November 2025

 November 2025 ~ Thankfulness

 
We returned from our quick trip to the USA on November 12th thankful that God helped all to go as scheduled. Thanks for your prayers!
 
Hearts of Gratitude
We missed getting this letter out by Thanksgiving but pray that each of you had a blessed time remembering to thank our Lord for His goodness!
 
Our hearts are also filled with gratitude:

Through many avenues, God has encouraged us to faithfully continue in the work of discipling the believers, reaching out to the lost, and working to establish a church here among the Awa. Recently this verse from a daily devotional jumped out at us: He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it! (1 Thess 5:24)
Our quick USA trip for the Liebenzell conference went well! The time with other missionaries was encouraging; the speaker reminded us that we are co-heirs with Christ and have a Heavenly Father who loves to hear us and provide for us! Spending a few days with our son Kenny and family was an added blessing; Grandma and Grandpa time is sure a joy!
Even on short notice, a good group of youth showed up for a Saturday together on November 22nd! We played a Bible review game, and were encouraged to hear the participation of many as they remembered the Bible accounts and what God was doing in each situation. We are beginning to study some lessons from Paul’s letter to Timothy and hope for continued good understanding!
This week we spent many hours with our coworkers the Shaubs, Ethnos 360 consultant Bruce Higham, and eight different Awa doing a check on the Awa translation of Joshua chapters 1-10. Our regular translation team (David, Oscar, and Guillermo) sat and listened as we read through the chapters with Deicy, Ana, Abraham, and Jeison. These four were new to the passages; their job was to listen to the read-through and explain what they heard. This was hard work for the Awa; they would find it easier to clear a field with a machete! But it was good to hear what they understood and helped Andy Shaub, as the main translator, know where more clarity is needed. Abraham was especially quick to share what he understood and helped the others feel more comfortable talking!

To leave you with a prayer request: Pray for us, said Paul to the Colossians, that God would open a door for His word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I would speak with wisdom & clarity and make the best use of my time. We have had many invitations this year for doing Christmas programs, and we appreciate your prayers, just as Paul asked, for the wisdom needed to share that precious story of Jesus' birth in an understandable way!

In His grip,