For 6 years Leah’s family lived among the Manjui people. In fact Leah’s father, James, had an opportunity to meet and disciple many of the church leaders who are still serving faithfully to this day. Recently, our friends, the Hunt family (Jeff, Stacy, Micah and Jaylah), sent us this update about a conversation that Jeff had with a believer named Sano.
Sano: “Jeffy, God’s Spirit has caused my wife and I to know that we should go and teach God’s word in another village. We just have a couple of problems. We need a way to get back and forth, we need food while we are there, and we need a place to stay. We are ready to go as soon as you can give us the answers to these few questions.”
Jeff: “Sano, that is great news! God is growing this church’s borders! I do not know how God plans to provide for these things but I know that He has given this work to His church. I think you should start by asking the church what they think about it. I know that I myself do not have the answers.”
(1 week later)
Sano: “Jeffy, I talked to the whole church and they want to send me! I have a ride to the new village and the village itself has offered us a place to live as well as food while we teach. We are going to be leaving in two weeks. Please pray for us.
How encouraging it is to see tribal believers in the same phase of ministry as us! Preparing to go, discussing things with their church, and ultimately seeing God providing for their needs in order to send them out into the harvest! We’re certainly not alone in our “pre-field” ministry! Please take the time to pray for the Manjui church and for Sano and his family. Thanks for your faithful prayers and giving.
(Side Note: Sano [top right picture] and his wife Penita [top left picture] were not only good friends with the Camacho family (Leah’s family) but even language helpers. Leah mentioned to me that Penita drank terere and spent almost everyday in the Camacho household. Sano was also one of the men discipled by James.)
Jared, Leah, Gabriel, and Shiloh