{"id":869,"date":"2011-04-11T13:16:49","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T17:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/phil-burns\/?p=869"},"modified":"2011-04-11T13:16:49","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T17:16:49","slug":"march-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/phil-burns\/2011\/04\/11\/march-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"March, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
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Dear Praying Friends,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 March, 2011<\/p>\n

Wow!\u00a0 Hard to believe we are already into April.\u00a0 March passed by so quickly that I didn\u2019t get a letter out to you so will try to bring you up-to-date with what is happening in our lives.<\/p>\n

FAMILY NEWS:
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Our son, Jason<\/strong>, and his wife, Tiffany<\/strong>, are expecting their second child in May.\u00a0 Please pray for an easy delivery and <\/span>healty mom and baby.\u00a0 We hope to be able to see this cute little grandson if we are able to travel to Montana this summer for a Burns family reunion. Our daughter, Heather<\/strong>, is in Colorado learning to fly.\u00a0 She is under a lot of stress as she needs to pass this 4 week period or she will not be able to continue with her pilot training.\u00a0 Please pray\u00a0 for widsom and peace for her to accept God\u2019s best for her<\/span>.\u00a0 Cody, <\/strong>continues doing well with his aviation mechanics classes in Jacksonville.\u00a0 He will be home next weekend to visit for his 22nd<\/sup> birthday.\u00a0 He is involved in helping with the youth in a local church. Pray for a consistent walk with the Lord and good grades for him<\/span>.\u00a0 Haley<\/strong> celebrated her 18th<\/sup> birthday<\/p>\n

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last month.\u00a0 Right now she is in a stressful time of deciding whether to go to Bible School in Wisconsin or attend Stetson University \u2013 a small, private, local university which has offered her a scholarship.\u00a0 Please pray for wisdom in knowing the Lord\u2019s will for her in this situation<\/span>.\u00a0 Our greatest desire is that our children will have please the Lord with their lives.<\/p>\n

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We have an \u201cadopted daughter\u201d, Lauren Bender, living with us these days.\u00a0 Lauren was an MK from another mission who lived in our dorm while we were in Bolivia and is friends with our children.\u00a0 She was seeing doctors in this area for some medical problems and has decided to live here and take some college classes.\u00a0 She will also be looking for a job.<\/p>\n

Phil and I are keeping busy as usual. The volunteers have all left so Phil is just finishing up some \u201cloose ends\u201d in the carpenter shop. \u00a0I, (Jackie), as part of my job, have just finished proofreading the text for Firm Foundations: Secure in Christ<\/strong>, the next set of lessons in the Building on Firm Foundations series.\u00a0 This series is a Bible study series that centers on God’s progressive revelation of His character and plan of redemption from Creation to Christ. \u00a0It is similar to that used by missionaries with the tribal people, but written for people in our culture.\u00a0 The one I was proofreading will be used to teach those who have already trusted the Lord and want to grow in their spiritual lives.<\/p>\n

Mission News from around the world:<\/p>\n

Akolets<\/span><\/strong>: In our January letter we told you a little about the Akolets beginning to hear the Word of God taught.\u00a0 This is the Continuing Story\u2014<\/p>\n

Teaching began among the Akolet people in Papua New Guinea on January 4, 2011…Here are some exciting news clips from missionaries working with this group\u2026<\/p>\n

(January 26) Gelio, an Akolet man,\u00a0 is trying desperately to put all the pieces together.\u00a0 Each day he comes up with new questions.\u00a0 But today’s question was this:
\n“So I’m really confused.\u00a0 You’re saying that God can’t be with anything that’s not perfect.\u00a0 And Adam and Eve (and all of us as well) sinned.\u00a0 But that somehow there’s a Rescuer that’s going to come and rescue us.\u00a0 So how is he going to rescue us?\u00a0 We’re already sinners!\u00a0 And we can’t be with God! How will he help us humans?”<\/p>\n

Adam ( one of the missionaries) said, “That question is pretty much the WHOLE REASON we’ve come to live with you and bring you this message!\u00a0 Keep coming, and you will learn the answer.” Then later our co-worker Ryan asked Gelio, “So what is this new teaching like to you?”\u00a0 Gelio said, very solemnly, “Ryan, it’s like this.\u00a0 Remember that cake you gave me one time?\u00a0 This teaching is like that cake.\u00a0 I’ve never tasted anything like it, and it is so delicious.”<\/p>\n

Evangelistic Bible teaching among the Akolets was scheduled to reach the death, burial and resurrection of Christ on April 8 but because of some cultural issues the lessons were concluded earlier.\u00a0 At the conclusion of the lesson Waklo and Amos, a mother and daughter, spoke: \u201cThere’s no other way!\u201d they agreed. \u201cIt’s only belief in Jesus’ death! We can’t do anything to add to that. He didn’t \u2018half\u2019 His work. He finished it and said, \u2018It’s all done!\u2019\u201d\u00a0 On Friday, another woman, Liwa, came to see one of the missionaries, Julie. \u201cShe had this big smile on her face and said, \u2018I’ve come just to tell you that I’ve realized I’m a sinner and that Jesus is the only way to be made right with God. \u2018I’m not in Satan’s fence \"missionaryanymore! Jesus took me and put me in his fence!\u00a0 I am a sinner, but He rescued me.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

As of March 31 there were 13 Akolet believers and more have come to know the Lord since then.\u00a0 There is opposition from another religious group. The opposition has caused attendance to dwindle significantly over the last two weeks but the missionaries feel this is God\u2019s way of separating those who really aren\u2019t interested in hearing the truth.\u00a0 Please continue to pray for\u00a0 the Holy Spirit to open the spiritual eyes of the Akolet people and for missionaries Adam and Julie Martin and Ryan and Sarah Warner as they continue to teach God\u2019s Word to the Akolet. If you\u2019d like more updates on the Akolet check out New Tribes Website: www.ntm.org<\/a> or visit this site for the latest update:\u00a0 http:\/\/usa.ntm.org\/field-news\/akolets-testify-to-gods-saving-grace?utm_source=footerslider&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=article<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Thank you for your continued support and prayers! God is using you to help get the Gospel to those like the Akolet who haven\u2019t yet heard!\u00a0 Thanks for being a blessing!!<\/p>\n

Helping Reach the Lost for Christ,<\/p>\n

Phil and Jackie<\/p>\n

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