Last Three Weeks of Term

Sue says:

The pace of a term seems to move to fast forward during the last three weeks. This one is true to form.

We enjoyed having three single guys from our student cell group to dinner one night this week. It is always fascinating to hear more of the nationals' personal stories. Before he came here, one of the guys had helped a Korean man translate the Psalms and New Testament into the student's village language. (There are over 800 separate languages in PNG alone.) . Another guy has a successful youth ministry going at Kudjip, the Nazarene village near us. The third student has lived in Port Moresby, the PNG capital, so he was used to city life.

There are more assignments to grade at the end of term, and we want to be certain we clear up any questions students have about the topics we are covering. Jeff is having some outstanding discussions with his students on the work of the Holy Spirit presently. As our student body includes a wide range of denominations, you can imagine the varying positions held.

More fuel for prayer: A 2006 CLTC graduate, Hedwig, and a small team plan to visit a village near them where a charismatic cult has taken root. The cultic group has burned their Bibles and taken up some other strange practices, saying they don't need the Bible, only the Holy Spirit to guide them. Please pray the team will be able to relate to the cult members and to explain Christian practice in a way that makes sense to the cult members.

On top of the usual added responsibilities at the end of term, this term also has about a dozen outsiders coming in for meetings right now. One group will evaluate our academic program to prepare the college for accreditation with a South Pacific organization. The other group is our oversight board. We faculty (and the rest of the college community) are asked to host these visitors for meals, and both board meetings will mean changing some faculty assignments. Pray that we faculty members will be gracious to our visitors and allow the Lord to strengthen us for added tasks.