Pops' leg is on the mend; he's finished with the antibiotics and says that his leg seems to be healing well.
Pops agreed to teach last Sunday and he said that it went very well (this has not been his typical practice because he's been trying to encourage the tribal leaders to be more autonomous). His text was Colossians 1 & 2 and he said that people were very attentive. After preaching they worshipped for awhile and he said that it was very good (nearly brought tears). They then read several texts and sang again while taking the Lord's supper. Pops said that the whole service was very stiring and was a real blessing to him.
Later Sunday night Pops got together with a group of the elders and they had a very encouraging meeting. They discussed bringing a new member into the leadership and it went very well. One of the real challenges over the years has been the tendency toward factionalism and resistance to change. Pops felt like the meeting went a long way toward starting break from those patterns.
The last exciting piece of information is that one member of the church has begun meeting with another member of the tribe to seek some public reconciliation. Pops says that this is a direct result of Ty and Mike's interaction while they were there.
All-in-all a lot of good news. Of course there continues to be a lot to pray for: Pops is only going to be there another week and we need to be praying that he ends strong and that the people will continue to ruminate on the things that he has worked on during this trip. Also, while it is healing, we should continue to be praying for Pops' leg to fully recover. Finally, the realities of the local economy are far worse than we can even imagine. Please continue to pray that the Lord would provide for his people there.
We have been talking some about ways that we could practically help with the current food crisis, so please pray that God would give us wisdom in knowing how to proceed there. Also, please consider combining some "works" with your "faith" if/when we can get a relief plan organized (see James 2:14-26).
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LOVED the pics and update. we are continuing to pray!
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