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Matthew Lee
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Our internet filter here in Cameroon doesn't allow Deviantart...so I won't be on here much the next 3 yers. I guess this account is going into hibernation....

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Hmm...

2 min read
My Exit?
Hey everybody;

I'm still Neuchâtel, Switzerland till June or so. I've taken so many photos I haven't posted.
Tuns out deviantArt is DNS blocked by the web filter I will be behind in Cameroon, I will check to see about exceptions, but I suppose I'll be phasing this out over time...

~Matthew Lee


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Questions

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DA?
Continue?
Hey everybody;

I'm here in Neuchâtel, Switzerland attending French school.  I arrived in the middle of May, and I'll be here till January. Class is tough, but good.  I'm learning a lot!

On a more somber note, I looked at my DA today, and it says I have 2 months left on my subscription. I wonder if I should continue on with DA. Even though I'm in a photographer's paradise here, I really haven't been very inspired to take pictures this last month, and the ones I did take I'm generally not very happy with.  I'm hoping for a renewal of my photographic energy so I can take advantage of such a beautiful location. One thing's for sure...I need to start getting more sleep soon.

The second consideration, I don't know how well DA's pages will load in Cameroon this January, or even if it will be blocked by the filter.

Psalm 139:9-10 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.


~Matthew Lee


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Africa!

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Wycliffe Bible Translators
*UPDATE* Moving to Africa!...
Greetings everybody;

   I think it's due time to give you all an update.

   Luke 1:1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word.

   As some of you already know, I have been invited to consult and teach language software to Bible translators and literacy workers in Yaoundé, Cameroon (Cameroon is shown in red below on the map).  There are over 240 languages is Cameroon, and only 27 of these people groups have adequate scripture in their heart language.  My part will be to provide linguistic software support and help keep the active translations translating.



   God has equipped me with a variety of teaching and technical gifts.  My churches and community have blessed me greatly, and Wycliffe Bible Translators has provided me with an opportunity to effectively share my gifts in Africa as a servant of the Word.  There is so much to learn about the software, linguistics, Africa, and even French.  Much of my teaching/consulting in Cameroon will be done in French, so proficiency well beyond my high school classes is necessary.  Lord willing, I hope to leave for Neuchatel Switzerland in May for French School.

   What’s next?  Now that I have a destination, all that remains is to continue building up a prayer and partnership team before language school. If you are praying for me and would like to receive my personal newsletter by email or post, please contact me and let me know.

~Matthew Lee
Wycliffe Bible Translators


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Whoops!

If you were paying attention to the frog picture, I said I'd have a journal up in the next few days, and I didn't.

Until I can get a more detailed journal up, Let me give you a quick update.

Last June, I quit my job in Harrisonburg to find a new direction for my life.  I've always had problems with the business world and charging for my services.  I moved back in with my parents, focusing on spiritual growth, emotional healing, and rebuilding old relationships.  Now, after a year of photography, construction work, teaching and Photoshop, I am a member/missionary with Wycliffe Bible Translators.

Wycliffe's Mission:
To glorify God by promoting and participating in a movement of the church worldwide to make disciples of all nations through Bible translation.  

Wycliffe's Vision:
By 2025, a Bible translation program will be in progress in every language needing one.

I spent June 14-28 in Orlando, FL for "Training Camp." As of July 1, I will be an official employee of Wycliffe.  Specifically, after linguistics training, I will be teaching specialized software to Bible translators before they leave for the field.  I have finally found a place where my talent for teaching adults technical skills will be used for a greater good, rather than my own benefit.   

It's such an exciting time in my life. It looks like soon I'll be moving back to North Carolina.  After 3-6 months, I'll have the opportunity to go pretty much anywhere in the world.

Consider yourself informed. :) Oh, Thanks to Hazel for taking the initiative to look up Wycliffe! And now...I'm returning to reality to hang out with my parents...be back on in a few days!



ClaireCollyer
Thanks so much to ClaireCollyer for featuring me in her journal.  Check out her site, she's quite an amazing digital painter! It was an awesome little surprise to see the jump in traffic!


~Mattgyver

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