Bruce and Marti praise God for the encouragement they had in the attendance of the conferences and the new clubs that started this year. They ask for prayers for God’s blessing on new club leaders as they put their new leadership skills in practice. Please pray that many leaders will attend an upcoming conference. Also pray that children will be challenged to trust and serve their Lord and savior.

Here is rather mundane prayer request but something we have to deal with.

My laptop has a bad hard drive. Fellow missionaries had one of their teams bring us a replacement hard drive. I’m not installing it until I buy a UPS. Surge suppressors just don’t do enough! I’ve lost a hard drive, a 7-port USB hub, and the Internet wire connection (ethernet port) all due to electrical issues here in Guatemala. Last week a utility crew told us to “call the electric company” since a wire was snapped–a week later we found out it was a our primary grounding wire. As teachers, the computer has become an essential tool we not only use but have to show our students how to use in this age of technology. The laborious process of rebuilding a hard drive to useful condition is a 3-day process of installations and updates. Hmmm, no homework for students this weekend? Maybe I won’t get too far behind… You can pray for teams that come to Guatemala–praise God for them! Pray for the relationships of missionaries amongst fellow missionaries–praise God for them! Know that we love you and pray for you–praise God!

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Greg & Gail Malczewski
CTEN Missionaries Serving Missionary Families at CAG
Phi 1:9-11

Most Friday nights at the naval station in Bermuda, we would assemble at the officer’s club after work. One Friday, Rick, a newly married ensign, insisted he had to leave at 6 p.m. We all tried to talk him into staying, but he’d promised his bride he’d be home by six. I offered to call home for Rick.

When his wife answered the phone, I said, “Rick has been kidnapped. Put five dollars in small, unmarked bills in a plain brown paper bag and throw it in the door of the officer’s club.” Then I hung up.

A short time later, a waiter brought a grocery bag to our table. In it were Rick’s baseball glove, a tennis racket, and a teddy bear. Attached to the bear was a note: “Rick can play kidnapped until 7 p.m. Then he must come home.”

Received from Thomas Ellsworth. via GCFL

They Praise God for sending two new couples to help on the UIM team. They ask for prayers as they challenge local churches to get more involved in native ministries and share opportunities with UIM. They also are looking forward to new leadership to help teach and disciple adults and children at Kayah.

The child of God knows his good works do not make him acceptable to God, for he was acceptable to God by Jesus Christ long before he had any good works. –Charles Spurgeon