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Making Lace Flowers and Other Decorations for the Special Meetings

12/27/2013

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December 18.  It is after 6:30.  School choir practice was planned; but the generator turned itself off, and Daddy is down there trying to find out what is wrong and get it turned back on.  I hear it starting up now, so we’ll pray that it stays on.  Daddy is supposed to have Bible school this evening too.

            It is after 7:30 now.  Daddy couldn’t find the problem, and it got too dark to work on it tonight so he’ll wait until tomorrow when he has daylight.  I plugged up the keyboard to the inverter and practiced with the school students for a while – in the office by the solar light.  Now they are practicing with the guitar - Phinehas playing.  Didn’t want to use the inverter too long for the keyboard as we need it for the computer too.

            Amos did a good job in lotu this morning.  Seems like he is putting his heart more into studying and is much better prepared now with his presentation.  It shows that he is really putting forth an effort to measure up to the qualifications for the ministry.

            After lotu, the girls came and did dishes.  Daddy turned on the generator for a half hour, and I did a few little tasks on the computer, including making a bulletin board notice for the New Year meetings.  Was hoping to get one printed out tonight to see how it is going to look. 

            After dishes, the girls folded clothes.  Then I got out the lace and had them help me make flowers.  They did the stitching, and I did the finishing.  It certainly went much faster that way.  We have 15 flowers finished now.  I’ll have them do some more tomorrow.

            After they left, I worked on the GIBC power point presentation until dinner time. 

            Got awakened early from nap when the plane flew over low.  Couldn’t get back to sleep again so got up.  Daddy did some more drilling on the shelf pieces this afternoon, and I marked X’s on the frame pieces for the bottom shelf.  Spent some more time on the presentation after that.  Then looked for red material to make bulletin boards for decorations for the special meetings.  Was thankful to find a couple pieces just about the right size. 

            After supper, I got them both put up. Got one bordered with strips of black construction paper and divided it down the middle with sheets of black construction paper. 

            “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.”  Philippians 4:4

December 19.  The Lord gave us a nice sunny morning,  Quite hot and humid midday and afternoon.  Rain late afternoon and evening and raining now.

            After breakfast and quiet time this morning, I got the background fixed up on the other bulletin board.  The girls came and did dishes, and I practiced keyboard a bit.  Then we finished making the flowers.  After they left, I strung the flowers together with pieces of straws in between.  Then I tacked the string of flowers up around the edges of the bulletin board I had fixed earlier. 

            Took a picture of the girls making flowers, pictures of the bulletin boards, and some pictures of the men working.  The men tried getting the roof on today, but didn’t get very far.  They got most of the beams up, but still have some work to do on that.  They uncovered the north end of the existing roof so they could work better and join the new beams to the old ones.  We took down the world map and the chalkboard - both were on that north wall - so nothing would happen to them.  When the rains came, they had to cover that end of the room back up with the roofing iron.

            Jaydean came today too and weeded the flower garden.  It needed it badly.  Tony finally finished cutting the grass and Severah worked on raking.

            Daddy tried different ways to fix the generator this morning.  A mechanic at the NTM hangar was kind enough to give him some thoughts, and Daddy had some thoughts of his own.  The problem, however, is obviously not a simple one.  It is a bit disheartening - having the generator work for two months and then mess up.  

            I almost forgot that I was out of biscuits so it was 11:50 before I got them started.  Daddy was busy in the meeting room too so it was close to 12:30 before we ate.

            After nap today, I tried screwing the pieces of one of the bookcase frames together, but the wood was too hard so Daddy ended up having to do it while I helped hold the pieces.

            After that, I spent some time at the computer, working on the Bible studies in John for school.  Then I made spaghetti for supper.

            Daddy hooked the old generator back up, so we are using that this evening.  Even though the power surges, it stops surging after a while.  So the school choir was able to practice this evening.  Most of them didn’t get here until 6:45, but the Bible school students didn’t get here until about 7:30 so they had a good 45 minutes to practice.

            “6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.  7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”  Philippians 4:6,7   (Encouraging verses for today.)

December 20.  Just about 7:30 p.m. and raining pretty hard.  The men are here for Bible school, but Daddy is waiting for the rain to slow down so they can hear.  The school students did not practice singing this evening.  Only three students came.  They waited until almost 7:00, and nobody else came so they went home.

            Spent a good part of the morning making lesson plans for the first week of Bible class and then looking to see what preparations I needed to make.  Also got marks made for the screws for another one of the shelf frames for the bookcase, and later Daddy drilled the holes.  Later in the morning, I worked on lessons in the study of John.  Finished up the one for the first week and made student copies. 

            After nap, I helped Daddy put the second shelf frame together.  Then I cut up a popo for snack.  Worked on the next lesson in John and finished it.  Got a music lesson written - a review lesson - and made student copies.            

            After supper, while I was waiting for the students to come practice music, I cut some lined papers to make little note pads for the students to use for sermon notes.  After Daddy turned on the generator, I printed out the other two of the special speaker’s messages that Daddy needs to translate.

            “Those 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 4:9

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Pray for Esau and Hananiah

12/27/2013

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December 15.  The Lord gave us a lovely, sunshiny morning.  This afternoon, He sent clouds and just a few drops of rain - so far. 

            After breakfast and quiet time this morning, I did dishes.  Then I got journal notes set up in a file and sent them off with an e-mail to Christy and Connie.  By then it was 10:00 and time for lotu. 

            Amos led the singing for the first lotu.  Matthew finished II Corinthians 5 today.  David did a good job today too.  He has been suffering for a long time with pain in his finger and right arm, from an injury that got infected and turned into an abscess.  But David doesn’t want to let pain stop him from doing what he feels God wants him to do. 

            It was good to see Elma and her children here again today.  I was sad, though, that we did not see Esau here.  I am really concerned that he has veered off the straight and narrow way.

            After everyone left this afternoon, Lew took a nap (I had had a short nap between meetings), and I washed my hair.  Then I finished up a lesson in the study of John that I thought I had already finished.  Had already gone on to the next lesson.  Also started finding verses for the men to translate into Owena for this coming school year. 

            “That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death….”  Philippians 3:10

Please pray very earnestly for Esau.  Thanks so much!

           
December 16.  The Lord sent us lots of rain.  It rained gently, with a couple little breaks, from about 6:00 yesterday evening until about 10:00 this morning.  Once again Daddy had the fire going all day until mid-afternoon.  When I woke up from nap this afternoon, the sun was brightly shining.  But not too much later, the clouds had returned, and light rain was falling.

            We had planned to wash clothes this morning, but the Lord had plans for rain.  We did not want to hang damp clothes around an already damp house.  So I set to work doing other jobs - put a button in the middle of the pink lace flower that I made yesterday.  Made three more lace flowers today too - one this morning, one this afternoon, and one this evening,  Those will be for decorations for our special meetings. 

            The girls came and did dishes, prepared carrots to cook for dinner, and ground rice for cereal.  While they were working, I practiced keyboard.  After they left, Daddy helped me find some wood for a frame for the bookcase I want to make in the schoolroom.  I got the pieces measured, and Daddy did the cutting for me.  Put some rice on the wood stove to cook for dinner.  Then wrote a couple e-mails before we ate. 

            Even though it was very wet out, some of the men still went and got poles for the church work.

            After nap, I went for a little stretch in the sunshine.  Then I made measurements for fitting the bookcase on the wall and made x’s in the places where Daddy will need to drill holes for screws to attach it to the wall.  Wrote a couple more e-mails and then got supper on the table.

            This evening, Matusa and his wife came so Daddy could pray for the baby.  The baby is three months old and has been sick for a month.   The baby looks very malnourished, and its belly is very enlarged.  They said the baby never cries.  The baby is their seventh child.  I remember giving them the name Hananiah for the baby when it was born.  If Wenera were here, he could probably make some good herbal medicine for the baby.  But right now, we believe that prayer is keeping the baby alive.

            “13Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”  Philippians 3:13,14

December 17.  Praise the Lord for a dry morning and some sunshine so we could get the laundry done today.

            Sunny and Bonita came while we were still washing clothes.  When we were ready to go outside, I gave them instructions for what to do after they finished dishes.

            When we came back inside, I practiced keyboard until some time after they left.  Then I wrote a couple e-mails, cleaned a few out of the inbox, and emptied the deleted items box.

            Around 11:30, I put the greens and corn on to cook that the girls had prepared.  Then warmed up leftover rice for dinner. 

            The men got the final wall frame made for the church addition today. 

            After nap today, I made another flower.  Then worked on the spelling lessons until supper time.  Have enough lessons now for the first term of school so will begin working on another project tomorrow.

            “20For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.”  Philippians 3:20,21 


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My Dear Sweet Village Mama -- How I Will Miss Her!

12/23/2013

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December 11.  It has been a hot, dry day.  It was warm all night so Daddy did not start a fire this morning. 

            There were quite a few people here for lotu this morning.  Amos finished Acts chapter 2 (verses 42-47) and did a good job.  Afterward Sunny and Bonita washed dishes, folded clothes, and podded a few beans that Taqita had brought.  I started practicing keyboard, and then Wiru, Phinehas, and Dallas came to practice the welcome songs.  Philemon wasn’t here this morning because he was working at the health center.  Everybody else got started on the church work, and the two young ladies and three young men joined them as soon as they were done here.  Today the church group split and beat bamboo and made two bamboo walls.  Then they put up the two wall frames and the two bamboo walls.  There were quite a few other helpers too, including Tuanke’s wife, one of Beni’s sons, and several people from Marivo.  They got a lot accomplished today.  Praise the Lord for His help and for a beautiful work day!  The sky was overcast quite a bit which was a blessing for those working out there in unshaded areas.  Otherwise it would have been too hot.

            After my workers and singers left, Daddy turned on the generator, and I got the November progress report written.  Also went outside now and then to get pictures of the work crew.  And worked a bit more on spelling lessons.

           Made a chart for Daddy to put the schedule on for the New Year meetings.  Worked a little more on spelling lessons and took more pictures.  Then I went to the kitchen to make spice cookies - a batch for Daddy and a small batch for myself.  After I got those in the oven, I started supper warming.  The last of the cookies was just getting done, and I was cleaning up the kitchen when the school students came to practice music.  I didn’t realize they were wanting to continue practice so I wasn’t too ready.  It was already 6:30 too and would soon be time for Bible school.  But we went ahead and practiced until the Bible school students came.  They are learning “S-A-L-V-A-T-I-O-N”.

            After practicing with the school students, I put away the cookies and finished cleaning up the kitchen.  Then David and Sylvia came to get some clothes for Neomi’s mother.  We didn’t find out until late this afternoon that she had passed away this morning.  My dear, sweet village mama - how I will miss her!  She did so love to hear God’s Word, and when she was able she would come and sit and want me to read to her.  After I’d read a passage from the gospel of John, she would talk about Jesus and about heaven and rejoice that she would be going there.

            She was here Sunday for the meetings, but wasn’t feeling well; but she did not want to miss the Lord’s supper.  She told her family not to cry for her and to have only one night of crying and then bury her body because she wouldn’t be needing it anymore.  David and Sylvia said that David’s mother and Maro’s mother went to cry for her this morning.  They said, “She’s gone to the place of rest today.  We will miss our companion.  But we’ll be going there tomorrow.”  I don’t know how old Neomi’s mother was, but she outlived her husband many years.  I don’t remember her husband at all, but Daddy does.

            “9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: 10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”  Philippians 2:9-11

December 12.  It has been a very warm day, with periods of sunshine and clouds.  The Lord is sending a gentle rain this evening.  There is no Bible school this evening, as the men did not get any sleep last night or today.  They probably won’t get much tonight either.  The school choir (or part of it) just finished practicing.  Started with five, and then one more came.  We practiced “S-A-L-V-A-T-I-O-N” again for a while and then they wanted to start learning “Are You Washed in the Blood of the Lamb?”  I went through and explained the meaning of the song first so they would have a better understanding of what they were singing.  Then we practiced each of the four parts just once before quitting for tonight.

            This morning, we had hot rice cereal for breakfast.  After quiet time, I practiced keyboard for a while.  Bonita came around 8:30 and started the dishes.  Sunny didn’t show up until 9:00.  I guess she didn’t get much sleep last night.  After doing dishes, they peeled and cut up carrots and potatoes for soup. 

            When we turned on the generator, I started putting yesterday’s pictures in the Kodak file.  Philemon came with his laptop and wanted to see how I edited and saved the pictures.  Then he wanted to learn how to do power point so I took some time to teach him a bit on that instead of finishing the editing of the pictures.  He left a little after 10:00 to go down and work at the health centre. 

            After he left, I had a snack.  Then Daddy and I started out for a walk.  On the way, we started talking about the need to rake the grass that Tony had cut.  So Daddy went on with the walk, and I did some raking until he got back.  After he got back, he raked for a few minutes, and then we went inside.

            Before lunch, I got a ministry update written.  This afternoon, I added another paragraph and some prayer requests to the update.  Worked for a little bit on the spelling lessons.  Then put the carrots and taters on to cook for supper.  Added some herbs and bouillion cubes.  When the taters and carrots were about done, I added sausages, sautéed onions, and leftover veggies.  While we were eating, I realized I hadn’t added any seaweed.  After supper, I added seaweed to the leftovers.

            “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”  Philippians 2:13

December 13 and 14.  Today is Saturday, the 14th - for about three more hours.  It didn’t dawn on me until about dawn this morning that I hadn’t written in my journal last night.  So I’m not sure if I’ll remember yesterday’s events and activities or not.

            I’m pretty sure I practiced keyboard after breakfast and quiet time.  Also the men got the coffin made today for Aqmuda’s body, and the boys got the grave dug.  They buried the body late in the afternoon.  

            There weren’t very many dishes to wash so after Sunny and Bonita finished the dishes, I had them clean everything out of the kitchen cupboards, sweep all the bugs out, and wash the shelf and floor inside. 

            After that, I started getting the ministry update file ready to send to Christy and Connie for mailing.  In the afternoon, I translated “Are You Washed in the Blood?”  The school choir is learning it in English, but they did not know the meaning of the words; and if they only sing it in English, nobody else will know either. 

            I also got an e-mail ready to go to Christy and Connie with the update file.

            After supper, the school students came for choir practice.   Since there was no Bible school again (the men were much too tired out), the school choir practiced until after 7:30.  After that, I tried to send the e-mail to Christy and Connie, but we could not get a connection.  So I had a bath and did a couple other things on the computer.  Then we went to bed.

            Today, Saturday, has been rainy, cool, and cloudy almost all day.  Before lotu, Daddy tried to send the e-mail to Christy and Connie, but there was too much trying to come in so their e-mail would not go out.  Only part of the ones trying to came in were successful, including a couple from Connie.  After that, I put C & C’s e-mail back into drafts so I could add a note or two later.

            There were quite a few people here for lotu this morning.  Tomas finished up his messages on John 16:33.  Today he talked about “I have overcome the world.”  He made reference to Christ’s temptation in the wilderness and His victory over Satan.

            After lotu, I sat and talked and cried with Yanahdo and Enauda a bit.  Then Sunny and Bonita came and washed dishes and cleaned the kitchen floor.  While they were doing that, the young men’s quartet (which has only been three the past couple times) came and practiced.  Dallas is having a hard time by himself so I suggested that he ask Bethuel to come help him.  When the girls were done, I let them know how much their pay was for the week and made record of it in my notebook.

            In the afternoon, I went out and raked for a while since it wasn’t raining.  Got a big pile of grass raked onto the burning spot.  Came in and got matches and some trash to burn with it.  When I came back in, I got a popo cut up for our snack.  Then we got the last e-mail in.  So I got busy getting emails ready to send out.

               The choir has been practicing all evening.  I practiced with them until a little after 8:30.  We went over “Salim Lait” again a few times and then started on “God Inap Mekim Ogeta Samting” (“God of the Impossible" – a hard one so it will take lots of practice). 

            “14Do all things without murmurings and disputings: 15That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; 16Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.”  Philippians 2:14-16 

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Cleaning, Practicing, Printing, and More!

12/23/2013

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December 9.  The Lord gave us a warm, sunny morning and cool, rainy afternoon and evening.

            After breakfast and quiet time this morning, I practiced music until about 8:45.  About 8:15, Sunny and Bonita came.  This morning, they washed dishes, shelled peanuts and sorted plastic bags.  They left a little before 10:00.  I think after they left here, they went with other church folks to the other side of the mountain on the other side of the Owena river to get bamboo.

            After I practiced music, Daddy turned on the generator, and I printed out the backs of the oral English pages.  Later I collated the pages, trimmed and glued the cover picture on the cover of each book, punched holes and put the books together with ribbon.  We don’t have a stapler with long enough staples, but they won’t need to do any writing in the books so the ribbons should be sufficient.  It took most of the morning to finish that job. 

            After supper, I practiced keyboard again and then put a few pictures in the Kodak file.

            “20According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.  21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”  Philippians 1:20,21

December 10.  A very warm and mostly dry day.  Clouds came up about mid-afternoon, dropped the temperature down, and dropped a little rain.  But the rain didn’t last long.  Soon the temperature had gone back up, and the sky was mostly blue.

            When I got up this morning, I saw that the weather was likely to be suitable for drying clothes.  Decided that we would wash clothes this morning.  Had a little bath first as it was too cold last night.  Daddy went down and put fuel in the generator.  Then I sorted out the clothes, and Daddy went back down and started the generator.  While clothes were washing, I cooked myself some oatmeal, ate, and read Bible.  Since there wasn’t much other wash today, I was able to wash a lap quilt and our bedspread.

            Had just started hanging out clothes when Sunny and Bonita came.  Came back inside to get them started on work.  In the mean time, Daddy got most of the clothes hung up so that was a big blessing.  I went back out and helped him finish up.

            Came in and rested and prayed a while, while the girls were finishing up dishes.  When they finished dishes, I had them spot clean the floor with the warm dish water since there weren’t very many dishes to wash today.  While they were doing that, I practiced keyboard.  Then we had them clean Daddy’s town shoes, his boots, and his house shoes.

            Later in the morning, I worked on spelling lessons until dinner time.  Forgot that I didn’t have any biscuits left, so we warmed up dinner at noon instead of having lunch.  Daddy went out and brought the clothes in while I was getting dinner warmed up.

            This afternoon, I cleaned the bathroom, cut up a popo for snack, and worked on the spelling lessons until almost supper time.  Then I closed down the computer, got biscuits going, and got things ready for supper.

            “27Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; 28And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.  29For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake….”  Philippians 1:27-29 

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A Good Day of Fellowship With God's People

12/23/2013

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December 7.  It has been a warm and busy day.  Daddy didn’t get up right away this morning because he had a reaction to a supplement he was taking and his heart started racing during the night.  So I got up and got the fire started and gave out mobiles when their owners came to the door.  Had breakfast and quiet time and got ready for lotu.

            Mike had charge of lotu today and continued his series on love, speaking today from II Corinthians 5 about the love of Christ constraining us to preach the word in Christ’s stead.  Daddy got up and had some breakfast and coffee while we were in lotu.

            After lotu, the young men’s quartet practiced again.  When they left, it was time for snack.  Then I moved some boxes of school books around that I had reboxed yesterday.  Sanded the desk extension and put a second coat of varnish on it.  By then it was almost 11:00 so went to the kitchen to prepare uxai, carrots and onions for dinner. 

            Had planned to spend the morning writing e-mails, but those plans did not come to pass.  I did have a little time before dinner to get journal notes into a file to send to Christy and Connie.  When that was done, the veggies were done cooking, and the leftover rice and chicken was hot.  While we were eating dinner, I got e-mails in so they wouldn’t be slowing down things going out later.

            Phinehas and Wiru were here part of the morning and afternoon cutting firewood. 

            This afternoon, I cleaned off the whole desk, dusted everything, and washed off the desk top.  We moved the Acer to the desk extension, along with a couple other little things, and put the radio on the desk where the Acer used to be.  Then I swept the office floor.  By then it was already 4:00.  I wrote and sent e-mail with journal notes to Christy and Connie.  Practiced a few songs on the keyboard.  Made granola.  Fixed supper.  Ate.  Did dishes.  Had a few minutes to start writing in journal before choir practice.  A lot of them came early this evening which was a blessing.  We were able to get a lot more accomplished.  The youth choir plans to sing four specials tomorrow so we practiced those.  Then they wanted to start learning “Salim Lait” (“Send the Light”) so we went through each part twice and will practice that more next week.  That will be one for them to sing for the New Year meetings.

            Just had snack, and now it is time for bath.

            “13Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.  14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16  Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.  17And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints…. “  Ephesians 6:13-18

December 8.  After 8:30 p.m.  Have spent over an hour printing, trying to get the books done for oral English.  Did the picture pages on the Canon so there would be color.  Tomorrow I’ll do the back sides on the laser. 

            Last night was very warm.  We even had our bedroom window open all night.  Daddy did not need to start a fire this morning. 

            The day started with pancakes and quiet time.  Then I practiced the songs for today’s special song service before Daddy turned on the generator and I spent some time at the computer. 

            It has been a good day of fellowship with God’s people.  Matthew covered verses 11-17 of II Corinthians 5 this morning.  This afternoon, we observed the Lord’s supper together, followed by the special song and testimony service.  There were quite a few specials today, and Philemon gave an encouraging testimony telling how the Lord’s hand has been upon his life through the years to bring him to Christ and to work out His will in Philemon’s life.  Toward the end of the song service, the rain started coming down quite hard.  The skies got very dark, and there was thunder and lightning.  It got pretty dark in the meeting room, and I was having trouble seeing the notes to play the songs I was playing for the school choir.  People stayed around for a while afterward until the rain slowed down.

            I had a snack and started some work on spelling lessons until time to fix supper.  Daddy was quite tired, so he took a nap.  I had taken mine earlier.  When he got up, he put water on to heat for shaving and washing up; and I started making supper.  We have plenty of leftover veggies, but I needed to make a main dish.  Spaghetti was on the menu for this evening.  I didn’t wash dishes this evening as Sunny and Bonita are going to start coming each day for a while to do dishes and whatever other jobs I need done.  I have been so swamped with all the choir practice and computer work that needs to be done.

            “9And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; 10That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ; 11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.”  Philippians 1:9-11 

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Working on Lessons and Building Projects

12/17/2013

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December 5.  8:15 p.m.  Just finished getting the oral English lessons to the point where I am ready to print the teacher’s copy and proofread it.  Got myself a snack.  And have water on heating for bath.

            There wasn’t much sunshine today.  It was quite warm when we got up this morning, so Daddy didn’t start the fire.  However, when it looked like the clouds were going to hang around, he started the fire a little later.  The Lord sent rain this afternoon and evening.

            Fixed hot rice cereal for breakfast.  Had quiet time and then practiced keyboard.  Finished marking places for blanks in the next soul-winning lesson.  Then printed out a copy for Daddy to proofread.  Worked more on putting pictures in the oral English lessons for the students.  Had a snack.  Then Daddy and I went for a walk about 10:45.  The air was humid and close, but it was not hot.  The skies were mostly overcast.

            When we came back, I put a pot of rice on to cook for dinner.  Got out the last piece of chicken.  It was small and didn’t have much meat on it so I got out the rest of the chicken mince too.  Browned the meat with some onion; added ginger root and other herbs and water; let it cook until the chicken bits were done; then made gravy to go on our rice.  I had cooked up some greens a couple days ago so we had those for our veggie today.  While dinner was cooking, I started reorganizing the reading and phonics workbooks we will need in the future, trying to think where the readers might be.  I can’t think of where else to look for the readers, other than in one of the drums.  Hope to get time to do that tomorrow.

            This afternoon, I finished putting the pictures in the students’ oral English lessons.  Then went back through them to make sure they were all set up correctly.  Sunny came and ground barley and corn into flour.  At 4:30, I started making biscuits for my supper.  At 6:00, the students started arriving for choir practice.  We started practicing around 6:15 when there were six of them here.  They want to sing John 3:16 and John 1:12,13 on Sunday.  We added John 3:16 in English to the Owena one and practiced that for a little while.  Then we sang through John 1:12,13 before they started learning the tenor and bass.  They hadn’t learned tenor and bass on that one before.  At least the tenor and bass are fairly easy on that tune (“Wonderful Words of Life”), and they seemed to get it pretty quickly.  We practiced until the men came for Bible school, and then I came back to the oral English lessons.  I got a table of contents made up for them, and made sure I had the students’ page numbers noted in the teacher’s copy.

            “Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ….”  Ephesians 5:20

           

December 6.  Almost 9:00 p.m.  Just starting to rain. 

            The Lord gave us a nice day.  We were thankful to have some sunshine for drying the clothes.  Before I started getting my breakfast this morning, I got the laundry sorted out and the first load into the laundry tub.  Fixed and ate breakfast and read Bible while the clothes were washing.  After we hung the clothes out, I had prayer time and then was ready to start the day. 

            Spent most of the morning proofreading.  First finished proofreading the soul-winning lesson.  Then proofread the oral English lessons.  Also practiced keyboard for a little while.  We didn’t go for a walk today.  Daddy worked on the extension to the office desk and got that finished.  We had our sandwiches at noon because it was too hot for a hot meal.

            The men finished making two wall frames today for the meeting room addition.

            This afternoon, I finished proofreading the oral English lessons.  Then I got the students’ soul-winning lesson set up in the computer, adding blanks and pictures.  Also got corrections made in the teacher’s oral English manual. 

            After supper and dishes, the school students came again for music practice.  We got to practice a bit longer this evening as the men were late for Bible school.  They had gone home late to have supper so didn’t get here for class until 7:30.  After practicing John 3:16 and John 1:12,13, the students wanted to learn parts for “S-A-L-V-A-T-I-O-N”.  After the students left, I made corrections in the students’ oral English lessons.  Just finished that a few minutes ago.

            “10Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.  11Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”  Ephesians 6:10,11 

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More Music Practice

12/17/2013

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December 3.  Sunny this morning and raining this evening.  A bit cooler last night, and Daddy got the fire going this morning. 

            Fixed hot oatmeal for my breakfast this morning.  After quiet time, I finished putting the band on the other beret.  Then Daddy turned on the generator, and I printed out song sheets for the choir to use tonight.  Then I worked on the soul-winning lesson until a little after 10:00.  Had a snack, sorted and washed greens and onions, and then practiced music until I got too hot under the skylight.  Got the greens and onions cut up and on to cook.  Then warmed up dinner.

            Both MAf and NTM were in today.  NTM brought in our bottled gas, diesel, and a couple other items.  Both planes took out coffee to sell for the people.

            This afternoon, I looked for reading and phonics books as I need two more copies of each one for this next school year.  I found the workbooks; but I can’t seem to find the second grade readers anywhere, and I can’t think of any other places where boxes of books might be.    After hunting for a while, I spent more time on the soul-winning lesson.  Took a break from that, put eggs on to boil for supper, and then practiced music some more. 

            Had supper, cleaned up the kitchen, gave some baby clothes to a young lady who just had her first baby on Sunday, and then did dishes.  There weren’t very many this evening.

            Got the keyboard set up in the other room as the youth group is supposed to come for choir practice this evening.

            “15See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 16Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.  17Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”  Ephesians 5:15-17

December 4.  It is 6:20 already.  The school kids said they were going to come at 6:00 to practice music before Bible school, but they are not here yet.  They were up in the bush today helping the men get limbum for the floor of the church addition, and haven’t gotten back yet.  Daniel said they were fixing their supper up there so they could eat first.

            Last night, there was a good group of youth here to practice music, plus a few adults and Jonathan and his family.  We spent most of the hour+ on “Naispela Baibel” and then sang “Jesus Loves Me” before calling it quits for the evening.  The youth themselves stayed and practiced more songs together.

            Today has been a sunny, humid and dry day, and a busy day too.  People were late coming to lotu.  We started lotu with seven people, I think, and it was already 7:30.  Amos preached today on Acts 2:40,41.  It was after 8:30 when we finished, and then we all talked for a while. 

            After that, I practiced the welcome songs with the four young men.  Then Daddy turned on the generator, and I worked on the soul-winning lesson.  Finished that this afternoon.  Now I need to mark places where the students will have blanks and then print out a copy for Daddy to proofread.

            After that, Daddy and I talked about adding a section onto the desk so we have a place to put our anniversary present - a new stereo radio/cassette player.  We got some wood out and did some measuring.  I was going to go out for a little walk; but the air was so close, it was too hard to breathe out there. 

            Took a longer nap than I had planned, but guess I needed it.  This afternoon, I got all the papers and other things off my desk that had gotten piled up there when we came back from town.  Practiced keyboard some more as the school students said they want to practice some songs for Sunday.  Practiced songs for the youth choir too before finishing up the soul-winning lesson and getting supper.  Not very many dishes this evening so I used the warm dishwater to scrub my old chair. 

            “Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.”  Ephesians 5:19

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Thought Provoking Sermons and Song Practice

12/17/2013

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December 1.  After fixing our pancake breakfast and having quiet time, Daddy started the generator and I got some music sheets printed out so I can get ready for choir practice this week.  The ink apparently was running low so there were faded out places in the print-outs.   

            Mike led the singing in this morning’s meeting.  Philemon gave his testimony of salvation and expressed his desire to be baptized and join GIBC.  Matthew only covered two verses this morning - 2 Corinthians 5:9,10 - but it was a very thought-provoking message.  Two people responded to the invitation.

            Tomas led the singing this afternoon, and David finished a section he apparently started when we were in town on God’s creation of spirit beings and Lucifer’s fall.

            Rains came early today - before 1:00, but they finished early too. 

            This afternoon, I finished organizing the rest of the things that were in the foot locker, and got them all put away.  Then I started filling the foot locker with extra school supplies for this coming year.  By then it was almost time to get supper.  Daddy and I sat and talked for a few minutes until 5:00.  Then he listened to the news and I got supper. 

            After doing dishes, I printed out a couple more song sheets that I had forgotten to do, and tried to organize all the song sheets in order.  Then I practiced playing until time for soul-winning class to start.

            “20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.”  Ephesians 3:20,21

December 2.  It is going on 9:30 already.  Have been busy this evening trying to teach four of the youth what I thought was a fairly simple song.  I think they are finally getting the melody pretty well.  Even if they don’t get the harmony, they’ll get a harmony of their own that will sound fine.  Wiru, Dallas, Phinehas, and Philemon are learning a couple welcome songs to sing to our special speaker when he comes.  After I finished working with them on the song, I had cookies to put away and we talked a while with Philemon about his schooling.

            It was a warm night last night and warm when we got up this morning.  Quite hot and humid later in the morning, and some heavy rains this afternoon.

            The day started with leftover pancakes for breakfast.  After quiet time, I folded the laundry from the other day, put things away, and also put away some of the town things that hadn’t been put away yet.  When Daddy turned on the generator, I started getting some song sheets set up to print for choir practice tomorrow night.  Then started the next soul-winning lesson and worked on that until after 10:00.

            Got out potatoes to wash and peel for soup.  Washed and peeled and cut up carrots too.  Added onion and beef bouillion cube and herbs.  Set it aside to start cooking later.  Spent some time reorganizing some of the bookshelves and paper shelves so we would have room for other things.  A little after 11:30, I started cooking the soup.  While it was cooking, I practiced keyboard; and when it was almost done, I added beef sausages, the leftover spaghetti noodles, some leftover carrots and broccoli, seaweed, and soy sauce. 

            This afternoon, I washed my hair.  Did more work on the books and papers.  Practiced keyboard again.  Started making cookies - a batch of lemon sugar cookies for Daddy, and a small batch for myself.  I tried using the stevia the girls sent, but whoever said stevia is sweet must have unusual taste buds.  It tasted rather bitter to me so I added a little raw sugar.  They tasted pretty good when they were done.

            After getting the doughs mixed up, I got supper on the table; and after supper, I got the cookies on the cookie sheets and into the oven.  Then I started the dishes.  By the time dishes and cookies were done, the four youth were here for song practice. 

            “And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.”  Ephesians 5:2 

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Back Home!

12/5/2013

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Boyboys: A trade item Mom and Dad use to pay those who help bring their cargo from the airstrip. Mom said they taste quite good.
November 29.  It has been a long day.  Got up about 5:45 so I could take a shower before we finished packing up and getting ready to go to the hangar.  Got sweaty during the night so wanted to get a shower.  We were supposed to be at the hangar by 7:00, they told us, but it was a bit after seven before we got everything packed up and cleaned up.  There was somebody there waiting to handle our cargo and get the rest of our things weighed up for the flight.  The Lord gave us a nice morning, but we were late getting off.  They finally got the plane loaded up with our cargo and Tomas’s and some of Kelly’s.  Then they boarded passengers, and we took off for Owena about ten minutes ’til nine.  Twenty minutes later we were in Owena.

          I went down to the house as soon as we got here.  It had rained the night before, and the airstrip was a bit slippery.  I expected the trail to be quite slippery, too, but it wasn’t as bad as I expected so I was thankful for that.  Got the house opened up and got out the BoyBoys so we’d be ready for people to bring in our cargo.  I was thankful to see that no rain had come inside the house while we were gone.

          When Daddy came down, all the cargo was already here, and I had started unpacking the fridge and freezer stuff.  We spent most of the rest of the morning unpacking and putting things away.  My legs were hurting quite a bit this morning so I had to keep sitting down.  I didn’t have enough white willow with me in town so didn’t have one to take this morning.  I forgot about it after we got here until time for nap.  Then I remembered, that’s why my legs were hurting so much. 

          The men and young men were busy working on the church addition when we got here.  They had all the foundation poles up, and by the end of the day had most of the floor poles laid across and nailed.  Matthew and Eric did most of the work, and others helped them off and on.

          This afternoon, I organized all the yarn and the baby things.  Also answered the door a few times.  Penina brought peanuts.  Simaru brought cucumbers and onions.  Erovi had brought a few cucumbers earlier.  Maro’s mother came with greens and wanted yarn.  She also wanted the rice that Daddy was supposed to buy for her, but he forgot all about buying it.  We just gave her part of a bag of our own rice.

          Made spaghetti for supper.  Did dishes.  Daddy finished up the dishes, and I did laundry.  The machine is not working very well, especially the extractor.  Some of the clothes were still pretty wet after extracting them. 

          Philemon was here visiting with Daddy for a while this evening, telling him a bit about school and also wanting to buy the old generator for his dad. 

          Got the shirts, dresses, and blouses hung up, and now it is time to relax.

          “8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast.”  Ephesians 2:8,9

November 30.  Last day of November.  Only one month left in this year.  Where has the year gone?

          Up at 6:00 this morning.  As soon as I was ready, Daddy took the clothes out for me, and I hung them up.  Came in and had breakfast and read Bible.  Then it was time for lotu.  Tomas continued his message on John 16:33, today talking about being of good cheer.  He made reference to Matthew 5:11,12 and also Luke 6:22,23 and concluded with Christ’s command for us to “leap for joy.”

          After lotu, Daddy ran the generator for a while so I started an e-mail to Christy and Connie and put some photos into the Kodak file.  Most of the rest of the day, I have been sorting through all the Sunday school materials in the foot locker.  I want to get everything cleaned out of it so I can store all the extra school supplies in there.  Just have a little bit left to do.  Didn’t realize it was going to be such a big job. 

          Took a break later in the morning to prepare carrots and broccoli and get them on to cook for dinner.  Then I warmed up part of the spaghetti that I had cooked yesterday.  Right after dinner, we got the clothes in.  There were a few drops falling out of the sky.  After we got clothes hung up in the closet, we had our nap. 

          This afternoon, I did more sorting of the Sunday school material until almost supper time.  Then I remembered that my bread was gone and I needed to make biscuits.  Got that done, and we had our supper about 5:3o.  Then I did dishes and cleaned the bathroom before getting back to sorting Sunday school stuff.

          It rained a bit this afternoon, and turned quite cool and windy so Daddy started the fire early.  Water is probably about ready for our baths whenever we are ready for our baths.

          “17That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.”  Ephesians 3:17-19

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Church addition in progress
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More poles for the addition for the church building
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Fellowship with Friends and A Trip to Market

12/5/2013

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Sorry, I didn't have any pictures of Mom and Dad with their friends or of the market, so I just picked a picture. :-)

November 27 and 28
.  Wednesday evening, the 27th, we went out to the Venter’s for supper.  After we got back, I didn’t even think about writing in my journal so yesterday’s events are a little foggy in my mind.  I know that we went out shopping early in the morning and didn’t get back to the house until after noon.  The first place we went was back to Hamamas to try to find me some more blouses.  I was thankful to find two more blouses and also a warm long-sleeved shirt for the cool, but not cold, mornings. 

          Went looking for little gifts to take to the Venter children in the evening.  At the end of the morning, we finally found some little cups with animals on them and animal-shaped handles.  Got one for each of the three children. Also tried to find crepe paper to make flower decorations for the special meetings.  The crepe paper I saw at Singaut the other day was gone.  They did have some bright colors of lace there, though, for 40t/yard so got five yards of each color and will try to make lace flowers.  We hunted for boxes for packing too, and a chair for myself.  I was thankful that my legs were feeling quite a bit better yesterday as we did a lot of walking around.

          I did not go out in the afternoon, but Daddy found a chair at Hardware House that he said was comfortable.  However, they didn’t have a number or price on it yet.

          In the afternoon, I wrote e-mails and searched through Amazon.com to find books on PNG history.  Some time before 6:00, Brad called and said he was on his way over so we hurried to get ourselves out the door and go meet him out front.

          We enjoyed a good evening with Brad and family.  Enjoyed chicken-veggie soup and herbed bread for supper.  It rained most of the evening.  We were trying to wait for the rain to slow down before we had Brad bring us home, but it never slowed down so we just came home.  The world was very wet.

          This morning, Thursday, we went out early to market.  What a mess!  The whole market place was just black mud after the rain.  Very slippery!  I had to be really careful so I wouldn’t fall.  We got some tomatoes, lemons, carrots, broccoli, and ginger root.  Went from there to Hardware House.  I tried out the chair Daddy had found there yesterday.  Daddy ordered the roofing iron which was taken over to MAF later.  Then we waited while a couple of the workers tried to find a number and price for the chair.  They finally found one - only K93.95.  So we paid for that and loaded the chair into the car.  After a stop at Goroka Foodmart for flour, we came back to the house.  I didn’t know of anything else I needed to go out for so I stayed here.  I was glad I did as Daddy was out the rest of the morning trying to take care of business and also help Kelly and Philemon take care of business. 

          After Tomas, Rebeka, and Philemon arrived back in Goroka from Compri, Hardware House “delivered” the roofing iron to MAF – by forklift.  They couldn’t take the forklift inside the fence so they parked across the street, and Tomas and Kelly carried the roofing iron from there over to the hangar.

          Philemon had gone to the eye doctor to try to get something for his eyes. They were quite irritated from all the studying he has been doing.

          Daddy came in a little before noon, but did not stay.  There was too much to do.  He just dropped some things off and went back out.  He told me to go ahead and have lunch.  I’m glad I did because he never came home for lunch.  He went and had a chicken fillet sandwich at Papindo. 

          I worked at the computer for a while after my lunch; but when he didn’t come for a long time, I went ahead and had my nap.  It was about 2:45 when I woke up from nap and heard him coming in.  Philemon and Kelly were with him to help take more cargo over to the hangar.  So he was soon back out again. 

          Today I worked on song sheets for choir and more on the oral Englsih lessons - getting notes into the teacher lessons and pictures into the students lessons.  Also worked on packing, getting ready to go home, Lord willing, in the morning.

          For supper we had leftover veggies, and pizza that Daddy had picked up at SVS today. 

          “4But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) 6And hath raised us up together, and madeus sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus: 7That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.”  Ephesians 2:4-7

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