Lavukaleve Recording Team Update

Last Friday morning, Aaron set out early to drive to the end of Guadalcanal so he could pick up the recording team that had been working in our village to capture Ruth and Jonah.  He waited for several hours until he had to return the truck to SITAG because it was needed for other things.  

Later that afternoon, he got a phone call that the team never left the village that morning, and the trip across the ocean was rescheduled for Saturday morning.  Saturday felt like a repeat of Friday, except that one of our colleagues and his son accompanied Aaron.  

These guys are all super flexible!  With no phone signal at Komibo, the pickup location, Aaron had no way of knowing when (or if!) the guys would arrive.  Thankfully, our colleague's village was just down the road, so they took the opportunity to pop in and say hi.  Eventually, the little motor boat appeared on the horizon.  Everyone connected, ate a little breakfast, and headed back to their different homes.

This project has been dragging on for almost a year, so we are super excited that things are finally moving forward again.  These guys are persevering and hard working.  Usually, the recordings aren't made in the village, but the speakers come into town for their voices to be captured.

Robert Mark and George didn't waste any time.  They are in SITAG's recording studio this week, splicing together everything needed for the dramatized recording of Ruth and Jonah in Lavukaleve.  Then they will create an app that we can share with our Lavukal neighbors.

We're so thankful for these guys and for their willingness to be inconvenienced (three hours slamming across the ocean in a motor boat!) as they give themselves to end Bible poverty.