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May 11, 2002 Gospel Presentation

May 11, 2002

The Gospel presented to the Simbari Most of the regulars gathered for our meeting on a beautiful Monday morning. The politician who had been here the week before left on a walk-a-bout taking some of the crowds with him. But at least the political campaigning did not hinder us and no mentally disturbed people were causing distractions either. Most of […]

May 5, 2002 Update

May 5, 2002

Suicide Thursday morning we woke up to a lot of noise around the village. It turns out that a man from a nearby village had committed suicide by hanging. He had just had a fight with his wife and he had been injured during the fight. He was ashamed, miserable, and without hope. For those who have not […]

April 27, 2002 Update

April 27, 2002

Thanks for Praying! We have been thrilled to see God at work here. Attendance averaged about 100 each day this week as we taught. After some of the lessons that were particularly convicting the people hardly wanted to dismiss the meeting. Though there are a lot of people listening we don’t know how many are really listening with their hearts. This is […]

April 20, 2002 Update

April 20, 2002

Shari singing with Bill and Sheila Meerstra at Conference Conference and School Testing We had a great conference. The fellowship was great and so was the teaching. We really appreciate Bill and Sheila Meerstra allowing God to use them in our lives. Bill’s messages were a real encouragement to us. This was the first time that our […]

March 30, 2002 Update

March 30, 2002

Shari Passes Her Final Language Check! This week a consultant came in and we spent several days doing language checks. Our co-worker Lori Morley took her 3rd (out of 4) language check and she passed. Then Shari took her final check in the language and passed too. She has worked hard for many years and lately it has been a […]

March 23, 2002 Update

March 23, 2002

Shari’s birthday was yesterday and Jason gave her the best present of all. He let her sleep through the night for the first time in 14 months! Atamnda! (Good Weather!) All week long we have enjoyed beautiful sunny mornings. We were able to meet for Bible teaching Monday through Wednesday. Attendance averaged 50 to 100. Thanks for praying. […]

March 16, 2002 Update

March 16, 2002

Wet Week The teaching got rained out all this week. We’ve had 6½ inches of rain since Monday just to give you an idea. We trust the One who sends the rain. Our schedule was obviously different than His and so we will try again on Monday. With the people stuck in their houses due […]

March 9, 2002 Update

March 9, 2002

Say What? Thankfully my voice is getting better. I still can’t talk as strong as usual but it has been strong enough for teaching. This last week we had good attendance ranging from about 30 to over 80 on one day. (because the plane was scheduled to come that day) We got rained out again […]

March 2, 2002 Update

March 2, 2002

Birthdays On my birthday, the 27th of February, I got to teach the story of Nicodemus, including John 3:16. What a joy it is to have the privilege of sharing such wonderful truths-better than any gift around! Also one of the ladies who has been attending our meetings regularly named, Ailenav, has been eagerly awaiting […]

February 23, 2002 Update

February 23, 2002

The ‘faithful’ Some have expressed surprise at the lack of interest in the teaching among so many of the Simbaris. To be honest we also had hoped for a better turnout for the teaching. But after thinking more about it we are not surprised anymore. If you were to hold a Bible study and invite […]