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Burunge booklets dedicated

Earlier this year I typeset three booklets in the Burunge language of Tanzania: the books of Acts, James and Revelation. Right now I am finalising the book of Genesis. It was a great joy to hear recently of the dedication service the Burunge team held to celebrate the publication of the books I had done, [...]

Remote typesetting

Burunge New Testament Books (Tanzania)

The Burunge team checking the book of Acts, January 2010

The Burunge are a small group of approximately 13,000 people who are part of a cluster of ethnic groups in Tanzania known as the Southern Cushites.* The people are proud of their language and are excited about the prospect of being [...]

Potted History of the Pillingers (1)

Steve and Johanna were born at an early age. Separately, of course: Johanna in Tanzania (yes, that’s right: Tanzania, then the British colony of Tanganyika); and Steve in South Africa. They grew up speaking different languages.  Steve spoke a South African dialect that might loosely be called ‘English’; and Johanna spoke a corrupted version of [...]