Many
of the people in this photo were part of the very first group of believers in
Cauyunan that put their faith in the Lord about 26 years ago!!! The bond that
binds our hearts together with theirs is so deep and so special, we can’t even
begin to describe it to you. They know stories about us and we know stories
about them that could fill book after book. It is no wonder that when we are
with them, the only way to describe it is that we are FAMILY.
Our
time with them last Sunday was so, so amazing and so joyous. A commissioning
service was held for one of the ‘little girls’ of Cauyunan (not so little
anymore) and her husband, who the churches there sent out this week as their
newest missionary family. Please pray for them – Aybi and Jerrum and their
little daughter Shine: for safety, for good relationships with their new team,
and that they will stay close to the Lord.
Praise
the Lord with us for one of our brothers Kikì, who has recovered from leprosy
after 4 or 5 years of suffering terribly from this disease. He and his wife
sang during the church service and brought many of us to tears.
The
progress on the translation work is going awesomely – THANK YOU FOR
PRAYING!!!!!
We
reached our translation goals last month and please pray that we will reach our
goal for the month of July of finishing up to and including John chapter 17.
Just
in closing, we had a real experience of ‘cops and robbers’ here last night. Just
as we were boiling the kettle and getting ready to have a quiet cup of tea
before bed, the place erupted into gunfire so loud and close we thought at
first it must be fireworks just outside our home. It turned out it was the
police chasing a highway robber, peppering his escape route with bullets. He
didn’t get away it turns out, but ended up being shot in the foot and then
arrested.
