The Mfes Beasley Family

Members

(in-training)of

PIONEERBIBLE

TRANSLATORSBox 628

Lincoln, Illinois 62656

Sponsored by

SOUTHWEST CHKTSTIAN CHURCHJackson, Mississippi

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January-February 1979Dear Friends,

We trust you had a wonderful ahd enriching Christinas season. Weenjoyed a few days with Alta's sister and family at Artesia ChristianCollege in New Mexico and then spentj the New Year's week-end with Wes*family and our Christian friends in iackson, Mississippi. We alwaysenjoy our time there and it's hard to leave again. We apologize fornot sending Christmas cards or letters but the last few weeks of thesemester were such that assignments|and finals took priority. Wethought of you and appreciate Che cards and letters we received. Wefinished the "notoriously trying" second semester with our heads spinningbut grateful to God for seeing us through again. We are now in our thirdand final semester of linguistic training and are looking forward to somevery profitable classes. We are both taking Principles of Literacy andPrinciples of Translation, and Wes has an additional class in CulturalAnthropology. The literacy class teaches us the principles involved inthe introduction of literacy to pre-literate societies. The translationcourse prepares us for the actual problems we will encounter in trans-fering the Word of God from the Greek to the tribal language with whichwe will work. The Anthropology couii'se provides an insight into the teaydifferent tribal groups perceive the world and respond to basic needs.Already we are enjoying these classe^ which make us even more anxious tobe on the field and get down to the Ireal task.

Jonathan and Adam are also busy with their studies at school and arelearning lots of new things. We ar^ still living in our rented housein Cedar Hill and praise God for providing for all our needs.

We attended the board meeting of Pioneer Bible Translators in St, Louis,Missouri in November where we were interviewed and a_c(^pted^^^^of^cially -as members-in-training. DaYid.Pryor, our field direfEBf in Papiia NewGuinea was at this meeting whicli helped make it a very rewarding timefor us as he answered a multitude of| questions and put us at ease aboutmany things. We appreciated getting to know him and look forward toworking with him and his family in Papua New Guinea.

• any of you have asked what some of will be a^we.prepare togo to -P-a^pua 1^5? Guinea. We are enclosing as a separate insert in thisnewsle't^F'a list which we hope will give you some idea. Many of thesethings are not necessities, some are;. Since we will be in a remote areawith none of the "modern conveniences" such as TV, baseball games^ etc.to occupy any free time we might find we would like to have some of thethings on the list to fill this time* We are not asking for any of thesethings because we know God will provide what we need as He always doesbut simply provide this list as a gyide for you who have asked. We thankGod daily for you who continually keep us in your prayers and let God use

Iyou to accomplish this task of givii^^ His Word to a people who have neverheard. !

THE BEASLEYS IN BIBLE TRANSLATION

FINANCIAL NEEDS

(These items and figures, are esj:lmates based on recommendations received^from"Pioneer Bible Translators Field

Director, David Pryor, now working in Papua New Guineaand reflect durr^nt needs for translator families of oursize and the present trend in dollar-devaluation and Kina-inflation. As such these figures are subject to revisiondepending on our village location and the condition of thedollar in the next few years«)

Monthly Support Needs (salary and expenses) .oo, $1300.00

Needs for cash on hand for travel to PNG

and for establishing work in PNG:

Travel to Papua New Guinea (Nov., 1979) •••o..o«.ooo $4500=00

Survey Expenses (Dec., 1979) . o... o o.o». 500.00

Bush House construction (fall, 1980) .. o.o , 8000.00Bush House furnishings (fall, 1980) ...oo...ao 2400 =00Generator or solar cells (fall, 1980) .»oo 1200.00Government specified transceiver (fall, 1980) .....o 2000.00

Boat and motors (fall, 1980) ......o 52200^00

**EITHER

Four-wh.drive vehicle (fall, 1980)9700.00

** Our mode of transportation will depend on our actual triballocation.

Please join with us in prayer and preparation =,

THE BEASLEYS IN BiBLE TRANSLATION

FINANCIA

List of Contributors:

Davis

Duckworth

McCool

Owens

Wilson

anonymous

RECEIPTS (12/77 - 11/78):

Cash OfferingsFrom Churches ...eoo.ooo..o..oo

From Individuals

Sub-Total

Interest from beink

Sub-Total

L STATEMENT

Antioch (Hickory, MS)Antrim (Mancelona, MI)Excelsior (Kalkaska, MI)Lake - 1st & 3rd gro (Lake, MS)Southwest (Jackson, MS)

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Funds placed in Savings Account -2540.80**Sub-Total

DISBURSEMENTS (12/77 - 11/78):

Summer iQgjLLtute of Linguistics -tuition, boarding, childcare, etCo $3345.

T45.003.25

3.00

17»76

36o00

$4050.74 -4050o74

University of Texas - tuitionCheck printing chargeBank Service Charge . , o . o o o oPrayerletter mailing, stampsSlides duplicatedSub-Total ....000...0..0000.

BALANCE ON mND - checking 11/78

5612o93

$1562.19

**Beasley Mission Fund Savings Account(for future travel to Papua Nei^ Guinea and for housing,equipment, and supplies necessj^y for working in PNG.)

BALANCE ON HAND - savings 11/1/78 $2540.80

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In future newsletters we will try to give you an insight into what ourlife in the village will be like, and how our task will unfold once wearrive. If you have any questions about this work, our preparation, ourneeds or about us personally please write us. We always enjoy hearingfrom you and feel this is vour _war3i;» too as you share with us in prayer,financial needs and' encouragement. We thank God for you.

After a long day of working on thevernacular translation of the New

Testament, a translator and his nativetranslation helper rose from their crude"

I table and gazed out the front door of thework room. Both men were quiet and pensive as they surveyed the village scene

which lay before them: the people returningfrom their gardens, the children playing near the

porch, and in the distance, the village cemetery. .Finally, the native translation helper, a recently converted

Christian, broke the- silence. "Brother", he asked, "have you had thisgood news for a long time?" "Yes", the translator replied, "I've hadthis wonderful message all my life. My earliest memory is of my fatherreading to me from God's Word, teaching me of God's great love." "Didyour father have this good news all his life?" "Yes". "And your grandfather?" "Yes. In fact, my people have had God's Word in their languagefor four-hundred years." The native translation helper fell silent andlooked thoughtfully out toward the village cemetery where both his fatherand grandfather were buried. As the translator followed his helper'sgaze, the uaspol^n question became painfully clear: If you have had thisGood News for s6^!ong, why has it taken so long for you to bring it tous?

More than 3000 pre-literate language groups are without the Good Newsof Jesus Christ in their own language. Too many generations of thesepeople have already died without a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ-Brothers and Sisters, let us dedicate our energies and submit our willsto God so that in the power of the Lord, we can bring the life-savingmessage of Jesus to those who have not yet heard.

The translation helpers's question, "Why so long?", is painful and sadbut not so sad and n^t so painful as the question which will be askedHirougBout all eternity by those who are dying without ever hearing thename of Jesus: did you not come at all?"

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"...and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count,from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before thethrone and in front of the Lamb..." Revelation 7:9

PBT now has three translation families and one support family on the fieldin Papua New Guinea. Dayid..Pryor is the field director and is now locatedin a village with his i^fe7 Sharran, and two children, and has begun thelanguage analysis of the^iri people. John and Bonita Pryor with theirson, Jesse are located in the village of Samban. Dan and Rosiland Wilcoxalong with their infant daughter, Beth, have chosen a location with'the^"Ayome people. Ron and„Lisa Augsberger, with their four children, livein the city of * ' Madang and fill the very important role of "supportpersonnel". This, means that they take care of all the mail, foVd andmedical supplies and emergency needs of the translators who live in remote areas where travel is difficult. The Augsbergers went to FNG withoutsufficient financial support in response to an immediate need for a'support" family on the field. Their monthly financial support has notincreased sufficiently and they are working under very difficult circumstances as a result. The work, the Augsbergers are performing is veryessential if translators are going to stay in their villages and is especially necessary with.^thre^e fore translator families (including us)arriving in FNG within,the'next^ yeajPlease be very much in prayer forthis urgent need. If God leads you to join in providing regular supportfor them or if you know of a church group who could provide this need,please contact their forwarding agent, Owen Clark, 2000 Lexington Place.Bedford, Texas 76021. If you would like to be placed on the mailing listsof other PBT families and with the home office please write us and we willsend addresses.

Forwarding Agents:M/M Larry Tanksley112 Stone Cove

Clinton, Ms, 39056

Beasleys:%SIL

7500 W. Camp Wisdom Rd.Dallas, Texas 75211

Please make checks payable to: SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

BEASLEY MISSION FUND

CHRISTIAN CHURCHP. 0. Box 10716

Jackson, Miss. 39209

Research Dept.Mission Services AssocBox 177Kempton, IN 46049 , "7'. l-i

March-April

Dear Friends,

After a busy week of literacy projects and translation term papers,we are in the middle of a very v;elcome Spring break visiting with ourChristian family in Jackson, Mississippi, We are using this time tounwind from our studies, to catch up on correspondence, and to bringyou up to date through our newsletters. School activities and studies

have kept the four of us quite bi^y but we have taken time out forsome much-needed trips to the denti^st. We are trying to get an earlystart on all the things that need to be done before leaving for PapuaNew Guinea, and dental work was at the top of the list. Alta, Jonathan and Adam are- "all fixed up" €or a while and Wes is nexto . Adamwanted to borrow one of Jonathan's teeth to put under his pillow,since he hasn't started losing his yet, and wanted to get in on the"rewards". Adam had a birthday Majrch 20 and can whistle and do lotsof things that the magical age of five provides. Jonathan seems to begrowing up fast and was proud to "babysit" his little brother in theother room while Mom and Dad were immersed in typing term papers.Theyare good boys and will be a great help to their Mom and Dad in thevillage. After this week we will return to Dallas where we will havethree more weeks of classes. Jonajthan won't get out of school untilthe end of May so we plan to use those few weeks to return our borrowed furniture, well what we have accumulated in the house that we don'tneed and move back in the ILC dormitory for our summer classeso Wewill attend the Pioneer Linguistic Institute at Lincoln, Illinois thelast week of May. The week immediately following V/es will be the missionary speaker for Hidden Haven Bible Camp near Newton, Mississippiand Alta and the boys will be the rrissionary speakers for DVBS at Southwest Christian Church.

In this newsletter we are giving a tentative schedule so you willknow our plans. We will be speaking to several churches who are already in our schedule. If you would like to have us come and presentto your congregation the work of [Bible translation in remote tribesplease contact us or our forwardingPall (September - November) and wou!you.

We continually thank God for your friendship and support throughprayers and financial help. Please keep us in your prayers as we finish our schooling and begin the finlal stages of our preparationso

In Christian love.

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^ swamplands of the Sepik River in Papua NewGuinea native tribespeople are waiting for the arrivali" their village of God's message,, Marilyn LaszlOr

nsSmm ^ translator j tells of an experience which illus-M i' trates their desire to know God^s words o While

!l\ i conducting a language survey in a remote area^ where no translation had been done the surveyi\ surprised to see a building which was

faWliBiW S ^ exact duplicate of a building in the village//fScflWHB RptBLB where Marilyn was finishing her translation.. Thei/-'m believers in Marilyn"s village had erected theirilC^ building as a place to worship Godo When the

surprised survey team inquired about this unusual building, the villagers replied,"On a trad

ing trip downriver we entered a village and on a hill in the center ofthe settlement we saw a building like this one. The people told usthat in the building they heard God's words in their own language andlearned of God's ways for themo We also want to hear God's words andlearn His ways so we have built this building to be ready for God°smessengerso"

This village still waits for God's word# We pray that more workerswill enter into the ministry of Bible translation. Please join us inprayer to the Lord of the harvest that He will send more laborerso

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Continued good health for PBT families already in Papua New Guinea,A safe trip for William and Robin Butler, new PBT translators who

leave for PNG on May 7oAdam's hearing problems to be resolved (he will be tested at a special

hearing clinic soon)oTravel and allocation funds•Praise God for seeing us through our schooling thus far.

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TENTATIVE SC^€DULE

Spring semester ends

Faith Promise Rally,Southwest Christian Church

Pioneer Linguistics Institute, Lincoln, Illinois

Wes - Hidden Haven Bible

Camp, Newton, Miss,

Alta and boys - DVBS at

Southwest Christian Church

Greek studies at ILC in

Dallas

Move back to MississippiSpeaking to churches in Indiana & Michigan and visiting with Alta's family

Jonathan and Adam start

school in Jackson area

SpeaJcing to churches inMississippi, Georgia, andother areas; packing andmaking final arrangementsfor travel to PNG

Leave for Papua New Guinea

Orientation to Papua NewGuinea and the work of

Pioneer Bible Translators

in that area; assist insupport work and language

surveys; language study inPidgin English

South Pacific Field TrainingCourse (Jungle Survivaltraining)

Final allocation surveys;move to our village to begin linguistic analysis ofvernacular language and

build village house»

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The Wes Beasley Family

Meinbers

PIONEERBIBLE

Box 828

Lincoln, Hlinois 62656

^ Sponsored by

W SOUTHWEST CHRISTIAN CHURCH14' Jackson, Mississippi

Dear Friend,

We greet you again from Dallasare once again "settled" into theuistic Center campus (as much asMay Jonathan and Adam stayed withMom and Dad attended the Pioneermeeting in Lincoln, Illinois. Wemits who are considering workthose of you who do not know, thone-week meeting held each Springfor the purpose of instructing anthroughout the world. We attendestructing the phonetic lah sessio:attended the board meeting and weWe ask for your prayers that weplaced upon us to complete this gful for the faith these men haveered worthy of this calling.

May-June 1979

ajnd trust you are happy and well« We^ormitory on the International Ling-•jne can settle for eight weeks). In

grandparents in Mississippi whileLinguistic Institute and PBT board

B were thrilled at all the new re-wijth Pioneer Bible Translators. For

B Pioneer Linguistic Institute is apn one of our Bible College Campuses^ interesting Bible College students31 advanced classes and helped in in-

•ils for the new students. We alsoijcie accepted as full members of PBT.Vill fulfill all the e:<pectations.t and awesome task. We're grate-

us and are humbled to be consid-

Vacation Bible School at Southwegreat "bunch of kids" and perhapstors! Wes was the missionary spethe teen camp at Hidden Haven andthankful to share with our Missist|ippi brothers andthey are a great part of our ministjcy.

Dnmediately after this meeting Ui Illinois we hurried back to Mississippi where Alta and the boys prjesented the missionary lessons for

sft Christian Church. There was aajven some prospective Bible Translator and recreational director forifLso had a great week. We're always

sisters and feel

Wes is now deep in the study ofx^at it takes most of his time,passports and visas, making lists

preek Discourse. He's enjoying itAjLta is doing the paperwork for our^d purchasing needed supplies for

. - - Next month we will beginour shots ^d medical exams. Adam had successful surgery on June 15thui which his tonsils and adenoids |were removed and tubes were placed^-n his ears. He is recuperating iwell and we pray this will correcthxs hearing problem. We will havfe him tested again in two months todetermine whether or not he still has a hearing loss. Please be inprayer for him. Of course this nie^iis no swimming for him this strnmer.

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^ ^ ^ ' ' l' I AAiAaMb ^rl I ili f_T *9 ^Jonathan is taking swimming lessoA^. with the Red Cross and enjoyingIt. Adam splashes in the little pbol while Mom helps instruct. Theyare both enjoya^g new friends her^ on the ILC csaapus and are good at

adjusting to so many moves. We thank you again for continuing to support us with your prayers and finances. God bless each one of you.

Love through Jesus,

Wes, Alta, Jonathanand Adam

OUR SCHEDULE:

We plan to be back in Mississippi after the first of September andhave several speaking dates open from that time through November. Ifyou would like to leam more about the work of Bible Translation forremote tribes worldwide we would be happy to be of service to you.You may write to us at our Dallas address or to our forwarding agentsin Mississippi.

PACKING TIME

We appreciate so very much those of you who havet^en on special projects to help provide us with certain itfems wewill need on the field. If you need further information on certainneeds, please write us. We plan to have our goods ready for overseasshipment by^ mid-October so you will need to have these items sent toour forwarding agents in Clinton by that time. Thank you for all yourhelp.

A SPECIAL THANKS:

All of our supporters are special to us but we want to mention somenew partoers with us. The EXCELSIOR CHURCH OF CHRIST in Kalkaska Co-mty, Michigan has joined us with regular monthly support. Alta'sfolks worship with these wonderful people. We thank you friends atExcelsior. Mark and Elsa Huntley with whom Alta worked in Chile havealso joined us in this vital way of sharing financially and with theirpayers. We also want to express our thanks to the Antioch ChristianChurch of Newton, Miss., Southwest Christian Church in Jackson, Miss.,and Hidden Haven Bible Camp for your special DVBS and camp offeringsand projects on our behalf* God bless you all 11

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PLEASE JOIN WITH US IN PRAYER;

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and language; besides I might get^Think of the concern it would cause

forwarding agent, Dottie Tanksley€» will recover quickly from recent

6th expedition of passports and visas.

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VOL. J NO. 4

We're finished!PRAISE THE MRD! „e finished

our linguistic and Greek studieson August 3rd, we packed ourthings in a U-Haul in Dallas, unloaded them for storage in Jacksonand began a busy month of traveland speaking engagements« The engine of our car caught fire just^ we were ready to leave Jacksonbut the Lord worked things outsmoothly. Our Christian brotherBob Phebus loaned us a car so wewere able to continue our speakingtour as scheduled. The Tanksleysworked with our insurance companyand the garage and had the carwaiting for us when we returnedfrom our trip. we praise God forour wonderful Christian friends.

We were priviledged to takepart in the Daily Vacation Bible^ool of the First ChristianChurch of Dyersburg, Tn., and hada wonderful time of fellowshipwith the Reeds and the Christians^ere. We're still praising Godfor the enthusiasm of this group

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SEP 1 4 1979

Beasley^ Backlog

Field Address:

Hes fi Alta Beasley% Pioneer Bible TranslatorsP. 0. Box 178

Hadang, Papua Hew Guinea

Forwarding Agents:Larry t Dottie TanJuley112 Stone Cove

Clintcn, Ha. 390S6Phone: (601)924-0299

JUL/-AL/GUSr ?979

of Christians and their willingness to help. As their projectfor the week, they took on thetask of providing enough funds tobi^ the solar cell packet we willneed in our tribal village inPapua New Guinea. This will enable us to have some energy inour village home which will proveinvaluable in oxir translation workoTheir offering was $605 which almost completely pays for the solarcells. Thank you, Christianfriends in I^ersburg.

Jonathan and Adam re-discoveredthe thrill of running and playingon the farm again as we visitedthe Paynes in Remington, Indianaand Alta's folks in Michigan. Wesoaked in the refreshing coolnessof the northland knowing that, bythis^ time next year, we will belonging for a cool breeze. Wevisited several churches in Michigan, two of which suppoirt us inthis work, and the church at Fowler, Indiana. It's always a thrillto share with fellow Christians theneed of providing God's Word inevery "tongue".

We are back in Jackson now

and the bc^s are settled inschool. Jonathan is in second

grade at Florence Elementary andAdam is in Kindergarten, We arebi:^ing and collecting the remainder of our supplies and planto have our overseas shipmentrea<^ the end of Septembero Wethank each of you who have

shared by collecting suppliesfor us. Our crate will be sent

out the first of October and

then we will be visiting withchurches in the southern states

until our departure to Papua NewGuinea. Our visas are in the

hands of the PNG Consulate in

New York and we ask for yourprayers that their handling willgo smoothly. Thank you for yourprayers and love.

lungleLiving: Our Needs

As Bible translators in PapuaNew Guinea we will live in dir^

ect contact with the people weserve. These tribespeople livein remote areas which are quitedifferent from the USA. When wemove into the Papuan jungle tolive and work, we will need adequate housing, an appropriatevehicle, some means of communication with our support team,and adequate monthly funds forfamily and mission es^ensesoBased on information from Pio

neer Bible Translators in PapuaNew Guinea, we have been able to

assess our needs in each of these

areas.

HOUSING; The tribespeople of NewG\ilnea build houses which shelter

THE WES BEASLEY FAMILY - PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Balance brought forward 11/78 $4,102.99

Receipts (11/78 - 9/79):

Oiurches $4,185»00Individuals 333o00Cash offerings 801.26Other Sources (bank interest, 385.03scholarships, etc.)

$5,704o29 +5,704o29

Disbursements (11/78 - 9/79):

Schooling $ 425.03Supplies (equipment for

the field) 835.20Prayer letter (printing and

mailing) 190.92Travel 350.00

Gifts to PBT 93.97Relocation to PNG (passport

fees, physicals, bond insurance, mailings books to

-uPNG, etc.) 844o82

$2,739o94 -2,739.94

total n$7,067.34 (9/79)

Your regular financial si5)port is deeply appreciated. With thisassurance of regular support, we are able to look forward to afruitful term of service in Papua New Guinea as Bible Translators^

THE WES BEASLEY FAMILY - PIOl^FINl^CIAL

;ER BIBLE TRANSLATION

)SNEED;

These items and figures are estima^s based on recommendations received from Pioneer Bible Translators! Field Director, David Pryor,now working in Papua New Guinea and reflect current needs for translator families of our size and the present trend in dollar-devalua-tion and Kina-inflation. As such, these figxires are subject to revision depending on our village location and the ccmdition of thedollar in the next few years*

Monthly Sii^port Needs (Overseas and Stateside):

Overseas service link;

Overseas Living link:Stateside mission e:<p.Total Monthly needs

$ 535.00

805.00

160.00

$1500,00

One-time expenses;

SIL schooling...PAID, PTLlTravel to PNG..oSAVED, PTLlResettlement in PNG...SAVED, PTL! |Jungle Camp, extra e:^enses..oSAVEDSurvey Eaqpenses...SAVED,PTL!

Solar cell packet...SPECIAL GIFT,PT:

Vehicle: boat (or)

4-wheel. drive

Radio (government-specified model)Bush house and furnishings

We still lack approximately$500 in monthly support.

$5,000.004,500.00

500.00

PTL! 500.00

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(paid)(on hand)(on hand)

(on hand)

(on hand)(on hand)

4,000o00 (needed)10,000.00 (needed)

2,200.00 (needed)10,000.00 (needed)

See article on Jiangle Living in the current issue of our newsletterfor further explanation of these needs.

Please join with us in prayer and prep^ation and praise God withus for meeting our needs thus far.

them but which do not last« Wewill build a house following asimple pattern but using moredurable materials» The PBT'ersin PNG advise us that we willneed around ten tho\isand dollarsfor materials, construction, andfurnishings for our home in thejungleo During the time preceding o\ir allocation in our junglehouse, we will live in rentalhousing in the city of Madang,

TRANSPORTATION: In the provincesof Madang and the East Sepik,there are several language groupswith whom we could live and translate. Some groups live in areaswhich can only be reached by boat;some can be reached by four—wheeldrive vehicle; some live in terrain so rugged that they can onlybe reached by heliocoptero Wewill choose a location where wecan work effectively; transportation needs will certainly be afactor in our decision, A river-going boat with two motors costsaround $3,500; a four-wheel drivevehicle costs around $10,000;heliocopter rental time is veryexpensive.

COMMUNICATION; Since we willlive in a remote location, wewill need a radio to COTnnunicatewith the support team who bringsour mail, supplies, etc, andwith a doctor in emergencies»If there is. a radio vd-thin ten

kilometers of our home, the PNGgovernment says we must shareo If

not, we must purchase the govern

ment-specified radio which cos is

$2200o

for the Who/e Famiiy...God's UlHinahim:

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MONTHLY FUNDS; TSie work of Bible

translation is multi-faceted and

complex requiring time, money,and energy. Papua New Guinea isan expensive place to liveo Overseas ej^enses will amount to approximately $1300 per montho Wewill also have about $200 of

monthly expenses for statesidemission and personal needs. TheLord is already providing about70% of our monthly si^jportthrough diurches and individualslike you. PTL!

The Lord will provide according to His will and through thegenerosity of His people, our

friends. We provide this information for those who are our

partners in prayers and support.If you would like more details,

please write to us in care ofLarry Tanksley, our forwardingagent. If you would like to contribute toward one of these areas

send your tax-deductible check

made out to Southwest Christian

Church (our sponsoring church)with a note on the memo linejPBT-

PNG, House or Vehicle or Radio or

Monthly Support, to Larry Tanks-

1' /, Pioneer Bible Translators,

112 Stone Cove, Clinton,Mso 39056.

What WouldGutenberg Say?

One of thegreatest GermanChristians ofthe 15th Century was )ohannGutenberg.father of modem printing.Over 500 yearsago he wrote:"God suffersbecause of thegreat multitudes whomHis sacredWord cannot Johann Qutenbergreach. Religious truth is captive in asmall number of manuscript bookswhich guard the treasures. Let us breakthe seal which holds the holy things,give wings to that truth that.. .it may flyto every soul bom into the world."

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In the old days before the Gospelcame the Kanite people of NewGuinea frequently fought bitterbattles between villageso A battle was stopped when a strongleader would stand between theopposing forces and call for themto put down their spears« Thenone side would bring sugar caneand the other tonget (victoryleaf shrub) o A crossed line,called "yoia,^ woiild be made between the two groij^s and an eraof peace would beginoNow translators Joy McCarthy andGwen Gibson are giving the Kanitepeople the New Testament in theirown language o Already the Kan-ites are thrilled at the thoughtthat Jesus is the strong man whostands in the middle between Godand sinners, making peace by thebl<^ of His cross (Ei)h,2:13,14) oRnxjwi^g this, the phrase "yofa

- a crossed tree" heis -special meaning for the Kanites.

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ANOTHER MAJOR TASK COMPLETED!

Our crates are packed and ontheir way to Papua New Guinea!What a job it was - putting smallitems into larger ones which, inturn, were placed into larger

ones. We tried to use everypossible inch of space since weare being charged by cubic feetof space. After shopping andgathering needed items and makinglists of needs for our Christian

friends who wanted to help, sorting and packing, we finally cameto the point of exhaustion inwhich we decided, "if we don*thave it we will just do withoutit!" We are so grateful to allour brothers and sisters at South

west Christian Church who shoppedfor us and donated so many valuable things. We also thank ourChristian friends at the AntiochChristian Church and the New Tes

tament Christian Church, plusmany individuals who also contri

buted to our physical needs whilewe are in New Guinea^

We hav«' received our visas from

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Fiiild Addresj:

Wcs s Alta 3easley

t Pioneer Bible Translators

P. 0. Box 178

MadAng, Papua Hew Guinea

Forwarding Agents:Larry £ Dottie Tanksley

112 Stone Cove

Clinton, Ms. 39056

Phones (601)924-0299

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1979

the PNG Consulate and they haverequested that we be in the country on, or before, December 22ndo

This changed our plans a littlesince we had decided to wait un

til after Christmaso So, our newtravel date is now December 10,1979, We will be leaving Jacksonon that day and plan to arrive in

Papua New Guinea on December 17th

with a few days lay-over in Honolulu with friendSo The David

Pryors in PNG have invited us tospend Christmas with them for

which we are grateful^ (So, allyou relatives and friends can

stop worrying about our firstChristmas in PNG). We will bewell taken care of.

Besides many travels throughoutthe southern states for speakingengagements these past two monthswe were priviledged to attend theNational Missionary Convention inEl Paso, Texaso This was a greatblessing to us as we were reunited with many old friendso Themessages and reports from thevarious mission fields inspiredand encouraged us^ Now our days

are filled with all the lastminute details of dental and eyeexams, repairs around our placeon Hickory Hill Cove to keep itin rimning order while we're gonecorrespondence, shopping for therest of our clothes (have youever tried to buy Summer clothesin the Winter?), and Christmasgifts, etco We plan to be inDallas for the PBT board meetinglater in November and then make aquick trip to Michigan to visitAltars folks before we leaveo Weask for your prayers during theselast hectic weekso Thank you forbeing our partners in this adventure and for your prayers andloveo We appreciate youo

AFTER ARRIVAL IN PNG, V7HAT?Many of you have asked about

our activities after we arrive in

Papua New Guinea^ As we mentioned,

we will spend Christmas with thePryors and probably visit thejother PBT families during thdrest of December;, Arrangementdhave been made for us to rent c

house a few miles from Madanc

v/here we will probably live untilwe go to Jungle Camp in Marc'^In January Alta will begin teaching the hy means of the cor

respondence courses and this willtake a lot of her time® We will

also spend the two months beforeJungle Camp learning Pidgin English and getting acquainted withPNG cultureo We hope to makesome siarveys during that timewith the intent of making the decision as to which tribe we will

eventually work witho We ask foryour prayers for God's guidancein this very important decisionoWe also hope to be of help to theRon Augsburger family as they labor in Madang keeping the translator families in the bush supplied with necessary food, medicine, and miscellaneous needsoThis will give us a good taste ofwhat a support family does in theevent we ever have to fill in on

that task. It doesn't sound like

^-we'H^have time to get too hbme=sick, does it?

In March we will travel to Wy-cliffe's Jungle Camp locationwhere we will live for four

months receiving specializedtraining in Papua New Guinea culture, survival in the jungle incase of emergencies, minor medical training and many other practical thingso After jungle campwe hope to begin building ourjungle house in the tribal vill- .age we have chosen and move in as

soon as possible« This should bearound July-August of 1980 andyou are all welcome to come to

iJew Guinea to help us buiJd our•junqic iioiue and furnishings andmove in. We vA^uld lova to have

vou.

m UPDATE ON OUR NEEDS

Our airline tickets are paid forand we have funds in the bank to

pay for the shipping of our cratesand our initial "settling-in" inNew Guinea. PRAISE THE LORD! We

were able to save a great deal onour airline tickets by travelingonly on certain days and by usinga new routing by Air Niugenithrough Honolulu.

We present the following needsfor your prayer and considerations

1. $440 additional pledged monthly support.

2. $2200 (within the next year)for a radio transceiver.

3. $10,000 (by July of 1980) tobuild our jungle house and furnishings .

4. $3500 for a boat and two motors or $10,000 for a four-wheeldrive vehicle (by July of 1980).Our transportation needs will depend on our tribal location whichwe do not yet know. if you haveany questions concerning theseneeds please write us.

Lot the htgf) prcimos of God bt- id tfitur rvculh. and atwo-edged sword in tfitur hci.mi hC^ALM i4^-6

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OUR PRAYER NEEDS:

an additional $440 per monthpledged supportsafe travels to the remainderof our speaking engagementssafe travel to PNG in Decemberfor our crates to arrive safelyin PNG before Jungle Camp inMarch, 1980

the PBT board meeting in DallasNovember 19-21

PRAISE TO GOD for providing forus so abundantly and for our

Christian friends

MAILING TIPS!

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ing in Papua New Guinea we will lookeceiving letters from you here in theare some tips on mailing to PNG;

Regular air mail letters are 31 forLETTERS: Send only by air mail,each h ounces Cheapest rate is obtained by purchasing "Mr Grams" for22<: from the Post Office, NOTE:

they take 3 to 6 months to arriveby air-mail usually arrive in 8expensive to sendo It could cost]2o The outside of the package muJcial value, unsolicited gifto"3o Take wrappers, price tags, etCo off all packaged goods.4„ The number of pieces in the plaickage must correspond to the numberon the package contents label. phis label is obtained from the Post

"0#fe!:ee, ^l3 nilija UUL cun>--"gtae-Q"Hgrr'at the~Pc}st Offlee—aifd also lis tsthe value of the goods„ |(Please note our field address iaind our forwarding agent's address onthe front of this newsletter.. Pllease let us hear from youo)

Return Address:

SOUTHWEST CHRISTIM CHURCHP. Oo Box 10716

Jackson, Miss. 39209

FOmARVING AGENTS:M/M Larry Tanksley112 Stone Cove

Clinton, Ms. 39056

No checks or money should be sentdirectly to us in PNGo Send all contributions to our forwarding agent,Larry Tanksley, whose address a^ears elsewhere on this newsletteroHe will transfer the funds we need each month by the proper procedureto us in PNG,

PACKAGES: 1„ Material goods (suct^ as gifts for special occasions) canbe sent to us as long as their jcjontents' value doesn't exceed $30o00per package. Packages sent by suiciface mail are the cheapest. However,

in Papua New ^uineao Packages- sentto 10 dayso "However, they are very$10 to air-mail a gifto

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Madang, Papua New Guinea

. i N0^__6 November/December 1979GREETING FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA!

At long last we bring you greetings from Papua New Guinea! We hada good trip over with a very nice break in Hawaii where we were priv-iledged to meet with the Christians of the Pearl Harbor MemorialChristian Church. Those four days were a welcome rest from our lastbusy weeks in the States. We were also able to do some shopping forsummer clothes which we could not get at home. We spent two days at aguest house in Port Moresby, PNG and then came on to Madang wherePBT's "headquarters" is located. We stayed with William and RobinButler in the translation house and immediately began our immersioninto PNG culture as we shopped with them, visited other missionariesand tuned our ears in to New Guinea Pidgin. We spent only four daysin Madang before coming out to the village of Bunapas which is about 5hours northwest of Madang over rough roads. This is the languagegroup with which the David Pryor family is working as translators. Weare staying in a mission house which belongs to the Australian Churchof Oirist mission. It is on the outskirts of the village so we are ina village situation like we will encounter when we move to our ownallocation„ The only other "white-skins" here are the Pryors who areabout five minutes walk away from uso We have attended the modestChristmas presentation in the little meeting place and spent ChristmasDay with the Pryors, It is so good to have them here to help orientus into Papua New Guinea and the work of Bible Translators, The boysare having fun playing around the house after they finish their dailychores (everyone has to help since these rustic conditions make formore work all around) o They are trying to learn Pidgin from th'^ national children who really like them and try to help them. It is veryquiet out here and •••/hen you really think about it, very lonely^ Ithas just hit us how far away we are from home. Please pray for us aswe become accustomed to this climate, the people and our new home^ Wethank you for all the special prayers for us as we traveled and foryour love in continuing to pray for us. We have been pleasantly sur-

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prised at a couple of things. Although it is hot and humid here it isnot as bad as we had anticipated ^d although there are lots of mos-quitos they are not as bad as we had expected. We praise God forthese things! During the next few days we will be getting the boyscorrespondence courses ready to belgin teaching them the 2nd of January.This is supposed to be our news fcr November and December but we haveonly told you about our trip and all rival. We thoroughly enjoyed visiting with everyone before we left! and thank you for all your love andgifts. We had a short but sweet ylisit with Alta's folks in Michiganand Adam even got the snow he prayed for. We almost didn't get out ofthere because of it. In our nexd newsletter we will give you an ideaof what our lifestyle is living hdre in the village. V7e will probablybe back in Madang by then prepari^March. Please pray for us everyfor your Christian love.

ASSIGNMENT: PAPUA NEW GUINEA

The Land and Climate - This fiercie

a land of extremes. The north i^ divided from the south by the massive mountain range of the Central! Highlands whose peaks tower above15,000 feet, whose knife-like ridges are divided by deep jungle rav^ines carrying racing streams- swollen by the constant tropic rainsoNorth and south of the Central Hiichlands, you will find the vast andmuddy river estuaries. Here and

g for jungle camp which begins in4ayl We love you all and thank you

ly rugged, 1500 mile long island is

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tos and leeches sharing the compan^

along the coast are darker areaswhere beautiful flowers bloom amicst rotting vegetation with mosqui-

of gorgeous birds of paradiseo

The coastal lowlands are typically hot and humid with temperaturesranging from 70-90 degrees through^ the year with a high humidity reading. In contrast, the highlands and inland valleys are cool and stimulating with temperatures rangingj in the 60-70's during the day andfalling into the 50's some nights.Papua New Guinea from 30 to over 3Cthe south coast, they have had nqhave had rain every night.rainy Mississippi summer.

Rainfall varies over the whole of

0 inches yearly. In Port Moresby onrain in weeks; here in Madang, we

The weather is similar in many ways to aPapu^ New Guinea is an interesting and

beautiful country with surprising jcfontrasts in both geography and climate .

The People and the Government - On the 178,000 square miles of PapuaNew Guinea, the most surprising contrasts are encountered in the diversity of the people. A visit to j;i,st a few places will provide glimpses of people in every stage of development, from the stone age to thepresent. You can see highlands t;i:|ibesmen adorned with parrot wings.

green beetle shells, and the gorgeous plumes of the bird of paradise.Many of the people wear bones through the nostrils and colorful armbands are worn on the upper arms. In the cities, modern dress is predominate with shirt, shorts, and knee-socks being the three piece suitof tropical Papua New Guineao

The island of New Guinea is politically divided down the middlewith an Indonesian province, Irian Jaya, on the west. in 1975 PapuaNew Guinea received its independence from Australiao The country isrun on a parliamentary system of government similar to other BritishCommonwealth nations. After Independence Day, Papua New Guinea introduced its own monetary systemo At the present time (Dec. '79), oneKina is purchased of $1.40 US or each US dollar is worth 71 Toea. OneKina (KEY-NA) equals 100 Toea (TOY-YA)o Since most of the goods wepurchase have to be imported, the prices are higher then you pay inthe USAo Whenever possible, we purchase local productso

The people of Papua New Guinea have tremendous linguistic diversitywith more then 700 distinct languageso This diversity presents a bigchallenge to government leaders striving to establish a imited countryoWithin this context, we are worJcing to give one of these groups theWord of God in its own languageo Please pray for us and for the people of Papua New Guinea with whom we will workd

OUR SCHEDULE: December *79 - July '80

Deco 16 Arrived in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea, andstayed two dayso

DeCo 18 Arrived in Madang, PNG for five days with the Butlers.DeCo 23 —Jan. 17 Reside at Bunapas mission station for orientation

to our work as Pioneer Bible Translators in PNGoDeCo 25 Spend Christmas day with the David Pryor Family.Jano 18-27 Return to Madang for the annual Pioneer Bible Trans

lators conference to discuss the work in Papi.^.a New Guinea^March - July Attend the South Pacific Field Training Course (train

ing in jungle living and survival techniques)a

NOTE: Correction - The bulletin inserts we distributed contained atypographical error in our field address^ Our correct field addressis - Pioneer Bible Translators, Box 178, Madang, Papua New GuineaoPlease write us directly at this address; we'd love to hear from youl

BEASLEY BCEDS* NEWS

We like Papua New Guinea. Theri^ are palm trees hereo Flcwers arehere too. Pretty flowers! Thei^e are coconuts that fall down intothe sea. We make boats and canoes out of them and let them float out

(Madang Harbor,We put flowers

in the sea. We went swimming in ithe New Guinea Seawb)o We made rafts out of logs anc, floated on themover our ears. The kids here don t wear any clothes when they goswimming (not Jonathan and Adam, nc way!)

Bye, bye from AdamBye, bye from Jonathan, too.

PRAYER REQUESTS: Praises and Peti|tionsPraise the Lord for;

1. a safe trip from Jackson, MS to Madang, Papua New Guinea2. the good health our family jis enjoyingo3. providing housing for our family upon our arrival in Madang,4. our wonderful salvation an<

Jesus Christ!yours which comes through our Lord

Petition the Lord on behalf of the Beasley family for;1. continued guidance in our labors in His Kingdom.2. continued good health.3. the provision of $250 additional monthly support for our family

still lacking. • i4. the provision of funds for J vehicle, housing, and a radioo

peace, patience, and wisdomtation to Papua New Guinea.

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