We actually have our return date set for December 17th and have purchased our tickets! We have been able to cover the cost of half of them and are only in need of about $4500 to pay for the remainder of our travel expenses. We are continuing to look to the Lord for His provision, at the same time being wise with what He’s already provided.
I’ve been encouraged recently through a Bible study I’ve been doing in Ezra. God wanted the Israelites to rebuild the temple in Jerusalem and they began doing so. The Lord used a pagan King to provide for the full costs to rebuild the temple; from the bulls, rams & lambs to be sacrificed to the oil used to anoint the priests. It was amazing to me how the Lord chose to work. He had asked the Israelites to do something very important and He obviously had all the resources to give them to make it happen. He didn’t even need rich Israelites to give towards the cause- He stirred in the heart of an unbeliever and He dipped into the treasury and gave them everything! I believe the Lord works in the same way today. When we choose to obey the Lord and do the things He wants us to do, we can count on His provision for what it is He asks us to do!
On another note, we’d like to ask for prayer for several things:
1. Jason has a language evaluation on May 25th and we’re hoping it will be his last one! Please pray that his nerves will settle and that he can speak accurately from what he’s learned of the Tobo language. I know he’ll do great!
2. Also, at the end of May we will be saying goodbye to Kadynn for 5 weeks as she travels back to America to stay with my mom & dad!! Please pray for safe travel for her (she will be traveling with another family there and back) and for a special time seeing family.
3. And lastly, in June we have the opportunity to go to a translation workshop here in PNG. After his formal language learning, Jason will in some capacity be helping to translate the Scriptures into the Tobo language, so we will be attending the workshop to learn more about the process. We will also be taking 2 Tobo believers with us who have already had a hand in helping with the translation. Our prayer for them as they go out of the tribe for the first time, is that they will rub shoulders with other national believers and be encouraged and strengthened in their faith. We also pray that this will be a valuable workshop for them as they understand the importance of translation and can come back with a fresh perspective on how to better assist our team in the process.
Thanks for your partnership through praying & giving! We will keep you updated…
Your Hands & Feet,
Jason, Nisae, Kadynn, Judah & Eden
