Tuesday, December 28, 2010

It’s coming soon! … et encore plein de choses à faire!

Merci pour votre support!
Merci pour vos prières!
Merci pour votre argent!

Je pars très bientot et j’ai une très longue liste de choses à faire!
- Aller chercher ma médication contre la malaria
- Acheter des adapteurs electriques
- Acheter une autre paire de souliers
- Amasser le reste de mon argent
- Finir mon cours à correspondance
- Acheter une enregistreuse pour m’aider à apprendre la langue Mpumpong

 

Thank you for your support!
Thank you for your prayers!
Thank you for your money!

I am leaving really soon and I still have a long to-do list!
- Buy the pills against Malaria
- Buy electric adaptors
- Buy another pair of shoes
- Fundraise the rest of my support
- Finish my Distance Learning class
- Buy a voice recorder to help me learn the Mpumpong language

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Countdown! Compte-à-rebours!


14  sleeps before I leave for my training
           dodos avant mon training

4000$  left to raise
                      à collecter pour atteindre mon objectif

et j’ai reçu mon  Visa par la poste hier!
and I got my                        in the mail yesterday!

Monday, December 20, 2010

Home–Enfin à la maison

Je suis arrivée hier! C’est super d’être de nouveau chez-soi! Tout se passe bien ici et j’essaie de relaxer et aussi d’être productive.. pas toujours facile! En plus de finaliser les choses à faire avant mon stage, je dois finir un cours d’Université par correspondance.

17 dodos avant mon départ pour mon training!

Home again! It is so good to be back here; back to everything familiar: the family, the house, the city! Everything is going good so far as I am trying to relax, finish my distance learning class and get the last things ready for the trip.

17 sleeps before I leave for my training in Toronto!

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Lettre De Support

Le 13 décembre 2010

Comme vous le savez peut-être déjà, j’en suis présentement à ma troisième année d’université à Briercrest College en Saskatchewan. Comme prérequis à mon programme (Global Studies –Études en mondialisation), je dois faire un stage d’au moins cinq mois dans un autre pays. Plusieurs choix se sont offerts à moi, ce qui a rendu ma décision difficile. Par contre, je suis maintenant certaine que mon aventure au Cameroun est là où Dieu me dirige la session prochaine.

Des études récentes dévoilent qu’environ 340 millions de personnes, parlant 2078 langues, sont encore dépourvus d’une traduction de la Bible dans leur langue maternelle. Si je crois que la Bible est la Parole de Dieu, qu’elle est applicable et pertinente pour nous

aujourd’hui et que je me base sur celle-ci jour après jour pour me diriger dans ma vie, et que de plus j’aie l’opportunité de servir auprès de missionnaires qui dévouent leur vie à la traduction et la linguistique, pourquoi devrais-je laisser l’occasion passer? Mon futur

n’est pas encore défini, mais je suis convaincue que si je fais confiance à Dieu, il me guidera, tout comme il l’a déjà fait auparavant. Et mon prochain pas, ma prochaine destination, c’est la forêt tropicale africaine!

C’est ainsi que dans moins d’un mois, au début du mois de janvier 2011, je vais prendre mon envol pour le Cameroun. Je vais vivre avec Henny et David Thormoset à Yokadouma et à Yaoundé au Cameroun pour une durée de six mois. Je vais faire tout en mon possible pour apprendre la langue appelée Mpumpong. Une des particularités de celle-ci est qu’il s’agit d’une langue uniquement orale : elle n’a pas encore été mise à l’écrit. Ma présence sera probablement d’une grande aide aux missionnaires sur le terrain à cause de ma maîtrise du français, de ma facilité avec les récentes technologies et de mon désir de servir. Je vais aussi pouvoir prendre part aux programmes pour jeunes adultes et jeunes filles, et peut-être même organiser des études bibliques pour les nouveaux chrétiens. Je ne suis pas certaine de l’ampleur de ce qui m’attend là-bas, mais une chose est sûre : j’ai hâte!

Wycliffe est une organisation qui reconnaît le besoin de prêcher la Bonne Nouvelle partout, même jusqu’aux confins de la Terre. Elle encourage les églises locales à prendre part à l’appel et à atteindre les personnes qui sont en minorité. Mon stage au Cameroun sera axé sur la linguistique et la traduction biblique et pour ce faire, je voyagerai à travers le pays afin de voir différents projets de traduction.

Toutefois, il m’est impossible de compléter mon stage sans votre aide. J’ai grandement besoin de vos prières et de votre appui financier. Je vous invite à consulter mon blog qui vous tiendra informés de ma situation et mes besoins. Mais j’aimerais vous appuyer aussi; s’il-vous-plaît, envoyez-moi un courriel de temps

en temps afin que je puisse vous soutenir en prière à mon tour.

Mon objectif financier est d’amasser $9000. Vous pouvez faire des dons uniques, ou mensuels par chèques postdatés. Les chèques peuvent m’être acheminés directement ou encore à Wycliffe Canada (voir les adresses ci-dessous). Vos chèques doivent être faits au nom de « Wycliffe Bible Translators » et vous devez spécifier « pour le stage d’Audrey Allan ». Tous les dons de $25 et plus sont déductibles

d’impôt.

Pour Sa Gloire,

Audrey Allan

audreyallan@live.ca

http://audreysafricanjourney.blogspot.com

Wycliffe Canada, 4316 10 St. NE Calgary, AB T2E 6K3

Audrey Allan, 2704, Michelin, Suite 210, Laval, Qc, H7L 5Y1

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Life

Classes are all done! ... Well except for my Distance Learning Class
Exams are starting on Saturday!
My Flight Tickets are Bought!
My Visa is in the Mail!

God is Good

Sunday, December 5, 2010

No More Ink In My Markers...

Oh wow!! ¸
This is kind of great:
I have to borrow friend's coloured markers to fill in my fundraising meter...

5 000 $

My God is Wonderful!!

... and I'm leaving in a month!



Saturday, November 27, 2010

UPDATES

OH WOW!
GOD PROVIDED HALF OF MY SUPPORT!!
.. after 17 days!

I am now at:
$4620

GLORY TO GOD!

Pasta Night! Thanks For Making It Happen!





Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Pasta Goodness

God says: I will provide the money
I say: Sure, but let me try it that way..
God says: Don't worry about it, I'll provide
I say: I know, I know. Just do it that way ok?
God says: Audrey, don't you remember what I did last week??
I say: Of course I do. But tonight I have this goal I need to reach...

God says: BAM! Here is your money, what did I tell you?

I say: Sorry I doubted... You were right.. again!


The evening went really well!
I got a little sidetracked when things didnt go the way I had planned them, but God found a way to overcome those issues

... and He gave me $500

Praise the Lord!

This brings me to a total of $3 520

Thormosets' Prayer Calendar

Monday, November 22, 2010

Providing...!

OH my goodness! I'm sooo excited!
So I had this goal: that with the money for the pasta night it would get me to 3 000 dollars or close to it

but then this week , I kept getting donations and as I was talking in church today, I got 250$ ..
and so I decided to count how much I had..

3 020$!

... and the least I'll make on tuesday night is 600$ !!

God is just so amazingly good!!

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Pasta Night!

It's happening!
Tuesday the 23rd
at Nick's place in Moose Jaw
$15 tickets
5-8

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Coffeehouse Fundraiser in the Den

For those of you who don’t know, tonight I had a fundraiser at school which consisted of live music, improv, chai/bake sale, clothing sale and henna tattoos. My goal was to raise $650 which would have brought me to a total amount of $1000 to date. I was clearly blessed with the amount of people that showed up! College friends, professors, community members and church friends were in attendance. There were a lot of people who contributed to make this night a success: from supplying deserts and tea, to helpers for set up and tear down and even people who contributed their performance talents and those who made donations.


God is so amazingly good! Not only did I have great conversations about my upcoming internship and my certainty of God’s provision, but also my financial goal for the evening was surpassed by a significant amount! I know deep in my heart that since God is sending me to serve him, he will take care of all my needs, both spiritual and financial.


Tonight’s fundraising total was:

$ 1 774, 33


Which brings me to a grand total of:

$ 2 124, 33


Check back soon for pictures and updates!

Monday, November 8, 2010

Internship - January to July 2011

Monday, November 8th.

Dear friends and family,

As you may already know, this is my third year of studies at Briercrest College. Being in the Global Studies Bachelor of Arts, it entails that students spend a whole semester overseas in a different cultural context. There were so many options to choose from. This is so exciting: six months overseas, trying to get a glimpse of possible career opportunities! In two months, I will be on my way to Africa!

Current estimates suggest around 340 million people speaking 2078 languages may still have a need for Bible translation to begin. If I believe that the Bible is God’s Word, that it is still applicable today, and that I want to live my life by it, then why would I not take part in translation work when the opportunity comes? As I was getting ready for this internship, I asked myself: “What would I want to do with the rest of my life? What am I going to do with my degree? How can I make this internship count?” To be honest, I don’t have all the answers but I know this is where I should take my next step, and I am thrilled to have you embark on this with me!

In January 2011, I will fly over the Atlantic Ocean and settle in the rain forest of South-East Cameroon. There, along with another student, I will be living with Henny and David Thormoset in Yokadouma and in Yaounde for six months. I will begin to learn the Mpumpong language and help with French-English translations. Hopefully, I will travel to various Bible translation projects in nearby cities and villages, help them with training team members in computer skills, management and financial skills, and to help Mpumpong colleagues develop literacy materials in Mpumpong. I could help out with ministry to children or youth or young women, holding Bible study in French. My French will be a tremendous asset. Helping with cooking, market shopping, household chores, and hospitality will also be part of my internship. I will serve as best as I can.

Recognizing the need to reach all peoples, Wycliffe’s particular focus is participating in and encouraging the worldwide Church in ministry among minority language communities. My internship in Cameroon will be aimed more specifically at literacy, the first step in Bible translation, since the Mpumpong language is still oral; in the midst of being put into a written language. I might also be traveling to other projects to see Bible translation projects in process, at various stages of completion.

I really feel that God is calling me to serve in Cameroon this January. It is really exciting to be a part of what He is already doing amongst Africans. I want to invite you to embark on this serving opportunity with me.

I cannot make this internship happen without your help. I will need prayer support-I will do my best to keep updating my blog- as well as monetary support. I will post a detailed chart of my projected expenses on my blog to give you an idea of where the money is going.

As you keep me in your prayers, I would love to know how to pray for you. I want this to be support in prayer from both sides. Please email me; I will be more than happy to commit to pray for you.

I need to raise $9000. In order to support me financially, you have the option of making monthly donations –I am there for six months. You can either give the money directly to me or send it to Wycliffe Canada (see the address below and along with your cheque, to Wycliffe Bible Translators, include a note with your name, address and date). Your donations are tax deductible by Wycliffe Canada when over $25.

For His Glory,

Audrey Allan

audreyallan@live.ca

Wycliffe Canada |

4316 10 St. NE Calgary, AB

T2E 6K3