"We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean.  But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."  ~Mother Teresa

The last few days have been full of opportunities to celebrate and give back just a tiny bit to families who serve the Lord through Bible translation in the Pacific:

 



-celebrating the defense of a Master's Thesis for our friend, Ryan, (and his family) and the completion of a Masters of Arts in Linguistics for both of these great guys

 



 

-giving driving lessons to the sixteen-year-old son of colleagues who have returned to the Solomon Islands

-sharing a meal and celebrating the Kwaio New Testament typesetting that continues to progress at blazing speed.  Our friends got a taste of how it feels to play our cellos, then we all sang a few hymns together.  Including "Great Is Thy Faithfulness", very appropriate for all that God is doing for this language in the Solomon Islands