Troozshoes

Dear Friends and Family,

We have been in PNG for almost a month now! Our trip up to PNG went
very well. While we were in Port Moresby we submitted Dave's
application for Australian permanent residency. We don't know how long
that will take to be processed and we don't mind if it takes a year or
more! For once we're not worried about the timely processing of visas!
:) We are glad to be back in PNG and involved in the work God has for
us here.

Dave has been asked to fill in for up to 12 months as the Director for
Language Services (DLS). The DLS is the director in charge of all of
the services SIL provides to its translation and literacy teams as well
as being responsible for relating with PNG churches and universities for
the purpose of encouraging their involvement in Bible translation.
Being involved in this work does not mean that the Sam translation
program has stopped happening. We will still be able to go to the
village for a couple of shorter than normal visits and Sarah will
continue with Sam-related work in Ukarumpa - including portions of
dictionary, grammar and Bible translation work. We also hope to get the
Sam national translators to come to Ukarumpa to work sometime in the
coming months.

Tomorrow Dave will be driving to Goroka (two hours away) to speak at the
Evangelical Alliance annual meetings. It will be a great opportunity to
network and meet church leaders. Please pray for safety on the road and
for wisdom as he shares with others. He will be gone for three days.

As someone wrote to us recently, the Lord uses our busy lives and areas
where things are not going the way we envisioned a year ago to make
space where He can move and work to bring about the results He desires.

The Lord bless you,
Dave and Sarah Troolin