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Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:28 PM
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Subject: Prayer Update 4/21/05 One more week
Thursday, April 21st, 2005
Dear Family
and Friends,
A week ago
today, I loaded my suitcases into the trunk of the rental car, leaving St. Paul
Minnesota just before 5 AM, I started on the longest trip that I have ever
driven. Thirteen hours is probably not much for some of the road veterans out
there, but for a guy that had never driven longer than a couple hours at a
time, it was a new experience.
I had
brought a stack of cassette tapes to help keep me alert on the drive, but
discovered that the rental car was of a little more modern design, only having
a CD player. With some more prayer as I started out, I saw God's hand of
faithfulness with me all the way. The full size Buick Century even got 35 miles
to the gallon, saving me extra fuel costs. - An answer to prayer.
Enthusiastically
greeted in
I know that
a number of you had been praying about the computers that I was
wanting to purchase last week. I had found some computers on eBay that
seemed like exactly what we needed in
I also
wanted to share a little update on the work permit situation in
The day
after I sent my update, further meetings with the Mongolia Labor Department
officials took an unexpected direction. While the Minister of Labor was very
understanding and supportive of our work, we were told that she really did not
have the authority to go beyond the provision of the law and grant us
permission to obtain work permits, unless we could prove that we specialized in
teaching a foreign language.
We are
currently in the process of applying for a certificate from our District
Manager that officially states that we teach English as a foreign or second
language. I find it very interesting that teaching English is actually one of
the three purposes of CTI-Mongolia, as described in our NGO statement.
Even more
amazing is the fact that while we were not seeking this objective, the
Mongolian government leaders had insisted that we have this purpose listed in
our NGO document! So often it is in the very things that we don't understand
that we later see the hand of the Lord working through our authorities for our
good and His glory.
We also
learned that they would be willing to give a work permit to my family and I in place of work permits of staff that are leaving in the
next few months. (Since we would still have the same number of work permits as
we did on January 12th, when the resolution was passed.)
So, in
summary, it looks like the Lord is continuing to work out this situation, and
while we don't have the final word, I trust that God will work things out for
good according to His purpose and will. It sounds like many of the other
organizations may be waiting until the law is reviewed again next year, rather
than attempting appeals to the Prime Minister and President just before the
national elections.
This week
in
Praise
Points:
- Praise
the Lord for allowing us to purchase all six of the computers that we bid on
last Wednesday! My family was able to pick them up today, and the one we
purchased the week before is already running as the family computer.
- The Lord
has been using this time in
- Praise
the Lord for working out the final details for my airline tickets. I am
scheduled to fly out of
Prayer
Requests:
- This
Saturday my twin brother Isaac and I are scheduled to take Dr. Gothard to the
Diamondback Correctional Facility in
- Pray that
the Lord would continue to give wisdom as I work to prepare the server computer
for CTI-Mongolia, and that He would bless my remaining days of work here before
I travel to
- Please
pray for my family as they travel to
Pictures:
I did not
have time to take many pictures this week, but I thought I would include one of
the Character Coaches. Every day, this team of young people
go into the public schools in
It is
really exciting to rub shoulders and hear what God is doing here in
Thank you
for your continued prayers! May God bless you for your unseen support in
prayer!
In Christ,
- Adam
"And
let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint
not." - Galatians 6:9