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Dad's Office at Hunttings

I have recently returned from a trip to Florida to help my Dad move in with my sister and brother-in law (Dan and Debbie Huntting). I also needed to help him dispose of all his other belongings and all household furnishings, so that we can rent the house. It was definitely a very busy the days. The hard thing was disposing of all the many items that held many memories for Dad. He found it difficult to decide what to do with some things, so I took over that responsibility. He took all the things that he wanted over at Dan and Deb’s, and then I disposed of the rest. Some things the family wanted. Other things I took to the NTM Mission Barrel at the Home Office. Other things we took to Good Will and still other thing we put into the trash. We put a few things on the street to be taken by anyone that wanted them, but that wasn’t very much.

 You may wonder what caused this change to take place for my Dad. Well, it started what he got sick with a flu sometime back. He became very weak and one day when Debbie went over to his house, to take him some food that she has prepared for him, she checked his refrigerator and freezer and realized that he had not been eating much of the food that she had been sending home with him. She also noticed that his coloring was not good—he looked gray. In talking to him she realized that he felt real weak and was even depressed. Naturally this concerned her and she invited him to go home with her until he got to feeling better. Well, to make a long story short, he got over the flu and three weeks later he still hadn’t moved back home. I talked to him various time by phone and he told me that Deb and Dan had invited him to move in with them. Each time I talked to him I could sense that he kind of liked living with them and having Debbie fix his meals or leave them ready for him to heat in the microwave oven when she had to be gone.

We appreciate Dan and Debbie inviting him to move in with them.  We realize that he now needs to be with one of us. He shouldn’t be living alone any longer. Now he has those things that he needs and some of those things that he wants to have around him, but he doesn’t have a whole household to be concerned with. Both Hunttings and Dad will have some adjustments to make, but I’m thankful that he can be with them. Thank you for your prayers

Some of Our Latin Team

Hello Dear Friends,

In recent days, we are witnessing the participation of many churches and Christians in the objective of communicating the gospel to those that haven’t heard. I just returned from a trip to a country where representatives from 26 churches held a missions conference to understand better how to establish churches among the indigenous people in their country and round the world.

Up until recently they had left this task to the foreign mission agencies. However, now they realize that the Great Commission” was given by Jesus to the church and they are aggressively engaging.

Each morning we listened to tribal church leaders reporting about the expansion of the church in their respective language group. They are reaching out establishing churches in other villages. I taught a session each day on the values we must have if we are to accomplish what God has given us to do.

Another person highlighted the necessity of learning the culture and language of the people with whom we work, in order that effective communication takes place. He used many examples from the culture of the people with whom he works to contrast the stark differences in the way we interpret the world around us and the ways we relate. Isn’t it a great joy to be part of this process?

We are witnesses to the fact that churches around the world are obeying the commandment of Jesus to “God into all the world…” This includes the tribal churches that we, including you, have been involved in establishing. We are living in exciting days!

Faith and I want to thank you for your participation with us, in this great privilege. Your financial support is a wonderful blessing to us and we could not be doing what we are without you!

As I sat and visited with these believers from several tribal groups and visited with Pastors and leaders from many churches in that country, I saw a more complete representation of the “Church, the body of Christ.” I wish that you could have been there with us!!!

Faith’s Corner

Healing is taking place. We’re happy that the pain is more controllable. Physical therapy is helping and she’s gaining strength. The swallowing has improved and also the strength of her voice. Thank you so much for praying for us. Little-by-little she is doing more.

Rejoicing in What He is Doing!
Paul and Faith Wyma