Retirement of an American flag

The day after Memorial day, Austin took part in a flag retirement ceremony at Cub Scouts. The ceremony began with prayer, followed by the cutting out of the stars section, followed by the cutting of each stripe. As the individual stripes were cut, statements were read aloud as to the meaning of each stripe, then placed in the fire. All attending the ceremony held the flag and rotated their position, each taking a turn at cutting. The grommets were cut out and given to the parents, to be worn on a key chain perhaps, around the neck, or could be given to a veteran of their choice in honor of their service to our country. The last to be placed on the fire are the stars, saying the pledge of allegiance as we solemnly watch it burn. The ashes will then be buried. Read more from the Scouts web site here.

                                   

Road to Transformation

Do you wonder what it takes for Bible translation to happen, what all goes into the completion of a New Testament? Visit the ineractive map on the Road to Transformation.

Bible translation for radio

In March I attended a workshop, hosted by Trans World Radio in Johannesburg SA, to learn how to craft stories for broadcast radio. In the ever expanding world of media technology, one way forward for Bible translation in Africa is to step backwards technologically and utilize radio to inform people how God is at work in Bible translation.


In a recent survey, nearly 60% of Africans in French speaking African countries use radio as their main form of media for staying current on world issues.


The tools we use for gathering stories in the field are increasingly becoming more portable. For audio recordings we use the Handyrecorder H2 Zoom; a cell phone sized recording device capable of capturing 12+ hours of uncompressed 4 channel stereo audio, all on one 8gb SDHC card.

Final derby race of the year

Having placed fourth in the local derby race back in March, Austin was able to race at the district level. It was a fun day and we lasted 3 rounds before double-elimination.