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How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth! |
'Serving Jesus, by doing practical things, for Wycliffe Bible Translators in Papua New Guinea'
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Teder's Talk August 2008 |
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Aaron spent a significant amount of his time just having fun with his
friends. He did take time to go the Kuman New Testament Bible Dedication,
traveling by bus to Kundiawa (coon dee aw wa), spending the night in a
church and attending festivities before returning. There are 120,000 Kuman
speakers. The people above are reading their newly acquired Kuman New
Testament. This next Monday, he will farewell his classmate, whose parents
completed the Kuman New Testament as they return home to the states after
many years working in PNG. June and July are always full of good-byes and
hellos bringing a bittersweet emotion to our lives. |
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During a short holiday to Lae along the PNG coast (in the Huon Gulf about
3 hours drive from Ukarumpa where we live), Clark actually had time to
read an entire book! Some of you may be familiar with the author, Ted
Dekker. We had not realized that the author actually grew up as a
missionary kid here at Ukarumpa. Some of you younger friends may recognize
the movie Thr3e that is based on one of his novels. Just a little tidbit
of Ukarumpa trivia. |
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As I relaxed, I spent some time reflecting on my
journal notes from late last year as we prepared to make our journey
back to PNG. God reminded me of the verse that he had given me, Isa. 43:
18-19, "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am
doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? ...." I
pondered if I had seen the new things and what more new horizons the
Lord had planned. This was a good reminder to me to be seeking God in
the everyday happenings of life as he is doing a 'new thing'. Actually
some of the situations we have experienced have been disappointing and
different from our expectations but the sense that God is with us is
stronger. |
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May you find peace as you too expect God to make a new way in your
horizon. |
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Blessings to all, |
Gifts for the ministry of Clark and Jana Teders |
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TEDERS' TALK Archive
Click here for the June-July 2008 Newsletter in PDF format. |
Field AddressClark and Jana Teders SIL |
The
boys and I (Jana) are bringing our school break to a close and are gearing
up for a very busy school year. Kyle will be in 12th grade, and Aaron will
be in 10th grade. The boys kept quite busy this break. Kyle spent a week
on a construction/VBS youth team to assist with the construction of an
orphanage specifically focusing on children whose parents have died from
AIDS. He was a team leader and enjoyed working on one of the main
buildings hammering in the floor joists and making the floor support a
perfect square.