Greetings this beautiful Christmas season!
Click here fore our recent newsletter. Our family notes are below, but first here is a missions highlight we ask you to pray with us about:
Audio and Video Scriptures in Asia (Public) – 11/30/09
“So they rolled the stone aside. Then Jesus looked up to heaven and said, ‘Father, thank you for hearing me. You always hear me, but I said it out loud for the sake of all these people standing here, so that they will believe you sent me’” (John 11:41-42, NLT).
Teams working with several languages in a region of Asia are preparing Scripture portions for distribution in audio and video formats. This way God’s Word can be available to people who may never have a chance to read it.
- Audio portions are being broadcast by radio in one language already. Pray for many people to listen and understand.
- In the recording phase of another project, a producer is struggling to find willing actors. Ask God to lead the producer to the right people for all of the roles.
- One team would like to record some Psalms in short clips suitable for sending via mobile phones. Pray for a producer to lead this project and for good contacts with local musicians.
As the year comes to a close we pray you are recognizing the many evidences of God’s faithfulness in your life over these past twelve months. There are so many things that happen in our lives each day that are full of God’s fingerprints.
The first chapter of Colossians is a blessing to read and be reminded afresh of the privilege and miracle it is to have God’s Word. God so personally cares about us and gives us the Word of truth, where we learn of the hope laid up for us in heaven. As we respond to these things in our hearts, God’s truth bears fruit in us and we understand the grace of God in truth. This passage points how important it is that prayer have a prominent place in our daily living, so that we may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding. May we walk in a manner worthy of the Lord to please Him in all respects. He gives us strength, steadfastness, patience, and joy. Thanks be to our Heavenly Father who delivers us from the kingdom of darkness and transfers us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, Jesus, in whom we have forgiveness of sins.
The birth of Christ is a gift of God’s faithfulness promised to us and fulfilled so that we might know true peace in Him. May you have a comforting, blessed, and joyous Christmas and New Year in the Spirit.
Recent fingerprints of God in our lives: (Please continue to pray for these items along with health and safe travel, especially).
- We miss Glenda’s father deeply, but we experience the truth of “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4 NASB).
- God goes before us as we face unknowns about where we will be from month to month, but we are able to serve in our assignment with Wycliffe uninterrupted no matter where we are. It’s been exciting and such a blessing to use our gifts for His glory anywhere.
- Jason is now healing well from a severe finger injury that was infected.
- As we face needs, God graciously provides in unexpected ways.
Thank you, partners who continue faithfully and prayerfully helping us to reach the Bibleless people. We appreciate so much, too, you new partners who recently joined us in this effort. We have been just under 100% of our quota, but are trusting God in all circumstances.
