Happy Easter from Papua New Guinea!

Enjoying a relaxing Easter together with a yummy dinner!

A driving adventure to visit the ladies that work in the Guesthouse.

Beth and Naomi made pumpkin apple donuts              

New Hair Cut by Mom

We pray you are all enjoying a restful Easter weekend, remembering how privileged we are to have the Creator of the Universe as our Father and Caretaker, sending Jesus to die for our sins (past, present and future) and then rising again, conquering death. We are thankful for a four day weekend to rest and think on our loving Father in heaven. Recently Beth has been studying the book of James with a group of ladies. It has been so encouraging to remember that life is all about bringing glory to God, and consider eternity each day as we live life.

James 4:8 says, “Come near to God and he will come near to you”.

James 3:17 says, “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peace-makers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness”.

James 5:10 says, “Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.”

Some people have a hard time submitting to God and giving up what they think they will enjoy in life. So they go their own way pursuing their own joy yet not really finding true joy in the end. This is sad. We are reminded and thankful that the happiness we can find on earth that comes and goes is minimal in comparison to the joy we can find in a relationship with our God, our Father, as we obey and submit to Him, He blesses us with a peace that can’t be understood through crazy hard times and a joy in Him (who never changes and has our best in mind).

We are thankful that we have a Father in Heaven that wants us to ask for help, ask for wisdom, when we don’t know what to do. Prayer is powerful because we are talking to the Creator of the Universe who also knows all and loves each of His children unconditionally.

James 1:6 says, “But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.”

Praises! 

• Opportunity to host leaders from our Global Partner missions and our PNG leaders as well as missionaries doing translation checks.
• Opportunity to host many for a Spiritual Emphasis weekend for our teenagers.
• Opportunity for Jacob to become the Supervisor of the centre’s joinery and start training 3 citizen carpenters.
• Celebration of 75 years for New Tribes Mission in PNG!
• Surprise visit from Nate, good friend, and NTM Government Representative arrived for the 75^th Anniversary Celebration.
• Thankful for our Guesthouse team of four citizen ladies who cook, clean, organize and buy market produce and our citizen driver who does guest airport runs.
• The Guesthouse golf cart is up and running again!
• A God who loves us so much He continues to guide us in our steps day by day and moment by moment.
• Because we are God’s children we have abundant daily life and REST in Him.
• God’s continued provision for our needs moment by moment!

 Prayer requests: 

• We need Teachers, Doctors, Mechanics (long term)!
• Wisdom, strength and healing in life transitions for Jacob’s parents, Stanley and Cheryl Devine, and as they grieve the loss of their mothers.
• Healing and comfort for Beth’s family and parents, Dennis and Corrine Weaver, as they grieve the loss of Sarah, their daughter about 1 year ago.
• Wisdom, strength and safety as Jacob trains three citizen carpenters in the joinery and is involved in various projects at the Guesthouse.
• Wisdom in making good decisions as Beth represents our coworkers on both the school and community councils.

• Ability for Beth to balance all the different aspects of ministries that she is involved in… Guesthouse, Family and School life
• Finances for our Medical trip to Brisbane (flights and lodging) in June for Naomi and Beth’s medical check ups.
• All medical checks to go well.
• Wisdom and strength for Nate in Port Moresby, and more missionaries to join his team at the NTM POM Centre.
• More leaders and wisdom for our leaders to fill holes and make transitions as some go on home assignment in May and June.
• Each of us would continue to allow God to direct our days.
• Missionaries to manage and train in the Maintenance of our center.
• Finances to become 100% supported… we are in need of only $680/month which is about 20 people giving $35 or 10 people giving $70 a month.
• That we would remember that God holds everything together including us! And He is working all around us.
• Wisdom and Love as we teach our children how to walk with God daily.
• God would continue to raise up more missionaries to come to the PNG and bring the Gospel to those who have never heard it their own heart language.
• More laborers to minister to the Bena people.