The 17th Awa Believers' Conference has come and gone! Thanks so much for your prayers! We saw God answer in many ways--many Awa joined us and jumped right into the activities, the Lord sent perfect weather, He provided strength for each day, and the noisy tractor working on the road took a long weekend off, leaving us in peace! Our goal in teaching this year was to help the believers see that each one has spiritual gifts and talents to use in the building of the church. Having a crowd here each day gave the believers many opportunities to put that into practice! It was a blessing to work with both Milton and Paulino as we shared the responsibility of the teaching, with both of them jumping in to share the Gospel with the visitors. On Saturday we took a car load of people to the fish hatchery to buy 45lbs of tilapia--114 fish!--for Sunday lunch. Now that was a big hit! All in all, as we reflected afterwards, even the presence of a bit more chaos and clutter (and abundant fish scales!) was encouraging to us, as it showed that the Awa are taking over more of the responsibilities, and getting things done in a way that comes more naturally to their culture. :-)
Home for the Holidays
We are planning an 8-month time in the USA, beginning in August. Family reunions are planned for both sides of the family, and we are excited to spend time with our two college kids. It looks like we'll be on the road in the Midwest for most of August and September, but hope to settle in New Hampshire sometime in late October. A big prayer request will be for the Awa church as they carry the full weight of the ministry during this time, as our coworkers will also be in the USA.
Road Progress
Daily excitement reigns as the excavator works on continuing the road past our driveway! My chainsaw (and I!) are often commandeered to cut down trees in the way, and there is a constant flow of people thru our yard. Monday a bulldozer will join the work. Five inches of rain yesterday caused parts of the brand-new road to landslide, so we hope for drier days to come to help the progress!
In HIS grip,
Kevin & Kathy
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