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It seems like we’re having lots of heart-to-heart talks with you lately:-) . Gene saw Dra Yap again on Thursday afternoon. She wanted to redo the echocardiogram her technician had done so she could see it herself. She saw that one area of the heart has weaker contractions than the rest of the heart. One […]

Gene was able to see his regular cardiologist, Dra Yap, on Monday and Tuesday. Her diagnosis was a minor heart attack caused by a very slow heart rate (34) as shown on the ECG the morning after the painful night. Also, the heart beat “skips” were dangerously long – more than 2 sec between beats […]

We are praising God for a new partner. She is not from the US or from New Zealand or from Australia or from Canada or from Europe, but she is from right here in our village. Her name is Manilyn. She is in her early twenties and is the older sister of the girl who […]

We wrote recently that the test strips that Gene needs to self monitor his blood coagulation have not yet become available. The company representative does not answer messages. A laboratory gave us a cell number for the person at Roche Diagnostics through whom they purchase test strips. Whenever we try to call that person we […]

The Manubu’ from our village have spent many days preparing land for corn fields and planting corn. The corn is sprouting wonderfully. But, they say that something – not clear if birds or rats – are pulling the corn seedling up as fast as they sprout. There is not much they can do about it. […]

This is the time of year when our village is almost empty of men every day. They are of out the village preparing land for rice and corn fields. Please PRAY for the right weather at planting time and following planting time and for a good harvest. In our last update we asked you to […]

It costs too much to go to church! That is one reason given by some unsaved people in our village for their deciding to listen to the evangelistic lessons taught by teachers from the Manubu’ church here. A few months ago a good-works-for-eternal- salvation preacher starting coming to our village each week and preaching. A […]

We received a text message Sunday evening (Sunday morning USA time) that Astun had just gone to be with the Lord. When we told Piduy he said, “We who are left behind are the ones to be pitied.” Please PRAY for Astun’s family.

In our last update about the Manubu’ Bible teacher, Astun, we reported that the doctors sent him home to die. It was said that his gall bladder had burst, and his liver had shriveled – no hope for him. He made it home to his village, but he wasn’t able to eat, was very weak, […]

About three days ago a Manubu’ bible teacher who attended the believers gathering here in our village went up on a hill above our village where there is cell phone signal and received a text message saying that Astun had died. A short time later he received another text message that Astun was breathing again. […]