Current Update -Summer, July of 2025Greetings to you from Papua New Guinea…a beautiful place that we who live here often refer to as the ‘land of the unexpected’. I (Annie) am currently reading the book of James in my morning devotion times. James 4:13-15 seems totally applicable to share with you as I begin this update!
We each have our own ‘this and that’, that we hope for, plan for, and work hard to see accomplished. This year we have needed more than ever to never lose sight of the wonderful truth that KING JESUS is We each have our own ‘this and that’, that we hope for, plan for, and work hard to see accomplished. This year we have needed more than ever to never lose sight of the wonderful truth that KING JESUS is the one in control! And going before His throne and saying, "Not my will, but YOURS be done" is an absolute daily necessity. Now…you may be expecting to hear all the things that went wrong with our plans so far this year after an introduction like that! It is actually the opposite! We spent the months of March, April and May in Malasiga village working on getting the last books of the Tami NT ready for their last check. Kim answered lists of unresolved questions with Katepo. Annie did the back translation of Revelation (completing her hard work of back translating the entire Tami New Testament!) We had a spelling meeting where controversial word spellings were discussed and final decisions made. Annie finished her Bible study of the book of Philippians with a group of Tami women. A new translation committee chairman was elected, Tomas, who will see us through to the end of the translation project. It was a very productive time! And now to the “if the Lord wills” part! We have been back up in the highlands at Ukarumpa since the last day of May. Kim has been working with two men who will do the consultant checking of Hebrews in early August, answering their questions and making some changes that he can do on his own. Then, three Tami men will come here for three weeks to read through it all and make final changes if necessary. Two Tami woman are also coming. They will be working with Annie to do audio recording of Luke and then as many smaller NT testament Epistle books as we can get though in the time they are here! Annie has been doing a ‘read through’ edit of these books in preparation for that job. The same tasks will take place in October and November, with teams from the village coming up to Ukarumpa to do consultant checking on Revelation, and then 2 Corinthians respectively. We will continue to work through the long checklist in preparation for beginning typesetting. Finishing the consultant checking and getting ready for typesetting are very significant milestones for us! What can we say but “GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS!” And speaking of significant milestones…on August 16 we will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary! WOW! How is that possible?! There aren’t really any options for us to celebrate BIG here, especially since we’ll be busy doing the consultant checking at that time. But we plan to celebrate early next year while we are in the States over Christmas. We plan (Lord willing ) to head across the pond for the holidays, with the goal being simply to spend time with family, and head back here in late January, stopping in Albania to see Megan and her family first! We greatly appreciate your prayer support through these next months as we commit these plans to the Lord and work alongside Him to see them accomplished! J. Hudson Taylor once said “There are three stages to every great work of God. First it is impossible, We greatly appreciate your prayer support through these next months as we commit these plans to the Lord and work alongside Him to see them accomplished! J. Hudson Taylor once said “There are three stages to every great work of God. First it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is DONE.” Keep praying us to the ‘DONE’ part please!! To close, we’d like to share a recent event that has pretty much knocked us off our rockers! A Tami man has written a letter to our SIL-PNG leadership demanding compensation for our use of the land on which we built our house. (SIL-PNG is the organization for whom we are working here in Papua New Guinea) His father was one of three brothers who willingly gave us this spot in Malasiga village (all three of them are deceased). Now this man is threatening that the work will not be allowed to go ahead if his demands are not satisfied. We are still reeling from being made aware of this only a few days ago. Please pray for peace in our hearts, change in his heart, and resolution without interruption to the schedule. "Not our will, but YOURS be done, Lord!" And His will is always good and perfect and trustworthy. Here are some other specific prayer requests: * Please pray for the Tami folks who will be coming to Ukarumpa in August (2-28) to consultant-check Hebrews, October (4-25) for Revelation and November (1-17) for 2 Corinthians. The Lord knows who they are. May He prepare their hearts for the Good Seed to be planted. * Please ask the Lord to keep Annie and I healthy as we have much work that needs to be completed over the next 6 months. If we are to begin typesetting the Tami New Testament in 2026 for an eventual dedication in 2027, we need to complete these last 3 books in 2025. * Please pray that the Lord would provide additional funds for these last 3 checking sessions. We only budgeted for having 2 people here for 3 weeks. But because the Training center is short-staffed through the end of the year, we have to bring in 5 folks each time for the Center to open up and provide housing and food for these teams. We are so grateful for your partnership with us in this work. We truly could not do this without you. Thanks for your continued friendship and love. Love to all, Kim and Annie FYI: The only emails to use nowː [email protected] and [email protected]. |
FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT Till the Dawn triumphs over the Night Walk in faith as you fight the good fight. His armor on you now heavenly might Conscience clear as you walk in the light Be an example of those who believe Don’t cause the Spirit within you to grieve Till the Dawn triumphs over the Night Walk in faith as you fight the good fight. Stand firm, take pains, be absorbed in these things Cast off sin that so eagerly clings Flee from all lust and deceit - walk anew Godliness, righteousness, these things pursue Till the Dawn triumphs over the Night Walk in faith as you fight the good fight. Don’t give the Evil One room on your path His shadow brings darkness deceptively fast. In discipline, prayer, and love persevere Obeying the Word - keep His promises clear. Till the Dawn triumphs over the Night Walk in faith as you fight the good fight. Permission is granted to sing, share, and/or reproduce this song for personal or corporate worship only. © 1994 W. Kim Colich December 2024:
See this Spring 2024 article by Wycliffe Bible Translators for a powerful story from Kim and Annie's Ministry! Additional update coming soon! |
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