Praise the Lord that he provided safe trips in and out of the village for us and for all of our guests this summer.
Pray that the Lord will use the things the visitors experienced here to encourage them and lead them to serve him faithfully.
Praise the Lord for the good family times we have had with Charles and James this summer.
Praise the Lord that interest in the Bible teaching has been good. We have been having between 150 and 200 attend the meeting in the main village and 40-60 in the upper village. I have been teaching through the book of Ephesians. Heidi has been teaching a small group of ladies daily. She has enjoyed seeing them discover the joy of daily Bible reading.
Please pray for God’s will regarding future partners. There is a lot we would like to see accomplished here, but we can’t do it by ourselves. On the other hand, there are many other places which would benefit by having a missionary family live in their village. Pray that God will guide the new missionaries to the place he wants them to serve.
Please pray for our co-workers. One missionary family is in Canada right now, the wife being treated for cancer. One family just returned to Vancouver, Canada, their infant son has been having seizures, for reasons yet unknown. Another family has had to leave their area due to rebel activity in their place. One family in language study had a close call when the wife had a near fatal brush with blood poisoning last week. Another has been experiencing low grade fevers since January, for reasons yet unknown.
In August we plan to take Charles and James back to Manila. Please pray they will have a good year with the teachers and dorm parents at Faith Academy
Jonathan is planning to take two of the new men on a survey trip through northern Isnag territory. Please pray for safety as they travel and for guidance as to where the new missionaries should locate.
We are in our fourth year here now and are starting to look forward to June 2008 when we will get a chance to visit our friends and family back home. Please pray we will be able to accomplish a lot for the Lord in the next 10 months.