Kevin and Carolyn Johnson Enroute to Papua New Guinea 
Hello everyone!
Thank you to all of you who have prayed for our family this month! I want to share a few items with you to be thinking and praying about. Praise the Lord with us as we see all that He has accomplished and how faithful He is!
1. Our monthly support level is at 61% as of today! The Lord has raised $2585 of our $4270 monthly budget! We are excited, but there is still quite a bit more to raise. Pray for more people to partner with us monthly. If you are THINKING about supporting us, please contact us, and we can answer more of your questions. We would love to get together with you and show you some videos about the work in PNG and where we will be serving. We have the finances to buy tickets, but we won’t be able to make final plans until we have all our support raised. The timing of our move to Papua New Guinea is completely in the Lord’s hands and we trust that it will be His perfect plan for us. Even so, we are praying that the rest of our support comes in during the next few weeks. We have found some really great tickets for Sept. 7, but we’ll see what happens.
2. During all these preparations and plans, we are still seeking out medical answers for Noelle (16 mo.). During the past 8 months she has moved from the 75th percentile (in size) down to around the 3rd. She basically hasn’t gained an ounce of weight. We want to make sure we don’t leave for PNG too soon and miss something important with her health. This week we got her blood test back showing that she has normal Thyroid, blood count, and iron levels! So, now we are feeding her lots of gluten and then we’ll see how she does on the celiac test next week. Also, we are taking her to an allergist. All that is to say please PRAY for Noelle and for these doctors. Pray that we would have some clear answers about her health.
3. Please pray for Kevin as he prepares to speak at the Blackfoot Community Church in Ovando, MT this Sunday. Also, pray for our opportunity to teach and counsel high school youth at the Camp Utmost Bible Camp July 31- Aug. 3. Pray that through all our interaction, people would be drawn to the Lord and encouraged by how He can use them in missions.
Thank you for praying! I was so encouraged this week by a song from the movie “Fireproof.” I’m sure you can hear it online or on the radio.
I pray it will encourage you as YOU wait on the Lord and trust Him also – Carolyn , for all the Johnsons
“While I’m Waiting” – John Waller
I’m waiting
I’m waiting on You, Lord
And I am hopeful
I’m waiting on You, Lord
Though it is painful
But patiently, I will wait
I will move ahead, bold and confident
Taking every step in obedience
While I’m waiting
I will serve You
While I’m waiting
I will worship
While I’m waiting
I will not faint
I’ll be running the race
Even while I wait
I’m waiting
I’m waiting on You, Lord
And I am peaceful
I’m waiting on You, Lord
Though it’s not easy
But faithfully, I will wait
Yes, I will wait
I will serve You while I’m waiting
I will worship while I’m waiting
I will serve You while I’m waiting
I will worship while I’m waiting
I will serve you while I’m waiting
I will worship while I’m waiting on You, Lord
