June 17. It was quite a day. People coming and going from dawn ‘til dark. Besides people coming to bring or get phones, Anna Jean was the first to come, ready to do laundry. After I had my Friday morning tea, I started making pancakes as I only had one left and needed two for breakfast, and also Daddy needed something for snack. Made extra for other days of breakfast so I’d be a little bit ahead. I also scrubbed a few carrots and got out a knife, peeler, and pan so Anna Jean could peel and cut up the carrots when she finished hanging the clothes. I had eaten one pancake when Nehemiah arrived. He was earlier than usual, so I asked him to please wait while I finished my breakfast. So he sat in the classroom and read his Bible. Anna Jean was working on carrots and was also busy helping people at the door. Somebody brought eggs so she checked those and helped the person get what they wanted in exchange. After I finished my second pancake, I gave her instructions for the rest of her work and went to work with Nehemiah on phonics. Showed him the discipleship books first and asked him if he wanted to study them on his own or have Daddy study with him. He said he wanted Daddy to teach him to make sure he understands. After review, we covered two new letters today — t and m.; and he has eight spelling words to study for a quiz on Monday. We finished our phonics lesson about 10:45 because I had other work to do. I couldn’t remember what time I started either, but it was earlier than usual. But Nehemiah stayed and talked with Daddy. After Nehemiah left, it was dinner time. After nap, I finally got to read a portion of I Samuel and start a Bible study, but didn’t get to finish. Just before going to the kitchen to make tortillas, I put new lessons in the SCMS students’ notebooks as they will be starting some new classes on Monday. I never did get the tortillas made, however. Just before I started getting the ingredients together, Paqo came with a couple popo. Then I had only measured out the flour and cut up some seaweed when Miriam came with a popo. She just said she was thinking of me and wanted to bring me something. It had been a long time since I had seen her, and she promised to come back again. By then it was too late to finish making the tortillas. Didn’t want to have supper too late because there would be dishes to do afterward and then a bath to take. I also wanted to start some printing of lessons for Nehemiah while Daddy was washing up. Then we had snack and devotions. June 18. 52º again this morning. Clear during the night, but clouded over after the sun started coming up so there was no sunshine to warm our bodies. Thankful to the Lord for the wood stove. We never did get a chance to go outside for fresh air and a little walk. People were knocking on the door from early morning until sunset. Anna Jean came and practiced keyboard, and I helped her a bit with a new song. I did some printing, finishing preparing some lessons for Nehemiah to come to SCMS classes. Still have a couple books to print. I stitched up the sides of a lining for a small bilum (string bag) and then put it in the bilum and stitched around the top edge. Then I used a piece with a buttonhole that had been on a blouse for rolling up the sleeve, and I stitched that to the top edge of the bilum on one side, and a pretty marbled bead like a button on the other side. That little bilum is now finished. This afternoon, I finally got tortillas made and am thankful to the Lord for something good and healthy to eat. By the time we had eaten supper and I had cleaned up and done the dishes, I was quite tired out. This evening, I colored three outreach pictures because I was too tired to concentrate on a computer project. Coloring is more relaxing as it doesn’t take as much concentration. “O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.” (Psalm 98:1) “The LORD hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.” (Isaiah 52:10) June 19. Not too cold this morning, and the sun came shining through early and warmed up the house and the world around us. After making pancakes for Daddy’s breakfast, cutting up and cooking some popo for syrup for my pancakes, eating breakfast, making the bed, and doing a couple other little tasks, I was blessed by reading about young David’s trust in the Lord as I continued Bible study in I Samuel 17. This afternoon, I washed my hair and proofread the second half of the Revelation 19 study. Right after supper, I had my bath as the air was already getting chilly. Then I cut up the rest of the popo that I had washed and cut from in the morning, and then did the dishes. Afterward I got out bowls, spoons, and cups for our little fellowship this evening. Mike wasn’t able to come as he had hoped, but Nehemiah and Sunny were here. Since Sunny was late, Nehemiah went ahead and gave us his testimony; and she arrived shortly after he finished that. Then he told us about the work in Kavieng. He was saved in 2009 at the age of 12. He only finished fifth grade, and then went to Bible school in 2017-2019. Since then, he has gone on a number of mission trips, the last being to Kavieng. There, after 37 people were saved, they asked him to stay and teach them. They want him to come back as soon as he can. There is a man there who is asking K10,000 from the government for the church. The rest of the church does not agree, but he still insists on doing it. Nehemiah told them he won’t come back if they accept the money. After Nehemiah’s testimony, we shared a number of verses amongst us as words of encouragement. Then we had a drink of water and snack of popo before they left.
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