Greetings from our minivan! We have
traveled over 6,000 miles since we left California
in February. We have had some meetings,
a missionary conference, and have visited many
friends and family. Indeed, we are enjoying our
time and praise the Lord for safety as it seems
that each furlough we notice how much worse
the driving is out there on the road. Please pray
for continued traveling safety on the roads and for more good
meetings.
We have not heard any news from the Dom. Please continue
to pray for the Dom church. Some of our colleagues will be
going to the Dom soon to pay our security guys and take dog food.
Hopefully we will hear something soon.
Recently someone broke into Mom and Dad’s house in Lae
early in the morning and took their four laptops, DVD player, wallets
and I am not sure what else. We praise the Lord that they
weren’t hurt, but they are trying to get the revision of the Hamtai
New Testament finished so that they can retire.and this is another
setback for them. They have borrowed a few laptops and bought
one so they are trying to get set up again. The security dog did bite
the nose of the thief so this week when he is supposed to come
into the hospital for additional help, a plain clothed policeman will
be there.
Our plans are to continue traveling until early August. God
willing, we will return to Papua New Guinea by the end of August or
early September. Sometime before then we need to apply for our
Visa which is expired, but are waiting for word from PNG as to
when we can apply.
Both Heather and Brian have gotten jobs so we are thankful.
Pray for Heather as her workload with school, work and other
things is hard for her. She is wanting to be a Bio-Chem major to
later become a doctor. Pray that Ilai can get a job. He has made it
through one year of his 10 years of probation. He also needs a
new place to live. Darren would like some additional work. He still
is wanting to go to seminary in August in Louisville, Kentucky.
Please pray with us for direction for each of them.
Thank you so, so much for your prayers and support. God
is good!
Love,
Jim and Judy Burdett
Dom (dome) Tribe, Papua New Guinea