Living Out the Exchanged Life
Cole and Hannah Hinderager minister among the Isnag people of the Philippines. “We praise the Lord for His faithful Word and for the dedication our friends showed week after week as we wrestled through [the book of Romans]. Now, building on the foundation of Romans, our co-worker is leading our friends through Ephesians. We are praying they will grow in their understanding of what it means to be united in Christ and how that truth transforms the way we live each day. … Pray with us that God's Word will continue to shape our friends into mature believers who are not only firmly grounded in their salvation but are also learning to faithfully live out the exchanged life they have in Christ.”
Three Conferences With Eternal Impact
Jody and Barbara Crain, now serving from the USA, ministered for many years among the Tagbanwa people of the Philippines. They traveled to the Philippines this summer for a ministry trip and returned greatly encouraged. At the missionary training center, 500 young adults from Tagbanwa churches gathered for their annual Youth Fellowship. “Their response to the Bible games, teaching from the Word and times of worship in music was so remarkable and God-honoring!” Pray that the young men and women will be faithful in sharing the gospel with their peers. Praise God that 135 kids attended a three-day Bible school. Pray for them to grow in the Lord. And praise God that a third conference to train worship leaders, musicians and vocalists from Tagbanwa churches was a success. Praise God for all He is doing in the Tagbanwa church.
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They Have Dreamed About This for Years
Evan and Libby Hannay have joined the team working among the Mian people of Papua New Guinea (PNG). For years they have dreamed about the day they will get to join a church planting team among an unreached people group, and they are praising God they get to team up with the Van Der Deckers and Doerrs. Pray that three families will grow together and work as a unified team. Pray that God will provide the funds needed to fly in materials and build their new house among the Mian. Praise God for His grace as they have transitioned into this new ministry; even though they have been away from PNG, they have not regressed in their national culture and language studies.
A Fight for the Minds and the Hearts
Payton and Grace Downing minister among the Taliabo people of Asia Pacific. “[A]lthough [the island of] Taliabu has changed radically since the gospel first entered, there are still so many ways the Enemy [Satan] has his grip on this culture. These past few weeks we have actually seen an uptick in some demonic activity, whereas normally it stays as a constant theme in the background.” Some people are turning to witchdoctors and spells to try to cure physical and mental illness. “It really is a fight for the minds and hearts of people here.” Pray that believers will trust in the Lord, turning to Him in prayer and meditating on Scripture when illness and hardship come their way, and pray that they will be a good witness to unbelievers. Praise God that “even in the midst of the [spiritual] fight, we can rejoice that worldview shifts are happening every week.”
Bible Materials for the Lolo and Kokola people
Matt and Debi Zook minister among the Lolo and Kokola people of Mozambique. Matt and Debi are encouraged that literacy classes are going well and that the students are learning to read Scripture after just four months of classes. Pray that the believers, both new readers and those who have been reading for a while now, would commit to reading God’s Word daily and attending church regularly. Pray that as they focus on His Word, believers would mature spiritually and avoid sin. Praise God that 2,555 Bible books containing 101 Bible stories and pictures have been printed. Matt and a local believer were able to distribute over half of the new books and other materials at 31 locations, meeting with leaders of many different churches. Matt was also able to teach on key topics from the Bible. Pray that the representatives would return to their churches renewed and encouraged.