{"id":1052,"date":"2017-12-07T21:04:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T13:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-heidi-bamford\/?p=1052"},"modified":"2017-12-07T21:04:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T13:04:46","slug":"tis-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/jonathan-heidi-bamford\/2017\/12\/07\/tis-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Tis the Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n Wet Season is here along with dark and rainy nights, so when the dogs start barking like mad and you see lots of flashlights heading up the path, it can only mean one thing; Christmas carolers. <\/p>\n

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\n As they go from house to house, they are collecting donations of glutenous rice (used for making desserts), coconuts, and most of all, brown sugar. You might say that I\u2019m not especially adept at rice farming or climbing coconut trees, so we stock up on extra sugar for the occasion. Note that one boy is carrying a bag which holds a small motorcycle battery and the other boy is holding a 12 volt light bulb that is connected to the battery. That is the system that most people here use to light their homes. It is a handy system because, if need be, you can take your kitchen light with you. <\/p>\n

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\n Lorraine is still in town so that she can make it to her follow up visits to the doctor. So far, all the reports are good. Lorraine and her mother are staying with the Hinderager family during this time. We sure appreciate Cole and Hannah helping them so that we can be back at our work here in the village.
\nAnother praise is that the lady who had been waiting to have leg surgery to repair two broken bones has had her operation. Please continue to pray that her recovery will go well. Heidi made good progress on the back translation of Romans last week and now that we are back in the village we are putting on the finishing touches.
\nIn addition to preparing Bible lessons and working on translation, I\u2019m hoping that by the end of next week, I\u2019ll have completed fixing the plumbing in our co-worker\u2019s house and, hopefully, will have fixed a problem with a weak house post and an eroding river bank. If plumbing and construction don\u2019t work out for me, maybe I\u2019ll consider taking up coconut farming.
\nThank you for your prayers! God bless, Jonathan & Heidi <\/p>\n

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