Your labor in prayer support has been felt! We have had some interesting times during
some “Unrest” here in Papua. Many people
put out an urgent request for prayer so that things would not escalate. These prayers were answered in a mighty
way! All seems quiet right now and we
are grateful!
We and all the “Expats” here are safe! I do feel the need to remind, or tell for the
first time whichever the case may be, that we and MAF are in a neutral position
here! Any public references to MAF or Hillcrest
(HIS) in regards to unrest over here could be misunderstood by any number of
people. We ask for your understanding about why we cannot share more details and foryour caution
when sharing the prayer requests of many missionaries serving God around the world.
The decision has been made that we will indeed stay here for
another year! The needs here are great
and we feel a huge burden to carry on what God has put before us! I am excited for my fall assignment in the
fourth grade! I worked closely with the
3rd graders this last year in computer, art, and many of them are in the ESL
program. There was a collective sigh of relief
by the parents when it was announced that the fourth grade has a teacher for
the fall. Some of you have asked what we might
need that will fit in an envelope. I
could use some “Ticky Tack”. It is the
only thing that will hold “stuff” on the cement walls here. Stickers, Pencils, Small Prizes, Note cards, Name
plates for student desks, anything like that would be a help! Ok maybe a large envelope. On a personal level I miss some of the teas
from home. Specifically the Ginger Bread Spice, or the Sugar Plum Spice flavors and “Constant Comment” are some of my
favorites! Lose the box and just put someof the
bags in an envelope.
Miles is in Wamena.
He is doing inspections on 2 206s there.
He was home for the weekend and we went to a very nice restaurant on
Sentani Lake to celebrate Father’s day.
God has blessed our children and me with such a good man! Many “Expats” have gone home for furlough
this summer. The MAF base is over half
empty! With Miles gone sometimes it is pretty lonely and quiet around here. Thank God He is
my constant companion.
Dion and Lea at Yogwa (restraunt on the lake)
Miles at Yogwa
On Memorial Day we went to a beach very close to the border of Papua New Guinea. It is called Base G. Many areas around here have kept the name given them by the armed forces in WWI & WWII. Both Japanese and American forces have occupied this island. It was a very lovely beach. We didn't have to ride a boat to get to the beach so we just went alone. To get to the other beach we went to, we have to get a crowd to share the cost of the boat.
Our June border Lea has been here for 2 weeks now. Before she moved in we asked her for a
confession of faith. She is Catholic but
when I asked, “ what Is your relationship with Jesus Christ?” she replied, “He is my Lord and savior, and
without Him I cannot do anything”. We
pray that this truth is deep in her heart and that we will have many
discussions that will be enlightening to all of us. She is such a help both in the kitchen and in
our using Indonesian in our everyday speaking.
She and I will go to visit Miles in Wamena next weekend the 23rd. She has never been outside of the Jayapura /
Sentani area. She is very excited to go
and visit another area of her country.
I finally am over my second bout of malaria. This one took 3 rounds of medication to eradicate! I am taking as many precautions as I can to
limit the number of mosquito bites I get.
I have always been a target for
them. I am so grateful for my general good health as
I dread to think of how I would have fared otherwise. There are no Malaria mosquitos in Wamena! In July we will go to an area just outside of
Wamena called Pyramid for our MAF family camp.
I am grateful that I won’t have to worry about malaria there,
Our tutor is coming over every morning from 9-12 except
Wednesdays when I have a group of ladies over for a Bible Study. By the end of 3hours I feel like my brain will
explode! After lunch Lea comes home and
we go to the local pool to cool off and to participate in Water Aerobics
classes. This summer schedule is working
well. I squeeze in some time at school
to do an “end of year” inventory of the ESL room, and to start getting familiar
with the 4th grade curriculum.
Prayer Requests
Corner
For Settling the unrest in Papua
For Lea to see Christ here and to feel His love every day
For Deeper more rich times in God’s word daily
For Boldness to speak in Indonesian when in public like at
the market
For Boldness to speak of Christ as our language skills improve
For Continued good health
