Pursuing God and Clinging to Him
Lucas and Jessica Rondy minister among the Cora people of Mexico. We were praying for them as they traveled to “community C” to visit and connect with the believers there. Praise God that the trip was a success. The Rondys traveled with Andrea and Goyo, believers from their town, who were able to encourage the believers in “community C.” As Lucas and Jessica watched the interactions, it was exciting to see that God might be leading Goyo to become a church elder. The “community C” church has been without a pastor for 30 years, and yet “they continue to pursue God and cling to Him.” Pray for wisdom in how to minister to these people who are “hungry for the Word” and long to have a shepherd to lead them.
Nukak Literacy in Colombia
Colin and Megan Rogers minister among the Nukak people of Colombia. “Please praise the Lord with us for the opportunities we've had so far this year to share our lives with the Nukak. Please pray for the literacy program, especially that the students [would] be faithful to come. Please also pray that they will follow our suggestions to them to show their siblings and relatives how to read as well. Pray that the desire of the Nukak to read their own language will grow. Please pray that we will find favor in the eyes of the administrative agents who receive the literacy materials and that they will act in the genuine interest of the Nukak people.”
Video: “A few minutes in literacy class” https://youtu.be/IgRVILGyjrQ?si=D6DWAnsGQN-25Cdr
New Missionaries to the Philippines
Gerald and Lizzy DeFouw serve in the Philippines where they are helping to lead the E2 program, the program where new missionaries to the field go through CLA (culture and language acquisition). “We have been praising the Lord for the arrival of many new students! … The team is growing and expanding, and we are excited to see so many new students moving into language classes who hopefully one day will have the privilege of pairing up to work in an unreached or least-reached people group in the Philippines.” Pray for wisdom and endurance as Gerald and Lizzy help lead the E2 program. Pray for stamina for the new missionaries as they go through language learning Phase 1.
More about the E1, E2 and E3 stages: Sidebar - The Stages of Equipping - Ethnos360
Urgency in the Unfinished Task
Susie ministers among the “S” people of West Africa. With several recent deaths in the community, Susie and the few gospel workers in other villages are feeling the urgency to share the gospel with the “S” people in their heart language. One practical step towards this is teaching literacy. “My prayer is that we would be able to start the first literacy classes [in the village] in January 2027, but that would require God to open a lot of doors before then.” Pray that God will open these doors and that He will provide Susie and the gospel workers in the other villages with “supernatural time and energy” so the Good News can come quickly. On an encouraging note, Scripture is already impacting Susie’s translation helpers as they work through the book of Ruth.
Nearing the Finish Line
Adam and Julie Martin minister among the Akolet people of Papua New Guinea. Praise God that the Akolet New Testament translation is progressing well. “We plan to have [the Gospel of] John consultant-checked (the final step before printing and distributing) in August, at which time the only remaining books will be Titus, Philemon and Jude.” Pray that this momentum will continue through to the end of the translation project. Pray that God would sustain the translation team as they faithfully plug away at translation. Pray for the Akolet church to delight in God’s Word and to thrive as they grow in Christ’s likeness.