last few days

First, I thought you guys might like to see the finished product of the oral story sets that we have been working on in 3 different languages. Megan did a lot of the leg work while she was here, and then Steve and I have been scrambling the last couple weeks to finish them up. Each of the 8 audio kits contains a small mp3 player, a portable, re-chargeable speaker, and the necessay plugs and cords. Each mp3 is loaded with whichever languages(s) that village needs to be able to learn the stories and teach them to others. These are designed to work as a tool to aid them in learning the stories better to teach them to new groups. In addition to the audio kit, each church will get the written version of the stories in their language. Please pray with us that these tools make them more effective in spreading the Good News throughout their people group!

Second, please continue to pray for our family as we finish up our last few days here in the Philippines before heading to the States for our first stateside assignment. Here are some specific requests for you to lift up:

1. On Friday and Saturday we will be moving about 1 hr away to our new house. Pray that the logistics for renting a truck come together. Pray that the current tenants can get out by Friday so that we can move our stuff straight in rathen than having to move it into the next-door house for storage, then re-move it later. Pray for GOOD WEATHER - there is a typhoon enroute to the western Philippines. Pray for dry days as we move!

2. Tomorrow and Sunday mark our last days in the village with the Agta churches until 2010. Pray for precious times of worship together as we say some difficult goodbyes.

3. On Tuesday we will fly to Manila. Pray for Steve as he will get a root canal that afternoon. Pray that he is able to recover quickly with no infection and minimal pain as we travel.

4. On Thursday the 14th, we fly to the US by way of Japan! Pray for smooth travel - no baggage weight issues, on-time flights and that immigration and customs would go well in DFW as we have only a short layover there. This may seem trivial, but please pray that our LOOONG flight over the water (18 hrs I think) has individual screens on each seat so that the kids can watch movies/cartoons to keep them occupied. It may seem silly, but that makes a BIG difference in how well the flight goes!

Thanks for your prayers in the days ahead!