Monday was another historic day in the development of PIU as we signed an agreement with the SIL Pacific Group to work with the Isles of the Sea project. The agreement was signed by (r-l) Nico Daams, Director of the Pacific Group of SIL, Mark Taber, Pacific Area Director for SIL and by me for PIU. The purpose of the agreement is to second SIL Pacific Group Members to PIU to be teachers in the new Bible Translation emphasis in the PIU Bachelors Degree in of Biblical Studies program. The introduction of the agreement encapsulates the goals of this partnership...SIL Pacific Group (PCG) and Pacific Islands University (PIU), hereby agree to work cooperatively for the following reasons and with expected benefit to both organizations:
- to build vision and capacity for Bible translation as a mission and ministry of the church
- to equip Pacific Islanders in the work of Bible translation
- to build vision among future church leaders for the importance of language in the spiritual growth of the church
- to build capacity so that Pacific Islanders can think theologically in their own language and context
The first teachers in the program will be Wycliffe translators Peter and Robin Knapp. Together with their sons Joshua and Joel they have moved to Micronesia, where they will teach linguistics and translation courses, and will be helping the Mwoakilloa people in translating the Bible in their own language. Their first courses will begin this Fall. In addition Isles of the Sea will be funding a scholarship for students in the Bible Translation emphasis at PIU.
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