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A Photographic Look Into Missionary Life

8/30/2011

Each time Lewis and Judy go to town they buy supplies necessary for the next several weeks. These supplies are packaged up and prepared for the flight back into Owena. Everything must be weighed as fare for the cargo is paid by the kilogram.

The red and white bag in the photo is called a bilum. It is the result of many hours of meticulous work by one of the ladies in Papua New Guinea. Yarn is separated into strands and then rolled together into rope. This makes the yarn very strong. Then a needle is used to sew the bag. Patterns are worked into the special types of stitches. Bilums are very convenient as they are quite strong, yet they also stretch and can hold a lot of contents.

Lewis and Judy with the gift of coffee that one of the church members gave them to help pay for materials for their house.

A closer look at the special gift.

Putting the corrugated iron roofing on the new house.

Loti and Yujin helping to carry cargo.

When there is not enough water flowing through the pipes, Lewis and Judy pay someone to carry water for them.

Time out to enjoy the beauty of little things.

Morning rainbow!

Night Night! Sweet Dreams!

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News from a Far Country

8/30/2011

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    Greetings, everyone! Thank you for stopping by. Here is a bit of news from the far away land of Papua New Guinea

    Dad and Mom have had the opportunity to write several times lately. Here are some of the things for which they are praising the Lord.

    1. More sunshine and dryer weather
    2. The roof has been put on the house
    3. The Lord's help in translation
    4. The Lord's help in preparation of materials for Bible school

    Dad and mom also asked special prayer for a few items.

    1. Pray for the walls on the house to be done soon. Dad and Mom plan to move in as soon as the outside walls are put up. Since the weather has been dryer, people have gone to burn off the mountains sides in preparation for planting their gardens. Hardly anyone is around the village, so no one has been around to work on the house. Mom says, "With the dry weather, everyone has gone off to burn off the mountains, make new gardens, etc. Many have gone to town. Even though the weather is dry, there isn’t even anyone around right now to work. We were hoping to get a team to carry, break, and weave bamboo, but there is no one around to do it. The bamboo that Antuma has brought is getting yellow and dried out and will be hard to work with by the time they get enough here. It can get somewhat discouraging, and sometimes we wonder why the Lord allows things to go so slowly. We are learning to trust Him more, even when we don’t understand."
       One of the things that the Owena people have done is to put together groups that go around and do work for other people for a small fee. They do a good job and are hard workers. This is good because it teaches the young men to be workers and to make industrious use of their time. Dad and Mom are considering hiring one of these groups to help them with the house. Antuma has been willing to help, but there is more than he and his one son can do as far as bringing bamboo and building the walls. So extra help may be needed. Thank you for praying about this.

    2. Pray for Matin. In a previous post it was mentioned that he had been sent out to the hospital for treatment for Hepatitis B. Matin is not doing very well at all. His liver is really bad, and he may not live long. The good thing is that he has given testimony that he knows he is saved. He also realizes that this illness is chastening from the Lord. Dad and Mom are praying that the Lord will use this incident in the lives of many people in the Owena village to encourage them to turn from seeking after their own pleasures to seeking after God.

    3. Please pray for Dad and Mom to be able to get their visas renewed. They had gotten 3 year multiple re-entry visas. Those visas expire this year and need to be renewed. Pray for the Lord's help in taking care of that situation.

    4. Please continue praying as there is still a great deal of opposition to the Lord's work in Owena. We know that it is His work, and He will be glorified in it. Pray for encouragement for Dad and Mom as well.

    5. Pray for wisdom for Dad and Mom in knowing whether or not to set up a solar panel system for electricity.

     As you pray, perhaps you might go through a passage of Scripture, such as one of the Psalms, and pray through that passage as you pray for these prayer requests. Thanks again for praying.

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Update on Praises and Prayer Requests

8/19/2011

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Beautiful Sunrise Over the Owena Mountains

On August 9, Mom sent an email with payer requests and praises which I posted a few days ago. Sunday, August 14, Mom sent an update on some of these payer requests. There were several answers to prayer. Thank You, Lord. And thank you, everyone, for your faithfulness in praying.

August 14, 2011

Church time was a blessing this morning. Daddy did a good job preaching with enthusiasm, and Tomas translated today. He really puts himself into it, and his enthusiasm is contagious. We are thankful that he and Repeka joined the church.

It was a blessing to hear answers to prayer for people we prayed for last week too.
Apekio said that Ema slept without pain last Sunday night for the first time in a week, and was ready to go out and play the next day. Ema had been experiencing severe pain up and down the left side of her body. She also had a fever and was being treated with procaine penicillin.

Tomas said that Saino is able to walk a little bit now, which was really amazing to us. Everyone expected the worst with that piece of arrow in the back of his knee. He isn’t completely recovered, but can at least use his leg and get around a bit. The biggest thing now is his spiritual needs.

On Friday, Matin went out to the hospital. His family had been wanting to get him out, but neither MAF nor NTM have had flights coming this way. However, on Friday, SIL “just happened” to drop in to see if there were anything to go out. They had tried to get into Simbari and Wonenara, but the weather was bad. So they decided to come here just to see. So they took out Matin, and some bags of coffee to pay for the flight. He has definite spiritual needs as well. Matin has been suffering from hepatitis B and needs continued prayer for a complete recovery and for a tender heart to allow the Lord to help him with his spiritual needs. Thank the Lord for providing this health care for him.

Also, Antuma has begun to bring some bamboo for making the walls for the new house. More bamboo needs to be brought, but this is a start. Also, please continue to pray for some dry days between the rainy ones, so that the bamboo can be laid on the ground to be beaten and woven to make the walls of the house.

Working on the House

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The Salvation of Maik Mak

8/14/2011

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Below is a wonderful, encouraging salvation story from the August 8 entry in Mom's journal. May it encourage your hearts.

August 8. After I had finished writing in my journal yesterday evening and was getting pictures put into the computer, Daddy heard somebody cleaning off his shoes out on the porch. We wondered who was here, and obviously planned to come inside. Shortly there was a knock on the door. It was a young man. Daddy didn’t recognize him as his hairdo was quite different from what it used to be. He introduced himself as Maik. He obviously wanted to talk. He started telling about how he had left the church and left Bible school and gone to the SDA church. However, he knew the SDA church was not right so he left there, and now he had come because he wanted to get his life right. Daddy had him sit down, and the first thing he asked him was whether or not he had been saved before. He was not sure that he had. So Daddy went through the plan of salvation with him. And, to make a long story short, he acknowledged his sin and trusted Christ as his Savior. Praise the Lord, there’s a new name written down in glory; a sinner has come home. Daddy then talked with him about the need to be baptized and meet with other believers. Maik asked some questions on things he wasn’t clear about, and we gave him copies of the doctrinal booklets on salvation, repentance, and faith, so he could be clear on those areas, and could also share them with his wife and his family. He was also encouraged to tell his family about his salvation. He seemed much happier when he left, and Daddy told him to come back another time, and he would talk with him about baptism and anything else he may have questions on. He wanted to know if he could bring his wife Lalinda as well. Of course, he can. Thank you, Lord, for answered prayer for the life of Maik.

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Happy Birthday Daddy!

8/11/2011

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Today is Dad's birthday! Thank You, God, for a wonderful Dad!

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Prayer and Praise Update

8/9/2011

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    The Lord gave us a special surprise this morning -- an email from Mom and Dad. Usually we only hear from them on the weekend, so this email was a special blessing. In this email were a number of praises and prayer requests. Here is an excerpt from that email. Thank you, everyone, for praying.



People who are sick:

    Marirunda (Yonupero’s wife); they had gone to the hospital in Goroka to see about getting help for her and found out she has hepatitis B

    Matin (formerly known as Parexe), very sick with hepatitis B; pray for salvation or just repentance from sin, whichever is needed; has been out of church for a long time

    Ema (Apekio’s littlest one), not sure what she has, severe pain up and down left side; she did have a fever for a few days and was given procaine penicillin

    Leon (Pita’s littlest son, about 1 ½ years old); not sure what he has, but is very sick with high fever; Pita came Saturday morning with Leon to have us pray for him; keep praying for God to work in Pita’s life and for him to get back in church and bring his sons

    Saino (Tomas, Daniel, and Matyu’s youngest brother – there are six brothers in the family) – shot in the knee by the family of a girl he had an affair with; part of arrow still in knee; unable to walk or straighten leg; finished treatments for possible infection; they are trying to determine if it would be better to send him to the hospital or see if the arrow piece will work its way out. Pray for salvation or repentance from sin; his life style seems to indicate that he is not saved. Praise the Lord that Tomas and all the other brothers stood firm during the trouble and did not retaliate. The brothers did not fight back even though their own clan members kept trying to shame them and talk them into retaliating; please pray that they will continue to stand firm and maintain a good testimony; it is a difficult trial for them.

            Newly saved:

    Praise the Lord for salvation of Mike Mak (or Maik Maxwi – son of Maxwi); left OBC and went to SDA lotu for a while, but left there; Mike only had four years of education, and his father wanted him to go to school, but he was well past school age. So his father sent him to Bible school. He is now married to a young lady named Taqita. He calls her Lalinda. Pray for wisdom in follow-up, growth, baptism, salvation of his wife (if she isn’t saved – we haven’t met her yet)

    House buidling:

    Still need sunshine and dry weather; we have a sunny day now and then, but still a storm system hanging around, bringing many cloudy, dark days, and periods of rain.

    Pray for Antuma and his family to start bringing bamboo and making the outside walls.

    Praise the Lord for Eric. He is the most faithful worker. Always comes even when everyone else has excuses.

Glory Independent Baptist Church:

    Praise the Lord for new members, Tomas and Rebeka

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Pray for Glory Independent Baptist Church

8/2/2011

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Members of Glory Independent Baptist Church and their families

        As Dad and Mom go back into the village of Owena, please be in prayer for the members of Glory Independent Baptist Church. Pray that God will prepare the hearts of the people to hear, receive, and obey God's Word. Here is Mom's journal entry for yesterday.

    August 1. Praise God for His blessings today. Pastor Meader’s message last night was a special blessing and challenge. He brought out that walking in the Spirit (from I Thessalonians 5) begins with rejoicing evermore, then praying without ceasing, then giving thanks in everything. Tonight we are listening to part two of “How to Walk in the Spirit.”

          Today I stayed here at the flat and got some things done on the computer while Daddy went out shopping, looking for some of the extra things that people wanted, plus building supplies, and a few groceries.

          I got a few e-mails written and sent and worked on getting notes from some of the material Bro. Ogle had left here. It would be great if we can start a youth program by the beginning of the year. We also feel that we need to start introducing missions and soul-winning to the church as soon as possible. That should be the heart of the church.

          Timoti came along after Daddy left for town. He picked up Philemon’s books. Then he went uptown and found Daddy and helped him with buying. When they came back to the house, he helped Daddy carry the packed boxes down to the truck and take them over to NTM.

          After nap this afternoon, I washed my hair before doing more work on the youth notes. About 4:15, I started preparing the Chinese cabbage for supper. We had leftover spaghetti to go with it.

          “Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, my dearly beloved.” Philippians 4:1

                “8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. 9Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.” Philippians 4:8,9

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Lewis and Judy Young

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Owena Saints to
Pray For

Apekio and Family
Apekio is full of joy over her salvation. Her husband, Daniel, was also recently saved. Praise the Lord! Please continue to pray for Apekio's children to be saved.

Devit and Family
Devit and Silvia have often ben an encouragement to Dad and Mom. Thank God for this and pray that they will remain strong in the Lord.

Doesn't Erik look very happy about his salvation?

Erik and Family
Please continue to pray for Erik and his family.

Matyu A
Matyu A was recently saved. Pray that he will grow in the Lord and become a strong servant for Jesus.

Matyu Y
Matyu Y was also recently saved. Pray that he will grow and be a good testimony for the Lord.

Erisa
Erisa is a young Christian with many questions. Thank God for her enquiring heart. And please pray for her to have a clear understanding of spiritual things and a steady growth in the Lord. Also, please pray for her husband, Anevina, to be right with the Lord and to be a leader in the home.