In the photo above is the church in Man-ai, the newest region that the Gospel has reached. The two missionary families in Man-ai are our youngest and least experienced missionaries but God is bringing many people to Himself through these two couples. The work has grown so much since they moved in there Aug 20th, 2018. They took us on an afternoon walk to meet some of our new brothers and sisters in Man-ai and we were thrilled to see the deep relationships they have formed in just 8 months…..every person has an incredible story and that story is packed into the photo above, a new living baby church being transformed by our Lord Jesus!
In one of the churches in the Ricodo region, we got to talk to, eat with and comfort a young couple who are ministers of the Gospel, who we hadn’t seen since their 4-year-old son died from pneumonia. Their tears fell but their faith strengthened us as they talked about God’s goodness and their trust in His plan.
No one could pour on the hospitality better than the churches throughout the regions that we went to – even in the areas that are hurting for food. They had teams going out hunting, the ladies went to huge lengths to cook special things out of cassava and coconut and goat meat and plantains and the church-family meal-times were amazing to see and to eat! It was a lot of work but so much fun and done with so much love.
We have just sent out the video about this trip so you may have seen this already. Other news is that we are going to take a few months of home assignment in Perth which we are really needing. The Talaandig New Testament is scheduled to come off the printing press in October, and as we wait for this, we are going to take some much longed for family time – with Jubab (who is enjoying Uni in Perth) and with our families, especially our two Mums. We will be doing some sharing in churches and a little travel and hoping the Lord opens doors for us to see you! Please pray for our travels and especially for the printing of the New Testament.
