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Summer 2013 newsletter

Praise God for...

Our children! Taylor is a senior, Tia is a junior, Miriam is in eighth grade and Jade is in third! A great start to the first term of the new school year. Our tax return, aka Gods provision for our airfare home. Saras computer has been repaired.

Why We Serve: Bible Translation

Quite often it is easy for us to feel isolated from the work of Bible translation as life stays very busy with preparing meals, hauling kids to and from their functions, and loving, listening and speaking truth into the lives of our Ukarumpian teenagers. However, God is always faithful in reminding us of our purposes here through so many of His faithful servants. During the recent school break we were able to share a meal with Carl and Pat Whitehead, translators working with the Menya people group since 1975. By Gods grace, the Whiteheads are nearing the completion of the Menya New Testament! We also shared a delicious Korean meal with Jeong Seok and Sunyuong Park and their two children, Heewon and Zion. The Park family work as translators with the Nama people in the Morehead province. While the Whiteheads are on furlough in Canada we will be supporting the Park familys language work through prayer and encouragement. God ministered to our hearts as we shared life stories and experiences and heard of personal experiences from those on the front lines in Bible translation. We praise Him for how over the past 56 years 190 New Testaments have been completed in Papua New Guinea, and ask that you continue to pray with us for the more than 300 language groups who are waiting for a translation of their own!

Why We Serve: Ministering to Kids

Since joining the childrens home department in January we have had the privilege to be mom, dad and sisters to fourteen hostel kids from all over the world. We have loved them, fed them, laughed with them (and at them!), disciplined them, watched them grow in their knowledge and love for Jesus, and said hellos and goodbyes to them. It is a temptation to underestimate the impact we have on the kids God brings to our home, but in June as we said very tearful goodbyes to two boys (who are attending college in the fall in the Netherlands and Canada) God brought His Word to life for us: Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were
working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and that the Master you are serving is Christ. Colossians 3:23 NLT

Pray that...
God will continue to strengthen our relationships with our hostel kids. God will make a way for us to be 100% debt free with our branch before Christmas. Our dependence on God will continue to grow daily!

As we look forward into the new school year, we are humbled by the knowledge that God has not only entrusted the lives of eight extra and precious children into our care, but that He has chosen us to help impact the work of Bible translation along the way. Thank you for helping us to serve by your love, prayers, encouragements and financial support. We couldnt do this without you! Until all have heard,

Marty, Sara and those girls

October 8
Term two begins

July 24
Term one of the 13-14 school year begins

September 23
Term one ends

Marty and Sara Driggers Childrens Home Papua New Guinea

PO Box 1 (185) Ukarumpa EHP 444 Papua New Guinea

E-mail: m-s.driggers@sil.org.pg

Skype: marty.driggers sara.driggers

It was the last day of a two-week Sunday School Book Production Workshop in New Ireland. Fourteen members from the Tiang community, a language group located on Djaul Island had gathered in Kavieng for an intense schedule of pondering, discussing, translating, formatting, and producing over a hundred Sunday School books following the life of Christ. Together, despite immense challenges, they worked hard discussing the best way to translate the stories and create meaningful activities to help Tiang children understand the Word of God. Before this workshop, I didnt read Tiang well or have Tiang resources. But now I feel confident in teaching children Bible stories in Tiang, Delilah, a teacher, commented. All the intense studying also impacted the participants deeply, as many of them read the stories of Christ for the first time in their language. I have never read the Bible so much before! We read the Bible from morning until evening in the workshop. We read it in English. We read it in Tok Pisin. We read it in Tiang. And when I read the Bible in English or Tok Pisin, I get this much. Solomon spread his thumb and forefinger apart. But, when I read it in Tiang, then I get this much. He stretched one arm above his head and the other below his waist. Em i bikpela tumas long mi! Its very important to me! Adapted from Yumi Stori by Catherine Rivard and Tim Scott

Early Furlough
We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps. Proverbs 16:9 NLT Our original commitment to serving in Papua New Guinea for three years has changed. We will be returning home for a one year furlough in June of next year. There are many factors in this difficult decision. The main reasons we are serving for two years rather than three are the timeline for our visa and work permit renewals, our need to remain together as a family before Taylor and Tia begin college, and our finances. We will be returning to Waxhaw, North Carolina where Taylor will most likely attend community college, while Tia, Miriam and Jade attend public school. Marty and Sara will spend time building and strengthening our partnership team, attending training for youth and childrens ministry, and possibly studying language learning for a new overseas assignment.

Carolina bound in 2014!

Family Happenings
Marty is enjoying a few extra responsibilities outside of the childrens home department. He is managing a small weight room for missionaries on center as well as learning about being a weekend radio operator for translation teams in their village allocations. Sara spent her school break reading as many books as she could! She is anticipating a ladies weekly Bible study on the book of James. Taylor tutored a young Korean girl during school break to help her with her English language learning, as well as designed and painted her locker door for her senior year. Tia is just beginning her first art class and is loving developing her natural abilities. She had a wonderful time over break spending time with friends. Miriam is now inches taller than both her older sisters! She and Taylor have both joined the girls softball team last week. And last, but never least, Jade will be eight years old on August fourth. She has already fallen head-over-heels in love with her third grade teacher and is busy reading everything she can get her hands on.

Partnering in Prayer
As a weekly prayer partner you will receive more detailed weekly prayer updates and commit to pray on a regular basis for our family and our ministry to those without God's Word. We will also commit to pray regularly for you! Interested? Send us a note with your preferred e-mail address or sign up online at: http://blogspot.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe? u=cf37857d987d4c18fc5098875&id=ec022a39c3

Financial Partnering
Giving online is easy: http://www.wycliffe.org/partnership.aspx?mid=6db362 Or make gifts payable to Wycliffe, with a separate note stating, For the ministry of Marty and Sara Driggers Account # 270928, and mail to Wycliffe Bible Translators 1-800-WYCLIFFE PO Box 628200 Orlando, Florida 32862