0^ IMONFJIRIIIHKI': TKANSIAIOieS

.-0

nnicr

rP

r.o. i?(x fwi():)

Diiticativlllc, Trjcns 75inS-I():U)

(2H) 2n()-^8^S
TNTn

WES & ALTA BEASLEY

AFRICA

EQUATORIAL GUINEA, AFRICA

The doors to the -world's hidden

Equatorial Guinea has eight

peoples are opening! Changes in

political world are evident to

languages and has had some

translation work completed already,

recent changes in the status of

translation needs and potentials of

Christian outreach into formally

'Closed' nations.
One of these

these eight people groups.

Our
specific goals will includes

everyone but less publicized are the^^^

opening doors is in the West African^

country of Equatorial Guinea.
Just last year Pioneer Bible
Translators received a letter from
5

sister

translation mission

in

Cameroun asking whether we could

respond to an invitiation to do
Bible translation in Equatorial
Guinea.

Pioneer Bible Translators said,

"Yes!"
Wes and Alta Beasley were
asked to head the initial survey
team which will investigate the
translation potential there in
Equatorial Guinea.
Mes and Alta Beasley both speak

the government language of

Equatorial Guinea which is Spanish
Both have had extensive

linguistic

training and Wes earned an H.A.

Applied Linguistics from the

in

University of Texas.
Also, they
have almost ten years of field
experience with Pioneer Bible
Translators in Papua New Guinea.
Wes

worked

in

several

research

all

available

info.

make contacts with other missions

already working in or near

Equatorial Guinea
meet government officials and set
up working relationships
research in-country logistics
go to tribal areas and take word
lists

Travel

datess

July 1 -August 4,
(tentative)

Itinerary:

S.

New York

Paris

West African

Malabo,

Boardman - Chicago -

Conakry,

Duala,

Guinea,

Cameroun

Cameroun

tribal

areas

of

Equatorial Guinea - llalabo - Duala Abijan

Costs:

at

Paris -

USA

least

S80O0

different

that he has a grasp of the total

ministry of Bible translation.
Also

going with them will be a new family

Allen and

Equatorial Guinea - Yaounde,

capacities including translation so

1992

Betty Pierce.

Ob

('ti< ofyfroiU (Iw rest of (he world PIONEER BIBLE TRANSLATORS

hif
or rtifjficil ni()t(fi((iins,
isolated
hccousc no otic

'11 IC iiiliilsli y of riniicrr Hliilc Tr;iti?;l.il"n;

I'^fiiudcfl liy lliocoiili llntlloii^nfVlMitclirfisiiul
hnllvllii;ilf; who jjir rotimiHIrd fo P()ie;ii!{ii(;
Ihc (ro'-.jicl ttic?^'if*r niouiid (he woild. ^'oti

spndi's ihrir lotu/inufrs,

cnii l>c n rnrliicr wMh us hi rioncci Itifj tirw

over rU)() ttdllion people

nfh'jmcc!'. for (he fSjMcncI nf (hr (Jospcl inccnjiMhip llic nil)tc If) lr (rnnslalcd liiU>
jcw
(h:l aU may hear find l)cllcvr.

hove fiever heord

or reod

(toil's niessoffe ofs(dr<iiion.

You c?in bo
a

nevj

field

partner
of

in

reaching

translation

work

in

EQUATORIAL GUINEA, AFRICA

with

I'ltc IVthli'

- or (I jyoriioJi oj U exists i/i onUf

of the earth's (). 170 lonfptnfjes.

Wes & Alta Beasley

Those ,'U)() tnilliott })eo])h

irho spe(di:
the retnoiniiuf S.^SO lojvfiKiffes

d<'f)end on ('hrisii(ii\s
like //Of/
to

solvotion's
(iood Neirs.

Vofti- help fjives thetn

(he oj)porini}if!f
to sitidif (iod's Wotd

in their otrn lotuptoffes.

Pioneer Bible Translators

p. O. Box 381030

Duncanvilie, Texas 75138-1030

WBS

Sf AIiTA

HFAJILEY

5366 Boartlman Riv. Rd.

S. Boardman, HI 49680
(616}

369-3201

SW

Our

Mission
in
Africa