Upcoming survey trip

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This weekend I'll be traveling again! The language survey that's planned for the next couple weeks is of a couple of languages spoken on the islands in Lake Victoria. I will be traveling with the survey team leader from Dar and a couple other workers from the language project in the Mara region (northwest Tanzania). On the survey, we want to assess the dialect situation in the Kara and Kerewe languages and find out if they should be added to the cluster of language projects in the area, or if the Kara and Kerewe peoples understand one of the neighboring languages well enough to use their already translated materials. As some of you know, I researched this survey need for a class project last summer, so it's exciting to have the opportunity to be part of the survey.

Please pray for the survey over the next couple weeks!

• for the survey team, that everyone involved would work well together and that we'd make good decisions. 
• that we would get the necessary permissions and be approved by the government officials.
• for us to build good relationships with the Kara and Kerewe peoples and the church leaders.
• for good roads and no accidents as we travel.
• for health and safety for the team. 
• that we would choose good locations for research and that we'd gather good and accurate information that will help with decisions about the language project.

Thanks!