{"id":155,"date":"2010-02-21T08:43:10","date_gmt":"2010-02-20T22:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/?p=155"},"modified":"2010-02-21T08:43:10","modified_gmt":"2010-02-20T22:43:10","slug":"tale-of-two-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/aaron-luse\/2010\/02\/21\/tale-of-two-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"“Tale of Two Weeks”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tale of Two Weeks<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Aaron and the Patpatar men in a session at the workshop.<\/em><\/p>\n

Warnings, false accusations, being yelled at, a break-in and theft\u2026and all that the week of Thanksgiving.\u00a0 By the end of the week we were wondering what new difficulty would greet us the next day.\u00a0 But it was not just our family that was facing the problems, it was also the Patpatar believers.<\/p>\n

For a while now, we have been studying through the book of Acts with the young Patpatar believers.\u00a0 The spread of the Gospel, the start of the church, and the work of the Holy Spirit are a few of the important topics we have been covering.\u00a0 One of the biggest surprises for the Patpatar was the persecution and hardships the early church experienced.\u00a0 Many of the apostles and those most dedicated to God\u2019s work endured ridicule, ostracizing, beating, and even death.\u00a0 This truth in Scripture soon manifested itself in reality to the Patpatar church.\u00a0 Many of those professing faith in Christ\u2019s finished work on the cross have been talked about, excluded, taken advantage of, and even threatened.\u00a0 Though mild compared to the persecution the first church experienced the believers here can relate.\u00a0 It seemed to culminate the week of Thanksgiving toward us.\u00a0 Though all of the events were not related, and though we never felt in danger, and though the break-in was at our partner\u2019s house who is currently in the States, we do believe that the Enemy and enemies of the true gospel would do whatever they can to discourage and hinder God\u2019s work among the Patpatar people.<\/p>\n

We were encouraged with many of the believers who realize what is happening and like the early church are standing firm in their faith.\u00a0 We met together in the midst of this time and had a wonderful time of prayer and praise to our God and Savior.\u00a0 There are those however, who due to the persecution have faded to the background to avoid being a target.\u00a0 There are also issues and accusations that have to be dealt with before the village council that we would request your prayers for wisdom on how to respond and react.<\/p>\n

That week was followed by a much different week.\u00a0 Though the timing seemed terrible, I think that God knew we needed to be away from the situation.\u00a0 Our family along with two of the Patpatar believers left for a workshop about curriculum development.\u00a0 There we met with missionaries and tribal believers from about 10 different tribes throughout the islands of Papua New Guinea.\u00a0 Besides the benefit of the workshop it was great for the Patpatar men to interact with their brothers in Christ that they had never met but had been praying for them and was encouraging for our family to be with missionaries who could relate to what we were going through.\u00a0 Following the workshop our family went on a \u201cgetaway\u201d and got some much needed rest, relaxation, restaurants, and shopping\u00a0J.<\/p>\n

Now we are back in the tribe and have quickly faced again the realities of village life.\u00a0 The people have been cleaning up the villages and repairing houses after a big flood over the weekend and today I attended the funerals of an elderly woman and a baby.\u00a0 Tomorrow we face the village council.\u00a0 We praise God for what He is doing here, what the church is learning, the ministry He has allowed us to be a part of, and the times of rest we have had.\u00a0 Thank you for keeping the Patpatar in your prayers and for being a part of our ministry.<\/p>\n

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The family relaxing with a koala bear.<\/em><\/p>\n

ALL for Him,<\/p>\n

Aaron<\/p>\n

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

Missionaries to the Patpatar people of Papua New Guinea<\/p>\n

With New Tribes Mission<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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