THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRAYERS. It seemed at first that I (John) was facing the possibility of a week or two in Australia in order to get my passport renewed, but I’m actually already back home in Ukarumpa! I flew down to Sydney and the U.S. embassy there was able to get me an emergency passport (good for 1 year) in just 24 hours. On Tuesday I flew back to Brisbane, and then to PNG on Wednesday morning. A couple hours later I got a flight on one of our mission’s planes to Ukarumpa. It is great to be back home with the family after being gone for nearly four weeks! One thing I noticed upon my return is how brown it is here as there has been almost no rain since I left. We would appreciate your continued prayers that we would get some rain so that people’s gardens don’t die and that we would have an adequate supply of drinking water.

While in Sydney I enjoyed doing some sightseeing

our brown yard

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THE PLAN SEEMED STRAIGHTFORWARD. Travel to Solomon Islands and work with the Fataleka team for 3 weeks doing the checking of the final books of the New Testament and then head back to Papua New Guinea. The plan was going well and all that remained was boarding a flight in Brisbane, Australia for a 3 hour flight back to PNG on Friday. Well, you can probably imagine my shock when I (John) went to check in for my flight and was told I wouldn’t be allowed to board because I had only 5 months eligibility remaining on my passport and PNG requires 6 months! So, I write this from Brisbane where I’m awaiting a flight this afternoon to Sydney so I can go to the U.S. Embassy tomorrow (Monday) for help in getting this straightened out. Thankfully there is a Wycliffe office in Brisbane and they have helped me with arrangements and finding me a place to stay while I’m here. I would appreciate your prayers that this situation with my passport will be able to be resolved quickly and I can get back to PNG and my family there – who thankfully are all doing fine without me. :)

My time in the Solomons went well and it was great to be able to finish checking the remaining books of the Fataleka New Testament. There was one difficult issue that needed resolving and I’m pleased to say that we were able to work our way through that, though I must say it did put a bit of a damper on the celebration of finishing the checking. I appreciate your prayers as I know many of you were praying for a good resolution of this situation. We had printed 800 copies of a trial edition containing Mark and a few epistles and the men were able to take those back to their communities for distribution. Please pray that these copies will reach many people and be a help to them in their spiritual lives.

When I’m able to get back to PNG, I will be continuing to work with the 12 Papua New Guinean interns and also doing some checks of the Fataleka NT in preparation for the final read through which is scheduled for late February next year.

Brena and I are very thankful for your partnership with us as we continue to work to bring God’s Word to people in a language they understand.

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This week it’s Kairu’s turn!

• It’s been great having Kairu live with us this year. He brings a very happy atmosphere to our home!
• He is the youngest of five brothers and he has been going to UIS (Ukarumpa International School) since he was in kindergarten. His parents are from two different language groups. His dad is a dentist and his mom grows produce to sell at the market
• Kairu is quite the artist and was asked to design the senior hoodies this year!
• He loves playing the guitar and helps lead the youth worship times.
• He played volleyball as the libero (defensive specialist) and will play goalie for the soccer team this next term.
• Besides all that, Kairu often rides his motorbike with friends, cleans water tanks with Joey, and works at the teen-run Hamburger Nights as the “buyer” (orders ingredients from the store and goes to the produce market).

It’s wonderful to see him following God. Please pray for him as he decides what to do after high school.

On a side note, continue to pray for John as he has one more week left in the Solomons. Thanks!

(Kairu and Joey wearing their “Kairu designed” senior hoodies)

(Kairu and friend, Amaechi, practicing the guitar)

(Kairu, front and center, with the A Volleyball team)

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