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The Kodiak Project
JAARS, the transportation, training, and service arm of Wycliffe, supplied the only way for Marilyn
and her translation partners to get within canoe distance of Hauna Village. Marilyn likes to say that
it took a plane, a truck, and a canoe to help her and her partners reach Hauna. A plane ride saved
her live when she became seriously ill in the jungle. To this day, small airplanes are the lifeblood
to thousands of missionaries.
Recently a new airplane called the Kodiak has been developed specifically for rugged terrain. This
plane is more ideally designed than any other small plane built for the jungle. It is light weight,
has a large payload, seats ten, and best of all...runs on a cheaper and more readily available fuel.
This airplane will greatly speed up the supply line to missionaries and provide emergency transportation
that could save lives.
Marilyn's hear has been touched by the urgent need to help buy some of these Kodiak airplanes for use in Papua New Guinea. JAARS is currently working to buy these airplanes and put them into service. We would like to finish paying for at least one of these planes this year. Marilyn's friend Jim Batista, a Wycliffe missionary pilot, says, "I wish I could have had one of these Kodiaks when we served in Papua New Guinea! We could have done 2-3 times the amount of work in one flight."
The Kodiak airplanes cost about $1.3 million each. However, the first Kodiak airplane for PNG (Tail Number 8) only needs approximately $20,000 more! Wouldn't it be wonderful if Laszlo Mission League supporters could pay it off? The next plane, Tail Number 41, needs about $131,000. Marilyn will be raising money over 2008 to help finish paying for these two airplanes specifically for Papua New Guinea.
"But those who wait on the Lord will find new strength. They will fly high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31 (NLT) To make a donation to Laszlo Mission League on to be applied to the Kodiak airplane project, please click on the button below. Including your address allows us to send you a receipt for your donation. Thank you! Laszlo Mission League Store
Mission Possible by Marilyn Laszlo with Luci Tumas. Forward by Franklin Graham. Ages 9 - Adult. Back Cover Text: Marilyn Laszlo longed to communicate the gospel to the colorful Sepik Iwam people of Papua New Guinea. But how could she bring the light of God's Word to a culture steeped in fear and darkness when the people had no written language?
ISBN 0-8423-3881-0
A is for Airstrip: A Missionary's Jungle Adventure by Marilyn Laszlo with Elizabeth Maddrey and Linda Ellen Perry This delightful children's picture book is colorfully illustrated with nearly 70 photos from Marilyn Laszlo's 25 years in the jungle of Papua New Guinea where she translated the Bible into the language of the Sepik Iwam people at the village of Hauna. God's amazing story through Marilyn is presented as an ABC book with a short rhyme for each letter of the English alphabet. There is also an activity for each letter, and pairs of words showing the English and Sepik Iwam ways to say some common words. Children, teens, and adults will all love this book! A is for Airstrip makes a great gift for children and grandchildren, would be an entertaining read in your lobby or waiting room, and is an instant "Missions" lesson for homeschoolers and teachers in classrooms and in Sunday School. A fabulous addition to your Church or school library, too. ISBN 0-9720222-3-7 $19.00 (Includes shipping charges, but Sales Tax to Indiana addresses will be added at checkout) for a single copy of "A is for Airstrip" Or get TWO copies of "A is for Airstrip" for just $32.00! (Includes shipping charges, but Sales Tax to Indiana addesses will be added at checkout)
Here are three crossword puzzles based on the book! Sample Pages
This book generates laughter and surprise in an adventure to a far away place with strange sounding words. We imagined ourselves traveling by motorized dugout canoes, eating bugs while venturing into the jungle filled with crocodiles, wild boar, and the unknown. We marvel at Marilyn's courage to leave the farmland of Indiana to bring the Word of God to the Sepik Iwam tribe in the remote jungle of Papua New Guinea. This celebrated story is a delight to share with our children and grandchildren.
Marilyn Laszlo's life is an adventure. She's a person of high energy and high creativity. In her obedience to God, she models the life we should all aspire to live. Through pictures and poetry, this book gives just a glimpse of the joy and new life that can come to many through the infectious enthusiasm and diligent work of one person. There's plenty more work, plenty more places and groups of people. Perhaps by this book there will be more Marilyns too.
Marilyn's new book, A is for Airstrip, is delightful, humorous, and challenging. The freshness and life that we who know her have come to recognize in all her work is present here in the disarming guise of a reading primer. It will not be just the children who are captivated by the poetic text and the pictures. Readers of all ages will enjoy this recounting of Marilyn's years of service among the Sepik Iwam people -- a work that resulted in a nation and beyond coming to Jesus.
This book is a wonderful summary of Marilyn Laszlo's life and work in Papua New Guinea. The delightful alphabetical rhymes tell the story of Marilyn, a missionary, and the Sepik Iwam people who received God's Word in their own language with her help. Children will be thrilled to see authentic photos, read about a real missionary, and learn about another culture.
What a thrill to have the story of God's Word translated and written in their own language, for the Sepik Iwam people in Papua New Guinea, so beautifully and realistically illustrated! The faithfulness of Marilyn Laszlo, translator and missionary, in answering and obeying God's call will inspire many, young and old alike. My prayer is that this story will encourage each reader to consider God's call to serve Him, even in "far away" places.
I read the book to my grandchildren, and I think its fabulous! The story contains a lot of interesting information, and captures the commitment, the excitement, the danger, and the rewards of being God's missionary. Marilyn did what many of us would like to do. Her story is one that appeals to all ages.
Fear, Faith and Following God: Extreme Answers from Extreme Missionary Marilyn Laszlo 20 minute DVD. Marilyn Laszlo knows about life on the edge... She has looked fear in the face... trusting God for health in the midst of deadly diseases, in a world full of the unknown. She has followed God... from teacher to Bible translator and now on to the speaking platforms of campuses, conferences and churches across the country. She has answers! In the context of a summer camp filled with physically challenging obstacles, Marilyn takes on each test like she has taken on life... trusting, hoping and celebrating. The teens have questions... Marilyn has answers about fear, faith and following God! $22.00 (Includes shipping charges, but Sales Tax to Indiana addresses will be added at checkout)
Mountain of Light: First Encounters with a Stone Age Tribe in Papua New Guinea 42:36 minute DVD. The first (1975) of several movies made in Hauna Village, Papua New Guinea, this film documents the early days of the Sepik Iwam Bible Translation Project in a primitive and challenging tribal culture. This is the story of a people group overshadowed by generations of fear of evil spirits. The light of God's Word begins to penetrate as Bible translators undertake the arduous task of creating a written language and providing Scriptures for the people. A monumental symbol of the transformation taking place in the hearts of the people stands in the center of their village. A hill used for generations as a burial ground, a place of fear and foreboding, becomes a "Mountain of Light."
Extra features:
$22.00 (Includes shipping charges, but Sales Tax to Indiana addresses will be added at checkout)
Come By Here: A Church is Born in Hauna Village While Another Tribe Waits... 25:35 minute DVD. Angel Award Winner in the religious category. This is the second film (1981) made in Hauna Village, Papua New Guinea, near the middle of the process of translating the Sepik Iwam New Testament. A visit to a distant village at the invitation of one of its residents reveals a new church building. Although no outsider has ever been to their village, the people say they wanted to be ready for someone to come and tell them about God. So, they are waiting, they say, for someone to "come by here." This video starts with an insightful and entertaining glimpse into an exotic culture, and ends with a powerful call to commitment to missions.
Extra features:
$22.00 (Includes shipping charges, but Sales Tax to Indiana addresses will be added at checkout)
Return to Hauna: A Bible Translator's Story from the Jungles of Papua New Guinea 48 minute "Special Edition" version DVD. Angel Award Winner for excellence in communication. In 1967, Marilyn Laszlo entered a village in Papua New Guinea to give the Sepik Iwam People God's Word in their own language. Today the people who never imagined their talk could be carved on banana leaves now read in their own words "Papa God's Carving." Marilyn tells the fascinating story of relationships, struggles, miracles, turning points, and steps of faith as she stands on the very groud where key events took place. Black & White stills and vivid film footage enhance this living history of God's grace and a people's transformation. After nearly twenty-five years in Papua New Guinea, Marilyn Laszlo is a frequent, popular speaker at missions events and conferences. This DVD release contains both the original 30 minute version and the 48 minute "Special Edition" version.
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As the Lord is touching hearts for mission service, a safe, reliable, and economic means of
transportation needs to be ready for the next generation of Bible translators. "The Kodiak is the
plane for the future of missions," states Terry Heffield, Head of Wycliffe Research and Development.
Your large and small gifts can be part of serving future PNG missionaries. There are approximately 400
languages in PNG who do not yet have the Word of God in their own language. Would you help us
finish paying for one of these Kodiak airplanes for PNG?
