{"id":288,"date":"2014-05-10T09:47:33","date_gmt":"2014-05-10T14:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tim-ullum\/?p=288"},"modified":"2014-05-10T09:47:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-10T14:47:33","slug":"news-from-a-far-off-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/tim-ullum\/2014\/05\/10\/news-from-a-far-off-land\/","title":{"rendered":"News from a far off land"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Supporting and Praying Friends and Family,<\/p>\n

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Recent family picture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

We want to start out this update with an apology that our emails have not gotten to you for the past several months. We thought they were going out to the email addresses that we put in but it wasn\u2019t. Sorry about that, so glad we figured it out and now have a new working list of our supporting friends\u2019 email address. Thanks for responding and updating your information for us!<\/p>\n

We have exciting and daunting things on our plates these days \u2013 many opportunities to trust in the Lord\u2019s way and timing as we see what He unfolds!<\/p>\n

1. We\u2019ve been teaching Bible lessons in the village for close to 2 months now. We have 2 groups so far that meet in the evenings with people sporadically coming. It\u2019s been hard to convince them that they really need to come to all of the lessons bc it\u2019s all one story and is all tied together. We\u2019ve had good responses from those that come though. They are getting a new worldview as they hear these Truths in their own language. We have all ages; children, teens, and many grandpa\u2019s and grandma\u2019s. We\u2019re very glad to have begun the teaching and we\u2019re looking to the Lord for wisdom as we interact with those He is drawing to Himself!<\/p>\n

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First teaching time<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

~Please pray that those who have been coming would really be drawn to the Truth and continue to come consistently.<\/p>\n

~Pray for Tim as he teaches in the languages- still not an easy thing to do, and for the rest of us to have social energy for each of the meeting times. Might sound strange but it really takes a lot out of us as we meet several nights a week after full days, and continue to interact in the language. It can be mentally exhausting.<\/p>\n

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Easter celebration with our partners in the village.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

2. The Lord helped us through the translation checking of Genesis 1-10!!! A consultant from the States came in for 4 intense days of working with 4 village friends, making sure the translation Tim has done is accurate and communicating. Tim was almost hoarse by the end as he would read a paragraph to our helpers, then as they are telling it back, he translates their talk into English so our consultant hears exactly what they\u2019re getting out of the texts being read. Questions are asked and each verse worked through making it as accurate as possible. There were many laughing episodes and it seemed our friends helping really enjoyed interacting with the text and thinking through what God\u2019s Word really says!<\/p>\n

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Translation check team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

~Pray with us that those 4 helpers would continue to think through the things they heard and be impacted eternally!<\/p>\n

3. Dina & Abby are doing well, just last night at the dinner table we got talking about God\u2019s family and our hope that many friends in the village here would have a chance to be in Jesus as their Savior. They both acknowledged their understanding of Christ\u2019s work on their behalf and desire to have the Holy Spirit in their lives. We\u2019ve talked over these kinds of things many times before but now have a sense that their confidence is in what Christ has done, not in any other \u201cChristian activity\u201d enabling them to have a relationship with God!!! Praise the Lord! We\u2019re starting to wrap up 1st grade and they\u2019re getting more interested in reading on their own now! Homeschooling isn\u2019t for the birds but it\u2019s so worth it and I\u2019m privileged to be able to spend so much time with them.<\/p>\n

~Please pray that the girls will continue to grow in their understanding of God\u2019s grace and develop a passion for others to hear God\u2019s Truth.<\/p>\n

Thanks you so very much for those who have taken time to pray for our family and the ministry here in Southeast Asia! Thanks also for those who have been able to support us financially~ the Lord has used you to keep our support at 100% and we are truly grateful. ~Andrea,Tim, Dina & Abby<\/p>\n

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Friends!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Who can spot Tim?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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