Everyone deserves the right to have the Bible in their own language! That belief took Pat to Togo, West Africa where she helped the Ifè people translate the New Testament and learn to read and write. Her communication skills grew as she trained the Ifè team members. That team is now working independently on Old Testament translation and literacy promotion in the Ifè language.

Pat's focus has shifted to supporting the overall work in Togo, Benin and 6 other countries in West Africa. As Special Assistant to the Director in Togo, she uses her facility with words to proofread documents and approve PR materials. She also writes 2 prayer bulletins for the work in West Africa. Her supervisor said of her new focus, “Pat is playing an essential role … [by] providing the content check and editing that only someone with her experience and technical abilities could.” Her support of the staff and projects in these 6 countries is helping to advance Bible translation, literacy and language development in West Africa.

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