Summer is here, and though it isn’t as warm as we are used to the weather has been pretty nice. We enjoy going out for walks.
It was really nice to have Benjamin and Wina visit here early May. The weather was so nice the whole week that Wina left believing it hardly ever rains in the Faroe Islands. Just a couple of weeks later we were in Germany for their wedding and it was a very special occasion for our family. Our whole family was there, including David coming from the U.S. and Philip from Canada. The weather cooperated and it was exciting to celebrate them getting married with the over 300 guests that were there. I was even given the privilege to perform the marriage ceremony at Wina’s home church.
We really enjoyed getting to know Wina’s family even though her parents don’t speak English and we don’t speak German. Their children were kept busy translating for us. More than once we experienced the confusion which started at Babel.
Benjamin and Wina are now in the U.S and will be there until July 30th. After that they return to Germany to spend a year in Wina’s home area and with her home church. This will give Benjamin the opportunity to get to know them better and also learn some German. Their plans now are to return to UK in fall of 2009 to complete missionary training for Wina.
David keeps working for TDAmeritrade, and is doing well, though the health concerns remain. He is praying about what his long-term plans should be. We would appreciate you praying with us for him to know the Lord’s clear guidance and direction.
Philip is in the "jungle camp" part of his training right now at the Missionary Training Center in Durham, Canada. From what we hear, it sounds like he is doing well and is enjoying the experience. He has one year of training left after this summer.
Hans is hoping to get a job on a fishing boat this fall. He has enjoyed his stay here, but is looking forward to returning to the U.S. when we return to PNG.
In May we received a request from Papua New Guinea to consider filling a need beginning in January 2009. It wasn’t what we expected, but after praying about it and asking many questions, we believe this is what God wants us to do when we return. We don’t know how long, and we leave that open to the Lord to show us, but it could be up to 3 1/2 years. The job is to be the director of the Interface training program in Papua New Guinea, often referred to as ITF. You can read more about the training at www.ntm.org/interface. We would encourage you to watch the 11 min. video link on that page also. The video is called "Changed". It gives a very clear description of the training and the impact it is having on people.
Besides the three training periods (one in winter and two in the summer), the campus is also used for other things, such as Highlands Regional conference, Spiritual retreat for High school students, translation seminars, etc.
This will be a big change for us. There will be periods that will be extremely busy, but then also times that will not be as hectic. During those periods we believe we will be able to continue working on Mangseng Bible lessons and making periodic visits. My trip to PNG that was in the planning stages for this summer when we last wrote has been canceled since we will be arriving in PNG earlier than anticipated. This will also give us more time to accomplish the things that we came to do here in the Faroe Islands.
Tomorrow I am going to Zarepta with Karl, 15. He is looking forward to a week of camp and so are Daniel and Steffan, only their turn comes August 3rd. It will be an experience for them to share a room with up to a dozen young people where everything will take place in Faroese. I plan to be there to help translate and possibly be a counselor in one of the rooms.
We continue working with NTM FO and are enjoying working with our coworkers here. We trust that during the 6 months we have left that we can see a lot accomplished.
Thank you so much for praying for us. You play such a big part in our lives. We appreciate knowing there are so many of you who pray for us.
In Christ,
Peter and Rachel Hansen
Hans, Karl, Daniel, Steffan, and Caleb
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