We are enjoying a normal Saturday morning relaxing… sleeping a little bit later than usual, catching up with friends via email and Facebook, storying (to sit and tell stories) with nationals that come to our door, no responsibilities and watching a show or two on DVD. We are thankful that God gives us rest when we need it!
We just finished hosting a two week Advanced Language Workshop for many Tribal missionaries working all over PNG. It was neat to be a part of the church planting process, just by hosting them on our Interface campus. It is great to see how God is working in so many different areas of PNG!
We just wanted to write a brief update to share some praises and prayer requests….
Praises!
– Provision of $33,000 for Interface to buy a new Generator!!!
– All went well during our two week Advanced Language workshop!
– Good friend, Sarah, visited and helped in the kitchen for workshop!
– Opportunity to help prep and freeze food for the upcoming Madang Region Conference with Lena!
– Jacob’s one-on-one workshop orientation with our three new German Interns, Marco, Jonny and Diemo, is going very well!
-Anna, a woman interested in volunteering as an assistant cook while we are home next year!
– Great team of co-workers!
– God’s faithfulness and perfect plan for His children! God’s provision for our needs moment by moment. God’s amazing blessings!
– Wonderful friends and family who are always praying and supporting us.
Prayer:
– That God would grow us closer together and closer to Him each day.
– Interface students at home, that God would continue to grow them closer to Him as they reflect on all God has taught them this summer.
-Janie Miles, co-worker, headed back to the USA for her home assignment. Pray that she has an encouraging and restful 6 months at home.
– Drew and Bobbi Scholl & family, co-workers, as they travel home to the USA on Monday. They are going home to have their 4th child!
-Marco, Jonathan and Diemo as they continue settle into life at Interface, learning English, North American culture and PNG culture!!
-Peachy family as they go through the paperwork for visas and work permits to come to PNG, Cheryl Peachy will be replacing me while we are on Home Assignment next year.
-Anna, short term volunteer, who would like to be an assistant cook while we are Home next year.
-Travis and Nicky Ray and family, as they get ready to join our staff – support raising, paperwork, packing, etc.
-Staff unity as we continue to learn how to work together as a team.
– Jacob, as he and Pete, continue to work together in the workshop organizing work projects and overseeing the Interns.
-God’s encouragement and workings in the hearts of all who attend the conferences being held at Interface in the next few months:
Highlands – Sept 21 – 25
Wycliffe Youth Retreat – Oct 1 -5
NTM’s Spiritual Emphasis Weekend for the High Schoolers – Oct 20-23
MAF Workshop – Nov 7-10
NTM’s School Staff Retreat – Nov 11-12
– Ability of the staff to work together to serve the many people involved in the upcoming conferences.
-Wisdom and guidance for Beth as she thinks through the upcoming fall conferences: menus, food orders, food portions and work schedules for the nationals.
– Continued peace among the villages.
– Continued Increase in monthly financial support. We only need 12 people to give $50 a month OR 24 people to give $25 a month to reach our recommended monthly support level.
– Rich and Dawn Foster and family as they at home on home assignment and adjusting to life. The Bena believers to continue to walk with God while the Fosters are away.
– Heti, a Bena believer, as he plans to finish the chronological teaching soon.
– God would enable us to live for Him moment by moment by doing ALL things through Him and nothing at all in own strength.
Sherri, an ITF Alumni 1998, in response to an email that Beth sent about her trip here to Interface:
Yes, I have been to PNG and remember it very clearly. I was at Interface for a summer. That summer my life was changed, which played a very big part in getting me to where God now has me.”
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