PICTURED - Our bible workers in at the secondary school in Paramakatoi Village
Joy's medical work in Shea Village is wrapping up. I just saw Bernice (the newly trained health worker for Shea) and she told me that she's supposed to travel back to Shea Village in two weeks. We're not sure yet where our next assignment will be, but until that time we're stuck on "fast forward".
Last Thursday I met together with the couple in Maururinau Village (Fred and Kateri). It was a vigorous 30 minutes mountain bike ride, ending with a steep climb up the hill to their house. We spent an hour and a half together studying the bible with a series of lessons from Amazing Facts. I also talked with them about doing some training so that they can form a branch Sabbath School in their village. This is ground breaking since most religious groups have been flatly denied access to work in the village.
Praise the Lord. We now have about 10 different bible studies going in our village. God is truly blessing the outreach efforts.
Some of our friends and family have inquired about the Church of Christ group in Shea, and what is happening with them. They are continuing to meet together, but strangely their bible worker isn't coming. Joy and I are continuing our studies with them.
Gregory (our bible worker in Aishalton Village), just arrived back from his trip to Bolivia. We had sent him to Bolivia to record some programs in the local Wapishana dialect. He spent three weeks preparing, and recording 10 sermons, but as an added bonus, he also did 24 bible stories in Wapishana as well. Now the media team is taking the raw footage and in a couple weeks we'll be able to replicate these messages and share them out. It's like multiplying our bible worker many times over!
We also have plans to replicate select programs off 3ABN and use them for evangelism and edification of the churches.
There are other exciting developments happening. The district pastor just told me yesterday of a village in the North Savanna of Region 9 that is located in a mountainous region. Since they are so remote few religious organizations have been able to visit them. But Pastor Garnett reports that he's traveled there several times already, and the people are so happy that any church would be willing to come teach them from the bible, that they are seriously considering deeding their local Anglican church (which isn't in use) to the Adventists if they will continue to come! It sounds like we must put a bible worker in there immediately who can nurture these people.
Reports are coming from several other villages where the people are crying out for more knowledge. We've got to train, equip and send more bible workers.
If you would be interested in sponsoring an Amerindian bible worker (only $150USD a month), we would personally train, equip them, and send them to places like I just mentioned.
Please contact me and I can give you the details of how this would work. ashjam7@yahoo.com
James
874 South McDonald SW
McDonald, TN 37353
1 (423) 473-1841 or 1 (423) 473-1842 | 
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