Moved By Light

Jose Maria and Adelina finished the translation of the Bible into Pokomchí, a Mayan language from Guatemala.  I have always enjoyed working with them.  In the early years it was just Jose Maria.  He worked with pen and paper.  However, as the years went by his daughter started to work with him, at first just helping with the computer but as the years went by she became a very good translator herself.  They make a great team.

Today I write about someone we both know, someone who has profoundly influenced my life and work.

If anything, Bruce Menning is a gardener. To see his garden is to admire it. Tomato plants stand at attention with their orbs so red I start searching pockets for salt shaker and knife. Pole beans wind their lacy way to the sky. Zucchini sprawl, indolently awaiting wok or woodchuck–whichever gets them first.