\u201cHeaven, once attained, will work backwards.\u201d \u2013C.S. Lewis<\/p>\n
Sometimes I tend to think that\u00a0 when God says that all things work together for good, in Romans 8, He just means that He takes the bad things in our lives and makes them result in good. This is because I think that I will never, ever be grateful this happened to me and I am always going to be bitter about it. But the truth is that when we get to heaven (and sometimes before we get there) we will look back at even the bad things in our lives and be grateful they happened.<\/p>\n
Our time here at the NTM Center has been mixed with many emotions as we sorted through our belongings, saw old friends and visited our Bena friends near Interface. Unpacking crates and sorting through all our stuff\u2026 deciding what we should keep, what we should sell and what we should just throw away\u2026 remembering our years at Interface\u2026 meeting with our old friends and coworkers\u2026 Sadness, challenging times, more stuff, dirt, dust, familiar mixed with the\u00a0 unfamiliar \u2026 figuring out how to ship our things and starting a new ministry away from our friends here in the Bena\u2026 These are just a few things that we have been doing and dealing with and thinking about over the last three weeks here in the Highlands.<\/p>\n
It is hard to imagine that someday we will get to heaven and look back on our lives and say, I am so glad God allowed all these things to happen to me, but that is the mystery of heaven.<\/p>\n
Praises!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wisdom, guidance and energy as we sorted through our belongings and figured out how to ship them to the support center for the Sepik region!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We found all of our belongings and our crates are packed and ready to go!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We had the opportunity to see our Bena friends near Interface! And introduce them to Jonathan!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opportunity to see missionary friends here in the Highlands!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Opportunity to enjoy lots of fruits, veggies and cooler weather here in the Highlands! And roller hockey!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jonathan is doing well, healthy and growing at almost 7 months old! Now he is sitting up on his own and rolling all around!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 God\u2019s continued provision for our needs moment by moment!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 God\u2019s provisions for us as we continue to adjust to a growing little one in the house!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 God\u2019s grace as He allows us to process a \u201cgoodbye\u201d to Interface and a \u201chello\u201d to\u00a0the support center for the Sepik region, along with an excitement for our new ministries.<\/p>\n
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Prayer:<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wisdom and guidance as we continue to learn to take care of Jonathan, he turns 7 months old soon!<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Adjusting to new life and ministries at the support center for the Sepik region.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Finances for shipping our belongings to the support center for the Sepik region, by truck, boat and by plane.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pray that God would raise our support level to the amount needed for a family with one child.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Smooth and fast process for Jonathan\u2019s Canadian citizenship.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ability to focus on God daily and rely on His infused strength.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pray for the Bena church and Bena people as they process the move of Interface.<\/p>\n
–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pray for the Goroka University to be able to move onto the Interface campus quickly.<\/p>\n
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Thank you all for praying!! We definitely need all your prayers as we start a new chapter in our lives!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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