Not a lot has happened since we've been home, but it has been wonderful to spend unhurried time with family. Tim has begun working construction with a guy in our church, but since it is not full time he will hopefully be able to devote a lot of time to preparing for our time of partnership development that we have just begun. Speaking of partnership development, (also known as deputation) the time has come that we are looking for individuals and churches to partner with us in prayer, encouragement, and financial support as we look towards ministering to tribal people in Papua New Guinea. I can't stress enough how important you, our friends and supporters are to us. We need your prayers, encouragement, and friendship. We know that as we set out in this work there is NO way that we can do it on our own. It is ONLY by the grace of God that we can have an effective part in this amazing task.
Please pray for us that we will continually seek the Lord first and pursue a close walk with Him. We also appreciate your encouragement--dropping us a note to say hi or that you are praying for us means a great deal. It can be lonely at times so far from home and knowing you are thinking of us make the distance a little less. Finally, we are looking for monthly financial supporters that will be a part of our team. Papua New Guinea is one of the most expensive fields to go to within New Tribes. The country is very underdeveloped and so many things have to be imported from Australia. Not to mention that once we are in the tribe our expenses will include things like paying for a plane to fly in our supplies and groceries. At this point, we are receiving about 25% of what the mission recommends for our monthly financial support. If you know of any church, Sunday school, or small group/Bible study that would be willing to have us come share what God is doing around the world, please let us know. We are so excited to share what God has been teaching us and of the exciting work of tribal church planting.
On a different note, some have mentioned that they would enjoy seeing some more pictures of the boys so here are just a few.....
Noah loves to "work hard!" and here he is with his new
and real tool set from his Aunt Kim.
Micah has such a personality and it is fun to see that develop.
Micah has been working very hard on crawling. Here he is on
Christmas Eve as he was just figuring things out. Now
we have to keep a close eye on him as he can scoot very
quickly across the floor after anything that interests him.
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Hello Tiffany and family,
So great to read your blog and stay updated. i hope to talk to you sometime soon. I miss you! I keep looking out my window here at school and wishing I could run over and chat with you! We are praying for you guys as you look to the Lord to provide for your needs during this time of partnership development. Give Noah and Micah hugs from me! Love, Sheila
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