Kevin and Carolyn Johnson Enroute to Papua New Guinea “Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom….When he saw the crowds he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. He said to the disciples,
“THE HARVEST IS GREAT, BUT THE WORKERS ARE FEW. SO PRAY TO THE LORD WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THE HARVEST; ASK HIM TO SEND MORE WORKERS INTO HIS FIELDS.”
It is interesting that the very next thing Jesus does after showing the disciples the need of the world and asking them to pray for laborers……is send THEM out on their first missions/ministry trip! (Matt. 9&10) Just praying for laborers to GO was not the end of the story! Jesus then called them to GO! He is so gracious to prepare us through prayer! (But we better be ready to go, right?! That is for me! 
God has shown Kevin and I the needs of the tribal people of Papua New Guinea. He has grown our desire for this ministry mainly through seeing the needs and praying. They need God’s Word in their own language, so they can have a opportunity to be saved. They need missionaries to come teach and disciple them. The missionaries can’t be in the tribe without a team of support workers like us behind them as the base in Lapilo. Many have had to postpone their tribal ministry and take on a support role because there isn’t the help needed at Lapilo. We have prayed for laborers and prayed that God would use us as His hands and feet in that country. We believe that YOU have prayed for us throughout this whole process and that many answers to our prayers are because YOU HAVE PRAYED.
I have a feeling people prayed for our prayer requests from an email Wednesday.
On Thursday, we got a phone call from a family who is sending in the rest of our one-time expenses. So we have now received the full $17,500 needed!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for praying and a special thanks to everyone who has sent in gifts towards these travel, medical, moving, and supplies expenses.
On Friday, we received our entry visas in the mail. (a moment of silence please……………………..)
So, this means we have everything we need in order to leave for Papua New Guinea, EXCEPT our monthly support. If the monthly support comes in during this month, we will leave for PNG in early August, Lord willing.
In the past we have explained that we are aiming for 70% of the Recommended Monthly Support for PNG. We have hovered around 36% of that goal for the past couple months. In reality, that figure is more accurately represented by saying, “We have 52% of our own monthly support goal!”
Here are the real numbers:
$4270/mo is needed
$2235/mo has been promised
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$2035/mo remains
Throughout this year, many people have mentioned that they would like to support us, but maybe they are waiting until we are ready to leave. WE ARE READY TO LEAVE NOW, Praise the Lord! If you would like to support us monthly, please write and let us know, so we can figure you in. You can send in a check monthly to NTM at 1000 E. First St., Sanford, FL 32771 with a note saying, “For the ministry of Kevin and Carolyn Johnson.” OR you can give online or have an automatic funds transfer from your bank. The details about those options are on our website at www.ntm.org/kevin-carolyn_johnson/give . Thank you to everyone who have faithfully supported us through our time in Bolivia, training, and Partnership Development! We appreciate you sooooo much!
PLEASE PRAY FOR THESE THINGS:
1. Pray for our monthly support to completely come in by the end of July.
2. Pray for wisdom in choosing our plane tickets.
3. Pray for the final meetings we are scheduling to be great times of fellowship and encouragement.
4. Pray for us to be able to manage all the details of raising children while packing and preparing to leave.
5. Please keep praying for insight into our girls’ health and for sleep for Noelle.
6. Pray for us to REST in God’s love and depend on His Spirit living in us.
Thank you so much! We look forward to seeing what God does in the coming days. God’s blessings on you all- Love, The Johnsons
