Christian Leaders’ Training College

CLTC has begun another school year and Patrick is teaching two of his favorite subjects – Bible Interpretation and the book of Romans. He loves the classes but not so much the mode of delivery! He is zooming once again and although not his favorite way to teach, he is thankful that it is an option.

Cru Club

Jan was asked to relaunch a Cru Club at Clarkston High School. (Cru is part of Campus Crusade for Christ.) The purpose of the club is to disciple and encourage the students who are already Christians as well as reach out to those who don’t yet know Jesus. At our first meeting we were thrilled that 10 students came! By our 3rd meeting 20 came! (Pictures coming in next update.)

Clarkston Bible Institute

Clarkston Bible Institute (CBI) is up and running again. The new students include two in-person (Chris who is American and Oo who is Burmese) and seven online.

Chaos (aka tutoring)Time!

Jan has begun tutoring a small group of girls (which becomes larger if/when they bring younger siblings) who were part of the Summer Safari Club. Every Monday afternoon they meet and work on reading skills. They are a handful but I, Jan, really enjoy the time with them. Pray I will make and take opportunities to share about Jesus and our Heavenly Father’s love for them.

Clarkston International Bible Church

We were excited to be able to meet again with the ethnic churches that share our building. Jamshed from the Pakistani congregation preached a great message from Exodus 4 titled, “What is in Your Hand?” A Swahili speaking group led in some worship songs and a “mix” of musicians also led us in worship. Listen to the video at the bottom of the page. 🙂

Praise Points:

1. CBI has begun their new school year after having to delay for a semester.
2. Between CLTC and CBI Patrick has a very full teaching schedule.
3. A successful “relaunch” of Clarkton High School’s Cru Club.
4. Textbooks on Bible Interpretation that Patrick sent last May (estimated 3 week delivery time) arrived in PNG 7 months after being sent! We are so thankful these books are there for the students!

Prayer Points:

1. Pray for wisdom and strength for Jan as she leads Cru. Pray for a core group of Christian students whom the Cru leaders can help to grow in their faith and in their outreach to friends.
2. Pray for Patrick’s teaching – for God’s Word to have impact in the students’ lives, and for Zoom, the internet, and computers to work well & for the power to stay on at CLTC!
3. Pray for an open door for Patrick to return to PNG to teach in person.
4. Pray for Karis as she completes her last semester at Toccoa Falls College and (Lord willing! :)) graduates in May.