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Bringing Indigenous Churches To Maturity \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0September, 2016<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Aziana<\/p>\n

Hello Friends,<\/p>\n

What A Summer<\/span><\/p>\n

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This sure has been a profitable summer. \u00a0I was able to go to Baltimore and be involved in the Perspectives National Conference. \u00a0I saw many old friends and met quite a few new ones. \u00a0Perspectives has been a real avenue in which missionaries are challenged and encouraged to give their lives to reach the lost. \u00a0I am so thankful for them and what they do for the sake of the gospel.<\/p>\n

Trip to PNG<\/span><\/p>\n

The next stage of the summer was my trip to PNG to visit the Wantakia work and\u00a0others whom we have had a small part in their progress towards heading overseas.<\/p>\n

I left Kansas\u00a0on July, 25 to start the journey to PNG. \u00a0I was delayed 3 1\/2 hours\u00a0in LA and I thought that I might miss my connecting flight in Brisbane. \u00a0As it happened, things went well and I made it all the way to Goroka to spend the next four\u00a0days relaxing and visiting with friends whom I hadn’t seen in years.
\nOn August 1, I flew in the Kodiak to Ayura, SIL’s airport\u00a0in PNG and transferred from the plane to a helicopter to fly into Wantakia. \u00a0It was a beautiful flight on a beautiful day and when I came over the last mountain ridge and could see the village where I was going to be, it took my breath\u00a0away. \u00a0It was the kind of place that National Geographic would want to do a shoot. \u00a0I stepped out of the chopper, said hello to the team (Sanders, Hambrices and Crabtrees)\u00a0and said hello to the Wantakian people thanking them\u00a0for helping the team in learning language and culture.<\/p>\n

I spent\u00a0a few\u00a0days watching the team\u00a0as they worked\u00a0together\u00a0and interacted\u00a0with the folks in the village and I was greatly encouraged by them. \u00a0I wanted to be an encouragement to them but believe me, it was a privilege watching them work together as a team should. \u00a0All I can say is that they are starting off very, very\u00a0well.
\nAziana Conference<\/span>
\nAfter three days in Wantakia, the team decided to take a break in Goroka, that is, the ladies went out. \u00a0We men flew to Aziana, another tribal location, for a mission conference between three different language groups. \u00a0Sean Richards also flew in for the conference and he did a lot of video work for the team.<\/p>\n

The conference had asked the team from Wantakia to share, and they did a tremendous job. \u00a0It was very encouraging to hear them speak. \u00a0The conference was spoken mostly\u00a0in Pidgin English, the trade language of PNG and not\u00a0in the tribal language and the reason for this was that there were three different language groups present but\u00a0it must be remembered that these folks were all believers. \u00a0They already knew the stories, they had translations and they had no problem knowing what each person who spoke during the conference had to say. \u00a0It was great. \u00a0I was also privileged in that I was
\nable to share my testimony with\u00a0the folks there.<\/p>\n

One of the highlights of the conference was when a woman shared about her salvation experience and the trials she went through and how the Lord had\u00a0worked out everything for good. \u00a0We all were in tears. \u00a0I will have that on Facebook one of these days so you can hear it for yourselves.
\nWhat made this trip so unique was that I was able to visit one language\u00a0group\u00a0that is in the beginning stages of bringing a church to maturity,\u00a0and they are starting out very well, and\u00a0then went from there to a language group\u00a0where a mature church is functioning. \u00a0The
\nmissionaries who taught in this\u00a0second group haven’t been living there for years but to watch the tribal believers function the way all churches should was a
\nblessing to me.\u00a0 So I saw the beginning stages\u00a0of a work and the end result of a work. This\u00a0doesn’t happen often in\u00a0a person’s life.<\/p>\n

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The Aziana Believers Conference<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Caring for others<\/span>
\nAfter the conference, we men flew out to Goroka where the men met their wives and I flew back to the States a couple of days later to meet my wife. While I was still in Goroka, I heard about one of our missionary families who was in Brisbane, AU because their son had Lyme disease. (By the way, I checked on the CDC website and it is pronounced and spelled Lyme Disease, not Lymes or Lyme’s. \u00a0Just for your info) \u00a0This young man is in really bad shape. \u00a0Please pray for the Holmquist’s son, Cade. \u00a0Any noise or light is excruciating to him. \u00a0He got this in the States but is too sick to move right now. \u00a0They may be there for a year trying to see if the\u00a0medical treatment will work. \u00a0There was a wonderful Australian couple there kind enough to put them up in their home while Cade is trying to recover. \u00a0The Chans were nice enough to put me\u00a0up for a night also and they took me all over Brisbane seeing the sights. \u00a0Please pray for them also as they have had some heartbreak recently in their family. \u00a0Thanks for praying.<\/p>\n

It was good to get back to Cheryl and get a rest. \u00a0The jet lag was awful on me this time but I am now back to “normal”. \u00a0Please pray that I will keep finding folks who are really interested in reaching those who have never heard or never will hear unless someone physically goes and tells them. Thank you\u00a0for all the people\u00a0you have invested\u00a0in over the years with you prayers and support. \u00a0They have not gone to waste. \u00a0We love you all.<\/p>\n

We\u00a0all are doing well. \u00a0The family is fine and we are grateful to be in God’s care. \u00a0He is so patient and I trust that we will never take for granted what He does for us. \u00a0Let’s keep laboring for Him.<\/p>\n

p.s. \u00a0Just an update on the Holmquist’s son, Cade. \u00a0As I was getting ready to send this out, Brian, Cade’s father, sent out a note letting us know that Cade has improved immensely. \u00a0He has the headphones off, lights on, talking and eating. \u00a0His strength will be very low as he has been in bed for a long time and will probably need some rehabilitation in that area. \u00a0Thank you all for praying.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Until the Lord Returns,<\/p>\n

Doug & Cheryl Schaible
\nNational Representatives and Recruiters for New Tribes Mission
\n316.650.9386<\/p>\n

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