A page from the Njyem literacy book

In this lesson, we are teaching the letter "u", which is pronounced as in English rather than in French. This means that the Njyem readers would find it slightly challenging and they have to read it differently than if it were in a French word.

The Njyem Transition Primer

To see a PDF file of the Njyem transition primer, go to http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16109934/NjyManTrans.pdf. The lessons and key to the exercises are complete. I have also added an index to the topics taught in addition to the letters. In a few days we go back to the Njyem area and test it and teach people to write their language in the southern canton. We have not been there before, but some people there know us from having met us elsewhere. We will go with our camper this time and look for a place in the area where we can set up a permanent base.

Gospel of John, ch. 6, in Njyem on the Internet

Etienne Amfangnsok and I have adapted John 9 into Njyem, from Nzime, and it is now available for reading at http://kulnjyem.blogspot.com/2011/02/levangile-selon-st-jean-ch-9-en-njyem.html. We hope to have audio files there someday, but we don't know when. The main job we have is still to get the transition primer roughed-in for his departure on Thursday.

The Idioms of Njyem

There is an idiom in Njyem that means "unrelenting". It is based on the ant called "njyoomaa" that is known for being large, having large mandibles and never releasing its grip when it bites its enemy. The expression is lekwaa lebu'u le njyoomaa. Literally it means "to hurt anger of the ant 'njyoomaa' ". It means that the person with this anger is going to maintain his angry posture unrelentingly.

Fighting malaria through literateness in Njyem

Here is a 1-page presentation of the information needed in order to survive the perils of malaria.

The Njyem Alphabet

Go to http://www.youtube.com/user/mbeavon#p/a/u/0/dJpifGMqclk and you will find a narrated display of the Njyem alphabet!

Our ministry in Cameroon

Here is a bit of video on our ministry.

The Parabole of the Lost Sheep

Here is a bit of the Gospel in Njyem for your listening pleasure.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZs-Mf2zK0A

God enabled us to return home with no alternator belt

Psalm 18:32-33 says, "It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights." This past trip to Ngoyla was accompanied by a miraculous return. I managed to drive back with a damaged alternator/water pump belt. By the end of the trip, it was no belt at all! I have a picture of it... it looks like some dirty wire, certainly not a belt that was meant to turn an alternator and water pump. It was just draped around the pullies loosely, certainly not pulling anything. But the Lord made my way perfect! Not only did the battery never run out of electricity during the 600-mile trip, the engine never stopped and the red light never came on to indicate that the battery was not charging. It came on only after we had arrived at our destination. This was the third time that God has done this. The first two times were when a metal tube, a piece of the carburator, was aspirated into the engine block of our VW combi and when I mistakenly dumped kerosene into my gas tank instead of gas. In each of these three cases, I never knew that a problem existed until we had arrived safely at our destination. God is working miracles!