20 years ago Mark and Marion Kave were students of ours (1997-2000) at CLTC. They graduated in 2000 and have been involved in ministry ever since – including 9 years as missionaries in West Papua, Indonesia. They recently completed a 2-year church planting course in Greenville, SC and their daughter just graduated from Toccoa Falls College (where Karis attends). Patrick was teaching in Clarkston that morning but Jan was able to have a sweet reunion with them at Toccoa. Mark and Marion are soon returning to PNG to work with the Evangelical Church of Papua New Guinea.
Praise: For the many CLTC graduates who are helping grow the church in PNG and throughout the South Pacific and the world.
24 years ago this young lady was our neighbor at CLTC . She played with our little ones and we had many meals and sweet times with her and her family. Rebekah is now a medical doctor and is working for 2 years at Kujiip Nazarene Hospital. (Kudjip is 20 minutes from CLTC and is where Benjamin and Karis were born.)
30 years ago when we were working at the Highland Christian Mission in PNG we visited CLTC. Patrick met Bruce Renich who encouraged him to apply for a teaching position. Retta fed us our first meal when we moved there 6 months later. They are a wonderful couple and we have appreciated their spiritual maturity and love for the Lord and for the people of Papua New Guinea these many years of ministry. They are “going finish” to the States but Bruce will continue to “commute” to CLTC like Patrick does.
Pray: for Bruce and Retta’s transition to life in the U.S. and Bruce’s commute (We know it is not easy!)
Students
Praise: for the excellent students that Patrick had the privilege to teach in his Romans and Bible Interpretation classes
Pray: as Patrick develops a new evangelism course that he will be teaching when he returns in July. It will involve a lot of planning and coordinating as the students will be sharing the gospel in different settings – markets, hospital, prison (possibly).
Pray: that the faculty will be faithful to God’s Word in teaching and that all of the staff will be good mentors and role models for the students.
Around CLTC…
Life in PNG
Pray: This is the only road (presently open) that connects CLTC to the main highway -which links CLTC to the hospital, main markets, airport, etc. The government is trying to to fix the road but is being hindered by locals wanting money/compensation.
Thank you for your love, prayers, and support. Patrick and Jan
P.S. Our next update will cover all that is happening in Clarkston. Stay tuned…We have exciting news to share! 🙂
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I always enjoy reading your updates and seeing what God has accomplished through the Hall family! Looking back over thirty years reminded us of when a certain young girl we knew came back from a mission trip with stars in her eyes…and love in her heart.
I will pray for the repair of the road. There was a road very close to the house where we stayed our first trip to Liberia that went down into a sort of gully. Children from a neighboring village had to travel it to get to school. When it rained for weeks on end – common in certain months there – it would flood so badly that they would strip to their underwear, bundle their clothes on top of their heads, and wade through to the other end. Every day. And we complain if the electricity flickers or we have a slow internet connection!
Sandy
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Great pics. Where did the years go? Wow. Thanks so much for the update. We appreciate both of you and your commitment to the Great Commission.
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What a great update!! Seeing God at work over many years through His faithful servants ❤️✝️
We will continue to pray & especially for that road!
Mike & Gail
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