Found ~ Sikol

Sikol

Getting an attack of malaria is a small price to pay for a fantastic weekend. Not only did I get to take my oldest son Micah down 3,000 feet to a beautiful flowing river closed in by pine trees and thick jungle; but God encouraged my heart greatly that He indeed is alive and working in the heart’s of people around the world.

After a full day of sunshine, spearing for fresh water shrimp, swimming in ice cold water, and just enjoying time with my boy, we went back to the thatched roof hut (with no door) and rested. As we sat around the fire with Tingon, his wife, 2 sons, and one of his relatives, Sikol with his wife and son, we enjoyed a good meal of shrimp, rice, sweet potatoes, and cabbage. After we finished eating we sat by the fire and Sikol asked me, “So what are these literacy classes about and when will one start?” I told him that the classes were designed so that people could read God’s word and understand for themselves God’s road to eternal life. To which he replied, “Tingon, awhile ago, came and told me what you had been teaching him from the Old Testament and the life of Jesus. I heard this and I went to the village church (the other religions that are here) and I heard them talk about how we need to clean up our lives, forsake our sins, follow the ten commandments, and hold on to God really strong and then we can go to heaven. If we do not do these things, we will go to hell, they said. So I thought about what they said and weighed it in my mind, and I knew that it wasn’t correct. There is no one who can follow God’s law and make his own way to heaven. We try, but always fail. So we will all go to hell. I also thought about your talk which Tingon had told me about what Jesus had done; how He washed our sins and took our place so we didn’t have to die and go to hell. He said all we need to do is believe it, and Jesus, through his blood, would save us and take us to heaven. And I knew that this was the truth. Jesus is the only road to heaven, we can’t do it on our own insignificant strength. So I weighed these two different talks and I believed in Jesus.”

This thrilled my heart because here was a second generation Christian led to the Lord by Tingon and I had nothing to do with it. From there we proceeded to talk through the Old Testament through the life of Christ, rehashing the stories of Abraham and Isaac, the brazen serpent, the Bread of Life, and many others for the next 3 hours into the night. In a lull in the conversation, Tingon in classic Tobo fashion said, “Brothers, this is very good talk, let’s go to sleep.” So we laid back and fell asleep to the roar of the river, the warmth of the fire, and the assurance that our God has saved us for all eternity. What a blessed time.

His Clay Pots, Jason, Kellie, Micah, Sophia, Malachi & The Tobo Church

Found ~ Ambux

“A few weeks ago, when that man stood up in our meeting and said that he had seen Jesus, and that Jesus had told him to forsake all his sins and his old ways, and to straighten his life out, I heard it and I wasn’t satisfied with what he said. I know that no one can see Jesus, because he went to heaven and is sitting at God’s right hand. I also know that Jesus washed our sins away when he died on the cross, and that all we must do is believe in him. All that we will learn of Jesus is in the Bible, if it comes from somewhere else, it is a lie. I knew he was not telling us the truth. I think that he and his group came that day to pull us into their false belief. And I wasn’t happy with that.” -- Ambux

Ambux is Asa Salap’s son. He too was saved at the end of our teaching on the life of Christ back in January. He has been faithfully coming to the believer’s meetings along with his wife. He is a quiet guy, but has said some very profound things to us lately. He and his wife have one young son and a baby due any day now. He also has been helping Chad with translating the Bible, and has been a huge help and encouragement to us as he works with us in that.

I was greatly pleased and excited to hear him say what he said above. He had come to Chad to do a translation session with him, when Chad asked him what he thought of the previous weeks meeting. I just happened to be passing by, and stopped in to say hi. We couldn’t stop this man from talking, he just wanted us to know that he wasn’t in agreement with what happened, and that if they kept coming, he was not going to come anymore to the meetings; because it wasn’t correct. This means that he is learning and putting into practice what he has been hearing from God’s Word, and we couldn’t be more excited!

Continue to pray for these believers, that their faith would grow stronger, and that they would be able to comprehend more and more the love that God has for them in Christ Jesus.

Also, for those of you who are wondering. I never did make it to the other village with Nikos a few weeks ago to confront these false prophets that came into our midst. To make a long story short, one of the leaders of that group came to see me after I didn’t show up at his place. I was able to talk to him, and tell him that this was not just my thoughts; but the thoughts of all who were present on that day, but that he and his group were no longer going to be allowed to break in and lead in singing or prayer or give testimonies. They are allowed to come and listen and learn; but not to lead in any way. He was an interesting fellow to say the least; but he agreed and went on his way. We haven’t seen any of them for the past 2 weeks.

Thank you for your prayers concerning these issues.
His Clay Pots,
Jason, Kellie, Micah, Sophia, Malachi Knapp & the Tobo Church

Found! ~ Zango

“My whole life I knew I had to believe in Jesus, but I also thought I had to be perfect or God would send me to hell. Now I am at peace because I know that I cannot make myself perfect, but in God's sight, I am perfect now because I simply believed in Jesus. And Jesus' blood washed all my sins away.” ~ Zango

Zango is our village doctor. He is 70 years old. He has been to the universities, been well educated, gone to "church" his whole life, but had never found grace. He struggled his whole life to keep God's law because he thought that if he disobeyed, he would be sent to hell. He thought that Jesus had died to wash our sins away, but that he needed to constantly live a good life, or all would be lost and go to hell. So he lived in fear, with a constant burden to "perform" or God would strike him down.

But now this man is at peace. During the phase 1 teaching, he found the grace of God. Jesus did it all because Zango couldn't do it. Jesus paid it all because Zango couldn't pay it. Jesus died so that Zango wouldn't have to. Zango is now resting in what Jesus did for him, and he can't understand why the rest of the people just don't "get it together" and listen to this message and believe. "This is eternal life, and they are searching for food that will die with the man who eats it," he says.

Pray that Zango would continue to grow in faith and in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Pray that he would not "default" back to works as a means of maintaining his salvation.

His Clay Pots,
Jason, Kellie, Micah, Sophia, and Malachi Knapp & The Tobo Church

Found ~ Paulas

“By the grace of God, Jesus has washed my sins away, and I am now clean (righteous) in God’s sight. I believe, and do not need to do anything else to gain it! No one can ever tell me again that my sins will separate me from God, because even my future sins are washed away by Jesus’ blood! Thank you Jesus!”
-- Paulas

Paulas has been a pastor in the local religion here for the past 15 years. He has been studying the Scriptures and trying to apply and preach them accurately; but his theology was off a little bit. He didn't understand what the death of Christ meant for us: that Jesus died once for all, so that all our sins could be forgiven; that salvation was not based on works, but by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone; and that all he had to do was believe it! Have you ever read the story in Acts 17:24-28? It is a great story of Apollos, who was greatly used of God, but his theology was off a little bit, so Priscilla and Aquila came and "explained to him the way of God more accurately." Apollos took the correction, and became even a greater evangelist for the Lord. I think this is the case with Paulas.

A month and a half ago, before he was saved, I finished talking to Paulas on one occasion, and he said, "What you are saying seems very short, but powerful. What I have been saying seems very long, and difficult." Then he went home and thought about it for a week or so.

So I went back and talked with him again, this time with Tingon. After we went through key stories from Genesis to Christ, Tingon pointed out that salvation has always been by faith and not by works. And Paulas finally said, "I believe it! It is true. Jesus did it all, and there is nothing left to be done. Jesus said, 'It is finished' because he had finished it. Now I am one with God. Your way is short and powerful, because it is God's way."

This man's testimonies in our meetings have been amazing, and he has already been applying scriptures which he knew to his life in brand new ways. Pray for his continued growth, and for continued zeal for the Lord.

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

Wanted ~ Rigo

Name: Rigo
Family: wife and 5 kids
Village: Dapilu
Stats: Rigo is a great friend of ours. He has been Chad's main translation helper from the beginning, and he has done a super job. But I talked to him a few weeks ago, and he is struggling with the job of translating because he believes one thing, but God's Word is saying another. He is a part of a religion that does NOT believe: 1) that Jesus is God, 2) that God is a trinity, 3) that there is a hell, 4) that Jesus could forgive all our sins, 5) or that God would punish unbelievers to eternity in hell (they would just cease to exist). So he sees that God's Word says one thing, but he is afraid of the leaders in his religion, and what it would mean if he started to or tried to believe something else. For him it would mean banishment and ridicule. Not to mention, he would have to admit that his belief which he has held for many years is false (even though supposedly founded on Jehovah's Word).
Pray: I talked to Rigo and shared the gospel with him as clearly as I could. Also one of our believers, Paulas, came with me, and he too shared many important things from the Scriptures with him. Pray that the Spirit would be working in his heart, and that he would believe the gospel of grace. His heart is in turmoil right now, and we need prayer that he would choose to believe in Jesus' finished work on the cross.

FOUND ~ Ankle & Nara

Ankle

This man came knocking on our door this afternoon looking for Jason. Jason had gone to another village earlier this morning and wouldn't be back for another hour or so. He said he would wait for him to come back.

Ankle came because he was excited to tell Jason that his wife, Nara, was saved last night!! It had been a big burden on his heart. When he would come to the believer's meetings every week he would be one of the only men whose wife wasn't saved. He greatly desired that his wife too shared this new life. He said, "If I had died and gone to heaven, and my wife didn't, it would not have be right, she needs to go too," so he had been praying for her and talking and witnessing to her daily. "Now Jesus has grabbed her, and she is going to heaven too, and I am so happy," he said. He greatly desires to teach their children, together, about God's Word.

Also, yesterday Ankle came to the time of fellowship and applying of the Scriptures to specific areas of our lives which some of the core group do on Tuesdays. He enjoyed it so much he wanted to stay until after dark (the meeting had started at 10am :-)

Pray for Ankle as he continues to witness to his family. His father is Yaka Siwia (a past Wanted e-mail) and is sick. Ankle tells him that he doesn't know when he will die. He has tried to share with him over and over again the message of salvation before he dies but as Ankle put it, "He just listens and then just puts it to the back of his head".

Thursday mornings (tomorrow) are the believer's meetings. Ankle was proud to say that both he and his wife would be there tomorrow. Pray that it will be a great time of fellowship and encouragement for the believers and pray for wisdom for Jason as he leads in the study of God's Word. It can be a little discouraging at times that the numbers God has chosen are so few (in light of how many people are here) but yet we are so incredibly thankful for the depth and maturity of the ones God has hand picked to be his disciples here in Tobo.

His Clay Pots,
Jason, Kellie, Micah, Sophia, and Malachi Knapp & The Tobo Church

FOUND ~ Asa Salap

Asa Salap with his Grandson

The whole village calls this man "Asa salap" (Grandpa's finger) because he has a unique way of "shaking hands" with all the children...as soon as they see him all the kids stick out their finger and he shakes it and makes them laugh. He is a funny old man who recently believed in Jesus Christ as his Savior, and Jesus has saved him from his sins. You should see his smile when he thinks about the fact that he is accepted by God because of what Jesus did on the cross. But not only has he been saved, but his whole immediate family has also believed in Jesus as their Savior. His wife, two sons and daughter in law have all been saved and you can see their joy in what Christ has done for them.

There is a sickness that has been going around the village the last few weeks and their whole family has been sick and unable to come to the believer's meetings. Pray that they would be healed and that their faith would remain strong in the Lord.

Thank you for your prayers.
His Clay Pots,
Jason, Kellie, Micah, Sophia, and Malachi Knapp and the Tobo Church

FOUND!~ Nikos & Daisa

Nikos, Daisa, their kids, and Nikos' Father. Daisa is pregnant with Noah in this picture

Meet Nikos and Daisa and their family. They too are believers!!!! This family is very near and dear to Kellie's heart. Daisa was Kellie's language helper and best friend since we arrived. This past May, Kellie was able to help Daisa during the delivery of her baby boy. When he was born she asked Kellie to name him. Kellie gave him the name, Noah. Noah means "Rest" and Kellie's prayer was that Daisa's family would soon come to understand the rest they can find in Jesus.

Jebin (the boy in the red/yellow shirt) is Micah's best friend. There is hardly a day that Jebin isn't around the house coloring with Micah, reading books, or building forts.

Nikos is one of the major Lutheran Church leaders and has been seeking the truth for many years now. On the last day of teaching he got up and publicly gave testimony of what Jesus was doing in his life.

If you have visited us here in Tobo you have probably eaten at Daisa's house. She has a wonderful gift of hospitality.

We know God has some special plans for this family and His church. Pray for them as they continue to grow and mature in their faith and make their faith known to others.

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

FOUND!!! - Megilin Mama

Megilin Mama
(He was one of the "Wanted's" in a past update!!!)

This man, along with his wife, are both so excited about what Jesus has done for them; that all their sins are washed away and they are now clean in God's sight and able to go to heaven, that you can barely get a word in edgewise. Every time we go to their house, they are talking about it with whoever is there with them.

Megilin Mama's father is Ukawong (Committee - look under past Wanted's on our website for his picture). Ukawong is a member of the cargo cult and was one of the ones who went to the big meeting this past week. He came back just before I went up to the village on Thursday. As I came to Ukawong's house I saw many people who were a part of the cult gathered there in the house with him. Megilin Mama was there as well. Ukawong was trying to tell his story; but Megilin Mama kept on interrupting and telling his story, "We heard from God's Word the other day that Jesus has washed all our sins away, and now we are clean in God's sight because all our sins were on Jesus. It is true, you just have to believe it!" Most of the people in the house got up and left (probably because they didn't want to hear about Jesus), but some stayed. One old man, who on the last day of teaching was unclear, stayed in the house and made a very clear profession of faith to us. And he and Megilin Mama were sitting there saying, "Thank you God, thank you, Jesus". And all of this was done in front of Megilin Mama's unbelieving father, Ukawong.

What a testimony this man is already to those around him. Pray that he continues strong in the faith, and that he will grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We will be having our first believer's meeting next Thursday, 25th at the Dr's house (more to come on him:-)! We have told many people the date, and they are very excited to hear more of God's Word. They are hungry.

His Clay Pots,
Jason, Kellie, Micah, Sophia, and Malachi Knapp and the Tobo Church!!

Clay Pots ~ The Birth of a Church!!!

Jason and Alis this Morning at the Teaching

January 16th will forever be marked in history as the birth of the Tobo church! Tuesday, Jason taught on the death, burial and resurrection of Christ. There were many people that came, more than what we were expecting. A large group of people left immediately after the teaching to go get dressed in their traditional clothes to show support for the cargo cult. Yet others stayed around just silently sitting and talking. 2 groups of men formed around Jason and Chad as they pelted each of them with questions. Some were having a hard time believing that Jesus washed ALL their sins away...if they were to sin again how would they stay righteous before God? Others had worked all their lives to gain God's favor and didn't want to be told that all those years of "works" were for naught. And yet others still didn't want to let go of the Cargo Cult and were looking for some way they could follow both.

Jason and Chad took the rest of the afternoon going to different houses and asking questions and seeing where people are at. We don't know how many are saved, but we do know that there are brothers and sisters in Christ here now. We know of at least 4-5 families who have put their faith in Jesus alone, and we haven't been able to talk to everyone yet. Tragically, there are some who clearly have rejected, and that saddens our hearts. So we ask you to continue to pray as people are still struggling to choose. God is working in people's hearts!

We are VERY excited to tell you that not only did Alis and his family stay back from going to the Cargo Cult meetings; but they are now believers in Jesus Christ! After the teaching on Wednesday, Alis was just sitting there crying, so Jason went to him and just sat with him for a while, and Alis said, "Thank you Jesus." Jason asked, "What are you thankful for?" And Alis said, "I am no longer afraid that I will go to hell, Jesus' blood saved me." Alis is our land owner. To say he has been nothing but a frustration to our team would be an understatement. If we could have picked one person whom we didn't think would get saved it would have been him!:-) Thank God that our thoughts are not His!!!! Alis is very much like a Peter in that he speaks often without thinking first; but there is a definite change in his life these past few days. And we also know that as the Holy Spirit works in his life that others will see the change. In the last week or so, we have been noticing a change in his personality going from a very angry man to almost quiet and humble. Isn't God awesome?!!!!

As God shows us who He has chosen to be His church here in Tobo, we will be sure to share it with you.

Thank you again for your prayers, it is because of your prayers that many of these people have trusted in Jesus as their Savior. In a way the work is just beginning! We have babies in Christ. Pray that God would work through us to disciple these new Christians so that they can someday soon reach the rest of Tobo!

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

Wanted ~ Yaka Siwia

Name: Yaka Siwia (means "food shavings")
Family: He has two wives, and I believe10 children, and numerous grandchildren.
Village: Dengenu

Stats: Yaka Siwia is just an older man in the village. He is not anyone of great importance, but he makes sure we know which words we say in the language here are indeed from long ago, and which words are new. He had a hard time getting over the fact that the language is "mixed" now-a-days with other dialects and languages... and it is no longer pure. (Sounds like some older folks in my culture:) So at first he was hesitant to come to the teaching because of that. But lately he has been coming everyday and no longer mentions the individual words... mostly because he is into the story, and he is hearing it for the first time in his heart language instead of another language which has been the case his whole life.

Pray: That Yaka Siwia's heart would be drawn to the Word of God. That he would see the power of God through His written Word, and that he would see that the meaning of the words, which convey to us the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, is more important than the medium of the individual words themselves.

This Weeks Teaching:
December 11th: Brazen Serpent
December 12th: Israel Failed but God never left them
December 13th: Israel wants a King
December 14th: Jonah
December 15th: Prophecy of the Deliverer

Wanted ~ Bafi

Name: Bafi
Family: 6 children
Village: Dengenu
Stats: Bafi is a leader in the Lutheran church. His responsibilities include the reading of the Scriptures (in Melanesian Pidgin and another "non-heart" language), liturgical readings, leading in songs, burials, etc. Bafi feels very responsible for the lack of spiritual knowledge that the people have here. He has said numerous times since he started coming to the teaching that he has never heard the Word taught this way, and that he has been doing it wrong for all these years. He is sorry for his "grabbing things out of context" and teaching them falsely to the people. He has been at the teaching every day since the beginning, and he has a hunger to hear the truth. He too is beginning to see his own sinfulness.

Pray: That God would continue to enlighten his soul and his mind to his lost condition. That he would come to believe that even though he has been "in the church" his whole life, he doesn't know the true Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. Pray that the Spirit would convict him of the necessity of believing the gospel, and not just following a religion to gain eternal life.

This Weeks Teaching:
December 4th: Ten Commandments Part 1
December 5th: Ten Commandments Part 2
December 6th: Tabernacle and Sacrifices Explained
December 7th: The Golden Calf
December 8th: Israel did not go into Canaan

WANTED ~ Morisin

WANTED
By the Savior

Name: Morisin
Family: 5 children and one grandchild (and one due in January)
Village: He lives near us on the airstrip.
Stats: Morisin is one of our land owners, and has taken it upon himself to help us with all the physical aspects of living here (cutting grass, firewood, trail maintenance, and any other project around the house). Before a year ago, we hardly ever saw him. He would only come around from time to time... but as we started getting nearer to the teaching, I believe the Lord caused him to take interest in what we were doing. He started to really ask why we were here and then he would think about it instead of coming to his own conclusions. And then he wanted to help in the physical ways so that we could continue translating in the office, and we were more than happy to oblige. Originally, we never thought we would see him at the teaching, but he has been faithfully coming every day, and he is the man that stood up in the center after the story of Sodom and Gomorrah and admitted that he was a sinner and on the road to judgment.
Pray: Please keep praying that God will draw Morisin to himself. That the Holy Spirit would continue to convict his heart of his sin, of the impending judgment, and of the righteousness that can only be found in Christ as He completely frees us from sin, death, and the power of Satan.

This Weeks Teaching:

(Scripture: Exodus4:27-31, 5:1-2, 6:1-8, 7:4-5, 20-21, 8:5-6, 16-17, 24, 9:3, 6-7, 10, 23-26, 10:13-15, 21-23, 28-29, 11:1, 4-7, 12:1-7, 12-14, 22-23, 28-33, 46, 51, 13:21-22, 14:1-31, 16:1-3, 11-16, 35, 17:1-6, 19:1-25 )

November 27th: God displays His power through the 9 plagues of Egypt
November28th: The Passover Lamb
November 29th: God delivers Israel through the Red Sea
November 30th: God provides food and water in the desert for Israel
December 1st: God demonstrates His Holiness at Mt. Sinai

Jason and Kellie Knapp

WANTED: Pot

Name: Pot (pronounced Pote with a long 'o')
Village: Masanu
Family: He is a relation to Tingon.
Stats: Tingon met with Pot awhile ago and was talking to him about all the Christ has done for him. How, although he was one of the worst sinners in the village (in the eyes of others), his sins are completely washed away and he doesn't have to try to be a good person anymore because his sins being washed away has nothing to do with what he does, but with what Jesus did for him. Pot said that he has been searching for many years to hear a message like that, and he wants to know the whole story. He said he could tell that Tingon had changed and he too wanted to know why. So Tingon said he needed to come to the teaching to hear from the beginning, what God has done for him. So every day, Pot leaves his village of Masanu at 6:30 and arrives in Dengenu at 7:00 am, (an hour before teaching) and waits to hear this good news. He has faithfully been there every day.
Pray: That Pot would continue to come every day, and that he would see his sinfulness (which I think he is beginning to understand) and that he would trust in Jesus as his deliverer from sin, death, and Satan's grasp.

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.

FOUND: Tingon Willy

Praise God! Tingon Willy has just become our first Tobo brother in Christ!

Yesterday he trusted in Christ. Here is what he said:

"Ever since you taught me that the law was like a mirror (that it was there so that I could see how sinful I really am) I have been thinking about my sin. After my family falls asleep at night, I think about it. On the trail as I am walking back and forth, I think about it. In fact, I even forgot where I was going and ended up in the wrong spot because I was thinking so much about my sin. I kept coming to your house to help you translate the Bible lessons, but I felt that I was just helping everyone else in Tobo to find eternal life, but I wasn't going to be able to find it. My sins were too many and too big for God to be able to wash them away. And I would just go to the fires of hell. I was scared. I used to think Jesus could wash away my past sins, but that my future sins would heap up and then in the end God would just throw me into the fires of hell. But now I see and believe that Jesus took my place as the lamb took Isaac's place and he died just once so I could live. And his blood washed ALL my sins away, and he delivered me from my sin, death, Satan's power, and the fires of hell. I feel like the arrow of my sin that has been in my heart and in my head and giving me pain for all this time has been removed. And I am not afraid. Thank you, this is the first time I have ever heard this talk."

- Tingon Willy, 29, August 2006

Please pray that we would have fertile soil as we begin to teach God's Word to the Tobo people of the village of Dengenu in October. Pray that God would have a bountiful harvest.

Wanted: Sondik

WANTED
By the Savior

• NAME: Sondik
• FAMILY: Wife and one small child. For those of you who keep up, he is married to Tingon's daughter.
• VILLAGE: Dapilu
• FACTS: I first met Sondik when I went down to the big river once to spend the night and go fishing. We had a great time. He was nominated to be in our first literacy class and came faithfully every day. He is one of the best readers of the group and has great aptitude to teach. He will be in the teacher's training class starting on Monday the 15th, and I am going to use him not only to teach in his village of Dapilu, but to help with the oversight of it. He will also be helping me with the checking of the first 6 Bible lessons with our church planting consultant when he comes in at the end of the month.
• PRAY: I talked to Sondik once on the trail and asked him which church he went to and why. He said he went to the JW church, but didn't really know why. "Is one better than the other? I don't know which is the truth," he said. Please pray for Sondik and his young family that they will come to the teaching and come to a saving knowledge of the Lord. Pray that he will hear the truth and understand it. Pray also tat he will be a good and faithful literacy teacher in the upcoming weeks.

Thank you for your prayers, they do make a difference.
His Clay Pots,
Jason, Kellie, Micah, Sophia, and Malachi

Wanted: Maiyon

WANTED
By the Savior

• NAME: Maiyon
• VILLAGE: Dengenu
• AGE: around 50 probably
• STATS: Maiyon is a single man; they call him “young boy”. He was never married. His house is located in the “center” of the village. He has been sick alot lately; with the flu, colds, coughs, etc. He comes to visit me about once a week in order to get something (he never comes without a purpose)... so our relationship is still in the “starting” stages... even though we have been there for over 2 years.
• PRAY: That Maiyon will regain his health so that he can continue to go to his gardens.
• That the Lord would keep him healthy until the teaching of His word; and that God would work in his heart to draw him to Himself.
• That Maiyon would desire to have a relationship with me not based off of what he can get, but just that he would try to get to know me.

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

Wanted: Singo

WANTED
By the Saviour

• Name: Singo
• Village: Lives at the end of the airstrip. Not in the village.
• Age: Early 60's
• Family: First wife died years ago; he had two sons that I know of from this marriage. Now he has a second wife and 6 children: Rano, Teo, Oten, Olden, Gengila, and Flola.
• Stats: Singo is one of my favorite language helpers. I look at him like a father; and he calls me his son. This man is heavily into the Jehovah's Witness church. He owns the ground that the airstrip is on, and possibly the ground that my house is on (that one is in an ongoing dispute). He remembers World War 2 planes flying over when he was a small child and loves to talk about the Americans and our way of life. He is an influential man among the Jehovah's Witness group; and also among the main village of Dengenu.
• Pray: The Salvation of him and his family: because he is involved in the JW cult; he believes he knows much of the Word of God; but he still does not understand who Christ is and the grace he can receive from Him.
• Since he is a leader among the JW group; when we do teach the Word of God; that he and others will come to hear the Truth.
• Also pray that he will continue to be open to sharing his culture, beliefs, and language with me.

PRAYER WARRIORS NEEDED!!!
YOUR REWARD:
The Joy of the Lord, and a part in the salvation of precious souls.

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

Wanted: Committee (Update)

WANTED
BY THE SAVIOR TO GIVE GLORY
TO THE KING OF KINGS!

Meka's, Committee's wife, casket
(Committee was the first WANTED e-mail we sent; for you who keep track)

"Bang", "Bang," "Bang"...I can hear them pounding the boards together for her casket now. Just 4 days earlier Jason was in their house chatting and laughing with her and her husband, a day later the Dr. said she was really sick and we went to visit her. The Dr. had put her on a drip but when there was no improvement decided to save the medicine for someone that it could help. The next day, she slipped into a coma. Yesterday morning, she died. All day yesterday people came from other villages to see her and to grieve with the family. (just a week ago her daughter had given birth to a gorgeous baby girl) That is all we can do, grieve. There is little comfort when she isn't with Christ. God in His infinite wisdom knew she would die and He knows about the others that will die before we can teach them about the awesome hope of eternal life. For us, in our humanness, it is hard to see. I need to go now and join the procession to the burial plot.

Keep praying that God would continue to prepare the heart's of the Tobo people,
His Clay Pots, Jason, Kellie, Micah, Sophia, & Malachi