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Malay of Indonesia
Malay of Indonesia
The Malay people (2,370,000 people) are believed to have originated in Borneo and then expanded outwards into Sumatra and other regions, including Indonesia. These people were descendants of Austronesian-speakers who migrated from the Philippines and originally from Taiwan. Malays practiced Buddhism, Hinduism, and their native Animism before converting to Islam in the 15th century.
Five Minute Friday: On Forgetting
Ok. Let’s get started, I guess. I found Lisa Jo’s website from a tweet about it by Jessica Turner. It’s in an interesting thing that Lisa Jo wrote:
I remember how powerful the written word is. To encourage, to laugh, to cheer, to pray, to listen, and love. Sometimes all it takes is five minutes. Five minutes to just write, and not worry if it’s just right or not.
I decided to join her ride every Friday. Well… I’m going to start today. I know it’s Sunday! But hey I hope I can catch up the ride from last Friday 🙂
This topic on Friday was: On Forgetting. OK! Let’s get start before my 5 minutes is up!
Need of Deaf Translators
“Deaf people don’t understand things from a hearing person’s perspective.”
Hundreds of signed languages around the world don’t have God’s Word. See how the Bible comes alive for Deaf people in El Salvador when it’s translated into their language for the first time.
Get involved at http://www.wycliffe.org/deaf
New Plane to Aid BT in Indonesia
A former missionary pilot, Wycliffe Associates President and CEO Bruce Smith calls Indonesia
“one of the most challenging mission fields on earth.”
This remote and rugged chain of islands in the south Pacific is among the least explored places on earth and among the hardest to travel where people speak over 700 separate languages.
To read more about the story go to: Mission Network News