Colossians on the air!

Colossians 2:6,7

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Time with the Saints 

We praise the Lord that our national team is with the P people right now.  In spite of the evildoers who are trafficking there in the plains, they are still out there ministering in various ways to those precious people.  Lots of time is spent in the Scriptures as they meet with the pastors and also with the different congregations.  Repairing water pumps and helping to build yet another school in a different village, explaining about radio care and fixing ones that aren’t functioning are all part of their labor of love to the saints.

(Here below you see Jacinto and Andrés meeting with some of the pastors under the mango trees, and some of their interaction with the brethren)

Colossians is Done!

We PTL that He enabled us to get the 40 radio podcasts for the book of Colossians all done, and that the P believers are now listening to these broadcasts.  One of the pastors sent word how thrilled they are to be receiving this teaching.  Yes, we are thrilled to and praising the Lord for His grace and strength to get them done.  Now we will transition into doing an overview from Genesis thru Revelation.  Thanks much for your prayers for that.  We are weak, BUT HE IS STRONG!!

Here below you can see some of the believers who are proudly displaying their new red radios hanging from their necks.  Further below you see other believers listening to the broadcasts, which air in the evening after it is dark.

A Difficult Season

When our national coworkers went in to spend time with the people this Dry Season, they were amazed how they were hurting nutritionally.  A  physician who accompanied them for the first part of the trip could see right away that they were too thin and sorely lacking in iron.  We are in the process right now of sending in lots of iron, as well as beans for both eating and planting.  Thanks much for praying for the physical health of the people, and that these seminomadic folks will grow in their gardening skills.

Here below you can see one of the pastors with his nine children and grandchildren.  He was our son Josh’s good buddy when we lived among the people.  They were often out fishing and catching turtles…and then would come to our place and make fish soup!

Praise and Prayer

• Pray for a successful robotic outpatient surgery for a double hernia for me (Merrill) tomorrow morning at 7 AM here in Santa Barbara, California.
• Pray for safety for our team as they continue to minister to the P believers where evil doers still lurk. There has been additional traffic lately which is concerning.
• Praise God that the Colossian Bible lesson series has been airing since March 2nd, except for a short period where there was a glitch. Pray for the radio ministry, that God would use this new tool of communication for His great and brilliant glory!
• Pray regarding the health of the people
• Pray for God to hold back the rains so our team can out there with the P saints for a few extra weeks
• Pray for us as we get back to producing more Bible curriculum for the people. They are asking for more!
• Encourage the pastors, establish the churches in truth, and may reconciliation take place where needed. Two guys to really pray for are Juan Mati and Justico

And Thanks Again…..

….for your partnership with us, for your prayers, for your encouragement, for your notes, and for your fellowship in the Gospel. God is working and is building His church among the Unreached People Groups of the world. Thanks so much for being a part of the team!

Weak, but strong in His strength,
Merrill and Teresa