July 9. Was up at 5:30 this morning, and the sky was full of brightly shining stars. Sadly, SIL was not able to come back today to get the visitors who had come for the meetings. MAF is making shuttles to and from Owena with coffee, but it is a government charter so they are not allowed to take any passengers without permission from the governor. Sunny came at 7:00 this morning and did the laundry, swept the floors, then practiced music, and answered the door. I made a new journal book as my current one is nearly full. Then spent a little time studying and meditating on a verse in Exodus. Went outside for just a few minutes of sunshine. Then made name labels for the envelopes that have the mission students certificates. This afternoon, I started working on an e-mail to Christy and Connie, and washed my hair. This evening, I started doing more painting on the tall cupboard, but then our seven former mission students came to give us a report of how things went at the ladies' meetings. Most things seemed to go okay. We talked about the church history teaching as only Mike was here when we talked about it before. The ladies felt that their sessions went well. Before the seven former mission students left, we gave them back their completed certificates which have been nicely laminated. The three men want to come back another night, they said, as they have some other things to talk about which will probably take up a significant amount of time. “If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence.” (Exodus 33:15b) Thank you, Lord, that you don’t send us without going with us. You don’t give us a task to do without going before us. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1) “….and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” (Matthew 28:20b) “….for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (Hebrews 13:5b) July 10. Praise the Lord for Sunny coming early this morning to answer the door. While she was here, we had her grind some rice so I can use it for rice cereal. At the same time, a young man named Joshua from a new work in Sinasina came to visit us for a while. He is single, has been trained for the ministry, and is helping in a new church, which they call Faith Baptist Fellowship. The person who started the work is a Sinasina man. Joshua seems like a very nice young man — needs a godly wife to help him in the ministry. After he left, Sunny practiced keyboard and I filled in the rest of last night’s journal notes. Then Daddy and I went out for a little stretch around the yard in the sunshine and fresh air. I didn't really have the strength to go walking anywhere today. Had a hard time in the middle of the night with my nose continually filling up and making it hard for me to breathe. Actually, before I went to bed, I was feeling somewhat weak, and have felt rather weak throughout the day. After our stretch outside, I worked on painting the cupboard. After nap, I cut up a popo, but there are two more ripe ones that need to be cut up so guess I’ll make Daddy some more popo crisp. Wrote a bit in journal. Started Bible study in Exodus. Cut Daddy’s hair. Then we had supper; and after supper, I finished the Exodus study. “And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.” (Exodus 33:14) July 11, 2021. It was a somewhat busy day, but not rushed. Pancakes to fix for breakfast. A meal to make for dinner — carrots, mashed potatoes/yams/kaukau, and chicken with gravy. In the afternoon, I cut up two popos that were in need of attention. Made popo crisp for Daddy, more popo syrup for myself, and left some popo to eat raw. Now it is evening. Three men are here to talk. “3) But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: 4) In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. 5) For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. 6) For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7) But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” (II Corinthians 4:3-7)
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