Prayer Update

Dear Prayer Partner,

Bible College Classes:

The Bible College Classes are in progress. Please remember Dr. David McEwan and Nancy Miller in your prayers as they teach these classes. At the conclusion of the last Bible College block we have taught all the classes needed for graduation in the Bible College program. Now we are beginning year one of the block courses. We had three students complete the entire 24 course program and ready for graduation.

After this 2-week course we will have our 4^th student complete the Bible College program. We plan for graduation in conjunction with the District Assembly time. We teach our courses in 4-year cycle (6 courses per year) and we allow students to enroll whenever they can and then once they complete the 24 courses they can graduate.

We teach on a diploma level but for those whose English skills are weak and have trouble with the written assignments we offer a certificate.

David has 20 students in his Doctrine of Holiness class and 20 in his Old Testament Survey. Nancy has three students in the Christian Education class.

Sovereign Grace Church:

This time Pastor Alick Hagi, who is pastor of our newest church, Sovereign Grace Church of the Nazarene, Munda, Western Province, brought four students with him to the Bible College. This church began in February this year. They were given an abandoned building, in Munda, that was built and previously used by another denomination. The timber in the church was badly damaged by termites. The church members with the assistance of some from the Honiara Zion Church, the district chain saw, and approved special money given to build new churches, were able to replace all the timber from the floor to the roof. The floor and bearers were made out of varsa (A timber that is not eaten by termites and wood rot doesn’t affect). They replaced the rest of the timber from flooring to roofing iron, which was termite infested, with the varsa timber. A special thanks to those prayer partners who gave to the approved special for new church buildings.

Rodney, a new Christian from the Sovereign Grace church, gave his testimony how he came to Christ. He is the grandson of one of the first local missionaries who took the gospel into their area in Western Province. Rodney walked away from the Lord and no longer served the Lord but had worked as a policeman. He said as a policeman even though he wasn’t a Christian and did a lot of things that wasn’t right, he stayed on the right side of the law and out of prison. He said, “Now I am a life-timer for Jesus.” He has a glowing smile and is rejoicing in his new life in Christ. Pray for him as God uses him to reach his family.

The Munda church has identified five communities around Munda where God has given them an interested person and contact. There is a church working in these communities that orthodox Christians would refer to as a Christian cult, in fact this is the predominant church surrounding Munda. In this area there is a huge spiritual need. Please join in praying for spiritual breakthrough in these communities. These five communities are referred to as “Platoon 1”, “Platoon 2”, “Platoon 3”, “Platoon 4”, and “Platoon 5”. Outreach into these areas are tough. One recent convert from platoon 5 wanted to move out but Alick has encouraged him to stay in the community as they pray and hold on for God to bring the spiritual victory and breakthrough.

Alabaster Offering:

Our Zion church took up their alabaster offering on Sunday. For those non-Nazarene prayer partners, alabaster offering is an offering collected in February and September and it goes specifically for buildings, construction, and property improvement needs.

Osborn, our district missionary president, decorated a wheel barrow, putting into it some building materials into which people would march by and put the water bottle of money, which they have been collecting over the past 6 months. Go to my blog for photo’s. Early Wednesday morning the nephew of the Osborn passed away and I just returned from the funeral and burial. Osborn has been praying for his family, and would like to request prayer for his family that they will turn to God.

Water Well Update:

I want to thank those who have given money for the water well drilling. Continue to prayer as this will be a major project and we also want to use the water as an evangelistic tool to reach our community for Christ. As soon as Bible College classes are over we will organize the drilling and hopefully have the bore hole finished by Christmas.

Your Partners in His Ministry,

George & Nancy Miller