We Three Kings
Two years ago I talked to King Timothy on the phone when he called the man sitting next to me in a meeting... and I blogged about it here. When I heard the story of the King who was advocating for his people's language to be developed and even to help translate the Bible... I thought to myself that if possible, I would visit this King and the Bible translation project that he and his wife were so deeply involved in. Recently in Nigeria this dream became a reality as we paid a visit to the palace of King Timothy (please forgive me not having his full name and title handy at the moment). There was much pageantry and formality as the King's spokesperson did most of the talking but the King also personally welcomed us and gave a speech. During our time at the palace, three groups of school children came to perform for the King... After a full bow to the King, the first group recited a Bible passage from memory, the second group said the Lords prayer i...
