Trust that you have been finding the Lord “Sufficient” to
meet you at your point of need this month of July.
First up – The Lord enabled us to reach our translation
goal in July and we finished up to and including 1 Corinthians 12. Praise
Him!!!
This month of August our goal is to complete up to and
including 1 Corinthians 15. A couple of these chapters are very long. It is
getting exciting as we see 1 Corinthians nearing completion. Please continue to
pray for us as the Lord brings us to mind as each week is a real challenge and
sometimes it is a struggle to reach our goal each week.
Prayer Points:
- Pray for our internet signal in Lapoc.
- Pray for health of our translation team in Lapoc as some days they have not been able to work with us and this really overloads the rest of the week.
- Also for our health and strength.
Translating has and is a hugely good experience for us as
God is teaching us so so much for which we really praise Him.
Yesterday we had to go to Brisbane as Deb’s uncle died so
we attended the funeral. Her aunt is also in hospital after having some heart
attacks. Deb’s Dad is also fighting cancer. We would really appreciate prayer
for Deb’s family as we go through these trials/challenges.
Our 32 year old neighbour also died this last month which
saddened us greatly – it seems though that she trusted our Lord Jesus just a
week before she died so we think we will see her again in glory. Two days
before she died and after Deb had witnessed to her in depth, her husband found
her reaching out her arms. He thought she needed water so he asked her if she
wanted water. She replied – “I am reaching for Jesus”. God refreshed us greatly
to know this.
We have daily contact with all of the mission stations in
the Philippines and it is really encouraging to see what God is doing in the
work there. Each month more outreaches are started in new villages and last
month the Lapoc ladies began to teach in 2 more primary schools. The Ricodo
team is teaching in the large school there in Ricodo and the Cauyunan/Tumpagon
leaders are exploring teaching in the schools there.
We are planning another trip over in March of next year.
