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Dear Friends,
Up until now, a lot of our weeks have been spent trudging along the path of language learning, wondering if it would be worth it. The first real encouragement that it would definitely be worth it came on Tuesday evening when Marcus spoke to a village assembly entirely in Tawala. In his speech he explained how people cannot escape the trap of sin without God's help. After he spoke, many of the leaders stood up and addressed the group, all of them seeking to affirm and build on Marcus's message. After the meeting, several approached him to talk about it some more. They seemed to understand well, and many were impacted by the imagery Marcus used of "being stuck in Satan's hole [of sin], unable to get out." They felt that they could relate to that. They have asked him to continue sharing messages with their assemblies each Tuesday night, and he has been meeting with the leading men on Thursday nights as well.
Adding to the emotion of the event for them and for us is the fact that for months these men have been teaching him to speak just as a parent teaches a small child. They have taught him to use a bush knife, corrected his pronunciation, and helped us survive in a new culture--all with the understanding that someday he would be ready to teach them about the Bible in their own language. The relationship he has forged with those men made the evening very special for everyone. Needless to say, when he finally came home at 11:30 p.m., he was too excited to sleep.
Thank you all for your prayers that have led us this far. Please keep praying, because we are still limited in our conversation and have much to learn. The attached picture shows Marcus running his speech by Betty, the village friend who helps me once a week with language and housework.
Diane Reese (with Marcus and Hannah)
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