July 10, 2011 Update

Dear Prayer

Thank you for your Prayers.  Here is an update from our last prayer letter.

Children’s Camp {The following is from a report written by Doris Manongi the Zion Church of the Nazarene Sunday School President.

Greetings to you in Christ’s name.  It is a joy for me to testify about the love of Christ and what he has been doing in the lives of our children here.

We had about 90 children (plus adult sponsors) attend the camp.  49 of these came from the White River Church (Which is our daughter mission church) and the other 40+ from our local Zion Church of the Nazarene.  Our theme: from Matthew 19:14 “ ‘Let the little children come to me,’ Jesus said”.  The White River Church is mostly made up of children and these children come from various backgrounds, like divorced parents, unsaved parents, single parents, and for most of these children their parents never attend church.  The children are so excited to serve Christ.  During our camp five children gave their life to the Lord.  [Many went to the altar but five shared their testimony.]  We believe the children are the open door through which we can reach out to their parents. 

Chris Testified to being Saved at Children's Camp.

White River Children Choir

·         Pray that God will move mightily in the lives of these children.   They are increasing in numbers.

·         Pray for Pastor Osborne [Pastor of White River] and wife Hilda who are looking after them for God’s grace and strength.

·         Pray for the Sunday School teachers that they will have the passion for teaching and reaching the lives of these children in the Word of God and His love.

·         Pray that through these children we’ll be able to bring the parents and adults to Christ.

In His Service , Doris Manongi

Note from George:   Thank you for praying for the Children’s camp it was a tremendous success.

Miller’s Trip to Australia:

We had a wonderful time in Australia.   Thank you for your prayer support.  The first part of our trip we attended the South Pacific Leaders Conference.  This is an annual conference held for leaders/teachers of schools in the South Pacific using the A.C.E. (Accelerated Christian Education) curriculum.  This is my first time to attend (Nancy’s second time).  The theme of the conference was from Romans 8:37, “In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us.”  The 3-day conference was busy with workshops, including testimonies, and a special guest presenter from South Africa.  It was great meeting the people from S.C.E.E. (Southern Cross Education Enterprises, which administers the A.C.E. curriculum.

Following the conference we stayed at the Nazarene Theological College in Brisbane.  It was a time of relaxation and people asked what I wanted to do.  We had no agenda and no rushing around.  We got in some excellent church services. In the two Sundays there we were spiritually enriched by attending and fellowshipping in three different churches, sitting in a few hours of class at NTC (taught by guest lecturer, Dr. Deirdre Brower Latz), attended morning prayer at the NTC as they began the 40 days of prayer, George attended a men’s chat group and Nancy a lady’s chatter group at a coffee shop in the shopping mall, and God really met with us.

As we were preparing to leave for vacation we ran out of water and LP gas.  Bible College just concluded and some of the students stayed around and it didn’t rain so our rain tank was running low.  We were doing our last load of laundry on early Monday morning the day of our departure and the rain tank ran dry.   We keep two 6 gallon containers full of water for emergency so we needed to wash the dishes and I was heating the water and the LP Gas ran out.  This was one hour or so before our departure.  We normally keep a spare small gas cylinder but during BC class the cylinder was emptied and I hadn’t refilled it.  Praise the Lord when we returned it had rained so we had a full water tank and when I primed the pump and turned the power on it worked.  PTL, because running out of water is an easy way to damage a pump.   I try to never do that.

Then on the trip home, I can’t believe what happened.  It is quite humorous but is suppose to happen to someone else.  It is a first for me [George].  My resident permit [SI equivalent to a Visa] was expired.  On departing Honiara they didn’t comment on it.  Now, imagine the shock when we went to check in and my permit had expired.  I checked through my passport that is full of stamps to find my permit and there I found it expiring 1^st June 2011.  How could that happen???  So I had to purchase a ticket out of the SI so fortunately I have to travel back to Australia in September for IBOE (International Board of Education) meeting, so I bought the ticket.  Fortunately we arrived at the airport with 3 hours to spare.  Our travel to the airport went smooth with every traffic light green and the traffic moving at near speed limit so we made it in 30 minutes from NTC to Airport.  We sorted out all the problems, checked in, and still had a couple of hours for breakfast and relaxation before boarding the plane to Honiara which was full.  Once in Honiara, I am thankful for a small country where everyone knows everyone.  Also we have been around for a long time.   I wanted to get in an immigration queue (line) where the official working knew me.  Did I mention the plane was full so my carry-on stored overhead was 6 rows behind where we were setting and by the time I retrieved that we were near the last passenger de-boarding even though our assigned seat was near the front.  Every queue was long except the queue for returning residents.  I knew the official in all the queues except the one marked “returning residents’.   We got in the short queue and when I got there I apologized and asked if I could come in the office and sort it out later.  This week was holiday week, July 7^th our Solomon Island’s Independence day.  I did get it paid for and lodged the work permit with labor as it is also expired.  If you are wondering Nancy’s expires next year, since she lived here many years without a work permit and now is school principal so she had to get a work permit and new resident permit and a different date.

District Youth/Women’s Camp:

Women and youth sharing after their return.

            The Youth and women had a holiness revival at their camp.  They came back excited about what happened.  They experienced the presence of God in a new way and they were so excited.  They came back tired from the week at camp, followed by the long ship ride in a really rough sea, but they were spiritually rejuvenated.  I have asked them to write a report and should have more information to share about the victories at camp.  They went around town witnessing and the church services were packed with those attending the evening services.  Reports came back of miraculous healings, salvation, and deliverance.  The report was the altar were full every service.  The theme for the Camp was from Joshua 24:15  “.  .  . choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve .  .  .  But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD."

NYC, Zach, and the Youth:

Our Grandson Zach is attending the NYC in Louisville, KY.  His parents Scott and Gloria Nelson went as sponsor with their church’s youth.  6300+ in attendance at NYC.  Oh, don’t we serve an awesome God!  There was one photo posted on the NCM e-news and faces of 7 youth visible and there was the picture of our Zach.  This grandpa was thrilled to see that photo.   I guess as a grandpa I have bragging rights.  Recently I was thrilled and tears came to my eye when talking to Gloria and Zach and was told that Zach felt called to preach.

Pray for the youth attending NYC as they return to their home churches that they will be empowered to live the holy, Christ-style life, but include in your prayer the youth around the world.  It appears the spirit of God is moving around the world and we are on the verge of a holiness revival and it very well could begin with the youth.  There is so much political, economical, social, and spiritual uncertainties and unrest in the world today.  People are restless, uncertain of the future, unsatisfied with status quo, and are searching for answers, which is the perfect climate for a spiritual awakening.  Pray for this generation as they seek answers that they will turn to Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace.

Other Prayer needs:

Continue to remember the events coming up:

September 13-18: IBOE review meeting in Brisbane (George plans to attend).

September 20 - October 4:  Bible College Block course  (Dr. David McEwan from NTC, Brisbane will be visiting professor)

October 26 – 30: Mission leadership Conference, Manila, Philippines  (George and Nancy plan to attend, and pray that other leaders from Solomon Islands will be able to attend too.)

January 2012:  3^rd Wave NYI Conference in Bangkok, Thailand (Plan to send 1 or 2 youth from Solomon Islands.)

Harmon Schmelzenbach has a trip planned to Solomon Islands July 18 – 23.  Pray for our trip as we go to Makira Province and visit a pastor there.

Special Prayer Request: Remember the Nazarene Theological College in Brisbane, Australia in you prayer.  They have some financial challenges facing them.  They are meeting 6 a.m. daily for the 40 days of prayer and they have already witnessed the hand of God upon their situation.

Ezra: He is a high school boy who went to youth camp. 

Ezra Testifying and Praising God.

 He lives at our house and raised chickens to pay his school fees.  While at camp his chicken house was burned down along with 50 2-week old chickens.  When he received word he said, “That is something of this world, I have come on a mission and am not going to let that side-track me.”  Those of you present during our recent deputation tour, may remember seeing Ezra’s picture on our power point.  We thank the Lord as someone donated money to cover his school fees for this year, isn’t God awesome.

Nancy: Teachers report to school tomorrow for teacher’s training, and Nancy has a lot of items to discuss with the teachers as they have this week of teacher’s meeting getting ready for classes to begin 18^th July.

Last Prayer letter I mentioned that I was passing through a discouraging time.  Nothing will lift ones spirits like the outpouring of the Holy Spirit as witness by our youth at camp in Munda.  We returned from Australia and I was still a little down but when the youth got off the ship after a stormy ride and they were bubbling over.  That was awesome and then when they met the following night and shared their testimonies about the many victories any remnant of discouragement disappeared.  Pray that this fire of the Lord that was kindled in their hearts in Munda will burn bright as they return to school in another week.

George Miller, 

Solomon Islands -Church of the Nazarene

PO Box 712, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Office/Home: 677 25-109     Mobile: 677 74 68920

USA Contact:

c/o 4994 Highway 78 S

Nevada, TX   75173

email: george_nancy@reachone.com

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Youth Praising God after returning from camp.

June 16, 2011 Prayer update

Dear Prayer Partner,

Thank you for your Prayers.  Here is an update of some of the items we requested prayer for.

Bible College Class:

The Bible College classes were super and well attended.  Sylvia Holiday, from New Zealand, was our guest lecturer.  Sylvia is an Ordained Minister and professional counselor in New Zealand.  This is her second time visiting the Solomon Islands.  We praise the Lord for the 21 students she had in her morning class, Interpersonal  Communication; and the 25 attending her evening class, Christian Worship.  I (George) had 12 student in my Hebrews & General Epistles class.  Thanks for your prayers as God moved mightily in these classes.

Children’s Camp:

The Honiara Zion Church is hosting a Children’s camp this weekend.  Tomorrow (Friday) night I will be preaching the opening service for the children.  Nancy will then have the Saturday service.  The new church in White River will be attending.  Pray for the White River church.  The White River Church is a new daughter church started by the Zion church.  They invited the DS and wife a few week ago.  Then last Sunday I returned when the Zion Pre-teen class visited, led by their Sunday School teacher Mairy.  This church is made up of mostly children, but they are on fire.  Pray for the children that God will raise up some teens and adults that are on fire for Jesus.

Miller’s Vacation:

Pray for Nancy and I as we take a much needed vacation to Australia.  We depart Solomon Islands on Monday 20^th June and return Monday 4^th July.  Please be in prayer for us during this time.

District Youth/Women’s camp:

In our last news letter I made an error in the dates.  The correct dates for this camp is 27^th June through 2^nd July.  This camp will be held in Munda, on the Island of New Georgia in the Western Province. One of our newer churches Sovereign Grace will host this camp.  Pray for a wonderful outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon our youth attending camp.

Other events coming up:

1.      September 13-18 the International Board of Education is going to meet with our South Pacific Nazarene Theological College and conduct a review at that time.  Please be in prayer for this meeting.

2.      Then September 20 – October 4^th will be another block course at our Bible College and Dr. David McEwan from NTC, Brisbane, Australia will be our guest lecturer.  I will also be teaching a course.

3.      October 26 – 30 we will be attending a mission leadership conference in Manila, Philippines.

4.      Pray for Rex as he prepares to attend, representing our Solomon Island youth at the 3^rd wave conference in Thailand in January 2012.  Rex is a relatively new Christian and member of our Sovereign Grace Church in Munda.  For a few months he lived at our house while volunteering at ZCA (Zion Christian Academy).  Now he is working as a teacher at the school established this year at the Sovereign Grace Church.

5.      In addition to these meetings I plan to visit churches in the provinces.

Personal Prayer Request:

Please remember us in prayer as we want to see a mighty revival and a great awakening and an awesome movement of the Holy Spirit within the Solomon Islands.  In recent days I have been battling discouragement and we request that you bathe us in prayer.  

George Miller, 

Solomon Islands -Church of the Nazarene

PO Box 712, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Office/Home: 677 25-109     Mobile: 677 74 68920

USA Contact:

c/o 4994 Highway 78 S

Nevada, TX   75173

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prayer update 28 April 2011

Dear Prayer partner,

Oh my how time flies!  Has it really been nearly one month since I sent our last prayer letter?   I can hardly believe how rapidly time has flew by.

We bring you greeting in the name of our risen LORD and Savior Jesus Christ.  This past weekend (Easter Weekend) was a wonderful time.

Updates on our prayer requests in the last letter.

1.       Unpacking went well.  We have almost everything unpacked and put away.  Some of the things are left in storage until needed.  Home assignment is good for “packrats” like us, as it helps minimize the supply of things.

2.       The Land  Issue we were dealing with was the Government’s plan to acquire some of our property to drill a water well.  We finally signed a lease agreement at least then we will get a little money.  Our main concern is that there is a great possibility that the city water well drilled in close proximity to ours and three times deeper will lower the ground water level and therefore cause our well to dry up.  We will wait and see.  At least right now we have Solar water supply which is free.

3.       The Easter Revival Camp organized by the Zion Church of the Nazarene was a huge success.  The camp was totally organized by the Zion Church Board, which was a tremendous relief for me as all I had to do was attend and bring a morning devotional and preach at the Sunday sunrise service at 5:30 a.m.  So with my limited responsibility we could just attend and enjoy the services.

Youth Worship team led by Brother Dickson Manongi

Some of the Highlights of the Easter Camp:

Rev. Maisel Boude, Papua New Guinea Defense Force Chaplain, was the guest speaker.  The messages and the classes he held were timely as they dealt with living a holy life in Melanesia. 

Saturday night the fire fell and many came to the altar under conviction.  It was a great service as young and old alike came to the altar.  After the altar service there was a spontaneous testimony time.  It kind of reminded me of camp-meeting time when I was young.  It was one of those really special services that you just have to be present to fully appreciate. 

 

Children that came to the altar wanted to share their testimony, but in this country it is difficult for children to just go to the front of adults and share, but these children talked to their adult leaders and these leaders scheduled a time for them to share during the Sunday evening services.  Words are inadequate to describe the thrill in my heart as these children got up with tears in their eyes and testified to the saving grace of God.

This is the first time I have ever witnessed this among the Solomon Island Children.  Normally I do not see the young children even going to the altar in the Solomon Islands, unless we have a special children’s service, then they feel free to come forward.  This is a breakthrough and a direct answer to your prayers.

During one of the sessions that dealt with some of the “witchcraft” issues in the Solomon’s, one man questioned Rev. Maisel and it brought out into the open some of the pluralism in the Solomon Islands, as they attempt to merge Christianity with their animistic/ancestral belief system.  This lead to quite a discussion and some deliverances from some of the demonic activities.

Baby Wesley held by George and parents standing near.

We had three churches participate in this camp.  In addition to the Zion Church, we also had the Macedonia Church and the White River Church (Preaching Point).  The pastor’s wife of the Macedonia Church delivered a baby on Good Friday.  They asked me to name the baby so I gave him the name Wesley, after my brother.  The White River Church has a lot of children and we request prayer for the salvation of their parents.  Also pray that these children will grow strong in their faith.

One of the board members who helped organize this camp, made the comment that this is the first camp ever where no one complained about anything.  We could definitely feel the presence of the Lord around this place.

There was a drama during many of the services.   The youth presented the crucifixion drama and everyone was in tears.  The White River pastor commented, “If just a drama will make you cry, just think about the being present at the real event.”

Prayer request for Upcoming events:

1.       Bible College Class from May 25 – June 8.  Sylvia Holiday from New Zealand will be the guest lecturer.  This time we will offer three classes.  Sylvia will teach two courses a. Interpersonal Communication and b. Church Worship.  Then I will teach an elective course on Hebrews/General Epistles so those who have already completed the other courses will have a choice.  Pray for me as I prepare for this class.

2.       Miller’s Vacation/ACE Conference: We will be away from 20 June to 4 July in Australia.  We will be attending the SCEE [ACE] conference in Brisbane from 21 – 23 June and while there we are going to take a little vacation time.

3.       District Youth/Women’s Camp: This is to be held 20 – 27 June.  This is the second year that they have held a Youth/Women’s combination camp.  That is certainly different from our Western Culture.  Pray for God’s blessing upon Pastor Revelation Kalia, the District NYI president and Sister Mairy Wale, the District Women’s Ministry President as they organize this.  This Camp will be held in Munda at the site of one of our newer churches, Sovereign Grace.

Also Pray for:

1.       Those who have committed their life to Christ this past weekend.

2.       Me as I bring a message this Sunday and try to keep the momentum from this revival services flowing.

3.       Continue praying for the appointment of local DS.

4.       Pray for rain as it has been dry.  That was probably in answer to the Christian’s prayer for fine weather for the many camps and special services going on around the country.  It definitely was beautiful weather for the Easter Camps and meetings.

George Miller, 

Solomon Islands -Church of the Nazarene

PO Box 712, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Office/Home: 677 25-109     Mobile: 677 74 68920

USA Contact:

c/o 10109 Links Fairway Drive

Rowlett, TX   75089

Phone: (469) 377-0400

email: george_nancy@reachone.com

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 Crucifixion Drama

Prayer Update 13 October 2010

Prayer Update:

Dear Prayer partner,

Bible College Classes:

The Bible College Classes were a huge success and well attended. We had a total of 22 different students attend one or all three of the Bible College classes. In addition we had 2 people who audited one or more of the courses. We are grateful for Dr. David McEwan from our NTC in Brisbane, Australia. This is his sixth consecutive year for him to visit our campus and teach block courses for us. God is so faithful and is doing awesome things in the Solomon Islands.

In Church Growth and Evangelism Class it was great and I feel the students were all challenged to return and evangelize their local communities. We emphasized the “Each One, Win One”, “Big Brother, Big Sister”, and “Prayer Cell” plans for church growth and evangelism. We are trying to get back the book of ACTS strategy for evangelism. The Church of the Nazarene was begun as a movement and our desire for the Solomon Islands is to return and develop the passion for souls as in Acts and once again rekindle the fire.

I was busy preparing for the pastor’s conference and so did not attend Dr. McEwan classes but he reported that they went well.

I request prayer for two of our Bible College Students. John is a relatively new believer and is called to pastor. He is beginning his pastoral ministry in the church where his uncle is currently pastor. This uncle is elderly and the church is spiritually weak. In this church John is the one of only a few men attending regularly. Pray for a smooth transition and that John can reach out to the community, which is mostly relatives.

James is a new student, beginning a new church on the island of Vella la Vella. A day or so after James and his father arrived in Honiara so James could attend BC class, a man from their place living in Honiara died suddenly and the belief was that James &/or his father performed witchcraft on this man which caused his death. So then the angry relatives of the deceased man, burned James’ and his father’s houses at home. Then James received word that his teen age daughter was seriously ill, so he left the Bible College early. I am really encouraged because after arriving home James called me and told me that he is not deterred and has already moved out into a new area. Pray for the light of the gospel to penetrate these people’s hearts so steeped in witchcraft and spirit worship. They have accepted Christianity, but are still deeply attached to their animistic religion.

Pastors/Wives’ conference:

The pastors and wives’ conference was a huge success. I knew it would be good and the Lord would bless because during the week leading up to the conference there was a lot of things that came up attempting to distract us from the final preparation. I don’t have time to mention all of them but to give you an idea our printer went out as I was printing the materials for conference, we had a water leak in the bathroom, the school held their end of term program and fund raiser, and many other disturbances most of which required urgent attention.

Note: The printer was repaired, the water leak is still dripping with a bowl under it, and the school fund raiser was a huge success.

District Superintendent Rev. Peter Degene, from the Hagen district of Papua New Guinea, and Evangelist Rev. Nicholas Wako also from PNG delivered the messages and taught classes that really challenged our pastors.

The theme of the conference was Living a Life [worthy of the calling, of love, and pleasing to the Lord]. This was taken from Ephesians 4 & 5 and Colossians 1.

As an illustration of unity, I had each pastor set beside his wife for the entire program. Culturally husbands and wife set on separate sides of the church. We saw husbands and wives reconcile to each other and some came to the altar and testified how their was disunity in their relationship and how it had hindered their ministry. The challenge was given to pray and seek the source and not chase after money, cargo, and other resources. They were encouraged and challenged to run their church without asking for outside [that is without asking anyone but God in prayer] assistance. We want our pastors to have a new mentality, please remember them in prayer as it will not be easy but we will continue to bring a change.

WEF PLUS Challenge 2010 offering: {For all my Nazarene Prayer Partners}

In November, Nazarenes from all over the world are being challenged to give the single largest offering for World Evangelism in the history of our church, a WEF PLUS offering. As you know the WEF is the life-line for Nazarene missions and your continued support pays the missionaries’ salaries and keeps them on the field. Our global church is witnessing unprecedented growth, which brings with it financial challenges. Also the world-wide economic downturn intensifies the challenge, but Nazarenes have always been faithful in rallying to meet any and all challenges.

Our Solomon Island district NMI President, Osborn Fagea, gave the challenge for each adult member in town to give a donation equivalent to US $10 per person which will be quite a sacrifice for our Solomon Islanders. As your local church gives this challenge please give the most generous offering possible.

For further information or to give a secure gift on-line please check it out at Church of the Nazarene: Challenge 2010

Deputation Schedule:

Our home assignment is only 9 weeks away. Please remember us in your prayers, as we prepare for home assignment. Below is our schedule and we still have a few dates open that are available in the Oklahoma City area so we can be near family & grand children.

December 7, 2010 - Depart SI

Dec 7-11 – Preparing presentation, doctors visits, etc.

December 12 – Pittsburg, TX a.m. – Glenda McNeil

December 12 p.m. – Kilgore, TX

December 19 – Owasso, OK (Silver Creek) a.m. – Nathan Burns

December 22 (Wed) (Open)

December 23 – 25 Holiday and time with family

December 26 – Camp Creek a.m. – Sara Miller

December 26 – Clinton, OK p.m. – Rick Brewster

December 27 – January 4 Vacation time with family/available to speak in churches where our children attend.

January 1 – Nancy and George 40^th Anniversary Celebration – Choctaw, OK, Church of the Nazarene

January 5 (Wed) (open)

January 9 – Carnegie, OK both services – Chip Perkins

January 12-23 – Dallas District Tour – Julie Torres

January 26-February 9 – South Carolina District Tour – Brenda Haynes

February 13 a.m. (Open)

February 13 p.m. – OKC Southpoint – Mark Williams [Doug Veneer Pastor]

February 16 (Wed) (Open)

February 19-27 – Arizona District Tour – Marilyn LaRue

March 2-13 – NorthWest District Tour – Kay Schlotman

March 14 – 21 Vacation time/preparation to return to the Solomon Islands

March 22, 2011 – Return to the SI

Especially pray for two teens as we depart Solomon Islands for home assignment. Hannah has been staying with us this year and attending our ZCA school, where Nancy is the Principal. Ezra, has a chicken project near our house and takes care of his chickens to pay school fees, also attending ZCA. They are both strong Christian young people, very active in the church, and I know the Lord will watch over them, but pray that they will have peace, and experience the Lord’s provision.

District Meetings and Assembly:

Be in prayer for our District Assembly and meetings coming up November 10 – 13. We will have our conventions, assembly with the business, and Bible College Graduation.

George Miller, District Superintendent

Solomon Islands District - Church of the Nazarene

PO Box 712, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Office/Home: 677 25-109 Mobile: 677 74 68920

email: george_nancy@reachone.com

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12 September 2010

Prayer Requests:

Bible College Classes/Pastor’s conference

I need you prayers during the next 3 weeks. Wednesday 15^th we begin Bible College classes. The 15^th – 21^st I will teach a course on Church Growth and Evangelism. This is a 1-week intensive block course – 6 hours per day for 5 days. That will keep me busy.

Dave McEwan for NTC Brisbane will arrive on 21^st and then hold 2 courses – Theology 1 in the morning and New Testament Survey in the evening.

Then following the Bible College Class we will hold a National Pastor’s/wives/District Leaders Conference. This will be for 3 days – Oct 5^th-8^th. Pray for Rev Peter Degene as he is coming from Papua New Guinea for this conference.

Prayer Updates:
National Elections:

The National Elections are over and we have a new Prime Minister and Government. Pray for them as they have big challenges ahead of them. There were only a few election incidences: 1. the water pump and gardens from a high school was damaged and disrupted forcing the week closure of the school. 2. In another area some ballot boxes were burned. 3. Then a celebration party got out of hand and ended with a man being shot by the RAMSI police force. If you are interested in more Solomon Islands political or national news you can check Solomon times on-line or Solomon Star web.
Schools in Honiara were dismissed for the elections and the town was busy as it was a school holiday but the businesses were open. I routinely shop on Wednesdays because that is the day when the town is less crowded and I can finish my business in a fraction of the time, but the election Wednesday was equal to a Friday.

(Community Based Health Care) Trip

Dr. Becky Morsch, a Missionary based in PNG, visited Solomon Islands from August 21^st through September 6^th. She held CBHC workshop and training in two communities in the Western Province of Solomon Islands. Mairy Walesara, our district Women’s Ministry President, and treasurer accompanied her on this trip. I went along for the first week of the two-week trip. The courses were well attended and received. We trust that they will implement the things that they learned.

The first week we went to village of Iriiri Pasapasa on the island of Kohiggo in the Vona vona lagoon. There were representatives in attendance from 10 different communities around the church. We’re praying that this will make a big impact in their lives.
Then the second week’s workshop was held in Munda at the Sovereign Grace, Church of the Nazarene. I returned after the Sunday morning service to prepare for the Bible College/pastor’s conferences schedules, but Becky and Mairy reported many blessing from this time.

Thank you for your prayers as I was sick for one day with stomach flu or something and Becky was ill the next day while in Iriiri. Mairy went as a translator and also so she would know how to teach the course. With Becky sick that afforded her an excellent opportunity to teach. Pray for Mairy as she has retired from NPF (National Provident Fund) after 21 or so years and is giving her time now serving the Lord. She is kept busy with our District and SICA (Solomon Islands Christian Association).

Your Partners in His Ministry,

George Miller, District Superintendent

Solomon Islands District - Church of the Nazarene

PO Box 712, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Office/Home: 677 25-109 Mobile: 677 74 68920

email: george_nancy@reachone.com

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Listing of Miller's Deputation Schedule,

Here is our Deputation Schedule for our next Home Assignment. If we are near where you live we would love to see you. If we have a district tour on your district and you want us to speak in our church please contact you district’s deputation coordinator for scheduling.

· December 7^th – Depart to the USA

December 12th - AM Service, Pittsburg, TX

· December 19^th – AM Service, Silver Creek Church, Owasso, OK

· December 26^th – AM Service, Camp Creek Church, near Taloga, OK

· December 26^th – PM Service, Clinton, OK

· January 9^th – Both Services, Carnegie, OK

· January 12^th-23^rd – Dallas District Tour

· January 26^th-February 9^th – South Carolina District Tour

· February 19^th-27^th – Arizona District Tour

· March 2^nd-13^th – Northwest District Tour

· March 22^nd – Return to the Solomon Islands

As you see we have a few gaps but not many. Most of the gaps we would like to fill up with services near the grand children, which will basically be Oklahoma or Dallas area. Join us in prayer for transportation, as we make a decision about flying or driving.

George Miller, District Superintendent

Solomon Islands District - Church of the Nazarene

PO Box 712, Honiara, Solomon Islands

Office/Home: 677 25-109 Mobile: 677 74 68920

email: george_nancy@reachone.com

Blog: http://georgeandnancymiller.blogspot.com - http://oceanianazarene.org

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Prayer Update 13 July 2010

Dear Prayer Partner,

I want to thank you so much for partnering with us through your prayers. Also I want to thank you for your faithfulness in your church’s Faith Promise offering and other gifts to the World Evangelism Fund.

Extension Bible College Class in Munda:

We held a very successful Bible College Class recently in Munda at our newest church Sovereign Grace Church of the Nazarene. We had eight (8) students in attendance. It was very encouraging because we started on time each morning and the students were faithful in their attendance. That was quite an accomplishment considering we were competing with the World Cup. There were a couple of places in Munda with TV set ups so people could go and watch the soccer match [pay for viewing]. Soccer is big in the Solomon Islands and these matches drew large crowds and attention.

Trip to Iriiri Pasapasa:

From Munda we took a trip to Iriiri Pasapasa. It was encouraging to see the new people coming to the church here. Chris is a nurse who recently attended school in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. While in PNG he was involved in the Church of the Nazarene. He is now back in Solomon Islands as the Director of Nurses at the Helena Goldie Hospital, outside of Munda. He has been on holiday [vacation for USA partners] near the Iriiri church. He attended all the services and will be quite a resource person for the church in the Western Province.

The name Iriiri Pasapasa means “a well of bitter water”. The name came from the shallow well dug that is mixed with sea water and has a bitter taste. Their new church is near completion and they decided to change the name of the church to Petra Church of the Nazarene, because it is literally built on a rock, but more than that they want the church to be built on “The Rock”, Christ Jesus. Thank you to those who gave money for new church buildings that has made this possible.

The pastor, Jimmy Kwaisui, and two young men (Raymond & Apollos) have been teaching early childhood classes in the pastor’s house. They have 20 students enrolled in these classes. Apollos is now in Honiara attending a class to learn how to teach phonics and he plans to stay on for at least one term to observe at our Zion School.

Trip to Vella la vella:

Vella la Vella is an island in the Western Province, accessible only by outboard motor boat from the provincial center, Gizo. I went the Vella la vella to check on a couple of churches there. We have mission churches in two locations Barakoma and Malesova with requests to start more. Pray for strong spiritual leaders for this work and for many other areas throughout the country where doors are opening. Pray that the Lord will give wisdom, strength, and patience as Christ-like disciples are being developed to pastor these churches. Pray for God to call men and women who will be servant leaders and will rise to the challenge to pastor these new works.

The Barakoma Village completed their church building and so we went to dedicate and take some photos. They decided to rename their church in honor of the church in the USA that donated the funds to erect this building. They have a school with a current enrollment of 20 students.

Malsesova Church currently meets in the home of one of the members. They also have a weekday school to teach early childhood, phonics so they can read well. They minister to 10 students through their school.

Education:

Pray for Rev. Dolasi Baesi, our Nazarene National Education Secretary. Dolasi went with me on this trip to the Western province. For much of the travel two people can travel as cheaply as one. Dolasi went to check out the schools operating or planned in each of these villages. Teaching reading is one of the big needs in the Solomon’s. For some reason children here, as a general rule, tend to read very late (3^rd – 6^th grade) if at all. Our Nazarene education system (ACE curriculum) using phonics teaches them how to read, so by the time the child is ready for the 1^st grade they can read. So many of our new schools teach Kindy (equivalent to USA pre-school) and ABC or Prep (equivalent to USA Kindergarten). In addition to that they many times will offer after-school remedial reading for students of any grade from the public school system. We have seen remarkable results.

National Election:

Pray for our national election coming up. It took a while to settle on a date but it is set for August 4^th. Following election then the parliament will vote on the new Prime Minister. Last election time sparked a riot that burned China Town. Pray that this election will proceed peacefully. Pray that the election of Prime Minister and transfer of power will go smoothly. The police are making preparations and have been holding “riot drills”.

ZCA (Zion Christian Academy):

This is the final week of school break for ZCA. Of course the teachers are not on break. Pray for Nancy as principal and the teachers, esp. Martha, head teacher for the primary, and Salome, head teacher for the High School. They need wisdom, as this is a huge ministry opportunity for our church. Many of our high school students have failed out of the Solomon Island system. We take these “drop outs” {Those whose test scores are not high enough to get a place in a high school.} and we give them a second chance. Unfortunately some of the students have been cheating by stealing test score keys. Pray for the challenge Nancy and the teachers face.

Schmelzenbach’s visit:

We were privileged recently to have a visit by Harmon Schmelzenbach, our FSC (Field Strategy Coordinator) and his wife, Cindy, and son, Quinton. We are privileged to have such caring, servant leaders, over the Melanesia/South Pacific fields. The main purpose of their visit was to visit with and disciple the two Nazarene missionaries in the Solomon Islands and especially to look at our “Clifton StrengthsFinder” results. For those who are not familiar with this, it is from Gallup and involves an on-line assessment which we completed. We received the evaluation now we know our top 5 strengths.

For those interested here they are in order 1^st-5^th:

Nancy:

Learner – Loves to learn; Input – Inquisitive, likes to collect things; Intellection – Likes to think, mental activity; Belief – Has certain core values that are enduring; Responsibility – Takes psychological ownership for anything committed to.

George:

Responsibility– Takes psychological ownership for anything committed to; Developer – See potential in others, try to help others experience success; Positivity – Generous with praise, quick to smile, and on lookout for the positive in any given situation; Woo (Winning Others Over) – Enjoys meeting new people, strangers are rarely intimidating; Empathy – Sense emotions of those around, ability to feel what they feel.

That explains a lot. Those who know us well can comment if you agree with that assessment. It would be interesting to see what our next 5 strengths are, because as I read through the book I saw others that describe me pretty well. When we return from home assignment I plan to bring some of these books back and have our district team and English literate pastors take the assessment. As we train our key people to utilize their strengths.

CBHC:

We have an upcoming visit by Dr. Becky Morsch. We are planning CBHC visit into two communities, Munda and Iriiri Pasapasa. Pray for this outreach. We will have some local volunteers accompany Dr. Becky on her visit. This visit is scheduled for August 21^st – September 4^th. Begin now to bathe this in your prayers. We will keep you updated on this in future news letters.

Your Partners in His Ministry,

George and Nancy

George Miller, District Superintendent

Solomon Islands District - Church of the Nazarene

PO Box 712, Honiara, Solomon Islands

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