After a wonderful week of vacation in Minnesota (thanks to generous relatives in Iowa) we are back at Still Waters, refreshed and ready for work once more. 
Peter and Kiki enjoyed finding new fishing spots, and Leah got to hang 
out with the Jongewaard grandchildren, as well enjoying photographing beautiful sunsets and sand art.
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Thank you for joining us in prayer for these matters which are on our hearts:
1. Our son Shaun and his family have been living with us for the past month, in preparation for their return to Paraguay (and second term of service). 
Their plane tickets were just cancelled and they’ve been issued new ones for August 7th. This means that they miss an important conference in Paraguay, but we are thrilled to have them here for two more weeks! Pray that they will get much-needed rest during this time of waiting.
2. Over the last few years of preparing the property and the loft apartment for this ministry, God has done miracles that have left us breathless! He has also stretched our faith in every area, and we want that (well, sometimes it doesn’t feel like our favorite thing)! 
God continues to change our hearts and minds and deepen our love for Him and dependence on Him.
We have both gladly worked part-time to help with the costs of reconstruction and expenses that come with maintaining a property, and have been the recipients of generous encouragement from you, His people, along the way.
Because of a large gift from a couple in California, all the actual reconstruction of the loft has been paid for.
Praise God!
This leaves the following to be purchased:
a) a washer and dryer (the closet and fixtures are in place!)
b) a couple of reclining loveseats for the living room and glider rockers by the fireplace.
The trim company says they will have the last four pieces to us by the first week in August, and that their bill will reflect the huge delays they’ve experienced in production (our cost will be less!) Most of the trim has already been fitted.
3. We are asking the Lord for a truck to replace the old van we’ve used for hauling firewood and pulling cedars out of the woods for sale (a forest advisor marked trees for cutting that were too cramped together). Thanks for praying about this with us!
4. We came home to the news that a supporting church will no longer be helping us financially, as we are no longer directly involved in a cross-cultural ministry. This church has lovingly and generously comprised a large part of our support for many years, and we praise God for them and their vision to see tribal people reached with the gospel.
Our promised support level now standsΒ well under the minimum amount necessary monthly for running the Still Waters ministry. SPECIFIC INFORMATION
This is no surprise to God, of course, and we are waiting on Him for His perfect plan. Pray that our hearts and minds will be stayed on Him only, and full of peace. Every day we thank God for your generous support in this day and age of rising costs that we know you face as well, and ask Him to pour out His blessings on you and give you the desires of your heart.
Thank you for praying for us as we enter this new phase of our ministry in the fall
(furniture or no furniture!) and begin to receive couples who are needing care and/or training in shepherding for their field ministry. Pray for our NTMC leadership as they guide folks to this ministry, as well. We are excited to see how God will use His Word through our lives, to encourage and strengthen dear folks who are serving Him in foreign lands.
Your partners,
Peter and Leah Humphreys
This shirt says: I LOVE it when MY WIFE lets me go hunting…I couldn’t resist getting it for Peter π
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