Matt and Christy Taylor
By the grace of God, we and the Nukna people have completed the translation of the Nukna New Testament! We began working with the Nukna people in 2004, and started translating the New Testament in 2010, beginning with the book of Mark. We recently completed the final consultant checks of the last two books of … Continue reading Final New Testament Books Completed!!
We’re coming to the U.S.! Our family will be in the United States from mid-June until January, when we’ll return to Papua New Guinea. Our current four-year field term is winding down, and this time in the U.S. (known as home assignment or furlough) will be an opportunity for us to reconnect with family, friends … Continue reading Translation Milestone and Family news
One thing I (Matt) enjoy about writing a newsletter is that it forces me to slow down and take stock of the last few months of our lives - the ups, the downs, the milestones and accomplishments. So often in life, as soon as we finish one thing, we’re rushing off to the next, barely … Continue reading All the latest
Come teach in Ukarumpa!Thank you for your faithful prayers for us and our ministry in Papua New Guinea. Christy continues to fill a vital role at Ukarumpa International School (UIS), working as registrar, guidance counselor and P.E. teacher. She loves the daily interactions with students who come from all over the world. Most of her … Continue reading Latest from the taylors
Getting closer! We’re happy to share that the Nukna New Testament translation hasseen great progress recently. In November Matt traveled to Hamelenganvillage to complete the village checking of 1 & 2 Corinthians as wellas half of Romans. Then in January, 1 & 2 Corinthians were consultantchecked, bringing us to 82% of the New Testament completed! … Continue reading Ministry update
Earlier this year, Emson, one of our Nukna co-workers, hiked to Sunde village to lead a Bible study about how God’s power is greater than the power of the spirits. As the people studied what God’s word says, someone asked about the yaret tree that grows in the local jungle. Many of the Nukna people … Continue reading The Storm Tree
The phone call came at 10 p.m. on a Friday night, and like most phone calls received late at night, it was bad news. Samson, the brother of our dear friend and co-translator, Emson, had just died earlier that evening. Emson’s family was calling him home to mourn with them and fulfill his cultural duties … Continue reading “As long as we’re alive,
it’s our chance to do God’s work!”
When the light of God’s word shines into our lives and cultures, amazing things can happen. In September, the Nukna people took part in the Culture Meets Scripture (CMS) course, and God showed up in a big way! The Nukna were divided into thirteen groups, and each group chose one specific cultural practice to examine … Continue reading God meets the Nukna culture
The power of God’s Spirit can, and does, change hearts and lives. On Easter Sunday, the Nukna people held a big celebration of thanksgiving to God. We’ve never seen so many Nukna people gathered in one place! The singing and dancing (known as “sing-sing”) went on for hours, and people brought offerings of garden produce … Continue reading “Now we are living in the LIght!”
In April, we held a three-week course, named Vernacular Creative Phonics, to train Nukna men and women to become literacy teachers. The course focused on training them to teach Nukna children how to read and write in their own language, though the principles will also be applied in the area of adult literacy. Twenty-nine Nukna … Continue reading Nukna Literacy training course