Good and Sad News (Email Update)

Update- April 12, 2007

The good news: We made an initial recording of the last story in our set!!!
The sad news: A fellow worker’s son committed suicide - we have to cancel/delay the storying workshop next week.

: ) THE GOOD NEWS: Our story-crafters, Heather, Gina, and Precious have been working hard the past few weeks to craft stories, and check them and re-craft them, and record them. This past week, we were able to record the last few stories in our set. This doesn’t mean we are “done”- of course, it just means that we now have an initial recording (or, as for some stories, up to 9 recordings!) of every story we have planned to do. I have been making almost daily trips to the neighbors to test stories, and took a trip to Grace’s village on Wednesday and was able to test some more stories there. Some days, it’s been wonderful to record a story in the morning, back-translate it into English in the afternoon and test it that evening!

Robin and I have both had some interesting conversations with our story-crafters lately. Please, please pray for all of them as they seek the Truth in these stories that they are telling! Please also pray for wisdom for Robin and me as we try and find ways to answer their questions and model what it means to be a follower of the Truth.

: ( - THE SAD NEWS: We received a call this morning from a friend who said “Mr. A’s (a man who has been helping us with the preparations for the workshop) –son died last night and so you have to cancel your storying workshop (previously scheduled for next week- April 17-18).” It is very sad, as his son (around 16 years old) committed suicide by swallowing poison.

Because of his son’s death, not only will Mr. A be unable to help us, but the location where we were planning to have the storying workshop will be in mourning for several days. Many of the leaders in our city will be involved with funeral services and it would be culturally inappropriate for us to carry on with our plans in this situation. We are very sad about the death, and also sad that this will delay the workshop and thus delay stories from reaching more Kahani people.

Thank you for your prayers for Mr A’s family as well as praying for those who were planning to come to the workshop- pray that they will be able to come at a later date.

Also, as we near the end of our project (about 5 more months)- pray against the Enemy and his evil schemes to delay/hinder the work.

Thank you, as always for your faithful prayers. Without your support, some Kahani people would never have the opportunity to hear of Him!

Til All Have Heard,
~ Elizabeth
“Christ’s love is greater than anyone can ever know, but I pray that you will be able to know that love.” ~ Ephesians 3:19
Pray today that the Kahani people would know His love.