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Our Latest Prayer Requests (September 17)

- Gail has been battling some allergies in the last month.  Her nose and eyes are constantly irritated.  Gail has a pretty high tolerance for pain and annoyance but I could tell it bothers her quite a bit.  Would you pray for the allergies to go away?

- We are heading into the bush in about 20 days.  There are tons of things to do before…purchasing supplies, packing, getting Abby and Kala ready for another transition.  There is also the unknown…finally going into a tribal location, dealing with isolation and lack of communication (internet/skype), living with tribal people 24/7 and making further progress in pidgin study.  Please pray for the bush orientation to be fruitful in our preparation for tribal ministry.  We are really excited about spending some time with tribal belivers.

-  We have a pretty big decision to make before the end of year…where to go for our tribal allocation.  There are several possibilities and all are in need of missionaries to go in immediately.  Please pray for God’s guidance in this matter.

Ministry

Motivated by the love of Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, New Tribes Mission exists to assist the ministry of the local church through the mobilizing, equipping, and coordinating of missionaries to evangelize unreached people groups, translate the Scriptures, and see indigenous New Testament churches established that truly glorify God.

We are currently in Papua New Guinea in national language and cultural orientation.  Our plan is to move into a tribal location in early 2010 and begin learning their language and culture to begin the church planting process.

Tribal church planting involves many years of learning the tribal culture and language, teaching foundational biblical lessons, planting national churches, discipling young believers and cultivating national church leadership as well as implanting literacy programs and translating the Bible. Not to mention building your own house, depending on bush planes for transportation and supplies, fighting off Malaria and other diseases and homeschooling your children right there in the tribe! The process of seeing a tribal church into maturity could take up to 15-25 years.

You are probably thinking now…who is adequate for such a huge undertaking? Certainly not us! One of the major emphasizes in our training so far is to recognize our dependency on God and God alone. The task of taking the gospel into an unreached people group is not something that can be accomplished by human commitment and efforts. Jesus tells Peter in Matthew 16, “On this rock, I will build my church”. Not you. Not me. Jesus will build the church. As you partner up with us in missions, please know that it is not about us…you are in a bigger “meta-story” of God reclaiming every tongue, every nation, every tribe for His own glory.