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Dear Praying Friends,

Thank you so much for keeping us in your prayers as we travel. So far, our journey has had many challenges, yet we are seeing the Lord direct us and use us to minister to those we are interacting with. We’ve made it to Billings MT, Rapid City SD, Milaca MN, Waukesha WI, Wheaton IL, Joliet IL, Elkhart IN, and now Plainwell MI. You might notice that we added a few places on the way! We have been visiting friends, supporters, coworkers from Bolivia, students in New Tribes training, missionary kids that we ministered to in Bolivia, and the churches that our supporters attend.

Last Saturday we gathered with several of the staff and students that we worked with in Tambo, Bolivia. What a joy and encouragement it was to see these precious people! We want to praise God for reconnecting us with staff and students from Bolivia to show us that we did and still do have vital role in people’s lives and that our ministry there has had life changing implications in the student’s lives. During the past year of Partnership development we have often felt disconnected to people, partly because we have moved four times and struggled so much with our children’s health. Reuniting with friends was so encouraging. It also personally gave me a renewed vision for the ministry that we are heading into.
Here some of our prayer requests for this week.
1. Pray that God will lead us to people who will become a part of this ministry. We truly believe that the need for teachers and construction workers is serious in Papua New Guinea. Pray for new financial supporters in particular. We are lacking $1300 a month needed to leave in January.

2. Please pray for our children to recover from this week’s health problems. Noelle has been coughing all night for a week now and Zowee is now recovering from an allergy reaction. We have gotten very little sleep some nights, so please pray for strength for Kevin and I.

3. We are concerned about the girls’ recent medical bills. They came back much higher than we expected and not covered by insurance. September’s doctor bills were over $1000. Pray for God’s provision and that we won’t “worry about tomorrow.”

4. Pray for more opportunities to share about our ministry in churches and small groups.

5. Pray for safety and an easy fix for our car. Something with the steering just broke, so Kevin is trying to fix it!

THANK YOU SO MUCH! If you would like to start supporting us, you can click on the give tab right here on our web site Or you can send a check into New Tribes Mission at 1000 E. First St., Sanford, FL 32771 with a note saying “for the ministry of Kevin and Carolyn Johnson.” We’ll be heading to Pennsylvania for the next week, so we’ll update again later. Thanks again-

Kevin, Carolyn, Zowee, and Noelle

Hello Friends!
We are on the road! Our two month partnership development trip has officially begun! About one hour into driving we hit SNOW! It’s been exciting and beautiful to say the least

Here are the basic plans:

Oct 1-2: Billings, MT
Oct 2-4: Rapid City, SD
Oct 5-6: Milaca, MN
Oct 6-9: Waukesha, WI
Oct 9-16 (?) Plainwell, MI
Oct 16-20 (?) Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 20-22 (?) Hanover, PA
Oct 22-24- Williamsburg, VA
Oct 24-27 Charleston, SC
Oct 27-30 Orlando, FL
Oct 30-Nov 3 Sanford, FL
Nov 3-4 somewhere in Georgia
Nov 4-6 Rome, GA
Nov 6-9 Clarksville, TN
Nov 9-10 somewhere 
Nov 10-12 Bol ivar, MO
Nov 12-16 (?) Roach, MO
Nov 16-19 : Kirksville, MO
Nov 19-20 : Omaha, NE
Nov 20-?27+: Johnstown,CO
Nov 27-Dec 1 somewhere in CO or MT
Dec.1 or 2 Arrive back in Missoula!

Thank you so much for praying for :
our SAFETY as we plan to travel over 7,000 miles,
THE KIDS HEALTH,
OPPORTUNITIES to share about our mission work
NEW FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS,
AND JOYFUL ATTITUDES!

WE have so much to be thankful for! Thank you for praying and supporting us! We’ll be updating from facebook, our website and these emails. I know the Lord has arranged this trip and we are excited to see what His plans are. Blessings on you today

this is a little late in getting posted

It is so encouraging to know that the people of God have gone through every kind of trial imaginable and always found God faithful! May you be encouraged as you meditate on these portions of Psalm 91. I put some emphasis on the words that stand out to me.

“Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find REST in the shadow of the Almighty.
This I declare about the Lord; He alone is my REFUGE, my place of SAFETY;
He is my God, and I TRUST in Him.
For He will RESCUE you from every trap and PROTECT you from deadly disease.
He will COVER you with His feathers. He will SHELTER you with His wings.
His faithful PROMISES are your armor and protection…” Ps. 91:1-4

“…The Lord says, ‘I WILL RESCUE those who love Me.
I WILL PROTECT those who trust in My name
When they call on Me, I WILL ANSWER;
I WILL BE WITH THEM in trouble.
I WILL RESCUE and HONOR them.
I WILL REWARD them with a long life and GIVE THEM MY SALVATION.” Ps. 91:14-16

Thank you so much for praying for us this month! We are seeing God “rescue, protect, answer, be with, honor, reward, and save” our family. We asked if you would pray for Noelle’s health in particular and we are so excited to update you on what the Lord did! After praying for insight into Noelle’s health, we were given a book on the Specific Carb. Diet intended to help people who haven’t responded to just a gluten free diet. (Receiving that book alone was a God thing, but too long of a story ) After 4 days on the diet, Noelle had gained 5 oz. After 7 more days, she gained a total of 14 oz. This morning we weighed her after just 18 days and she has gained 25 oz. (over a pound and half)!!!!!!!!!!!!! As you remember, this is after 10 months of no weight gain. There are still some mysterious things about Noelle’s health, but we are so encouraged to see her absorb nutrition and GROW because that was such a foundational problem. Please pray that she will continue to heal and grow. Pray that we will have wisdom in how we care for her. Cute new thing: Noelle’s hair is also suddenly growing, so now I can put it into little piggy tails. 
As far as Zowee goes, we would appreciate your continued prayer. We are praying for the day that we can say that she is thriving physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually! We believe that it’s possible and we want to do everything we can in order to help her (especially while we are still in the States and have many resources). She and Noelle are being retested for food sensitivities and we are exploring ideas on how to boost brain function. I’m trying to keep this really brief and general because I can get long winded on my explanations. Thank you to everyone who has given us books, websites, testimonies, help, encouragement, and hugs. You have been such a blessing! Cool new thing: Zowee is in Pre-School this month and was the class leader today!

Here are some quick updates on what else is going on:

***Bozeman Missions Movie Night: We will be in Bozeman, MT Sept. 10-14! Come to our Missions Movie Night at Grace Bible Church Sept. 11 at 7 pm. We’ll be meeting in the upstairs Youth Room for some amazing videos of God’s work in Papua New Guinea. Everyone is welcome! Snacks and drinks provided. We’d love to see you there!******

Support Raising Update: We are at 70% of our goal and praying for the remaining $1300 to come in by Nov. so we can purchase tickets and prepare to leave in January. Praise the Lord a church that Kevin spoke at this summer has decided to start supporting us!

Travel Update: Our next Partnership Development trip is from Oct. 1- the end of November. Please be praying for the organization and preparation of this trip. Pray that many sharing opportunities will come together for us and that our support would be raised by the end of the trip. The trip will go from Montana to South Dakota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Missouri, Nebraska, and Colorado.

Kevin and Carolyn Update: We actually went on a date!  We are so blessed to be staying at my parents’ home in Lolo, MT. They have graciously opened their home to us during this time of transition. Last week they watched our kids so we could go have a fun evening out. A rare and wonderful treat!

Thank you again for praying for us and supporting us in so many ways. Hope to see all you Bozeman people the 11th!! Love, The Johnsons