Below you can read what I shared on Sonlight Forums today with my International friends. As some are in 'closed' areas we talk in 'code'. I'd add please pray the kids to continue to work at school with less help this week and for Cory how is trying to help with the Creole spell checking.Basically after the earthquake I became motivated to start a project idea that had been simmering on the back burner for a few years.
In the 12 years we have lived in Haiti I have only seen one small health booklet in Creole and it appalled me with some of the dangerous misinformation in it.
While I only spend a few hours doing patient care a week-a lot of the teaching information gets repeated week after week because in part of the lack of basic health information.
Well-a supporting group in the USA picked up on this project and decided to help with printing-GREAT. I've been pushing for a couple months to get the information into Creole but have had trouble finding help, and the help I have is very busy with Dad's work.
Well I thought I was almost done getting everything in to Creole when yesterday Dad brought to mind some great topics that NEED to be in the book and a good website with basic information.
In the 12 years we have lived in Haiti I have only seen one small health booklet in Creole and it appalled me with some of the dangerous misinformation in it.
While I only spend a few hours doing patient care a week-a lot of the teaching information gets repeated week after week because in part of the lack of basic health information.
Well-a supporting group in the USA picked up on this project and decided to help with printing-GREAT. I've been pushing for a couple months to get the information into Creole but have had trouble finding help, and the help I have is very busy with Dad's work.
Well I thought I was almost done getting everything in to Creole when yesterday Dad brought to mind some great topics that NEED to be in the book and a good website with basic information.
So now the book grew again by 15 pages or so that need to be translated. And I leave my translator help for the USA in less than 7 weeks.
And my Creole/English dictionaries are falling apart with all the recent use.
So please lift this project up when you think about it. I hope it will have a big positive impact but it is overwhelming me at the moment. Merci in advance.
2 comments:
That sounds like a great task.
I always get a good feeling when I think that I'm doing something that will help someone out and especially when it will continue to be a help even long after I'm gone. (Legacy)
I would be happy to pray for you in accomplishing this worthy endeavor.
May God's Hand of Guidance be upon you and everyone who works to complete this task.
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