{"id":480,"date":"2014-07-06T16:56:44","date_gmt":"2014-07-06T06:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jeremiah-markley\/?p=480"},"modified":"2014-07-06T16:58:16","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T06:58:16","slug":"summer-happenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jeremiah-markley\/2014\/07\/06\/summer-happenings\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Happenings"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Greetings from the Land of the Unexpected!\u00a0 It\u2019s been a whirlwind of a time these last few months, and we are praising the Lord for you who have been praying for us and supporting us through your encouragement and finances!\u00a0Thank you so much for faithfully standing with us!<\/p>\n

In March, we took our first itinerant trip back into Dinangat.\u00a0 We were so encouraged at this time to find the Bible teachers faithfully leading and teaching.\u00a0 During our time out before this, the radio that we had anticipated using to communicate with them back and forth was completely out of commission.\u00a0 While we missionaries were frustrated about this, we discovered later that the church in Dinangat was actually Devastated!\u00a0 In their minds, losing contact made them feel a bit lost, they worried about us, not knowing how we were faring in the town of Goroka.\u00a0 Not knowing much about this town, they worried about their missionaries: Were they attacked by \u201crascals\u201d?\u00a0 Were they finding enough food?\u00a0 In this time, they also had some major natural events; heavier wind than they\u2019d experienced in many years, rainstorms that caused major flooding that sent man-sized boulders careening down the mountainside, carving new gorges as it went, wiping out gardens and ruining some houses.\u00a0 Many people in the villages who oppose God\u2019s Word pointed and mocked, \u201cNow that your missionaries are gone, God is going to punish you for letting them come in!\u00a0 You won\u2019t survive!\u201d\u00a0 We weren\u2019t there to help them process these events, to lead them and advise them.\u00a0 They couldn\u2019t even reach us by radio.\u00a0 What could they do?!\u00a0 THEY PRAYED!\u00a0 They TRUSTED the LORD, they DEPENDED on HIM, and they came through VICTORIOUS!\u00a0 Not ONE person lost their life, no one was even hurt!\u00a0 They saw the Lord provide everything they needed, and their faith grew.\u00a0 Later, Epepe said that even though they were so distraught that the HF radio didn\u2019t work, she thinks now that it was a very good thing.\u00a0 They were forced to depend on the Lord, and they can now give Him the glory for how He protected them when THEY prayed (not because the missionaries prayed!).\u00a0 PRAISE HIM FOR HIS GRACE IN THEIR LIVES!<\/p>\n

In May, Jeremiah went on 3 different CLA trips (culture\/language acquisition).\u00a0 As a CLA consultant, he helps missionaries in the tribe progress through their study of that particular tribal language.\u00a0 On August 4th<\/sup>, one of the teams that he has worked with will begin teaching the Bible chronologically in their tribe, Pal.\u00a0 These folks have never had clear Bible teaching in their own language\u2026pray with us for a vast harvest and for strength and wisdom for their missionary team!<\/p>\n

And then half of June was spent teaching classes for our Interface program!\u00a0 Interface is an on-site, college level course in missions.\u00a0 I (April) was challenged to career missions among tribal people through my Interface experience in 1995.\u00a0 Before and since, God has used this program to open the eyes of so many hearts and lives to the need of bringing God\u2019s Word to those who have never heard.\u00a0 There are 25 students involved in the program right now, and we were blessed to be a part of it for 2 out of the 6 week program.\u00a0 We\u2019re praying that God will use the teaching and experiences of the entire staff to be a voice for those people, and that His name will be glorified! We are PRAISING HIM THAT WE COULD HAVE A SMALL PART!<\/p>\n

Now that we are back in Goroka, we are teaching a short pidgin course for the MKs on the center that will end on Tuesday, and then on the 21st<\/sup> of this month, we begin teaching an official E2 course (\u201cEquipping, Phase 2\u201d) for several new missionaries who have just arrived to the field.\u00a0 Whew!\u00a0 Lots to pray about!
\nPlease Pray:<\/p>\n