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Shalom, dear all!
Thank you for faithfully praying for us. Douglas and I do need your mentioning about us in your prayers. We would like to commit our thanks to God that Douglas has sort out the electronic deficiency in the PIM headquarter. Finishing that task earlier that our expectation enables him to do some necessary fitment work with the downstairs apartment for we need to accommodate a few partners next week.
各位代禱勇士，收信平安。
感謝你忠心地為我們禱告。道格拉斯和Sandy著實需要大家在禱告中記念我們。我們要感謝上帝，道格拉斯已經解決了PIM總部的電子缺陷。那件工作提早完成，使他得以在樓下的房舍做一些必要的整修工作，因為我們下周需要容納幾個合作夥伴。
Thanks to God that we started our Level Two training of sewing and Bible story devotion yesterday. We have set up some restrictions: Only those who have the Level One certificates and have already started the sewing ministry in the church are allowed to come for the Level Two training. Therefore, we have only six participants this time. And that is the good size of the class for the advanced learning. The participants are learning how to make patterns for the basic tops and trousers. It is quite difficult for them as even those who are educated have not been trained to draw with a ruler.
感謝上帝，我們昨天開始了縫紉和聖經故事靈修的第二級培訓。我們設置了一些門檻：只有那些擁有一級證書並且已經在教會開辦縫紉事工的人才能來參加二級培訓。因此，我們這次只有六名學員。這恰是進階學習的適當班級人數。學員正在學習製作基本上衣和褲子的打版。這對他們來說是相當困難的，因為即使是那些受過教育的人也沒有真正學過如何用尺畫圖。
However, we felt distracted that there were loud noises of those who were seeking to start a big fight. We could not concentrate as we saw people running and shouting around outside the PIM wire fences with one-meter-long bush knives, shotguns and pistols. Some of the houses were burned down as we saw big black smoke reaching the sky. Two of the participants were not to come back after lunch because their houses were to close to where the trouble makers were active.
然而，我們受到很大的攪擾：那些試圖展開一場惡鬥的人一直在大呼小叫。看著那些人拿著一米長的開山刀、獵槍和手槍在PIM鐵網籬笆外邊跑邊叫囂，我們無法集中精神上課。也有大團的黑煙竄天，是他們把一些房子給燒了。其中兩名學員午餐後都不能回來，因為他們的房子離滋事者活動的地方很近。
Ambunti is right in the middle of the two villages that are involved in the big fight. The Ambunti market becomes the usual location in which they started the fight. And they even came over to show off their force at the airstrip today. Kevin, who owns a trading store next to the airstrip, was wounded on his chest by one of their slingshots. That will hinder the other trading stores from opening. Not only can the market not function properly, we also have nowhere to buy our supply here now.
安布恩提就在捲入打鬥的兩個村莊的中間。安布恩提市場成為他們開打的地點。他們今天甚至過來在飛機跑道炫耀他們的火力。凱文弟兄在飛機跑道旁邊開一家小店，他的胸部被他們的一把彈射器打傷。那會使其他小店不敢開張。不僅市場不能正常運作，我們現在也無處可買日用品。
Please remember us in your prayers.
敬請繼續在禱告中記念我們：
1. May God cease the fighting among villagers, so that life here can be back to normal.
願神止息村民之間的打鬥，讓這裡的生活可以恢復正常。
2. May God bless us with continuous good reception of cellphone signal and network.
求神繼續保守我們在安布恩提有穩定的收訊及網路。
3. May God protect our participants who attend the Level Two training course of sewing and Bible story devotion on 23-28.
願上帝保守參加23-28日縫紉和聖經故事靈修二級培訓課程的學員。
4. May God bless our partners in mission who are visiting PIM in the near future months with their preparation, transportation, and communication.
願上帝保守近期將要來到PIM的宣教夥伴們有好的準備、交通以及溝通。
5. There are 50 teachers serving in PIM schools in the remote areas in PNG. May God grant them safe journey from their home back to work after the summer vacation.
PIM (太島宣教事工) 有五十位老師在新幾內亞偏鄉的PIM學校服務。求上帝保守他們結束暑假由家鄉返回工作崗位的旅途。
6. Joseph Ogmu who was a teacher in the PIM school in Ambunti was transferred to the position as the center manager of the PIM base in Wewak last year due to the frequent medical need of his two children. His wife has been quite ill recently. May God grant His mercy to Joseph’s family.
約瑟夫．歐格姆原本是PIM安布恩提的學校教師，去年因為兩個小孩需要頻繁就醫，調職到威瓦克擔任PIM基地經理。最近他的太太也病得不輕，願神施恩憐憫約瑟夫一家人。
7. There are unknow sarcomas forming up in my gum. May God heal me.
我的牙齦中長出類似肉瘤的東西。願上帝治癒我。
8. Douglas and I are planning to go back to Taiwan in March mainly for him to visit my family and relatives and for me to get medical care. May God guide us with the preparations and the trip planning.
我和道格拉斯計劃三月份回臺灣，主要是為了讓他探望我的家人和親戚，也讓我就醫。願上帝引導我們進行準備工作以及行程安排。
9. May God take care of my old parents, grant them salvation, health, peace and joy.
願神看顧Sandy年邁的父母，賞賜他們救恩、健康、平安及喜樂。
All for Him
願神得榮耀
主內末肢
In Christ
Sandy
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