Please partner with us in prayer for our co-workers in the Javae tribe and elsewhere who are studying tribal languages. Their goals are of eternal value.
"Not too long ago a little Indian grandma and her family came to visit and have lunch with us. The grandma wasn’t feeling well and was very weak. I helped her to a bed while I worked on finishing up lunch. She wasn’t doing well at all and I kept checking on her and sitting her up so that it was easier for her to breathe. She has tuberculosis and after several bouts of coughing etc…I was really getting worried about her.
I called Steve who was with her grandson at our co-workers house to tell him I thought she needed to get to the hospital. Her grandson said she may just be hungry, so once she got settled down again, I finished up lunch. PTL she was very hungry and after two large platefuls of food, she seemed much better although was still hurting a lot and rested the remainder of the afternoon in bed.
The grandma doesn’t speak hardly any Portuguese, only Javaé and a feeling of hopelessness came over me as I thought she could die here in my home and I can’t even share the Gospel with her because I can’t speak her language. I realized too the hopelessness she faces that she could die anytime, has almost died several times, but doesn’t know our precious Savior.
Please pray that we’ll learn the Javaé language quickly and be able to share the Hope of the Gospel with them."
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