Right now, you can be praying for the wisdom and discernment of the people gathered who will be making decisions about the next two years.
My wife and I have never missed one of these conferences in our 8 years on the field. We've never scheduled a furlough to coincide with one, until this year. And ironically this year I'm very interested in what is being shared and discussed there because it helps you understand the pulse of the people and what they are doing.
It is also a time to report what has been done in the last year or two.
For example, this last year there were 4 Bible Dedications (Praise to God!)
The Waskia speaking people, Arop-Lokep, Sokarek, and Kamano all have Scripture in their heart language in 2014, for the first time.
Thank you for your role in supporting us to help accomplish this work, along with a huge team of others.
Right now, in PNG there are conversations and celebrations, and though we are sad to be missing them, we celebrate with you here, while we're in the U.S. that God is doing something in PNG.
(we're whittling away at the dark grey in this map).
One of the fun things we do every 2 years that really builds community is a talent show for the adults. For the past few years I've played my banjo and tried to do a little bit of comedy. This year I'm not present to do that, but I'm hearing that others brought great laughter. When we return in July, other people will be sharing memories of the events this weekend that we missed. That makes us a little bit png-homesick.
Still, this map above, seeing the work in progress, and the work achieved, is cause for motivation. All that red shows us there is a lot of work to be done. So while we're all together planning the future, please do pray for us. For the decisions we make, and the leadership we choose. This is the time where key decisions are made that affect how we go about our work in the future.
Thank you for your prayers… and do celebrate 4 Bible dedications with us!
