JavaLife: August Update

What's been happening:

Well, the summer is over and it was a great one! We just said good-bye to Grami and Colby (Jon’s mom and nephew). Colby got to share his testimony with some of Jon’s English students and also shared with some guys that we played some pick-up basketball with. You should have seen the looks he got from people in our city (Colby is 6’9”)! A couple of weeks before that, we sent home a volunteer team from OU that had been here for two months. They did an awesome job of sharing their lives with believers and non-believers alike. I am confident their impact for the Kingdom will be felt for years to come in our city.

School is back in session, which means Raegan’s life just got a lot busier. Please remember her as she homeschools our four children. You can imagine what a challenge it is to teach a 4^th, 2^nd, & 1^st grader, plus a Pre-K’er! Pray for Raegan’s ability to be patient and for the kids to be attentive and obedient.

What's coming up:

As I write this, I (Jon) am about to meet up with “Noah”. I haven’t seen him in over a month and I am not really sure what is going on in his life. I know that his little brother is sick (demon possession?) and that he had his apartment broken into and many things, including his laptop, were stolen. He has told me that he isn’t interested in meeting this year because he wants to focus on school and work (to help pay for a new laptop). Please pray for Noah. Pray that his hunger to study the Scriptures would return. Pray that Holy Spirit would take hold of his heart and give him encouragement when he reads the Scriptures and when we meet together.

Our new partners, Nathan & Amber, will be joining us in about a month. We are SO excited to get them here! They are such a blessing to us and our kids and they bring so much energy to our team. We are in need of a little energy! Please pray for their transition to our city. Pray that they would finish their last unit of language study strong and be able to share the Truth with their friends before they leave. We are also thrilled that our other new partners, Thomas and Gwen, will be arriving (in another city) in October to begin language study! Pray for them as they are in training in Richmond for the next 6 weeks.

Requests:

· Pray that Noah would continue to hunger for God’s word and fellowship with believers. Pray for wisdom as we discern how to minister to his family and in how to disciple him.

· Pray for our new partners, Nathan & Amber and Thomas & Gwen. They are both in the midst of big transitions in life. Pray for God’s grace to be upon them.

· Please pray for Drew’s physical & intellectual growth. Pray most of all for God’s will to be done in his life (and ours). Pray that this little guy will be greatly used in His kingdom.

· Pray for Raegan and the kids as they are starting up school again.

Grami & Colby w/ the kids