Patrick and Candice Cheah En-route to Indonesia 
Dear family and friends,
Update on Natalie’s visa application
We thank God for the many relatives and friends, who called up, wrote or responded to our last news update and prayer request. It helps us to see through the denial of student visa for Natalie in a positive perspective. We are greatly encouraged by your love and concerns shown to us.
We see the wisdom for Natalie to return to Malaysia to apply for her student visa at the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. Unknown to us before, there are clear advantages for us in taking this approach. So, she is booked to arrive into Penang, Malaysia in early October. This will also be a time for her to savor the company of family and friends at home before her return to the US for another extended period. Please pray for safety as she travels alone and also for a smooth process of her visa.
Summer Activities
Patrick was able to take time off from his summer work program in campus for a trip to Texas to meet up with the Khoos. It had been a great blessing for us with the visit from Edwin and Lay Kim from Malaysia. The Khoos were our co-workers in the ministry and who had been a source of great encouragement to us.
Over the break, we also had several occasions for some serene pontoon rides through the coves and around the Lakes of the Ozarks. At a point along the ride, Timothy was brave enough to try cliff jumping from a height of 35 feet.
Millions unreached, none unreachable
Early in the new Semester, NTM had a “Kodiak” Event at Camdenton Memorial Airport. The fun fair like event is to communicate to the community the need for the Gospel of the Lord Jesus to continue to “Expand” around the world to remote people groups. This is the first of the 14 Kodiak airplanes made for New Tribes Mission to replace the current fleet used for missionary work. The kids that came including Amanda and Timothy enjoyed free rides in the Cessna’s. They had the awesome experience of a bird’s eye-view of NTM’s vast campus and the surrounding lakes.
Our next step of faith
We are into our final semester and looking forward to returning home for a time of reconnecting with church, family and friends. There are exciting possibilities opening up for us to serve in. We look to Him to be led to a ministry that is of His will. Join us in praying that He will bring prayer partners, supporters and sending churches behind us as we take the next step of faith.
We continue to see the goodness of God in our lives.
