My Home is in Heaven

  Evaluating Non-Profits   I’m not an expert but I have done more research than the average Jill has, and have a sensitive heart so I will lay out for you some steps that I will take in the future when looking to financially or emotionally support a non-profit.   Red Flags: Use of emotional language Does it feel like a political campaign trying to get your money and vote rather than a Christian organization excited about God and their work. Are you attracted to the organization because it has a charismatic leader who carries an undue influence? I once attended a church with a charismatic leader and when he had an affair and left the church there was a big upheaval in the church. One leader who was left behind said they wouldn’t hire another leader like that because it was more about the leader than a church. Did your logical brain get turned off in the presentation? Did your emotions flare up and affect yo...

  Questions about Translation What’s the difference between an interpreter and a translator? An interpreter translates spoken words, almost always in real-time, as a conversation happens. A translator, by contrast, translates written words, and often of a language either old, very difficult or, in Bible translation, newly written down. Why can’t anyone who is bilingual be a translator? Most bilinguals will serve as an amateur interpreter at some point in their lives, for a mother at a parent meeting, for a new employee to learn the ropes, or when traveling with a friend. Professional interpreters, such as at the United Nations, and most translators, on the other hand, are people who train for years, learning their trade, just like those studying to become a pilot or electrician. What other skills are needed to become a translator? The Institute of Translation and Interpreting says to “be a professional translator,...