PEV Mini-Bible Dedication!

We got to hold an actual PEV Mini-Bible!

On Friday 28th April, Hilton Edwards, the CEO of Bible League AU/NZ, flew to Darwin with 5 copies of the Plain English Version 'Mini-Bible' (i.e. the long-awaited publication with the books of the Bible that have been translated so far).

Susanna and I were very excited to see them! These 5 copies arrived in Sydney just in time for Hilton to bring them to the dedication of the PEV Mini-Bible at the Katherine Christian Convention on 29th-30th April. While we would have liked to have more copies there, we are very thankful to God that 5 arrived in time!

So where are the rest?

10,000 copies have been printed, and were expected to be shipped from Singapore in March, but apparently the printer's binder broke. So they hand-bound 5 copies and sent them express to Hilton for the dedication. You can give thanks that the binder has now been fixed and the rest of the books have been bound and passed on to be shipped.

Give thanks that 5 copies of the PEV 'Mini-Bible' arrived in time for the dedication, and that the rest have now been bound. Pray that there won't be any more delays in getting them into people's hands.

Katherine Christian Convention

The Katherine Christian Convention (KCC) is a weekend conference designed for Indigenous Australians from remote communities. Unfortunately, several communities were unable to get there this year due to broken down buses or rivers still being up, but it was nonetheless a great weekend, and the perfect place to dedicate the Plain English Version Mini-Bible.

There were Bible talks from the PEV, songs in Kriol and English, prayers in various languages, kids' activities, and music and dance performances late into the night.

We also had our usual book stall with a special focus on PEV resources. One Uniting Church worker ordered 300 copies of the PEV Mini-Bible! The Mini-Bible is now also online (though it currently says "sold out" instead of "coming"): bl.org.au/content/aboriginal-resources/gjs3y0

Give thanks for the Katherine Christian Convention and for the great encouragement it was to those who attended. Pray for those who didn't make it, that God will provide fellowship and encouragement in other ways.

PEV Mini-Bible Dedication

On the first evening of the convention, we had a special time to dedicate the Plain English Version Mini-Bible.

The CEO of Bible League (the organisation publishing the PEV) and Dave Glasgow (who started the project and taught me all I know) shared about the history of the project and the new publication.

My colleague Melody made a video using plain English to explain the Plain English Version. Have a look below!

And my colleague Lucy put together a short video with an interview with Dave Glasgow explaining the history and purpose of the PEV.

Give thanks that we were able to have the PEV Mini-Bible dedication and take orders for the books. And especially give thanks that Dave Glasgow, who is about to turn 90, was able to be there and see the results of his hard work!

New PEV booklets!

We were also very excited to have the new PEV booklets at KCC. The books of John, Acts and a Little Book about the Bible arrived in the Bible League office in Sydney on Monday 24th April. Unfortunately, that didn't allow time to ship them up before KCC, but we managed to find enough people flying to the conference from Sydney to bring a couple of boxes of each!

Give thanks for the ministry workers who brought up books from Sydney in their luggage, and for the Wycliffe couple who drove around Sydney dropping them off! Pray that both the individual booklets and Mini-Bibles will help people know God better and live for him.

Listen to Genesis 1-22

Just before KCC, our recordist finished editing PEV Genesis chapters 1-22 (all that's been translated so far), and we were able to get it online and play it at our book stall at KCC.

Have a listen online, or through the 5fish app (under Aboriginal English) or the PEV Bible app (Android only).

Give thanks for the recordist, all the readers and our volunteer checkers who make the audio recordings possible. Pray that they will help people access and delight in God's word.