November 24. The Lord gave us a hot dry day, but not so humid as it has been. After breakfast and quiet time, I enjoyed a little Bible study in Numbers and then a short study of the sending/going out of missionaries in the book of Acts. Dallas came early to cut kindling and Mike came to finish cutting the grass on the south side outside the fence. It was hard work as the strong grass that turns red in the spring was getting thick over there. A little later his family came along and helped him, especially with raking and carrying the grass away. I went outside for a while to enjoy the sunshine and be with the family while they were here. After a while, Lewis came out too. Dallas left as soon as he had finished cutting kindlin’ as he and Elise are making kaukau gardens on the other side of the mountains. It was around 11:30, I think, when Mike and his family left. After I came back in from some time in the sunshine, I worked on the dictionary for the Pidgin New Testament and also spent time on it this afternoon and early this evening. This evening, I was just finishing up fixing a picture for the dictionary and was ready to head to the kitchen to wash the dishes when Nehemiah came to the door. So, we sat down with him while he gave a report on his evangelistic trip. He had many opportunities to preach. Rex didn’t preach, but had time to give his testimony. They left from here November 1 and traveled south to Bulolo, making stops at many villages along the way. Sometimes they walked all night. Nehemiah spoke publicly in places where there were no churches. In other places, he had been invited by pastors to speak in their churches. Between Bulolo and Lae, he had the opportunity to speak at Zenag Farms, and in Lae at the SIL compound. There were ten people who made professions of salvation during their trip. One of them was a grade 12 student whom he directed to a church in Bulolo. There are many places that just need someone to go and stay there to start a work.* When Nehemiah left, we reheated the dish water and then put bath water on to heat while I was washing dishes. I was thankful there were only a few dishes this evening. *Please pray for more laborers, even some raised up from among the people of Papua New Guinea and among the Owena people to go and do the Lord’s work in needy areas. November 25. In Judy’s computer lesson time this morning, we talked about and practiced picking up speed as well as retaining accuracy. I had her do a one-minute and a five-minute speed drill. She definitely needs lots of practice yet. Before she left, I gave her a study sheet for a quiz which will be the next thing to do before going on to learning more letters. Later in the morning, we went outside for some exercise and time in the sunshine. Morning computer time was spent working on the Bible dictionary. This afternoon, I cut Daddy’s hair. Wan came and closed off more little spaces under the fence that the rooster found he could get under. That is the most stubborn rooster we have had around. Others in the past would stay out after they’d been run out a few times, but not this guy. And we don’t particularly appreciate being awakened before 6:00 a.m. or during nap time by a rooster under our window or under our house. They don’t exactly have a very pretty song. This evening I worked on writing more computer lessons. About mid-afternoon and on through the evening, the Lord sent us some pretty powerful thunderstorms. Mike came for music practice, but nobody else showed up. He stayed and stayed, waiting for the rain to let up. Finally left a little after 9:00 when the rain had slowed down a bit. “The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.” (Psalm 145:8) (Please pray about a situation regarding the land. I cannot give details regarding this, but the Lord knows and can take care of it.)
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