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 […]

February 16, 2002 Update

February 16, 2002

The ‘Few’ The worst of the weather seems to have passed and although we are still having some rain it is not the kind of rain that keeps people from doing what they want to do. Which brings up the fact that listening to God’s Word is not a priority for the majority of Simbari […]

February 9, 2002 Update

February 9, 2002

Finishing Up Old Testament Lessons It’s still raining. But the rain held off long enough for us to be able to teach 3 days this week. We are teaching the final Old Testament lessons right now. We are emphasizing how God always saved those who believed His Word. (see below for more highlights!) Despite the […]

February 2, 2002 Update

February 2, 2002

Snakes! The Simbari REALLY don’t like snakes. Their dislike far exceeds that of most westerners. We put “spiders and snakes” together when listing our dislikes, but to the Simbari spiders are nothing. They don’t mind picking up huge spiders with their bare hands and squishing them. BUT…snakes are another matter. Even a night crawler worm, […]