December 2002
Prayer & Praise
| 1 | Praise for a supplying the needed funds for a new generator. |
| 2 | Praise God for keeping the phone lines open enough that Stephen has been able to keep uphis High School courses. |
| 3 | Praise God for supplying the Laptop computer we needed for Stephen's school work. |
| 4 | Praise God for a successful first semester of school for Kathy & students. |
| 5 | Pray that God will supply the needed dorm staff for this coming school year. |
| 6 | Pray for wisdom & strength as we each maintain full-time responsibilities. |
| 7 | Pray that Stephen will be able to continue his studies throughout the year. |
| 8 | Pray for peace and steadfastness among the believers in a country that is undergoing major changes. |
| B.P.127 N'Djamena Republique du Tchad Phone: (235) 69-1710 GMT+1 Email: psweber@golden.net | |
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Dear Partners:
It is with our warmest greetings that we send these greetings. Unlike at the writing of our last letter, it is now quite cool. The nights regularly get to 12-15C. Quite cool when windows don’t close tightly. We try and store up the cool feeling for the coming months of March & on. The cool weather is a nice reminder of home at this Christmas time. Time continues to fly by as our schedules remain very full. We thank the Lord for supplying the funds for a new generator that should be arriving early in the new year. I continue to repair computers, motorcycles, machinery and vehicles. The print shop was recently crippled as their only paper cutter suddenly refused to work one morning. After several hours of diagnosis I was at my end. All the manuals were in German and the only other info was an electrical flow chart. We began debating locating new repair manuals or the possibility of hiring a specialist. I thank the Lord for the insight he gave through the visiting parent of a fellow missionary. Together we were able to walk through the diagrams and isolate and repair the problem. As mentioned in a recent email we have reunited again for our annual conference. All went well even though our numbers have been greatly decreased. This caused us to focus on some very needy areas of ministry here in Chad. One that was very predominant, is our urgent need for dorm parents for this coming and subsequent school years. This brings us to our most recent and greatest prayer request and plea. One of the greatest needs of missionary families is that of good education for their children. Though great |
strides have been made in home schooling materials some families are unable to do this either due to circumstance or their personal ministries. For high school there are options for some out of country however this is not a suitable option for younger children. This is where in-country elementary schools like Palmview serve to meet the intermission needs of missionaries serving overseas. Kathy’s continuing goal is to provide quality education that is best suited to the students’ home cultures. However our current dorm parents are withdrawing from mission work. Without dorm parents several of our current students will have to find secondary solutions for their educational development. Though we would not overlook any who are called to this ministry, we are specifically encouraging those who are successful mature parents with their children now on their own, to consider this as a vital option for ministry. If you know of some such couple maybe all they need is a word of encouragement from you. It is a rewarding ministry of which many of the children go into full-time service just as I have. Stephen, Daniel and Jessica continue to grow and our house begins to ring of teenager activity. Can you believe it!
We thank each one of you for your faithfulness in praying for and supporting our ministry here
in Chad. May God bless each one of you and use you in a very special way in this coming year as
you serve Him where you are. With much appreciation,
love and prayers
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