1 November 2008
Dear Prayer Partner,
Praises and Prayer needs:
Telephone service Restored: After one month without telephone lines or Internet in the house are once again operational. Praise the Lord!! (Except our phone calls were diverted to our "Fixed mobile number" and they have not un-diverted our calls yet, but that should be easy to remedy. I'm not sure what is taking them so long. We've been receiving about 3-4 calls daily from the Telekom service, calling our number, checking to see if it's fixed.
Mirriam Olofisau: Her paperwork for her resident permit has arrived. We went to town yesterday and lodged it. Our District Assembly and meeting is from November 9 – 16. They said I can pick it up on Tuesday. I booked them to return to the Solomon Islands on Sunday 9th of November so they will be able to attend our District Assembly meetings. Jimmy and Mirriam are both Bible College Graduates from our Melanesian Nazarene Bible College in Papua New Guinea. Jimmy has lived there for the past 9 years. After going to PNG with his parents, he felt the call to preach, enrolled in BC, and stayed back after his parent's return to SI. He then married a Papua New Guinea lady. They have two children. Jimmy graduated from BC and his return was delayed due to bride price payment and other issues that needed to be sorted out. Anyway for the past 3-4 years they have been pastors at a church in Western Highlands, PNG. Jimmy was ordained a year ago. Pray for them as they return to the Solomon's. Also pray for us as we work together to place them in the right area of ministry.
Geoffrey and Churie: Their paperwork arrived Thursday too. We lodged their work permit yesterday. Pray for them as they plan to arrive in December.
Natalie Ward: Please pray for Natalie Ward, the wife of our Regional Director. Natalie sufferred from blood clots in her leg and then experienced chest pain and was hospitalized for a while but is now at home. Still pray for her healing. They were both looking forward to being with us for the assembly. Verne and Natalie were quite involved in the SI during the early days and they certainly have a lot of friends here. Of course it is a disappointment that they will not be able to make it this time. Keep them in your prayers.
This is the latest I received concerning Natalie. - We praise God that the doctor has confirmed that her lungs are clear! That is quite an answer to prayer, given her initial symptoms that seemed to indicate clots had moved to her lungs.
Honiara Youth Rally: This rally is being held this weekend. I'm so busy that I won't be able to attend much, but our Nazarene Youth will lead the worship and service Sunday evening and then our Jesus Film Team will close the program Sunday Evening with the showing of the Jesus Film. Pray for a spiritual breakthrough among our Solomon Island youth.
District Meetings 9-16 November: Be much in prayer for these and the preparations. Pray for those who will attend.
I'm enclosing a brief program below so you can pray specifically. Pray for the organization committee as they get ready and Nancy and I as we make preparations to teach and preach some too. It seems like there have been a lot of interruptions and disturbances.
Sunday 9 Nov. Opening Service – Baru Dirye, Nazarene Health Secretary from PNG, to Preach (Communion Service will be held)
Afternoon – Centennial Celebration Reports and Centennial Video
Evening 6 p.m. – George Miller to Preach
Monday 10 Morning 8:30 — Devotions and worship – Baru
Daytime – Sunday School training Classes and meeting with Ministerial Boards
Evening 7 p.m. – Baru to Preach
Tuesday 11 Beginning 8:00 – Devotion by George Miller and Business meeting
Evening 7 p.m. – Jesse Middendorf, General Superintendent to preach
Wednesday 12 Morning devotion and evening message as well as classes during the day with the GS.
Thursday 13 Morning – Devotion by GS
Daytime – Classes Nazarene Missions International (NMI) and Church Finance Class.
Evening Service – Harmon Schmelzenbach to preach
Friday 14 Morning – Devotion by Harmon
Daytime – Classes in use of the proclaimer (hopefully following the class we'll have 10 proclaimers in the field.) Proclaimer is a device shaped much like radio that has the New Testament recorded in Pijin so everyone can hear the Word. Also there will be a class in the Articles of Faith (teaching pictures).
Evening Service – NMI Service Osborn Fagea our district NMI president to Preach and organize.
Saturday 15 Morning – Dickson Manongi, our District SS Chairman, to have devotion and talk about Bible Foundation Classes. (In the SI Sunday School is viewed as being for kids so we have to change the name.
Daytime – Classes in functions of Church officers, and baptism class
Afternoon – 4-6 p.m. Celebration feast
Evening – Mairy Walesara, Our District Women's president will preach.
Sunday 16 Morning 7:30 a.m. – Baptism service in the Lunga River
Morning 9:00 a.m. – Worship Service – Baru to Preach.
Closing Service 6 p.m. George to Preach
Please bathe this with prayer. Pray for those coming from the provinces and outer islands. Some will be arriving as early as Wednesday 5th, so they will get here on time. We rely heavily on ship schedules which can change without notice and are so dependent on Weather.
Note: With the district meeting starting next week, also we are trying to finish a toilet block, so you may not hear from us for a couple of weeks.
Your partners in His Ministry,
George Miller PO Box 712 Honiara, Solomon Islands phone: (677) 25 109 Phone: (677) 43320 Mobile: (677) 68920 george_nancy@reachone.com
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