would-fearlessly-declare-the-gospel/) - Ephesians 6:19-20 Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should. Pray that our ministry would be characterized by
- [Day 2 of Praying the Impossible:  That the Gospel would Spread Rapidly](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/12/day-2-of-praying-the-impossible-that-the-gospel-would-spread-rapidly/) - 2 Thessalonians 3:1a Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored. Pray that the message of Christ will be fascinating and wonderful to the people of Cameroon and that they would honor it and spread it even beyond their people group.
- [Day 1 of Praying the Impossible:  That the People of Cameroon would Turn from Worthless Idols](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/11/day-1-of-praying-the-impossible-that-the-people-of-cameroon-would-turn-from-worthless-idols/) - By Stacey Psalm 96:5, 7-9 For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols, but the LORD made the heavens….Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength! Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts! Worship the
- [Praying the Impossible:  A Call to Join us in 2 Weeks of Ambitious Prayer](https://www.haretranslation.com/2013/03/10/praying-the-impossible-a-call-to-join-us-in-2-weeks-of-ambitious-prayer/) - By Stacey Matthew 19:26 "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Apart from Christ we can do nothing and we know it. With Christ, there are no limits to what the Lord may accomplish through two weak people like us. So, to those who are Christians, we invite you to
- [So Encouraged by Her Choice to Suffer](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/05/13/so-encouraged-by-her-choice-to-suffer/) - "Love does not seek its own." I Corinthians 13:4 Many of you may have already seen this video and multiple blog posts on the web, but I could not help but to devote a post to a wonderful couple, Ian and Larissa Murphy. Their story has been on my mind for days and their example
- [The Lord is at Work in Cameroon!!!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2012/03/17/the-lord-is-at-work-in-cameroon/)
- [Our Final Budget was Finalized...Finally!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/09/02/our-final-budget-was-finalized-finally/) - Good news! Over the last several months we (and our great agency: World Team) have been working to finalize our budget. In seeking to be faithful with the resources that God is providing through our supporters we have spent many an hour pouring over the options. We have finally come down on a monthly budget
- [A Quick Update](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/05/13/a-quick-update/) - Well we are in Colorado right now and are so grateful and excited to have the opportunity to speak at several churches about our ministry to Cameroon (8 in the month of May!). It is so encouraging to see so many Bible-believing, Jesus-loving Christians all over the nation. And to top that all off, it
- [Motivation for Missions: All We Have Is Christ](https://www.haretranslation.com/2011/04/26/motivation-for-missions-all-we-have-is-christ/) - I thought that this was a neat animation that gives insight into what drives Christians to the mission field:
- [NT Translation Completed in Papua!](https://www.haretranslation.com/2010/08/15/nt-translation-completed-in-papua/) - A translation of the New Testament was completed by World Team missionaries for a tribe in Papua, Indonesia. This is a video of their celebration.

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- [Biblical Counseling](https://www.haretranslation.com/biblical-counseling/) - In December 2025, Stacey finished a DMin in Biblical Counseling at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Through the process of this degree she produced a number of resources, culminating in a book called Sex, Love, and Marriage in Africa. All the resources she produces are (or will be) linked here. [STORY] The War of the
- [FAQs](https://www.haretranslation.com/faqs/) - Missions: FAQ: Aren't Missionaries Really Just Colonists? FAQ: Why Foreign Missions? FAQ: Why Are You NOT with Wycliffe or the IMB? FAQ: Why ARE you with World Team? FAQ: Why Go Overseas When There is Much Work to Do in America? FAQ: How do You Deal with the Fear on the Mission Field? FAQ: Should
- [Support](https://www.haretranslation.com/support/) - Stacey and I work with World Team in all of our efforts to reach the Kwakum people. If you would like to be a part of our financial support team, please contact World Team. You can support us by: Going to https://us.worldteam.org/give Click on the "GIVE" button under the heading "Workers" On the "Checkout" page,
- [Newsletters](https://www.haretranslation.com/newsletters/) - March 2026 - What makes you "blessed"? August 2025 - Innovation in Translation March 2025 - Sex, Love, and Marriage in AfricaJan 2025 - The Fullness of Time has Come Oct 2024 - Joys and Tears July 2024 - Progress and a Request for HelpOct 2023 - Between Two Worlds June 2023 - En Route
- [Contact Us](https://www.haretranslation.com/contact-us/) - You can reach us in the following ways: Email: dave.hare@worldteam.org, stacey.hare@worldteam.org Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Name * First Last Email * Comment or Message * Comment Submit
- [Progress](https://www.haretranslation.com/progress/) - After college (The Master's College), seminary (SBTS), and adopting four kids, Stacey and Dave began their journey to Bible translation and church planting in Cameroon. Here is a look at the overall progress: 2011 - Initial support raising 2012-13 - Certificate of Applied Linguistics (Dallas International University) 2013-24 - Certificate of French Studies (Centre chrétien
- [Our Stories](https://www.haretranslation.com/our-stories/) - About Dave I grew up in a faithful Christian home and cannot remember a time in which I did not know about Christ. I can remember every morning at the breakfast table memorizing Scripture with my mom. When I was about 4 years old, I can remember sitting in my bed thinking about the truths
- [The Kwakum Language](https://www.haretranslation.com/the-kwakum-language/) - This page is dedicated to Kwakum (A91 - ISO kwu) language data. All data from native speakers is posted with their permission (see authorization forms below). This data can be used to study the language, provided that the ultimate goal is to help the Kwakum. Please feel free to use this data, and send us
- [FAQ: Why World Team?](https://www.haretranslation.com/faqs/faq-why-world-team/) - by Dave If you have read our other FAQ: Why are you not with Wycliffe or the IMB? you have learned that with Wycliffe we were told we would not be involved in church planting and with the IMB we were told we would not be involved in Bible translation. Because our heart was to engage
- [Kid's Corner](https://www.haretranslation.com/kids-corner/) - Bakoum children can be seen carrying sugar cane, sucking out the sugar, then spitting out it’s pulp. During mango season there are buckets of mangos all over Bakoum villages. Bakoum children love to eat them as well. However, their families warn them that if they eat too many mangos, they will get malaria. Because of
- [Prayer](https://www.haretranslation.com/prayer/) - We are often encouraged by how many people are praying for our family and our endeavors. So, we thought we would have a tab with just updated prayer requests: Things we Always Need Prayer For: Pray that the Lord would raise up hundreds of translators within our lifetime so that the remaining ~200 languages in
- [Are You Called?](https://www.haretranslation.com/are-you-called/) - You May Not Be "Called" but Are You Willing? 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 “… a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, "My grace
- [Missions at Home](https://www.haretranslation.com/missions-at-home/) - Just the other day I talked to a wonderful Christian man in his 80s who did not know that the Bible was yet to be translated into every language. In church after church that we have spoken at hoards of people approach us at the end of our presentation and say something like, “I had
- [Where are the Hares?](https://www.haretranslation.com/where-are-the-hares/) - July 2023-July 2027 - Cameroon We are in Cameroon right now. We live in Yaoundé, but are on a three-week rotation: Week One: Dave in the village working with his drafting team (Mon-Fri) Week Two: Stacey in the village working with her testing team (Mon-Fri) Week Three: Dave and Stacey together in Yaoundé This schedule
- [Videos](https://www.haretranslation.com/videos/) - Walkthrough of the Kwakum House The Kwakum sing their Alphabet song (30 March 2019) Missions: The Rewards are Greater than the Sacrifices End of First Term in Cameroon:Year in Review from France:Dave and Stacey Hare Answer Four Questions About Their Missions Goals: Video 1: Why Bible Translation? Video 2: Why Cameroon? Video 3: Why World
- [Thank you.](https://www.haretranslation.com/thank-you/) - Thank You to the Men Who Died to Bring Us the Bible in English It was through studying the many men who died in their commitment to translate the Bible into English that led us to go into Bible translation ourselves. We are debtors to men like Tyndale who made it his goal to translate
- [FAQ: Why Are You NOT with Wycliffe or the IMB?](https://www.haretranslation.com/faqs/faq-why-are-you-not-with-wycliffe-or-the-imb/) - When we tell people that Dave is an ordained Southern Baptist minister and that we are Bible translators, they automatically assume that we are either with the Southern Baptist organization, IMB, or the largest Bible translation organisation, Wycliffe. But when we tell them that we are with an agency called World Team we often get
- [FAQ: Are You Going to Live Like the People?](https://www.haretranslation.com/faqs/faq-are-you-going-to-live-like-the-people/) - Yes and No. Yes, we intend to live like the people in that we will not be exporting our American standard of living including air conditioning and carpeted floors into a little Cameroonian village that consists of mud huts and no electricity. Our desire is to blend in as much as possible. We do not
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