I have arrived (at SIL)!
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Dear friends and family,
Last Friday (Dec 10th), I arrived safely in the Dallas
metro and unpacked my car at my new home. The weather and road conditions
were gorgeous. I have received several needed pieces of furniture for my
new room. My recent presentations at two churches were a mutual blessing. And I
was able to spend time with friends and family before departing Oklahoma.
Thanks for all your prayers!
My new home address and number is
1520 Bradford St, Irving, TX 75061-1902;
(972) 251-1615
Monday (Dec 13th), I drove to my assignment at the SIL campus.
(SIL is the agency that receives members sent by Wycliffe Bible Translators to
work or support language development projects.) My new software team introduced
me to my Dell computer decorated with some welcome balloons. Here are some
pictures of my new work
environment:
http://share.shutterfly.com/osi.jsp?i=EeEMnLFs5ctGLSEvery morning at 9am the software team has a "stand up"
meeting where we stand in a circle, tell what we did on the previous working
day, and what we plan to do today. Then we sit down and pray through
prayer requests and ask that the Lord would guide us to use our time in a manner
that glorifies Him.
My first task was to
pair with a co-worker, Dan, so I could assist him in fixing software bugs.
By the end of the day, we had submitted a bug fix and had started on
another.
Tuesday
morning, as I set out, the clutch in my car wore out, leaving me
without a ride to the office for a few days. I was, however, left with a
good networking opportunity to find a decent repair shop in town.
Providentially, someone referred me to a place that was within the towing
range covered by my insurance. Unfortunately, replacing the clutch was not
cheap. But the car problem did qualify me for "veteran" status on our
team. :)
Thursday, someone from my
team graciously offered to pick me up while my car was in the shop, so I could
at least attend our department Christmas party. After enjoying a meal, we
gathered to sing "Happy Birthday" to someone in the group. Everyone got a
good laugh as I joined their chorus singing "Happy Birthday" to--guess
who--me! (My birthday is officially on Thursday, Dec 23rd, but we
will be out of office then.)
Friday, I resumed shadowing (and being shadowed by) other
programmers who are trying to stabilize our next generation Dictionary tool
called LexText. The tool has plenty of issues that need to be addressed
before it can better help translators to make dictionaries.
As for church, I've already started plugging
into the life of a few fellowships that have been dear to me over the years from
my previous stays in Dallas. Maintaining a connection to the life of these
churches has given me a needed sense of home away from home.
Please pray for wisdom in the many
complex tasks ahead of me and growth in my new relationships at work, at
home, and at church. There is plenty for me to learn here and I am eager to
grow, learn and be helpful!
Wishing you a
glorious advent season,
Eric D.
Pyle
To us a child of hope is born, To us a son is giv'n,
Him
shall the tribes of earth obey, Him
all the hosts of heaven
Webpage:
http://www.opcNorman.org/Wycliffe/EricPyle
Personal Address: 1520
Bradford St, Irving, TX 75061 (469-222-2865)
Wycliffe Bible Translators: P.O. Box
628200, Orlando, Florida 32862-8200
Posted by Eric Pyle at
9:58 PM