by Karen Campbell | Nov 21, 2012 | Official Blog
“Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.” (Col 3:19, NIV) How would you read this verse if you were a polygamist? In our American cultural context, the first meaning we get out of this verse is that each husband should love his wife and not be harsh...
by Karen Campbell | Nov 14, 2012 | Official Blog
A few days ago I regrouped regarding our move back to the U.S. I looked at what had been done, what still needs to be done, what won’t get done, along with a calendar to set some specific dates. I was fine until I made that last move. Our time of departure is rushing...
by Karen Campbell | Nov 7, 2012 | Official Blog
On Tuesday, 16 October 2012, the power went out at 5:55 a.m. I remember that exact time, because I had started waking up and had just looked at the clock. Shortly thereafter, the fan in my bedroom stopped (and I had not got out of bed to turn it off). Even though...
by Karen Campbell | Nov 1, 2012 | Official Blog
The importance of language survey in light of Bible transaltion is not always discussed. In fact , few may know what language survey entails. To put it simply, language survey is hands on language research. It is a preliminary step to translation work and can show...
by Karen Campbell | Oct 24, 2012 | Official Blog
One thing that continually surprises me about teaching missionary kids in Ghana is how often I plan to teach my students about one topic but instead end up teaching about America. Again. Our subject will be, for example, life in medieval times, and the text will say...