{"id":151,"date":"2010-02-21T08:38:01","date_gmt":"2010-02-20T22:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/?p=151"},"modified":"2010-02-21T08:38:01","modified_gmt":"2010-02-20T22:38:01","slug":"within-the-borders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/2010\/02\/21\/within-the-borders\/","title":{"rendered":"“Within the Borders”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Within the Borders<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lori doing literacy work with the Patpatar<\/em><\/p>\n

Last time we wrote to all of you out there, we told you about the work that was being done beyond the borders.\u00a0 We thought that it may be good to let you know about the work within the borders as well.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We do have a day to day ministry among the Patpatar people here.\u00a0 It is the main reason that we are here!<\/p>\n

We meet 4 mornings a week to teach God\u2019s Word to the two churches in the two villages.\u00a0 Currently Aaron is teaching through Acts with several new believers.\u00a0 It is exciting to see their eyes opened to the truths presented in the Bible.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aaron also spends between 6-8 hours a day in the office.\u00a0 At times it may be more, but this is the average.\u00a0 During this time, he is writing Bible lessons, correcting Bible lessons\u00a0 and discipling the men that come to help him.\u00a0 His day to day also includes teaching his two oldest girls Arithmetic in school.\u00a0 So, as you can tell, Aaron has his hands full with plenty to do.<\/p>\n

Aaron has asked me to write this e-mail to give you a picture of the life of a missionary wife and mother within the border of the Patpatar Tribe.\u00a0 I have the responsibility to support Aaron in the ministry.\u00a0 I enjoy going to the teaching sessions in the villages two mornings a week.\u00a0 During these times I try to be sure to connect with the women\u00a0 and disciple them, as well as find out what is going on in their lives.\u00a0 If the need arises, I may help take care of some children so that the other mothers can listen to the Bible teaching more effectively.<\/p>\n

My other part in ministry right now is that of curriculum development for the Patpatar literacy program.\u00a0 It is taking longer than usual because of my other responsibilities, but I\u2019m so excited to have this opportunity.\u00a0 It\u2019s actually something I never planned on doing, but I am really enjoying it!\u00a0 I usually get to this tasks on the days that I do not go to the teaching, since teaching usually takes at least 3 hours out of my day.<\/p>\n

In the home, I have two children I am home schooling as well as a toddler.\u00a0 They all keep me hopping!\u00a0 I now have a 4th<\/sup> grader, and a 1st<\/sup> grader, and I try to find activities to keep Kylee busy and learning.\u00a0 Home schooling takes us about 4 hours a day, and may be split up between other tasks of the day.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Speaking of kids and homeschooling, Avalon is now 9, and is an avid reader, enjoys climbing trees and being out playing with the Patpatar children.\u00a0 She is becoming better at speaking the national trade language, as well as throwing in some Patpatar language here and there.\u00a0 She is becoming more and more aware all the time of her need to spend time in the Bible, and seek God.\u00a0 Sierra is 6 and getting better at reading all the time.\u00a0 She is a very sweet spirited girl who loves Jesus.\u00a0 She is a little more quiet and reserved at first, but once you get to know her she becomes tons of fun.\u00a0 Right now she is very much into animals especially cats and kittens.\u00a0 Kylee is 2 \u00bd and is learning to be a big girl in many ways.\u00a0 She likes figuring things out and loves to be part of whatever it is the family is doing.\u00a0 She loves to be read too, and loves to learn and be a big helper.\u00a0 Kylee is still young, and still needs Jesus, so please pray for her when you think of her.\u00a0 We are so blessed to have three girls who love what we do and love being here despite missing their family back home.<\/p>\n

Other things I find to do are: I hold down the fort when Dad is away on his \u201cbeyond the border\u201d trips, and besides cooking 3 meals a day every day for the family, I cook 2-4 times a week at lunch time for the people that come to help us with various tasks such as yard work, Bible lessons, or house work.\u00a0 Other than that, it is raising children, caring for the family, housework, relationship building witht eh Patpatar ladies, correspondence, paperwork, and sometimes assignments to help the team.\u00a0 No one day is completely like another within the borders.\u00a0 Thank you for your prayers and encouragement that keep us going!!<\/p>\n

Within the Borders,<\/p>\n

Lori<\/p>\n

Aaron, Lori, Avalon, Sierra, and Kylee Luse<\/p>\n

Missionaries among the Patpatar people<\/p>\n

In Papua New Guinea with New Tribes Mission<\/p>\n

www.tribalmissions.com<\/a><\/p>\n

www.ntm.org\/aaron_luse<\/a><\/p>\n

aaron_luse@ntm.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Guinea News\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7 November 2009 Within the Borders Lori doing literacy work with the Patpatar Last time we wrote to all of you out there, we told you about the work that was being done beyond the borders.\u00a0 We thought that it may be good to let you know about the work within the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":204,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3430],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-news-article","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/204"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}