Author: Simon and Annika Flanagan

quad

quad

Hi all, A while ago our team quad bike died. We are in the process of raising money as a team to purchase a new one. The reason for buying one is to move all our cargo that comes in on the plane down to our houses. It’s a 20min walk from the plane to […]
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trouble over the airstrip

trouble over the airstrip

Hi praying friends, Just a quick update to say that Nya and Noah are doing well; Nya has had no repeats of her fit, praise the Lord and Noah’s sores are healing up well. Thanks so much for your prayers. Simon is sick just now with bad sinus headaches and bone pain, hopefully this comes […]
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Flanagans Mengen tribe update – sept 2010

Flanagans Mengen tribe update – sept 2010

Hi praying friends, Language learning Annika and I are four weeks into language study! Annika is trying to do up to 4 hrs of language per day as well as take care of the kids and the responsibilities of the house. Pray for her this is a huge task but our believing ladies need discipleship […]
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Pray for Nya

Pray for Nya

Hi friends, We had a scare last night. At about 22:30 Nya cried out in her sleep we went and got her but we couldn’t waken her for about a minute. This hasn’t happened before; when she opened her eyes she then didn’t have good control of her neck to steady her head and her […]
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First Mengen Baptism

First Mengen Baptism

Hi Friends, It’s with great joy that we can tell you that the first Mengen Baptism has taken place this past Sunday. We found a beautiful spot at the river and 17 of our 40 new believers were baptized! This was a big step for them to stand in defiance in the midst of a […]
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language earthquakes and going to the toilet……

language earthquakes and going to the toilet……

Hi friends, We have now been living amongst the Mengen people for 1 month and our first stage of work is completed, although there is still much finishing work to be done on the house. We are a week into language study. Annika is doing about 20hrs per week just now in language and Simon […]
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Prayer requests

Prayer requests

Hi friends, We as a family go into the tribe tomorrow to finish the outer shell of the house. We are taking a team of missionaries to help with the work. Latest news: Our volcano that’s just accross the valley is one of the top ten largest and most dangerous in the world. It is […]
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Conference, God’s blessings and sickness

Conference, God’s blessings and sickness

Hi all, just a quick note during our conference time (which ends on Sunday) to say we are having fun and have been blessed by worship and the word which has been refreshing for all i have spoken to; what a precious time. More about that later! We as a family are sick and only […]
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1st phase of building complete!!

1st phase of building complete!!

Hi friends, would you eat a caterpillar? We went into the bush the 17th of May as you know and returned on the 20th. It was another great opportunity to build relationships as we had a team of believers from the church in the village help us with leveling ground and digging post holes etc. We had a […]
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Nya & Noah update

Nya & Noah update

Hi praying friends, Both kids are now doing fine and are over their virus! Thanks so much for praying. Nya is still ill with fever and just not being herself. She vomited a bit tonight but is sleeping better. More and more it is looking like some type of virus that is also upseting her […]
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