Dear Prayer Partners,
I request your intercessory prayers for all the things going on here in the Solomon Islands.
Mission Strategy Training (MST):
Nancy and I depart tomorrow for Singapore to attend the MST held in Singapore. We will be away until May 10th. We will be exploring what it really means to “Make Christ-like Disciples in the Nation.” We have been reading 3 books in preparation for these sessions. The training is only for 4 days (4-7 May) but we have to be gone the 10 days due to airline schedules.
Felicity:
Felicity and Churie are back in Australia. The ENT doctor is going to put the tubes back in Felicity’s ears, as well as perform an adenoidectomy. The surgery is scheduled for May 12. Pray that her ear will clear up and remain clear so the surgery can proceed as planned. Geoffrey and Raina have their tickets to fly to Brisbane on Sunday, but are hoping that space will be available on the Friday flight. Following surgery Felicity will need to stay in Australia for another 10 days. Pray for them during this trying time. Geoffrey and Churie were able to get a great price on tickets. It was US $360 for a round trip ticket to Brisbane.
Zion Christian Academy:
Pray for ZCA and Nancy in her role as Principal. She has a lot of things on her platter. The 14th of May there is a meeting between the School’s recently constituted Planning Committee and the government Education Dept. The purpose of this meeting is to work on a development plan for the school. There is work being done on getting the ACE curriculum recognized by the Government. ACE curriculum is an American curriculum and we are merging it with the SI curriculum esp. in the area of SI History and Social Studies. In May there will be a teacher’s training meeting with a visiting education instructor from New Zealand. Our classes will be dismissed during this time so the teachers can all attend this course. Nancy is staying busy now for sure. Please remember her in prayer. Now with Churie gone Nancy has lost her 5th grade teacher too.
Bible College Class:
The 2nd block will be held May 13 – 30. I will be teaching the course, “Life and Ministry of Jesus Christ” and Nancy, with the help of others, will be teaching, “Christian Worship.”
YIM Team:
Four University Students from Nazarene Universities in the USA will be coming to the Solomon Islands. I have not yet received their confirmed flight but due to our limited airline schedules, looking at what is probably the least expensive flight, they should arrive on June 2nd. They will be here for 6 weeks or so. We are making plans for them to visit some villages and conduct Youth and Children Camps/rallies, do follow-up and training on the Proclaimer, and other work. {The proclaimer is a box that play a dramatized audio of the New Testament and is ideal for illiterate people} Geoffrey and Churie will be the main supervisors of this team because Nancy and I will be away for most of their time.
General Assembly:
Nancy and I are planning on taking our vacation to attend the General Assembly. We will fly out of the Solomon’s on June 10th and return on July 14th. My good friend and colleague Baru Dirye, the Papua New Guinea National Health Secretary, wrote me a nice letter, asking if I would be willing to help the PNG delegates and visitors with contacts to facilitate their trip to Orlando and General Assembly. I am praying about this. We have been the PNG delegate’s “tour guide” for two assemblies and really enjoyed it both times. They are planning on a month after assembly, and would like to speak in Churches and see a little of the USA.
Are there Missionaries or any of our Florida Prayer Partners that would like to help with this delegation? If so Please Let me Know and I’ll put you in contact with Mr. Baru Dirye. Maybe you could offer accommodations, give them an opportunity to share in your church, or drive a van chauffeuring them around. I am still thinking praying about this. I’m not share how I can help them. Please pray for all the overseas delegates as they obtain visa, make travel arrangements, etc to travel to the USA for these meetings.
Visit to the Solomon Islands by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu:
The last few days were filled with excitement and anticipation with the visit of Desmond Tutu. As head of our church I was invited to join with Government, Church, and Diplomatic Leaders as we met the plane welcoming the arrival of our Country’s invited guest, Desmond Tutu. The Archbishop came at the invitation of our Prime Minister to launch our Solomon Island’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). I had never been in the VIP lounge at the air port before. It was nice and a thrill to see a man of this global notoriety in person.
The Prime Minister hosted a dinner which Nancy and I attended as invited guests. Then there was the TRC launching on Wednesday morning and the combined service at Lawson tama stadium (The soccer stadium). Please remember our country in prayer and the TRC as there are many hurts, unforgiveness, unconfessed sins, etc. Pray that bitterness and hurt can be replaced by forgiveness; that those with hidden sins can come forward and confess these and experience God’s forgiveness. I was really impressed as Desmond Tutu challenged our people. If you are interested in this I’m sure you can get the full story through one of many Internet News sites.
Tomorrow when we board our full plane to Brisbane, Archbishop and his wife will be fellow passengers on this plane.
It looks like I’ll be able to slow down in August:
So far August looks like a slow month, but I will probably make my visit to the provinces and visit some of the churches during this time.
Your Partner’s in His Ministry,
George & Nancy Miller
PO Box 712
Honiara, Solomon Islands
george_nancy@reachone.com
Phone: (677)25-109
Mobile: (677)68-920
Blog: http://georgeandnancymiller.blogspot.com
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