SUPPORT FOR BIBLE TRANSLATION STARTS IN NORTH

CURRENT JAARS PROJECTS
Thank you for considering how
you can particpate in making
Bible translation possible!
100% of your gift goes to the
project you choose.
NO.
NAME
TOTAL NEED AVIATION
A200
Aviation Training
211,300
LAND TRANSPORTATION
L100Motorbikes
L102 4WD Vehicle for Papua Guinea
WATER TRANSPORTATION
W201
Pacific Islands Transport Boats
5645
Water Safety Kits and Training
Ways to Give
1. Give online at:
www.jaars.org/donate
2. Send a check with enclosed
response card and envelope to:
JAARS Inc.
PO Box 248
Waxhaw NC 28173
3. Call 888-773-1178 to use a
credit card, offer non-cash assets, such as stocks, and include
JAARS as a beneficiary of your
will, trust, or retirement plan.
Questions?
Check www.jaars.org
Or call us at 888-773-1178. We’d
love to talk with you!
Or write and share your interests.
JAARS Inc.
PO Box 248
Waxhaw NC 28173
Or email:
[email protected]
This bimonthly publication celebrates
the outcomes of your generosity and
offers you opportunities to share God’s
incredible gift of love with those who
have not yet heard his Word in their
heart language.
REMAINING NEED
32,000
50,142
149,541
31,367
39,672
526,328 35,000
457,642
29,897
Recording Equipment for Ukarumpa
Scripture Websites in Heart Languages Audio Scripture Players
28,475 37,500
30,000
21,524
33,785
15,092
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
T102
Internet for Translation Teams
4538
Internet Upgrades for Regional Centers
5640
IT Training in Africa
18,523 30,600
28,000
13,003
29,725
25,690
MEDIA
1005
4913
M100
GENERAL
CORE
CORE Mission Fund
JWN
Where Needed Most
Totals as of November 30, 2015
930,000
Ongoing
TOTALS $1,957,868 811,271
$1,658,209
NOTE: For IRS credit for deductible charitable contributions, all donations by check must be
postmarked by December 31 and all online credit card donations must be completed on or
before December 31.
PROJECTS COMPLETED BY YOUR GIFTS
(JWN Where Needed Most — Needed: Ongoing)
Thank you for your
gifts, which were generously given in the last
fiscal year to provide
support wherever the
need was greatest. Your
contributions made it possible for us to complete
annual funding for Internet upgrades for regional
centers in Africa, provide
IT training in Africa, and
improve Internet connectivity for translation
teams.
In September, JAARS
learned that the translation office of our partner ATALTRAB in Chad,
Africa, had been without electricity for six months---so we made a transfer of funds to provide a generator that now powers lights, computers,
and other office equipment.
To enable us to continue meeting needs in the coming year, please
donate at www.jaars.org/JWN.
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December 2015
You will be enriched in every way so that you can always be generous. And when we take your gifts to those who need them, they will thank God.
—2 Corinthians 9:11 NLT
SUPPORT FOR BIBLE TRANSLATION STARTS IN NORTH CAROLINA
(CORE: The Core Mission Fund – Needed: $811,271)
Kari traveled across the United States to spend three months living on the JAARS campus in North Carolina.
She is learning how to use audio and video equipment to communicate Scripture truths to the people in Guatemala she hopes to be working with soon.
Sungwook and his wife, Hyang Mee, prepared themselves for a challenging assignment in Papua New
Guinea by taking the Intercultural Communications Course, offered three times a year at JAARS. They were
pleased to have the opportunity to connect with seasoned missionaries over lunch in the dining hall.
Mindy was apprehensive about getting behind the wheel of a 4WD vehicle on a rutted, obstacle-filled
course, but she was grateful to have expert trainers teach her auto maintenance and safe operations. She
knew she would need these skills to navigate difficult trails in Papua New Guinea.
People who have dedicated their lives to Scripture translation come to the JAARS campus each year to
receive training that will help them succeed in their assignments. They also find facilities and a community
ready to lend encouragement beyond the curriculum. Affordable housing, childcare, counseling and medical
services, as well as spiritual enrichment, communal meals, and relationship building add incalculable value
to their preparation for the work for which God has called them.
Your support for the Core
Mission Fund makes it possible for translators and other
field workers to expand their
skills and strengthen their spirits while they make JAARS their
temporary home. In addition,
the Core Mission Fund provides
the means to conduct research,
develop ways to facilitate translation work, provide technical
assistance, and many other
operations that make Scripture
communication easier, faster,
and more effective.
You can learn more and join
this partnership by going to
jaars.org/CORE.
The excellent childcare provided by JAARS staff made it possible for Solomon and Alison Ngallaba
to give their full attention to their studies in the Intercultural Communications Course.
JAARS AVIATION TRAINING WINS GRANT
(A200 Pre-Field Aviation Orientation — Needed: $149,541)
(W201 Pacific Islands Transport Boats — Need: $457,642)
Aviation training is fundamental to JAARS’ role in the world of mission aviation, and 2016 is shaping up to
be one of our busiest years in recent memory. Our facilities, aircraft, equipment, runways, and experienced
staff are all committed to instilling values of service and safety in the pilots, mechanics and aviation managers
who come here to prepare for assignments in some of the most remote and inaccessible places in the world.
As a fifth-place finisher in the Lightspeed Aviation Foundation Pilots Choice Award competition, JAARS received
a $2,000 grant which will be used toward the expense of maintaining our high level of training. Thank you
for your votes. To add your support for our next Pre-Field Orientation class, go to jaars.org/A200.
GOD'S WORD IS ONLINE IN MEXICO
(4913 Websites in Heart Languages — Needed: $33,785)
A recent Web workshop brought 13 people, representing nine indigenous language groups, to
Oaxaca, Mexico. They came to learn how to create and publish websites that could share Scripture,
songs, photos, videos, and other forms of God’s
Word in the languages they understand best.
This is particularly valuable in areas where there
is opposition to God’s Word and to those who
share it. Where Bibles may not be carried openly,
believers can view websites in the privacy of their
homes or log on with cellphones, sharing links with
friends. Pastors post sermon videos, and users can
download study guides, listen to worship music, or
share prayer requests and praise reports.
Your contributions to this project have made it
possible for trainers and equipment to travel the
globe, helping local website managers build and
launch sites that encourage believers growing in
their faith. To support this ongoing work, go to
jaars.org/4913.
THE "LITTLE BOAT THAT COULD" IS HEADING TO THE WATER
Bob Haussler, director for maritime services, reports that the salvaged boat destined for service in the Pacific
Islands is on target for its first seagoing trials this month. “We’ve now finished painting the hull,” he says,
“and the handcrafted aluminum panels to display instrumentation are completed.” The next major task will be
the wiring and the completion of deck passenger seating.
The 31-foot vessel, purchased at auction from a fire department in Florida, is being refitted for use in
transporting people, supplies, and equipment in northeastern Papua New Guinea. Translation teams working among 45 language
groups eagerly await this
transport to help them
travel more swiftly and
safely among the many
small islands dotting the
ocean around PNG. This
boat will serve as a working prototype, helping us
learn to balance speed,
stability, and capacity on
the open water.
Help us put this boat
to work by donating at
jaars.org/W201.
4WD MAKES TRANSLATION WORK POSSIBLE
(L102 BTA Vehicle for PNG — Needed: $39,672)
Our partner in Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Bible
Translation Association (BTA), needs our help.
No vehicle is available in Alotau, in southeastern PNG, to transport an administration team that
serves more than 15 language programs in Milne
Bay and Oro provinces. They need a strong 4WD
vehicle capable of negotiating rugged terrain. With
it, BTA office staff will be able to visit translators,
literacy trainers, and Scripture use workers to help
with the progress of Bible translation work. Tough,
reliable transportation will also enable them to call
on a wider group of churches to mobilize congregational support for the work of Bible translation
in PNG.
Help us to help BTA speed Scripture translation in
southeastern PNG by donating at jaars.org/L102.
Samuel is building a website for his mountain community, Zapoteco de
Amatlán. Only 5% of his people are Christian, but Samuel has already
seen God’s Word affecting this group of formerly aggressive warriors.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING CONTINUES IN AFRICA
(5640 IT Training in Africa — Needed: $25,690)
“IT professional people must, must, keep on grooming their skills in order to remain relevant in serving,”
says Bill Mayes. Bill leads a team who travel to Africa
each year to provide ongoing technical training called
IT Connect. It is designed to help IT support personnel
in regional centers increase their abilities in network
administration, data security, troubleshooting, and other
issues so they, in turn, can aid translation teams.
To continue this important training in 2016, please
donate at jaars.org/5640.
“This year I was especially encouraged with everything we learned about
IT security and network security,” said Thaliane Zaou-Goma, a fifth-time
attendee from Congo. “I am grateful to God for you and all you do for us.”
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It's roads like this that make a 4WD vehicle, such as this one, so vital for
translation support teams who must travel to widely scattered villages.
“Since 2013, God has blessed JAARS with the capacity
to provide transportation, technology and media solutions
for 556 language communities in 29 countries,
serve 52 partner organizations, and train 817 people.”
—Woody McLendon, President, JAARS Inc.
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