Description
A retired Bible translation consultant re-lives his exotic and unpredictable journeys during his six years of service in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. David Clark worked for the United Bible Societies and consulted on Bible translation projects with a number of translation teams in various islands and highlands. His narratives are filled with Pacific traveling mishaps, colorful colleagues, Bible translation work, and humorous memories of local traditions–all told with an enjoyable, light-hearted wit.Clark weaves into his narrative a variety of spiritual lessons that he drew from his travels, and provides unique insight into the daily and monthly routines of a Bible translation worker in remote regions. Those interested in missions, and specifically Bible translation and linguistics, will find it hard to put this book down.
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Introduction
Chapter 1: In at the Deep End
Chapter 2: In Malinowski’s Footsteps
Chapter 3: More Islands and Some Highlands
Chapter 4: Volcanoes and Rivers
Chapter 5: Travels with and without the Children
Chapter 6: Aerial Alarms and Excursions
Chapter 7: Some Novel Experiences
Chapter 8: An Unexpected Excursion
Chapter 9: Flexibility Needed
Chapter 10: Some You Win and Some You Lose
Chapter 11: A Unique Christmas and Other Changes
Chapter 12: Changing Horses
Chapter 13: Side Trips
Chapter 14: Final Months
About the Author
David J. Clark obtained a doctorate in Linguistics at the London School of Oriental and African Studies for a thesis on the grammar of the Ekpeye language spoken in the Niger Delta. He served for twenty years as a Translation Consultant with the United Bible Societies, living in Thailand, Papua New Guinea, and India. He then served for ten years in Europe, primarily in the former Soviet Union. After retiring in 2002, he continued to work in Russia on a voluntary basis with several translation projects sponsored by the Institute for Bible Translation in Moscow.
More from David Clark
Babes in the Jungle: A Year of Village Life in the Niger Delta
Analyzing and Translating New Testament Discourse
