{"id":1509,"date":"2012-10-01T10:39:26","date_gmt":"2012-10-01T10:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=1509"},"modified":"2012-10-01T10:46:17","modified_gmt":"2012-10-01T10:46:17","slug":"turning-up-the-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2012\/10\/01\/turning-up-the-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Up the Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After a week of rest, it was time to get back to work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This week we turned up the heat and are really pushing to try and make use of the time that we have Katie here with us. \u00a0Joel especially has increased the number of hours he is in language study, with the possible hope of finishing French before the end of the year. \u00a0Joel’s parents are coming for Christmas and we plan to take some vacation, but until there we are sprinting as hard as we can. \u00a0We are running hard and I know that it will get tiring, but this week I\u00a0definitely\u00a0could feel the\u00a0encouragement\u00a0around us to keep pressing forward. \u00a0Here is the encouragement God sent our way this week.<\/p>\n

Remember\u00a0the Goal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just this week we over in PNG we got word that another people group heard the gospel for the first time in their language. \u00a0They have been teaching for awhile, starting from creation, but this week they shared the death and\u00a0resurrection\u00a0of Christ. \u00a0There are now believers in one more language PRAISE GOD! \u00a0It is easy in the midst of language learning to lose site of the goal, so that was an amazing reminder of what we are working towards.<\/p>\n

Remember How Far You have Come<\/strong><\/p>\n

With Katie here I have been trying to translate French for her so she is not always lost, as I was when we first arrived. \u00a0The past two Sundays I have attempted to translate the sermon and for the most part have been able to do it. \u00a0Progress? \u00a0I think so!<\/p>\n

Remember that I Am Providing Support For You<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our host family moves back this week from the village. \u00a0With them close by we will be able to spend significantly more time with them. \u00a0We are really looking forward to this as they are the most comfortable place for us to learn culture and language. \u00a0Over the past 6 months we have become really close and so we look forward to every moment we get to spend with them.<\/p>\n

Remember that I am Taking Care Of You<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last week Ethan has a good day at school every day of the week and on top of that we discovered a family, just around the corner, who drives their kids to the same school everyday. \u00a0They are now taking Ethan to and from school which saves multiply taxi fares each day. \u00a0It encourages my heart to see how well God takes care of me and my family.<\/p>\n

Remeber that I Am Already At Work In Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Joel is sitting right now at a meeting with 120 other pastors and leaders from all over Africa. \u00a0There are still thousands of people who have never heard the truth, but God is doing amazing things here. \u00a0We are so honored to be here and see God at work in powerful ways.<\/p>\n

And so with that encouragement we press toward the Goal to win the prize for which God has called us heavenward in Christ Jesus<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We press on<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And Continue to Trust God to lead the way<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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