Source: Mission Network News, May 12, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Scripture translator Ed Maxey first set foot in Papua, Indonesia, he was closer to death than he knew. Mission Aviation Fellowship\u2019s Linda Ringenberg tells the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe was so exhausted from the hike that he laid down in the mud. He didn\u2019t know that at that time the Ngalik warriors were hiding and surrounding him because they didn\u2019t know who these people were, and they were going to kill him. The fact that he lay down was a sign of weakness, so they decided they were going to spare his life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That was over 60 years ago. Since then, the Ngalik people have benefited from Ed and his wife Shirley\u2019s efforts to translate the New Testament into their language, a work that was completed in 1992. The Maxeys\u2019 son Buzz and his wife, Myrna, became the second generation of translators, heeding God\u2019s call to translate the Old Testament for the Ngalik people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As of this year, the Ngaliks have a complete Bible in their heart language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
See the full story with pictures<\/a> and praise God for this milestone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Maxeys were Christian and Missionary Alliance missionaries. Read a longer article about this work<\/a> from the Alliance or watch the eight-minute video<\/a>, also below. It\u2019s really well done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n