Thank you for praying! It has been an encouraging month. Ned has finished his marathon month of checking translation for several different tribes and having his own translation checked by a consultant from the USA. The final totals were – almost 2700 verses checked for Akolet, Siar, Lusi and Maleu tribes combined and over 500 Tigak verses checked and approved. We are thankful to see this leap forward in verses that are available to the tribes of Papua New Guinea in their heart language. This puts Ned at 48% of the Tigak New Testament that has now been completed.
The check was stressful for Paska. It was up to him to give back each verse of Revelation, Philippians and Philemon in the trade language to make sure everything was accurate and understandable. The day before the check began a situation arose with Paska’s son on the island and it was hard for him to not be there to be a peacemaker. He was thrilled to be out here though visiting with his Christian brothers from other language groups!! It was fun to see the excitement for Paska and his friends to be reunited once again.
Tomorrow morning we will be making the trek back to our home from our regional center where we have been working the last month. We will purchase supplies and head right into the tribe. Our kids have loved being at our regional center with lots of friends to play with but it will be nice to have a few weeks left of summer break to be together as a family.
Aimee now has all the wood needed to complete her bush house! The first work team was able to get the framing done and the roof on. The second work team arrives July 2nd and will be there for three weeks. We are thankful for the sacrifice these 9 men and 1 woman are making by coming over to help with the construction work. As soon as Aimee’s house is functional she will be able to begin the long process of learning the Tigak language. Our other new partners, the Carltons, are still in the USA waiting on baby #2 to arrive.
We know these are challenging times for all of you. We trust that the Lord is showing Himself faithful in meeting your needs. We find ourselves shocked at the rise in prices each time we buy supplies. We are thankful to be serving a faithful and loving God who never fails to know what our needs are.