Letters from the Ends of the Earth
Friend
I need to tell you about what has been happening here. It has been very stressful for Perry and me at the Bible school the last months. The source of the stress is not coming from the students but something that is happening with a key church leader. Continue reading “Letter 128 Conflict”
Hello my civil engineer friend,
Remember all the fun we had surveying the land for the Bible School in Sierra Leone? Well I am back at it again. This time it is a little more interesting and gives me a chance to brag on my students and their incredible skills. These are skills they have developed as a result of their culture and way of life. Continue reading “Letter 127 Landscaping by hand”
Hello
Dad always has a project, and the boys are always in the middle of whatever is happening when they are home. Either they are with him and D at the Bible school working or helping with whatever project their dad is working on at the house. One time it was rebuilding the fireplace, another building a grill, and yet another time, helping build a deck behind the house. Continue reading “Letter 126 Kids World”
Hello my friend
Just want to tell you about what the students are doing and how exciting it is to see God work in their lives.
They have been taking an offering every week. They don’t have much money, but their faithful tithes and offerings are adding up. These monies are going into an account called the “Wesleyan Campus Ministries.” Continue reading “Letter 125 Wesleyan Campus Ministries”
Dear friend
This year has been a bit frightening. I have been a bit reluctant to share all that has happened, but it is time to let you know what has happened and the importance of your prayers. Grab a cuppa. This will be a longer letter than normal. So much to tell you. Continue reading “Letter 124 Break-in”
PNG culture
My friend,
This country has the most incredible diversity. It has over 700 tribes and languages just on this half of the island of Guinea and we only work with five of those tribes. Each year, different places in the country organize what they call a singsing. It is a big event which is attended by thousands.
Imagine at least 50 different groups, from 50 different tribes, all dressed in their traditional clothing. Continue reading “Letter 123 PNG Culture”
Dear family
It has been such fun having Dan and Julie here. He had been invited to be the guest speaker for the Ukurampa senior high retreat, and we convinced them to come early so we could organize several concerts at some of the local schools. It also included a concert at Fugwa and then at the Bible School. Continue reading “Letter 121 Dan and Julie”
Hello my friend
This has been a challenging activity. It is not easy managing 35 kids from the ages of 4 to 16. I am so fortunate to have three other ladies helping. Many of these kids come from non-Christian homes. The choir is providing quite a ministry to the expat and business community, since many of the kids joined as a result of knowing our kids at school. There are a good number of kids from our local church. All in all, we have kids from 6 different ethnic groups. Continue reading “Letter 120 Christmas Concerts”
Hello all
The students are keeping us on our toes as far as our faith goes. Let me tell you about three things that have happened in the last few weeks. Things that confirm our faith that God has called us to PNG and is working in the lives of the students. Continue reading “Letter 119 Student Faith and Activity”
To all the fathers reading my note,
Are you ready to do anything your son or daughter may ask you to do?
My son Jeff is a bit crazy. He probably got it from me. He is also mischievous and that he got from his mom. So, I was not totally surprised when he asked if it would be alright for him to join his boy scout troop camping event. Continue reading “Letter 118 Mt. Wilhelm”