Thanks so much for praying over the past month for the
translation and also for the work in the Philippines. Deb and I are very excited about the translation and this
month of June we have really seen the Lord help us and have achieved our goal
and completed up to and including 1 Corinthians 9. Huge excitement for us about
this. Next month we are hoping to complete to the end of 1 Corinthians 12. We
are only going to do 3 chapters this month as we are having some family time
over the school holidays. Please continue to pray for the translation this
month - we need wisdom from our Lord.
This is Ryan, Nanah and Aiza - the main translation team in our
home in Lapoc - they work with us via skype each day.
Regarding the soldiers fighting the rebels in the mountains
around the village of Anlagan which was a prayer point last month, the fighting
has ceased now, the rebels are gone and all of our brothers and sisters in the
Lord have been able to return home and none were harmed - thanks again for praying!
In the Cauyunan area Jo-jo (Jubab's brother) and some of
the other Bible teachers are teaching in some new outreaches which is really,
really exciting. They are teaching in Mainit, Pahina and Lukluk
every Friday which are in an area that for many years has been resistant
to the Gospel. Also Jojo is teaching 19 unbelievers in his home in Tumpagon
each Wednesday. Please pray for these outreaches that many will be saved.
Health wise we are all well. A few weeks ago though, Jubab had malaria which he has now recovered from. It was a bit of a tough time for a while. His school is going well and we are seeing the Lord undertake for him.
Deb's Dad's (Bob) cancerous growths have got quite a bit
bigger and he is now on morphine 2-3 times a day. This is really hard for our
family and we ask for prayer as we go through the rest of this year. We are
hoping to get up to Brisbane to see Deb's Mum and Dad every couple of weeks or
more. Please pray that Dad will enjoy the Lord as he goes through this trial and God
will give him grace.
