MICHEALS MEMOIRS July 2010
"Yes, Lord walking in the way of Your laws, we wait for You; Your name and renown are the desire of our hearts." Isaiah 26:8 NIV
RECRUITMENT UPDATE We praise the Lord that we were able to host our first Global Service Program (GSP) Orientation course in Dallas, Texas in late June 2010. The GSP is the new short term program that we wrote to you about in our last newsletter that Chuck’s department in Wycliffe is launching. The GSP is designed for people wanting to serve with Wycliffe for six months to two years. The first five GSP members at our orientation are going out as MK (Missionary Kids) teachers to our missionary run schools. They are headed to Cameroon, the Solomon Islands and Mexico. This summer we plan to begin processing GSP members for other support related missionary positions. Later this fall we will begin to accept people interested in initial Bible translation positions and other language related jobs such as literacy teachers and survey workers. In addition to the new GSP members joining Wycliffe, it looks like this year may be one of our best years for recruiting career missionaries. While the year is not yet finished, it is likely we will have an additional 200+ missionaries join Wycliffe long term in addition to the GSP members.
Recently Chuck was elected by the Wycliffe USA membership to be a delegate at Wycliffe’s triennial conference. The conference was held in June at the Wycliffe headquarters in Orlando, FL where we serve. Barb served at the conference as a conference staff member. The conference theme and Scripture is noted above. In the delegate conference, reports were shared about Bible translation going on around the world. The delegates helped elected a new board of directors, discussed ways to increase the Bible translation work going on around the world and spent time praying for the Lord’s help. The delegates also had a chance to celebrate what God has done in bringing 183 New Testaments to completion in the past three years. It was thrilling to see the delegates carrying in hundreds of Bibles one at a time. Thanks to everyone who stands with us in prayer and supporting our work financially. You too are a part of helping finishing the task of Bible translation!
PAPUA NEW GUINEA NEW TESTAMENT DEDICATION!!!
PRAISES For your partnership in the Gospel that has helped several more New Testaments come to completion in Papua New Guinea. For the five people who have become members of the Global Service Program. For many supporters who continue to stand with us by financially sending in monthly support for 25 years! We could not do our work without you!
PRAYER
We praise the Lord that the Mandara New Testament in PNG was dedication on Thursday, May 20th 2010… 19 years after the project began. The Mandara people live on three islands just north of New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. About 1000 Mandara New Testaments were sold including the 400 that were presold before the dedication day! Many people came from other islands of the Tabar Islands Group and people traveled 2-3 hours on the sea from some language communities of the main island of New Ireland Province. We praise the Lord for their hunger for the Word of God!
Pray for our son Isaac and his upcoming wedding to Suzanne Morton, July 17 in Wichita, Kansas. Pray for our daughter Maria and her husband Josh and their three kids as they travel from Germany for the wedding. Pray for continued success for our Global Service Program. Pray that more people will respond to this opportunity to serve with Wycliffe. Pray that the five who became members will quickly raise their financial and prayer support. Pray for the high school and college students that went on the GET Global short term trips that Barb worked on. Pray that many of the more than 80 young people who are spending the summer on a trip or interning with us will join in the Bible translation task. OUR HOME MAILING ADDRESS Chuck & Barb Micheals 5167 Poinsetta Ave. Winter Park, FL 32792 Tel: (407) 671-2817 Email: Chuck_Micheals@wycliffe.org Barb_Micheals@wycliffe.org FOR OUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT Wycliffe Bible Translators P. O. Box 628200 Orlando, FL 32862-8200 Make checks payable to “Wycliffe Bible Translators” On a separate note marked gifts for „Chuck & Barb Micheals‟
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www.cbmicheals.com www.cbmicheals.ning.com We encourage you to pray for three scheduled upcoming New Testament dedications in PNG in the next few months: July 27, 2010 - Molima New Testament Aug 7, 2010 - Yopno New Testament/Psalms Aug 15, 2010 - Sursurunga New Testament
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