While I was getting the girls settled into school, Ned has been back in the tribe continuing on with translation. He is doing his final corrections to Revelations, Philippians and Philemon to get them ready to send to a printer. The Tigak believers are especially excited about being taught the book of Revelation once it is printed.
Aimee’s house is almost ready to move in to. After two work teams being on our island for three weeks each, a final two man crew is setting up her solar panels and batteries and finishing up her plumbing so she can actually have power and water in her home. It will be a relief to have that behind us. It is exhausting building a home – but when you are dealing with a third world country where materials are not always readily available when you need them – it adds more stress to the job. Also, with the value of the US$ dropping our money doesn’t go as far as it used to. For an example – one gallon of paint cost over $100!! Most of the things we buy are imported and are heavily taxed. Maybe as a result of rising prices I can lose some weight – changing from meat, cheese and potato meals to greens, rice and sweet potato meals can’t hurt!
Tom and Beth Carlton have a new baby girl, Iris! They plan to return to the tribe in Sept or Oct. We look forward to having them back and seeing them get started in learning the Tigak culture and language.
Thank you for being a part of reaching the Tigak people by praying, giving and encouraging us!