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Rain, Landslides, and Bible Translation

3/31/2012

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    This has been another rainy year in Papua New Guinea.  At the beginning of dry season, it became very dry for a little while; but soon the rains came again.  While Dad and Mom were out in town, they had the opportunity to fellowship with another missionary, Michael Berbin, who had driven into town on very bad, muddy roads.  Mom says, “Both he and the truck gave clear evidence of the condition of the road.” 

    As the rains continue, landslides are beginning to become a problem.  A very bad landslide destroyed parts of the Highlands Highway in the Simbu province.  This is a serious thing because the Highlands Highway is the only road that connects the coast to the highlands.  It is the means by which food, fuel, and medical supplies are transported.  This could affect things such as IV fluids, oxygen, and life saving medications.  Food and fuel are already expensive, and this will no doubt drive the cost up considerably.

    To complicate matters, landowners are demanding that a very large sum of money be paid them before they will allow the government to fix the highway.  It is expected that a temporary bypass will be opened up, but no heavy vehicles will be able to use this bypass.  For more details, you might like to read this article in Papua New Guinea’s newspaper, the Post Courier.

    The damaged Highlands Highway is expected to be closed for at least two weeks.  If the rains continue, it may be much longer.  Stephanie, a doctor at the Nazarene Hospital in Kudjip, in the Western Highlands, has a picture of the road, and it does not look like repairs will be possible unless the rain lets up.  One creek was completely washed away, leaving a 16 meter by 30 meter wide by 6 meter deep gap in the road.  Please pray that the Lord will work in this situation and that it can be remedied quickly and without further difficulty.  Although this situation will not directly affect Dad and Mom right away, it may lead to problems when they try to go out to town again for supplies in April.  Fuel shortages may affect the availability of airplane flights, and prices of food will probably be quite a bit higher.

    On the happy side of things, Mom had this good news to share about Bible translation, “Matthew came by late this afternoon with his mobile (cell phone) and talked to Daddy a while.  He said that he has been studying out faith in the Bible and sees that they have been translating it all wrong.  It is not just “tingting” or even “bikpela tingting.”  That it just a head acknowledgment.  He said that is one reason people don’t have a clear understanding of faith.  The men are discussing this and seeing if they can come up with a more appropriate word for faith.  That is what we have been trying to get across all along so praise the Lord for showing Matthew this in his own Bible study!  When Daddy told me this, I said “Amen!”  Please pray about this, that it will lead to a major breakthrough in the understanding of the gospel.  From there they will need to be encouraged to work on words such as mercy and grace too.” 

    “Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you.” (II Thessalonians 3:1)

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Rock Hill

3/26/2012

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     Hello!  This post is in answer to a question asked in a comment. 

    The picture of Rock Hill is one that Mom took on one of their flights out to town.  I think it was taken when they flew out by helicopter.  As I looked at the picture of Rock Hill, I wondered if anyone had yet taken the Gospel to that village.  Please pray for Rock Hill and for all the villages in Papua New Guinea that are still waiting to hear the message that Jesus Saves.

    Also, please be praying for Dad and Mom as they make plans to head back into the village of Owena the day after tomorrow.  They have been in the town of Goroka getting supplies, but now it is time to head back.  Pray for good weather, good airstrip conditions, and safe flying. 

    Thank you for stopping by, everyone! 

    "O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together." (Psalm 34:3)

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Another Believer Added to the Church

3/12/2012

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March 9.  After breakfast and quiet time, I had time for walking today.  My legs didn’t feel very strong, however, so walking was slow and labored.

            Got the rest of yesterday’s laundry folded and put away before school.  Started school about 8:15 since all the children were here early.  Learned a new song in Bible class today — Heven I Gutpela Ples (Heven is a Good Place).  Bonita said her Bible verse word perfect today.  I was proud of her, and we all clapped for her.  After we reviewed the questions from this week’s lesson, I let the children color the little story booklet about Abaraham.

            We finished school a little before 11:30.  Then I had Bonita stay and shell peanuts.  Most of the rest of the day after nap and after supper, I worked on lesson plans for next week. 

            Jonaten was here today working on the bamboo drain pipes under the house.  He made drain pipes for all the drains so the water now runs out to the ditch and not directly under the house.

            Neomi’s mother came to visit early this evening — just before we finished our supper.  She waited a little bit, and then I went and sat with her a while, and read to her from John 14.  It was good to see her again.  She has been sick for several weeks, and has not been able to come to lotu.

            “13For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.  14And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.  15Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose end shall be according to their works.”  II Corinthians 11:13-15

March 10.  People came on good time for lotu this morning.  Daddy had Mike lead the singing and prayer time.  Daddy gave a short talk on what to pray for other believers, using Colossians 1:9-11 as his text.

            Right after prayer meeting, Sani Tomas stayed and wanted to get saved.  Praise the Lord for her salvation!

            Then I swept our bedroom.  Then hunted around for the blacklines from grade 1 math so I could find some extra work papers to copy for the school students and not have to take time to make up some.  I was thankful to the Lord for helping me find them.  I was also very thankful to come across my Bible on CD in one of my craft boxes.  I had thought that was lost, but praise the Lord it is found.  Finished up lesson plans for this coming week.  Swept the meeting room and also the laundry room and back porch.  Then we called Christy and Connie and enjoyed our time chatting with them.  After that, it was just about time to put dinner on to warm.

            After nap, I had planned to work on announcements and some other things in the computer and then scrub the outside doors as they are getting pretty grubby.  In the middle of working on the GIBC history, however, a strange thing happened.  I suddenly got a severe pain in my right shoulder which seemed to generate from close to the neck glands and started making me feel really sick.  Felt like I wanted to throw up, and started feeling weak.  I shut down the computer and went and lay down.  My right arm and right leg went numb.  I think it was about 3:30 when I lay down.  After the pain finally started subsiding, I was able to rest, and slept until after 5:00.  Daddy had his supper by himself, and I ate after I got up.  I still feel really tired out this evening, but I did manage to get the announcements written after doing dishes.

            “3Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, 4Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: 5To whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”  Galatians 1:3-5

March 11.  It has been a long day.  I still felt quite tired and not real strong today.  Went to bed around 9:00 last night, right after bath.  Don’t seem to have any symptoms of anything, other than feeling tired and not very strong, so have no idea what hit me yesterday.

            After breakfast and quiet time this morning, I did a little walking.  Legs weren’t very strong so walking was slow.  Then I wrote e-mails until church time.

            In the first meeting today, Sani gave her testimony of salvation.  Daddy preached from I Corinthians 11:3-16.  There has been a lot of controversy about proper head covering for women because of the false teaching that has been ingrained in them from before, and the new false teaching that is being taught to some other people now.  The teaching seemed to be well-understood and accepted this morning, and we are sure talk will get back to others and generate more talk against GIBC.  Be that as it may, the confusion needed to be settled by the teaching of the Word.

            After the first meeting, we had dinner and a short nap.  Business meeting took the place of the second meeting and went until after 3:30.  The church discussed the need for erecting a church building.  It was decided that the structure (for now) will be about 28’ x 20’ (24 sheets of 12-foot roofing iron).  As the church grows, they can always add on to it.  They will build it on the hill behind our house where they have had the temporary shelter for special meetings.  The people are going to collect a special offering of money and coffee, according to what each one is able to give and desires to give.  In the mean time, they will start collecting poles and other materials for the building, and will start erecting it as soon as they are able to get the roofing iron. 

            Daddy also asked them if they wanted to have a fellowship dinner for the church’s first anniversary, coming up on April 24.  They decided they not only want to have a fellowship dinner, but they want to have three days of special meetings from Sunday the 22nd through Tuesday the 24th, with the fellowship dinner on the 24th, followed by a baptismal service.  They want to make this a yearly event as well as the New Year meetings.

            After the business meeting, I had another little nap, a very little one.  I wasn’t really sleeping so got up and got things in order for school tomorrow.  Then got supper. 

            This evening there is soul-winning class.

            “20I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.  21I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.”  Galatians 2:20,21


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The Letter "T", English Class, and Hungry Souls

3/12/2012

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A mountain village in Papua New Guinea. Notice the sign on the side of the hill, ROCKHILL. I wonder if anyone has brought the gospel to RockHill. Is God calling you?

March 7.  We were up early and ready for lotu, but nobody came, and nobody came.  After breakfast and quiet time and getting the bed made, I got the greens sorted and washed, along with some onions.  Also got the Sios I Gat Glori booklets stapled that I had printed and collated last night for some of the new church members.  Also got the trash ready to be taken out and burned.  Finally about 8:00, a few people came.  There were only about a dozen here all together.  Then we found out that most of the rest of the people had taken coffee to Okapa.

            SIL came in with the Kodiak three times today to do coffee shuttles.  Also brought in building supplies for the health center.  And Kathryn came on the second flight to inspect the health center area, and left on the third flight.

            Daddy started the section on tithes and offerings in the Sios I Gat Glori booklet.  After lotu, we had English class and math class.  It was nice to have a short school day.  We were able to have dinner earlier and nap earlier, and more time in the afternoon to get other things done.  After classes were over, I cut up the onions and greens and put them on to cook in the pressure cooker.  Then warmed up the leftover potatoes with some eggs, and also some leftover pumpkin.  Our nap got shortened by a pesky fly.

            Most of the afternoon was spent getting things ready for school tomorrow.  Made a little picture story book for the kids to color to tell the story of Abraham’s test in Genesis 22.

            After supper and dishes, the dish water was still nice and warm and soapy.  So I put the dish water into the metal bucket and washed the kitchen and office floors.  By then it was time for the generator so got papers printed and photo-copied for some of the classes tomorrow before getting snack and getting here to the journal.

            “ But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.”  II Corinthians 9:6

March 8.  Lots of laundry to do this morning since it had been six days since last time.  It was a beautiful morning for hanging them out — a nice soft, summer breeze and warm sunshine.  Cooked rice cereal while the clothes were washing.  Time to read Bible while I was eating in between wash and rinse loads.  Was thankful to still have some time for prayer before school.

            Learned the letter “t” in English class today.  It wasn’t too hard for them since there is “t” in both Owena and Pidgin.  The difficult thing was getting the aspiration in English. 

            Matthew (he has started spelling his name the English way now) was telling Daddy about the Aziana man who is staying with him.  He apparently was a member of a "church" over there and was getting to heaven, he thought, by all the works they had taught him to do.  Matthew has had great opportunity to plant seed and help the man see that he is lost.  The man will be staying there a while yet so perhaps the man will get saved before he leaves.

            Had leftover spaghetti for dinner, with greens today.  Daddy got the clothes in while I was warming up dinner.  After nap, I got school things organized for tomorrow.  Then made lemon sugar cookies for Daddy.  I hope he likes them.  They are nice and lemony.  Got supper and ate.  Did dishes.  Did some printing for school.  Now I need to work on some lessons for other ministries.

            Daddy tried to get e-mails today, but couldn’t get a connection.  Reception has not been very good lately.

            “3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: 4(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”  2 Corinthians 10:3-5


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This and That

3/12/2012

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March 4.  A dry day today, but very cool and windy.  Had a bit of time after breakfast and quiet time to write a couple more e-mails and try to send them.  All the e-mails went out except for the one to Christy and Connie.  Will try again this evening to get it sent.  Also worked a while on February progress report.

            The first meeting this morning was quite long.  After the singing and Scripture reading, there were a number of announcements.  Daddy tried to encourage the people to make sure that the things they hear and believe are based on the Word of God.    

            Sani Ari gave her testimony.  Then Daddy preached a message on assurance of salvation.  It was a good message, and I believe it was an encouragement and help to those who were here.  During the second meeting, he finished up Romans 12, verses 17-21.

            This afternoon, I worked more on the progress report.  Also got material ready for school tomorrow. 

            This evening, people are here for soul-winning class.

            “3Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed:  4But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, 5In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; 6By pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, 7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left, 8By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true; 9As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed; 10As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.”  II Corinthians 6:3-10

March 5 & 6.  I never realized until bedtime that I had forgotten to write in my journal yesterday evening.  Let’s see if I remember yesterday’s events.  For breakfast Monday morning, I warmed up Daddy’s pancakes.  Didn’t have any extra pancakes for myself as Sunday I had finished up my leftovers from last week.  So after I got Daddy’s breakfast ready, I made some lemon banana muffins for myself. 

            At 8:30, we started school.  The children are learning Romans 4:21 this week, and we started on the story of God’s testing Abraham in Genesis 22.  Started learning the letter “s” and syllables with “s” in English class.  For lunch, we had sandwiches because I didn’t have any leftover veggies.  Most of the afternoon was spent getting materials ready for class today.  Also worked on the next soul-winning lesson.  Had Daddy cut up the pumpkin for me, and I cooked that for supper.  Added onions and egg to the leftover mashed potatoes, and also cooked some mushrooms to go with mine.  And there are still leftover potatoes.

            In the evening, I photo-copied a few papers and then finished up the soul-winning lesson.

            This morning after breakfast, I made some granola and put it in the wood stove oven to toast — that with the oven door open because the oven gets way too hot and things burn.  Even with the door open, I had to stir the granola every five minutes so it wouldn’t burn.  We have been keeping the oven door open in the morning anyway, as that lets more heat into the room.

            After quiet time, I was thankful to have a little time for walking.  Then I colored the vowel tree which I had printed out, so that was ready to hang up when it was time to start school.

            It was funny to watch the fathers today, trying to do the worksheets (coloring, cutting, gluing).  The children were way ahead of them.  Two of the fathers have been coming to English class — Bonita’s and Sosthenes’ dads, Amos and Matyu.  During recess, Matyu was telling about the Aziana man who is staying at his house.  This is the man’s first time here in Owena.  He brought his wife to the health center.  They were both somewhat scared about being here as they didn’t know anyone here so Matyu was happy to take care of them.  He has been reading God’s Word with them and giving them literature and witnessing to them.  It is a blessing to see these men taking whatever opportunities they can to witness.  Tomas has been going to Gibson’s house recently and talking to him about repentance and salvation.  Apparently Gibson realizes that he has never really been saved. 

            Sandwiches for our late lunch since the boys had Owena class today.  After nap, I got things together for classes tomorrow (only two classes tomorrow because of lotu) and graded some papers.  Then Daddy helped me put up the border on the fake window in our bedroom.  My what a mess there was afterward from pounding the nails!  There is so much dust in these bamboo walls.  Whoever told us this was good bamboo and the bugs wouldn’t eat it was sadly mistaken.  I am sorry we did not put pitpit on the inside of all the outside walls.  Even if the rats do sometimes make their nests in there.  I think I would rather have put up with that than with all this dust. 

            So when the pounding was done, the bedroom floor got swept, and then the kitchen floor before I started supper.  Was getting tired of potatoes after three days in a row so fixed spaghetti tonight.  We had uxai to go with it.  That way we have something leftover for dinner tomorrow as well.

            The weather has been very dry ever since we went to town.  There has been a small amount of rain, but not enough for the ground to be wet.  We wonder if this year will be another drought year, the way the weather is looking.  It has been hot too — temperatures in the mid-nineties several days.

            “Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”  II Corinthians 7:1



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Baptism Day

3/6/2012

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February 24.  Praise the Lord for His blessings today!  We were up early to do laundry.  The meetings were late getting started because people were busy preparing food for the fellowship dinner.  It was about 10:30 when they started, and Daddy preached a salvation message.  There were no visitors other than Gibson and Aiqdo.  However, everyone was happy to hear the message again — it is like a new message to them.  They just felt badly that nobody else came to hear, that “the other man” is preventing people from hearing the truth, they said.  Daddy told them that Satan is just using “the other man” to keep these people in darkness.  [Some] People have been talking about their foolishness and have had every opportunity to come and hear why they are so foolish, but almost nobody came.  The people themselves enjoyed these two days though, just to fellowship with each other and talk about the Lord and about their salvation.

            Daddy was still somewhat tired out today.  He tried cutting some plywood for me this morning while he was waiting for meeting time, but didn’t get much cutting done before he felt worn out.  So it was good that he only had one meeting to preach.  He gave an invitation and told people, if they just wanted to think about what they heard, they didn’t need to sing. 

            After their dinner, five men gave testimonies during the afternoon meeting — Eric, Matyu A., Tomas, David, and Matyu Y.  Then they came down here to get pictures taken before going down to the baptismal waters.  There were 13 baptized all together — the five mentioned above, plus Memedyi, Peter, Mata, Apekio, Silvia, Taina, Penina, and Yanahdo.  It was a day for rejoicing.

            Because of the wind, I stayed home, but could hear the preaching and testimonies from here.  I spent most of the morning and part of the afternoon working on a Pidgin outline for the book of Romans.

            “1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.  2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.  3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.”  I Corinthians 13:1-3

February 25.  A few sprinkles of rain during the night.  Both of us went to bed early last night.  We have been feeling wiped out, especially Daddy.  Didn’t feel like doing a whole lot today either. 

            People came on time for lotu this morning.  Amos had charge and gave a good little challenge on going out to reach others.  [Please be in prayer] as these men have a long way to go before they will be ready for full time ministry.  A lot of their thinking needs to change yet.  They have brought a lot of baggage with them from the past.

            This morning I folded yesterday’s clothes and put them away.  Daddy did manage to finish sawing the pieces of plywood to border the fake window in our bedroom.  I finally finished the students’ soul-winning lesson I was trying to revise so it had blanks for them to fill in.  Daddy cut up a pumpkin for me, and I cooked it for dinner to go with our leftover spaghetti.  We have enough spaghetti left for tomorrow too. 

            Beni came and cut firewood. 

            Daddy and I were thankful for a nice long nap.

            Amanda’s mother came with cucumbers.  This is the first time she has been to our new house.

            This afternoon, I sanded the pieces of plywood Daddy cut and put the first coat of paint on them.  After snack, I got the church membership record book up to date, got announcements ready for tomorrow, and redid the membership list to print out for the members.  GIBC now has 25 members.  Praise the Lord for His goodness!

            Before supper, I went out and burned the trash.

            Matyu was here getting water tonight and was sharing a bit about his conversations with Pita (from Marivo) the other day, and with Ken (also from Marivo) this evening.  Both of them were telling Matyu about how they had gotten their lives straightened out and were back in church.  Matyu took advantage of the opportunity to ask them some questions to get them thinking.  Do you know what “repentance” means?  Do you know what “faith” is?  And lots of other questions.  He also shared his personal testimony about his baptism yesterday to get them wondering why.

            “Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.”  I Corinthians 14:20

May all your days be filled with praise
As on the Savior’s face you gaze.


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The Word of God Speaks to Hearts

3/6/2012

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February 22.  Not quite as cold last night, but warm and dry again today.  Clouded over for a bit this afternoon, and we heard thunder off in the distance, but no rain came.

            I was thankful I got my bath early last night as David and Silvia came in the middle of the evening.  God’s Word had been working in their hearts, and they realized they had never been truly saved.  David had indicated the other day (when he was here with Peter) that he felt he was saved, but the Lord wouldn’t let him rest with that.  So both he and Silvia were saved last evening.  Silvia said that she had been “saved” in 2003 when we were here, but we did not counsel with her.  She did not say who did, except for “he” and that Tema was with him.  The only ones we had questioned extensively so that they could be prepared to counsel were the pastors.  And we had given them a paper with questions to help them know what to ask people when they counselled with them.  But the one who dealt with Silvia only told her that she needed to “tanim bel” so that she wouldn’t go to hell fire.  She said the word of God that Daddy taught in the meetings was powerful and spoke to people’s hearts.  After we left, things just went back to the same as they were before, with no power in the preaching.  They were thanking the Lord that He had been merciful to them and not let them die before they were saved.

            Daddy started feeling sick early this morning and was pretty sick most of the day with nausea, vertigo, and weakness.  He has been in bed or lying in the recliner most of the day.  Has not eaten much.  We figured it must be food poisoning, but why did he get so sick and not I.  I just felt a little bit unwell.

            Amos and Matyu took charge of lotu.  Amos led the singing and had the four new believers give their testimonies.  Peter said that he wants to join with GIBC so apparently he plans to stay here for a while.  After the testimonies, Matyu gave a short talk on Romans 10:2-4 and 9,10, the verses that the Lord had used to work in his heart.  Then he took prayer requests and prayed.  (At the end of his talk, Matyu mentioned again about the other people calling them longlong.  He remembered that Daddy had showed him some verses about how people had called Paul and other believers foolish too.  So Matyu said, “If they want to call us longlong, that’s okay.  We’ll just ‘kamap longlong moa yet.’” (become more foolish)  I just smiled.  It is a blessing to see these people enjoying their new-found salvation.  I pray that their joy doesn’t wear off.)

            I threw out the rest of the rice with the sausages and just had sandwiches for lunch. 

            This afternoon, after nap, I washed my hair, washed greens and onions to cook for supper, cleaned the bathroom mirror and toilet, worked a little bit on lessons for next week, prepared potatoes and Singapore for supper and put them and the greens on to cook.  I ate supper by myself.  It was early so waited a while before doing dishes.

            Mailin and her husband came while I was doing dishes and wanted to see the pictures of Billy.  I was almost done with dishes so had them wait a while.  The rest of Mailin’s family came to look too. After they looked a while, and I closed down, Mailin’s husband, Matyu, and another man who was with them asked for King James New Testaments.  When they all went out, Mailin stayed behind and asked for us to pray for her husband to be saved.  I gave her some of the little doctrinal booklets on salvation and invited them to the meetings tomorrow and Friday.  Hopefully Daddy will be feeling well enough and strong enough to preach the next two days.  (Mailin and her husband did not come to the meetings, but we found out that Mailin is sick.)

            “7But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal….  11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.”  I Corinthians 12:7,11

February 23.  Praise the Lord that Daddy was feeling better this morning and was able to preach for the meetings.  He took a couple naps during the day, and he did feel pretty tired out after preaching. 

            It was around 10:00 when people started gathering for the meetings and we went up.  I put a hat in my bilum and also had cotton in my pockets because we have had a lot of wind on these dry days.  I remember how sick I got after the New Year’s meetings, and it took over a month to finally start getting well again.  I used both the cotton and the hat.  But then after the meeting, Daddy and I talked and decided it would be better that I just stay home instead of wearing the hat until we can teach these people what God says about head covering so they can follow His word and not man’s.  They have been taught for years now that a lady, as well as a man, is to uncover her head in the meetings.  And I could feel many eyes on me when I put the hat on.

            Daniel, Gibson, and Peter (from Marivo) were all at the first meeting.   Only Daniel stayed for the second meeting.  Otherwise there were only church people.  But they seemed to enjoy being together, and spent a lot of time talking together after both meetings. 

            After breakfast and Bible reading this morning, I did some walking and praying.  Then I worked on school lessons until time to go. 

            It was only 11:30 when we came down after the first meeting, but we went ahead and warmed up dinner and ate so Daddy could get a nap before the second meeting.  I worked more on school lessons while he napped.  Then I took a nap after he went up to the afternoon meeting.

            After I got up, I did some cleaning — scrubbed Connie’s door so it is ready for paint, swept the meeting room, office, and kitchen, filled in the holes in the kitchen floor with rolled up card paper pieces (holes from where the pipes were before they moved the cupboards) and glued pieces of linoleum on top of them, cleaned bathroom sink, counter top, and footstool.  I think it was yesterday when I cleaned the mirror and toilet.  Then I worked more on lessons until supper time.

            After supper and dishes, things were really hopping with people coming and going for water and other things.  Mike came this evening for assurance of salvation.  Has been talking to his wife and mother about salvation, and it is likely that they are not saved.  His father and the rest of his family need prayer for salvation as well. 

            “25That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.  26And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.”  I Corinthians 12:25,26


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School Days

3/6/2012

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February 20.  The Lord blessed us with another lovely dry season day today. 

            We were late getting to bed last night as the people stayed after soul-winning class and spent some time discussing when to start outreach and what times to have it and where.  While they were doing that, the kids and ladies came in here and looked at the slide shows of Owena picture files.

            Amos came early this morning to talk about Bonita.  Since I have been giving the children Bible passages to read at home, he has seen that she really can read.  He did not think she could read.  He wanted to let me know that, as long as she can keep up with the boys, he would rather have her stay with the class so he does not have to pay a tutor.  I had pretty much told Lilian that yesterday.

            All the children were here around 8:00 this morning so as soon as I was ready, we got started with school.  Lilian came to see how the class went and saw that, indeed, Bonita was able to keep up with the class.  So she will not come back unless Bonita needs extra help.  After Bible class, Bonita and Sosthenes called their fathers, and their fathers came to sit in on English class.  After math class, I asked the children to stay and shell the peanuts.  There were a lot of peanuts, and it took the four of them over an hour to finish the job.  I can just imagine how much time it would have taken me if I had tried to do the job myself.

            After nap, I made sure everything was ready for school tomorrow.  Then I worked on the next soul-winning lesson until supper time.  In the mean time, David and Peter had come to talk about baptizing Peter.  Apparently Daddy misunderstood, as it was not David who led Peter to the Lord.  As Daddy questioned Peter, he learned that Peter had been “saved” in 1999 in a Baptist church in Gimi.  He was “saved” by raising his hand.  The pastor of the church told him that he would have a class on baptism so Peter could get baptized, but he never did.  To make a long story short, Daddy went through the plan of salvation with him, and Peter got saved today.  He will give his testimony on Wednesday morning, and will be baptized with the others on Friday.  Praise God!

            This evening, I made calendars for the school kids and a Bible memory chart for stickers.  The school kids came to look at the slide shows of pictures taken the past few months here in Owena.  Tomas came to talk to Daddy and make sure he was using the right verses and everything for his testimony which he would like to give on Thursday or Friday.

            “31Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.  32Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the Gentiles, nor to the church of God: 33Even as I please all men in all things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they may be saved.”  I Corinthians 10:31-33

February 21.  It turned quite clear and cold last night.  Down to 51º this morning.  I put an extra blanket over my legs during the night because they got pretty cold.  Ears and throat have been hurting this afternoon and evening.  Daddy has been feeling like he is getting a cold again too.

            Had a little time this morning before the school kids came to work a bit on the soul-winning lessons.  All four of the students were ready to say their Bible verse this morning, even though it was in English.  School didn’t finish until 12:30 today since we had four classes.  After lunch and nap, I spent most of the afternoon making sure everything is together for classes tomorrow.  Will have Owena language class again tomorrow since we won’t have classes Thursday and Friday because of the baptism meetings.  Had some photo copying and printing to do this evening for each of the classes.

            It turned out to be very warm this afternoon, and is still warm this evening. 

            “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.”  I Corinthians 11:1

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