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9/11/2020

Adapting to a changing work environment

Internet connectivity is a major factor while working remotely for this Bible translation project in Walangi (pseudonym). There were times when the team had to reschedule meetings because of poor or disruptive network connections.

As travel is very much curtailed, the team faced challenges in receiving contributions for publication in the Tubari magazine. Usually, Babita and Vinod go out to solicit stories from the local schools and offices for the monthly. Since the spread of the Covid-19 in the valley, the people had to stay home as a rule. The supply chain to the area has been disrupted, causing much inconvenience to the local folk.

9/11/2020

A sound solution for challenging times

The Covid-19 pandemic affected the project schedule of the Tangsa Sangwal Gospel Translation team, especially the community testing of the translation of a few books. The delay had become a major concern for the translation team, since it was encroaching on the dateline. The team sounded out to the project’s committee of village community leaders about the predicament.

After several joint brainstorming sessions to resolve the problem amid the lockdown situation, both groups arrived at what would be the most practical option: have two team members – Abraham and Nokpai – stay in the village for two weeks to expedite the overdue community testing and proofreading.

That was only part of the solution though. The whole village was practically running on erratic power supply! Thanks to the close cooperation of all involved, a niche spot with stable electricity was found so that the two team members could work uninterrupted on their laptops. Praise be to God! With the continual support from the committee and other team members, Abraham and Nokpai completed the work in good time.