Sunday, August 21, 2011
Troolin email update, 21 August 2011
Time has been passing quickly, as it does! We are feeling more settled
into life here at Ukarumpa, and the children are enjoying school. Last
Friday they participated in Sports Day. They did their best, and we were
so proud of them!
Dave's temporary administrative duty is going well. He feels privileged
to serve the language personnel as he seeks to help others succeed in
their language work. He loves to encourage others and is finding there
are many decisions to make, each one with its own background and
influences. There are also many potential ways that SIL can partner
other organizations and with the government. Please pray for him to be
an effective Director for Language Services (DLS) and for wisdom to know
which opportunities are ones God wants him to move ahead with.
We are working on plans to spend time with our five Sam translators in
Madang next week! It will be great to be all together again! We will
drive to Madang on Monday, August 29, and return to Ukarumpa on
Saturday, September 3. Because of Dave's administrative role it is not
feasible for us to make a village trip by helicopter at this time. We
plan to work on revising the first draft of the book of Mark with Paul,
Jack, Robin, Paulus and Komo while we are there, as well as
homeschooling the children. Please pray that we will have a productive
week!
After that week, Paul, Jack and Robin will return with us to work in
Ukarumpa with Sarah for a few weeks.
The Lord's faithfulness is never-ending, and we praise Him for leading
us along the path He has for us! We're so glad He is with us every step
of the way!
Blessings,
Dave and Sarah Troolin