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In this episode of 12-Minute Convos with Jesus Believers, Engel Jones connects with Janet Gesme from Bend, Oregon. A lifelong linguist who raised her children bilingually and earned her master's in German, Janet also spent decades as a professional musician playing the viola and cello. However, she vulnerably shares how a severe car accident in 2015 tragically put an end to her bustling music career, leaving her unable to even sit and play for years.
Listen in as Janet discusses how God beautifully redirected her path on the exact day of her accident when a friend gave her a profound German book, leading to an incredible journey of translation. She also shares a deeply thought-provoking perspective on our words, pointing out that we are all "translators" simply repeating what we hear. If your life has taken a completely unexpected detour, Janet's beautiful encouragement to trust that God always has something shockingly better in store will deeply comfort your soul!
Guest's Bio
Janet Gesme is a musician and a passionate language learner, currently learning French, Hungarian, Korean and Mandarin Chinese. She teaches and translates English, Russian, Spanish and German, plays an Edward Geesman Cello and Martin Schleske's "Schorshi viola." She is the translator of two books by Martin Schleske, including the award-winning English translation of The Sound of Life's Unspeakable Beauty and Christopher Schacht's Around the World on 50 Bucks.
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