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P a r t n e r i n g w i t h W y c l i f f e a n d Y o u February 2012

What would you be willing to do to hear

God's Word in your language? Would

you hike for half a day? Would you cross a rugged mountain? Would you navigate a

vine bridge suspended over a raging river?

That's what Wapena Mei did in order to obtain a small solar-powered device that has

a recording of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and Acts in the Pinai-Hagahai language.

You see, Wapena knew it would be worth the trip because he had already been

listening to the oral Scriptures for more than a year. But when his family's player

broke and they learned that 70 more would be distributed in a village across the

mountain, his wife gave him the charge, "Go and get us another one of those

MegaVoice units."

Wapena was successful in his mission and he and his wife Makome will again be

able to listen to the Pinai-Hagahai Scriptures in their small dwelling as they go to

sleep at night. Wapena also uses it as a resource to prepare sermons for preaching inarea churches.

Convinced that God's Word is applicable to every area of life, Wapena is eager to

share the truth with others. Because hospitals are not easily accessible to everyone,

the Papua New Guinean government trains people to work at Aid Posts in remote

areas. Wapena is one of those aid post workers. As he does his job, he does not forgetthe Scriptures he's heard. When he hands out medicine he tells the men, "You can

swallow these pills, but they won't do you any good if you take another man's wife."Hearing God's Word daily keeps it in the forefront of Wapena's heart and mind. Now

that he has a way to continue hearing God's talk, Wapena will keep sharing that Good

News with others in his home, his church, and in his work. Yes, it was definitely

worth the trip. (Story courtesy of Karen Weaver via Wycliffe Global Alliance.)

Many times each member of our family has been tempted to ask ourselves if what we

are working towards is worth the trip as well. Is supporting the work of Bible

translation worth uprooting our children from the lives that they have always known?Is it worth risking the huge financial loss of trying to sell our home in the current

market? Is it worth living a permanent life of transition separated by long distances

from close friends and family? Oh, the list could go on and on, and each membercould add their own questions. But the answer will always be the same. Just like

Wapena, we answer that supporting the work of Bible translation in Papua NewGuinea is worth whatever sacrifices we can make to answer God's calling for our

lives.

What would you be willing to do so that others can hear God's Word in their

language? Our family is committed to whatever it takes! Would you partner with us

by praying for our family? Would you partner with us through your encouragement?Would you partner with us through monthly giving? Would you send us?

Until all have heard, Marty, Sara, Taylor, Tia, Miriam and Jade

Worth the Trip

Wapena Mei listeningto the Scriptures in

his language

How, then, canthey call on the one

they have notbelieved in? And

how can they believe

in the one of whomthey have notheard? And how

can they hearwithout someone

preaching to them?And how can

anyone preachunless they are

sent?

Romans 10:14,15NIV

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Forfinancial partnership send a check to

Wycliffe Bible Translators

PO Box 628200

Orlando, FL 32862-8200

Attach a separate note indicating if the gift is monthly, quarterly, or one time and

include this information:

For the ministry of

Marty and Sara Driggers; acct #270928.

Or partner online:

http://www.wycliffe.org/partnership.aspx?mid=6db362

Praise the Lord: for an amazing

time of fellowship and new

memories made at our Meet,

Greet, and Feast with the

Driggers event.

Praise the Lord: for 17 new

prayer partners and eight new

financial partners in the month

of March!

Praise the Lord: that Martys

work permit application has

arrived on PNG soil and is

almost complete.

Pray: for the spiritual protection

of our daughters.

Pray: for opportunities for us to

share about the need for Bible

translation with churches and

individuals.

Pray: for our families that we

will be leaving behind in

America.

Pray: for the sale of our home.

Pray: for the continual blessing

for our prayer and financial

partners who have committed

to serve with us.

The Driggers 5150 Valleymere Road Rock Hill, SC 29732

803-230-2662 - marty_driggers@wycliffe.org - sara_driggers@wycliffe.org

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"I also tell you this: If two ofyou agree here on earthconcerning anything youask, my Father in heaven

will do it for you." ~ Jesus;Matthew 18:19 NLT

Please join us in praise for:

A local newspaper printeda full page article on our

family and Bibletranslation!

As a result of thenewspaper article, a localradio station contacted usfor a live interview. Youcan listen to the interviewor read the article byfollowing the links on theAbout page of our blog.

Our family has been givena week's vacation bypartners!

Please lift these concerns toour more-than-able HeavenlyFather:

The final preparations forthe planning of ourcommissioning service.

Resolution regarding ourhome in York.

Provisions: to makepurchases needed for ourmove, shipment to PapuaNew Guinea, airfare andimmunizations.

The completion of our

partnership team!

Save the DateThe Lord has been teaching our family what real

church is through our partnership development. We have

learned that church has nothing to do with a building or

denomination. Instead church is unity in Christ. And

unity in Christ is never bound by walls or style of

worship! We hope to culminate our partnership

development and celebrate this through our

commissioning service. We are working to bring

everyone together to participate in sending us! Each one

of you has and still plays a vital part in our work, and we want you to feel included and

share in our praise to God for what He has accomplished. We are working with pastorsfrom nine churches, partners, family and friends in planning for this exciting night, and

cannot wait for the celebration time together.

So please save the date: March 17th at Woodhaven Baptist ChurchThe service will begin at 5 p.m. and we will have a time of fellowship after. Please bring a

yummy dessert. Your RSVP invite has been included with this letter.

PNG GlimpseWe are always trying to learn more about PNG

(Papua New Guinea) and thought it would be fun

to share some glimpses of those with you. This

month we want to tell you about the trade language

of PNG. Tok Pisin originated as a way for the

Australian coffee managers to talk with their Papua

New Guinean laborers. It is based on English,

German, and other local languages. Tok Pisin has a

small vocabulary and limited grammar and hasbeen described as an expressive and fun language

with a great many words that English would do well to incorporate. Here are a few of

those:

Laik bilong yuDefinition: Whatever you want to do; your preference. (Which

movie do you want to watch? Laik bilong yu.)

MaskiDefinition: Forget it. Leave it. Never mind. (Oh, its raining out. Maski.)

NogatDefinition: Nope. (Do you have bananas today? Nogat. )

Em nauDefinition: Yes (with emphasis). Thats right. (Youre the house that had

the bonfire! Em nau!)

A special thanks to Catherine Rivard, PNG translator, for this information. Please look for

next month's PNG Glimpse!