For those of you who are just tuning in, and for those of you who have been following along the whole time, I decided to post my newsletter which explains everything that is going on. And it has my updated information for receiving funds! And since this has been a kind of confusing journey, what with it starting as a trip and then becoming an internship and there being so much information for me to process and then share... Well, I know I probably left some information out and some of you might be confused as to what exactly is going on. So, here's my newsletter, with all it's news.
Cameroon Summer 2012
Karima Horton
Wycliffe Canada Internship
Cameroon Summer 2012
Dear Friend, May
14, 2012
Some rather amazing, God-given things have been
happening in my life recently and I want you to know about them, specifically
so you can pray for me and what Wycliffe is doing in Cameroon and around the
world. Wycliffe is working to translate the Bible into every viable language
(any language which is not in danger of dying out in the next couple of years)
by 2025.
This summer I am interning with CABTAL (Cameroonian
Association for Bible Translation and Literacy) through Wycliffe Bible
Translators in order to work with and
encourage the literacy teachers and Bible translators, and perhaps do some work
with Cameroonian children.
What will I be doing?
I will be in Cameroon from June to July, and I will be
hopping around a bit. I will be in Lamnso for two weeks, one in June and one in
July, in order to help out with Literacy classes and Scripture Encouragement.
The rest of the time I’ll be in Bamenda and maybe Babanki.
I have been asked if I am willing to do a few
different things, so I’m not completely sure what exactly I’ll be doing, but
from what I can tell I will be doing mostly a lot of encouragement in the form
of sharing my testimony and talking about how important I think it is to have
resources in one’s own language. I may also be able to work in a children’s
camp, which I am really excited about. These will mostly be in English, so I’ll
be able to really help out with them. I will also be bringing my laptop so I
can help some teams record the Gospel of Luke.
Why do it?
Some of you know the passion
I feel when I get a chance to work with languages. It’s the same passion you
feel if you are a teacher and cannot give up on a student, if you are a social
worker and fight for your clients rights, if you are a scholar and are on the
trail of a breakthrough. This is the passion I have for languages and the
people who speak them – it is my God-given calling to emphasize the equality of
every language and to make a language not a barrier but an open door. I want to
be able to encourage the Cameroonians whom I will be working with that just
because their language did not have an alphabet until recently, it does not
mean that their language is less important or that they should not learn how to
read in their language. One’s mother tongue is the language you really learn in
and is never ever a lesser language. This is why I am going to Cameroon this
summer, and I can only hope that I can have some impact, even if I am the only
one changed.
How you can help:
As always, you can pray for
me. God has been working so much as He led me to this internship. I know He is
moving me, but support through prayer is always welcome.
Financial support is
welcome, too. I will be in Cameroon for two months, so I am going to need
money. Do not feel obligated to give me money because I sent you this letter, but
if God lays it on your heart to donate to my internship, I would be really
appreciative. If you are in Canada, please go to www.wycliffe.ca and click on Get Involved and then
Give. There are different options on how you can give. Just make sure it goes
to Sarah Horton.
If you are in the US there are a few different ways
you can give. You can go to http://www.wycliffe.org/Give.aspx. Or you can call
800-WYCLIFFE. Donors need to tell Wycliffe US that the donations are for the
work of Sarah Horton and give my international project number which is 238952.
If you would like to keep up with what I am doing and
how my support is going, please read and follow my blog! I try to post every
week and am going to try to keep that up while I am in Cameroon too. http://karimahorton.blogspot.com/
With great appreciation,
Karima Horton
678-689-4810
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