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This is a picture of the two families that we have invested so much of our lives in over the past few months. As many of you know, since January we have met at their houses in Dabiliu village Mondays through Thursdays to walk them chronologically through God’s Word. We are at a critical point in the teaching and know without a doubt that there is a real spiritual battle wagging here for the souls of these people. We want to ask you to take a minute and pray for these people in this picture. Pray for their understanding of their sinful condition before a holy God and for what Christ, their redeemer, has done for them. We and the Tobo church have been praying for these dear friends of ours with a longing to see the day when they come to a clear understanding of all that our Lord Jesus Christ has done for them. It’s hard to believe that we have only two weeks left until the teaching in Dabiliu will be over. The teaching has been such a part of our lives over the past few months we are not sure what we’re going to do with ourselves when it’s over! During the next two weeks we will be teaching on the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus. We are already hearing some really encouraging things from Unex, who seems to be putting the pieces together, and has become pretty outspoken about what he has been learning. We feel the others are understanding as well but they have not been as outspoken. Pray that the Lord will give us wisdom in teaching these last couple weeks, pray for understanding and salvation for those listening and for clear and solid testimonies. We also wanted to give an update on Welsin wife. She is doing better, still in a lot of pain but doing much better. Welsin is still busy taking care of her and the kids 24/7 and so has not been able to come and help with the teaching. Nisae and I went and visited with them the other day to pray with them and to see how God was teaching them and helping them during this time. Welsin told us that he has been reading scripture and old Bible lessons to his wife and kids to encourage them to continue to trust God during this time and to remind them that they are in God’s hands. I told Welsin that if things with his wife did get worse, we would be willing to help fly her out to town to see our mission doctor. Welsin told me “thanks for the offer but we are trusting God to heal her and look out for us here, whatever happens here we know that God stands on the road of our trials and uses them for His plans and purposes and to strengthen our faith”. That is so true! We have seen how God is at work using this trial to grow his body here. Before Welsin’s wife was sick, Ambox was helping Welsin and I at the teaching in Dabiliu with reading scripture and asking review questions. I have been praying for a long time that God would raise up another leader in the Tobo church, another man who could help teach and lead the small body we have here. However for so long it has just been Welsin. And we never thought that Ambox, being rather soft spoken and quiet, really had the gift of teaching. However, in the absence of Welsin from the teaching we have really seen this man step up to the plate and has shared the teaching with me. It’s amazing to see how much this man has grown in his clear understanding of Scripture and in his ability to communicate that well in his own language. Had Welsin never been pulled away from the teaching, we would have never seen the potential that this man has to be a gifted work man of God. Those of you who have been following the ministry here know how hard it has been for us to work in a place where there has been so little fruit. One of the areas we have been trusting the Lord for here is to see another Tobo man rise up to help with the teaching, discipling and carrying on of the work here. So to see things like this, to see just one family in the midst of hard, hard difficult times turning to the Lord for strength and encouragement and to see Ambox grow is ability to serve the Lord brings much joy to our hearts & much glory to God’s name. Thank you for your continued prayers working to bring glory to God’s name here among the Tobo! Your hands & feet, Jason, Nisae, Kadynn, Judah & Eden |
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