{"id":1295,"date":"2021-02-24T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/regina-rodman\/?p=1295"},"modified":"2024-03-29T11:18:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T15:18:35","slug":"feb-2021-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/regina-rodman\/2021\/02\/24\/feb-2021-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Feb 2021 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/d5d8aa93e7772aea00359cc13\/images\/0d663a9d-7fa7-49b7-8011-42222eb37d65.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dear Family &amp; Friends,<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>I was searching for some info on the people groups I mentioned who were hearing the Gospel, and found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2jC6KAxXOm4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;Pasei&#8217;s testimony,<\/a>&nbsp;a video made by&nbsp;the Wantakia missionaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pasei said: \u201cBut that temple curtain right over there \u2013 the one that we saw rip this week &#8211; that\u2019s the open door that matters!&nbsp; That\u2019s the LORD\u2019s door.&nbsp; And it\u2019s open!&nbsp; It\u2019s for having life with Him.&nbsp; All the other ways we try to go, no. They don\u2019t lead us to the LORD.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love that open door!&nbsp; And Hebrews 6:19-20 tells us too that Christ is our sure and steadfast anchor behind the veil.&nbsp; And in Hebrews 3:15-16, we read that our High Priest sympathizes with our weaknesses and that we can come boldly to the throne of grace.&nbsp; We have that open door to come to God! &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Praise the Lord for the work He is doing in the hearts of the people of Wantakia and other people groups around the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Salvation is just the start, and the missionaries continue to disciple the newborn\u00a0believers.\u00a0 And we know from this year just how much work a baby is!\u00a0 We are just catching our breath again now that Felicity is a little bigger.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/d5d8aa93e7772aea00359cc13\/_compresseds\/49de0555-32ae-4df2-975d-6ccfdac9c89a.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Filming my dad teaching Wisdom Literature for the online Bible classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Filming Online Classes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for praying for my next project.\u00a0 God opened the doors for me to film two of my dad\u2019s classes for the\u00a0Ethnos360 Bible Institute&#8217;s (EBI) online courses. We squeezed in one class before Felicity was born,\u00a0and filmed the wisdom literature after that.\u00a0 Now I\u2019ll be filming Butch Bennett teaching Galatians for the EBI.\u00a0 Please pray that that class will come together well in God\u2019s timing and all the details will work out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Setting up Remote Computers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As staff shuffles to different offices, Scott has taken care of IT needs and moved their computers. He&#8217;s also&nbsp;done a lot of setup to help people work remotely from home, due to covid restrictions.&nbsp; With Marc, our IT security expert, Scott is testing&nbsp;a new wifi setup for laptops at the home office.&nbsp; This will make it easier for staff and meeting attendees to connect to the system on their laptops and devices.&nbsp; And, of course, he&#8217;s been doing&nbsp;the usual testing of&nbsp;new machines for stateside, field workers&#8217;, and home office orders and&nbsp;troubleshooting the phone system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for partnering with us to see the gospel go to the ends of the earth.\u00a0 And thank you to those who helped\u00a0with Felicity&#8217;s registry!\u00a0 We appreciate your generosity!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prayer Requests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>God&#8217;s enabling&nbsp;for fruitful ministry.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For our family to grow&nbsp;in God&#8217;s love toward each other and our community<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Family &amp; Friends, I was searching for some info on the people groups I mentioned who were hearing the Gospel, and found&nbsp;&nbsp;Pasei&#8217;s testimony,&nbsp;a video made by&nbsp;the Wantakia missionaries. 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