Wanted: Helix

Name: Helix
Village: Dengenu
Family: wife and 4 children (some very rowdy boys)
Position: village policeman. He takes care of domestic violence and disputes, and often leads in village courts and meetings.
Pray: Helix is a great guy, but he is quite proud and thinks he knows it all. He uses his position for leverage in the community, and he often quotes the Bible in the pidgin language as "authority" for his decisions, but the verses are often taken out of context and he doesn't understand the true meaning of the gospel. He and I have an interesting relationship, to say the least, since he was in our first literacy class. He really wants to read and understand God's word in his own language. (probably for ulterior motives, but hey, that is ok). Pray that God would grab his heart through the truth of the word in his own language. And that as he sees the unmerited grace and love of God that it would overwhelm his heart, and that he would believe the truth.

The Burden

The church is made up of people, just average, everyday black and white people who have been saved by God's grace. The burden to share the message of grace with all people is ours and yours to share. Tingon has now joined in carrying this burden and wants others in his family to hear. Please be praying that Tingon will have others of his own language group to help carry this burden with him soon.

The start of teaching is 4 weeks away.

His Clay Pots,
Jason, Kellie, Micah, Sophia, and Malachi Knapp

Literacy

While Jason and Chad continue to prepare and translate for October 16th when the Tobo people will be taught the Word of God. Literacy classes are still going full swing. There is a class of 15 students in the village of Denganu. There is a class of 8 students in the village of Dapilu (with another class ready to go when they are done). And another class of students starting next week in the village of Masanu. The really exciting part is that these classes are being taught by the Tobo people themselves! After going through the literacy classes themselves and being trained they were ready to teach their own. Continue to pray for the literacy classes and the Tobo people. That they will desire to read the Word of God and the Bible lessons when they are made available to them in a few months.