"... now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them? ...”
Luke 18:1 - 8
Please pray for Yem and Afin, our foster boys. Please pray they make wise friendships and good personal decisions. Pray also for their studies at their school here in town.
When wisdom entereth into thine heart,
and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
Discretion shall preserve thee,
understanding shall keep thee:
Mary's trip to the US includes dealing with some personal details which have arisen. One of these includes visiting with her father who is now in his upper 90s. He has become increasingly deaf and blind. Especially pray for their time together.
Honor your father and your mother, as the LORD your God has commanded you, that your days may be prolonged and that it may go well with you on the land which the LORD your God gives you.
The annual search for faculty for the 2024 - beyond for Hillcrest School is well underway. Please pray that the Lord will raise people to come fill the positions. It is possible the vacancies are not yet known. This is also a repeat of last month.
Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”
Several of our translation teams which are here have consultants based in the US. They conference with each other via their computers and the internet. Please pray for good technology, fast internet connections, and a continuous supply of electricity.
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Please continue to pray for the long-term Hillcrest Director as he is undergoing cancer treatment in the US. The last understanding we had is that he intends to return to his position next year.
The LORD will sustain him upon his sickbed;
In his illness, You restore him to health.
Language checking is currently ongoing for several languages. Pray for clarity of thought and good communication skills for consultants and the 6 languages as Gen 1-12 (3 languages) and Acts 1-5 (3 languages) within the Kurai Pasai cluster of languages.
And how is it that we each hear them in our own language to which we were born?
Wycliffe's sister translation team in Indonesia, Kartidaya, will be consultant checking the Kuri Pasai Cluster work. Please pray for the transportation, health, and safety of the team.
But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
The Papua Malay language team went to the “Bird’s Head” area of Papua to promote Scriptures they have translated and to teach the Sunday school teachers how to use the Papua Malay materials. Please pray that eager hearts will receive God's Word and hearts will be transformed
Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.
An ongoing prayer request concerns our son. We wrote he had been diagnosed with latent tuberculosis and would be undergoing treatment. That treatment is now complete and he is "good to go." PTL!
... pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
Mary's appointment with the hematologist is scheduled for Oct. 16. Please pray for a good reading of her blood results and clear communication between Mary and the doctor.
Concerning this I implored the Lord three times that it might leave me.
Since the last week in September until Oct.7, an illness ran through our household. It was a lot like a cold, except for debilitating fatigue. Mary was especially sick, due to her autoimmune disease, for the last two weeks. Please pray that when she meets with her hematologist, this problem will be addressed.
For if you cry for discernment,
Lift your voice for understanding;
Mary's trip to the US to see her hematologist is partially funded, to and from Indonesia. There is still a significant portion, enabling travel within Indonesia, which is still lacking.
Commit your works to the LORD
And your plans will be established.
A couple of teaching families have yet to arrive. Please pray they will arrive soon, in good spirits, and ready to go! Pray the Lord's Spirit will go before them, giving them smooth crossing of international borders.
The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Praise for the band-aide! Never before has Mike been assigned an aide to assist him with his band duties. This year he has one. She has been a tremendous help already and he is very thankful for being able to off-load some routine tasks.
But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun.