From the Jungle

Messages don't always get through and phone calls sometimes disconnect, but Duane summed up the past week as "Good! Intense. Good!" Much of the "intensity" comes from cultural differences and words can translate to mean many different things. I've been texting and calling by cell phone a few times to him in Dibungko village where the team is with 44 Palanan / Agta students for the DTC--discipleship training course--for the next 10 weeks.

Please be praying for the staff team--it is very hot and can be a challenge to sensitively serve people of another culture--so wisdom, sensitivity, and endurance are needed.

If you have a short message you want to send to Duane or the team, I can send your comments by text or you can text him at 63-906-309-2291.

Please keep me in your prayers, too, during this time. I'm keeping busy at the training center with accounting (CDTS & training center), hospitality guests, and doing some painting in the dining area. Keeping busy helps--but I still miss being with Duane. I will be going over to Palanan/ Dibungko in two weeks with Heidi, one of the speakers. The time will be short, but good to see Duane and the rest of the team, as well as the students.

And pray for the weather--flying speakers in to Palanan and bringing the CDTS team back to Baguio during the 7th week for a week of R & R depends on good weather for flying. No roads in or out of that area.

Thank you for your part in all that God is doing here in this part of the Philippines! Is. 62:10-12 (scripture for the school).

Lois