Start of the 3rd Term Prayer Requests

Today (Monday) we took a PMV (public motor vehicle) into the closest town to us (Banz) to buy some rolls from the local bakery, some super glue to fix our broken blender pitcher, and some fresh vegetables and peanuts to tide us over for the week. It is a holiday here in PNG called Remembrance Day. It is celebrated to remember those who gave their lives in WWII defending PNG from the Japanese.

Tomorrow will be the start of our third term, and we have some prayer requests.

1. Sue will be teaching Introduction to Counseling. She would like prayer to be effective in communicating her ideas to her students. Melanesians have a different view of how to counsel, and she wants to be sensitive to it but at the same time be able to impart some new ideas in a culturally sensitive and biblical way.
2. Jeff will be teaching three courses: Christian Ethics, Person and Work of the Holy Spirit, and Computer Literacy. Pray that he would be effective in gaging his students' comprehension of the subject matter. Even a student, who is floundering with a subject will not admit it at the time, so pray that Jeff will be able to identify those who need help with their understanding of the material. The course on the Holy Spirit will be a challenge. This is the first time Jeff has taught this course. The challenge will be to relate the truth of the Holy Spirit to a group of students who have had intimate contact with the spirit world. Pray that biblical truth will prevail and that Jeff can more deeply grasp his student's understanding of and experience with the spirit world to be a more effective instructor.
3. Our class sizes are quite large. (PTL!) We have around 30 students in each. Pray that we can get to know our students to be able to minister to them both inside and outside of class.

Thanks for being part of our ministry in this vitally important way.