Lindsay
It Takes a Village
We got to see our “village” in action when Jack fell sick and I had to take him to a doctor. Things like that happen so fast… you go...
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Lindsay
Sep 12, 2022
An Update from the Kids
A Blog from Lucy: If someone in America asked me how my life was in Africa, then I would say… It’s very fun and we have a lot of friends...
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Jack
Sep 5, 2022
Oral Bible Translation
When you think about Bible translation, you probably jump right to the image of a written text of Scripture that is available for people...
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Lindsay
Aug 29, 2022
Quick Note
Just a quick note to say that we’re doing well! We’re gearing up for some changes next week – the other kids in the building head to...
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Jack
Aug 22, 2022
How Do You Eat an Elephant?
To say that there are cultural differences between what we know (American/western culture) and African culture would be a vast...
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Lindsay
Aug 15, 2022
Full Schedule, Full Hearts
“I don’t even have the words to describe this trip. What will I say when we get home?” … a question Mom has asked so many times in the...
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Jack
Aug 8, 2022
Here's What I Do
Now that we've been here for a few months, I've really gotten into the flow of things at work. And I love what I get to do here! But it's...
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Lindsay
Aug 1, 2022
Mimi and G-Daddy!
Just a quick note to say that Mimi and G-Daddy (Lindsay’s parents) made it here safely! We’re so thankful to be able to spend time with...
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Lindsay
Jul 25, 2022
Being Present
We’ve been here almost three months and we’ve already said goodbye to many missionaries who have been here for years and are moving on to...
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Jack
Jul 18, 2022
Language Survey
After a bit of a hiatus, the Bible Translation Podcast is back up and running! We took some time off while we lived in Switzerland to...
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Jack
Jul 11, 2022
Discourse Workshop
Last Friday, we finished a two-week workshop on Narrative Discourse. Four translation teams from all over Côte d'Ivoire came to learn how...
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Lindsay
Jul 4, 2022
Why We're Here
It's incredible to be able to build relationships with Ivorian Bible translators as they travel into the city for workshops. We are so...
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Jack
Jun 27, 2022
Découvre Ta Langue
In English: Discover Your Language This is the name of the series of workshops that translators go through to help train them in...
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Lindsay
Jun 20, 2022
Family Transition Update
It feels like we’ve just recently crossed the line from short-term-missions-trip to we-live-here. Little things like rearranging the...
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Jack
Jun 13, 2022
Seeing Color
This weekend, I had the opportunity to visit the Abouré language project in their town of Yaou. This town is only about an hour or so...
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Lindsay
Jun 6, 2022
Il faut s'habituer
I read recently that the reason that transition is so tiring is because in a new place, nothing is automatic. Every little detail of life...
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Jack
May 30, 2022
Learning the Culture
My first week in the office is in the books! Now that our orientation is over, work has started for me, and the kids are doing some...
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Lindsay
May 23, 2022
Like Dying
“Entering a new culture is like dying.” That’s the opening of a chapter in a timely book we’re reading right now called Global Humility:...
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Jack
May 16, 2022
Welcome to Africa!
Our journey from Switzerland to Africa took us 3 days, and we came by 2 trains, 2 planes, 2 cars, and 4 taxis! The Goodlin family...
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Lindsay
May 9, 2022
We are HERE!
We are here!! Thank you SO much for praying for us and sending sweet notes of encouragement over the past week! We truly felt like we...
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