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Dear all who pray for our ministry in PNG, peace from our Lord be with you.

各位代禱者，收信平安。

Thank your for your support in the Lord. Last week we were through a lot, and whether in sun or rain, we could hold onto to the presence of the Lord.

感謝大家在主裡的支持，上星期我們受到許多考驗，或晴或雨，神依然同在。

Though what we teach are very basic skills of sewing, everything seems to be new technic to the participants. At the end of the third week, we had 17 participants. Splitting them into morning and afternoon sections, the size of each group still worried our landlord about our safety for the room was very small. We were asked to hold the class in the church but there was no one who was able to drive us to church during the week. Eventually, the landlord let us have the final two weeks of class in the backyard.

雖然我們教的都是非常基本的縫紉技能，對學員來說，都是新的技術。在第三週課程結束時，已經有17位學員。拆成上下午兩班上課，班級人數還是令房東為我們的安全擔心。房東原本要我們改在教會上課，但是週間沒有人有空開車接送我們去教會，最後房東讓我們把最後兩週的課程挪到我們的後院上課。

For the size of the class, we bought an 8mX10m canvas to set the tent. But we were not good at doing it. The tent tore due to heavy rain on the first night and the timbre that we used to support the tent kept collapsing. Our sewing machines too got out of order one after one. Having to fix the tent and try to repair the machines after the class, I once felt very ill. Our Merciful God made us get through the fourth week with 21 participants.

依著班級人數，我們買了8mÎ10m的塑膠帆布來搭帳篷。然而，我們的技術真是不行，第一天晚上下了大雨，帆布的一邊已經撕裂，支撐帳篷的木材也一直倒塌。此時，我們的縫紉機也一台接著一台故障。下了課後要修帳篷又要修機器，我就生病了。靠著神的憐憫，我們完成第四週的課程，有21位學員。

Students who started coming in the first two weeks have finished making their first patterns and cutting the fabric, and now are assembling their first homemade clothing. Last weekend we started giving staff training to two of the participants. It was all out of the mercy and grace of the Lord. As we were studying the story of Jesus’ preaching to the Samaritan woman, we were inspired by Him and hoped we could also be used to lead the people out of the town that was named “drunken”.

第一週和第二週來的學員已經畫好她們生平第一個服裝原型，也剪好了布，現在正在縫製的階段。上週末有兩位學員開始接受同工訓練。這都是出於主的憐憫與恩典。在課堂上我們討論耶穌與撒瑪利亞婦人談道的故事，願神也使用我們引領人脫離那個名為「醉酒」的城市。

This week is our final week of class. Please work with us through your prayer.

1. May the Lord bless Kellen and me with good health.

2. May the Lord’s Word impact each participant.

3. May the Lord hold our tent together through the final week.

4. May the Lord enable us to sort out our problems with the machines.

這星期是我們課程的最後一週，敬請您以禱告與我們同工。

一、願神賞賜給Sandy & Kellen 健壯的身體。

二、願神的話語觸及每位學員。

三、願神保守我們的帳篷撐完最後一週。

四、願神使我們有能力解決縫紉機的問題。

All for Him

願神得榮耀

In Christ

主內末肢

Sandy

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