Missionary to Papua New Guinea

            A Ministry of Olmstead Baptist Church
2075 Olmstead Road Olmstead, Kentucky 42265
(270) 726-3954 - obchurch@logantele.com
Roger Jones, Pastor

"For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen." Romans 1:36
December, 2005
Dear Brethren,
"To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever.  Amen."  (Romans 16:27).
    Greetings to each one of you in the precious name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.  We hope that you are all doing well.
    It was a privilege this month to have had the opportunity to visit with the Harmony Baptist Church in Godfrey, IL and Pastor Ralph Blake; and West Milton Baptist Church in West Milton, OH and Pastor Mark Clark Sr.  My thanks to these churches and their pastors for their kindness and hospitality.  I was also able to travel to Olmstead, KY to be with our home church and to preach at the monthly fellowship meeting there, as well as to be with them for the Lord's Day services that weekend.  It was a blessing to see our church family once again.
    The work on the "Trail of Blood" has been completed and we are currently making arrangements with Brother Wilbert Ellis for printing.  The work was hindered somewhat because of travel and then illness due to colds and flu (both Cyd and I); however, we are thankful for the Lord's goodness to us in being able to get the project completed.  I also want to thank our son Matthew who has helped me with some computer problems, helped me install a Melanesian Pidgin dictionary to use as a spell check, and did all of the work involved in formatting the chart.
    After seeing Cyd's doctor on the 13th and going over her test results, we found out that she has more involved health problems than we first realized.  One concerns the pumping action and rhythm of her heart.  Because of the oxygen-transfer problem mentioned before, her heart wall is not getting needed oxygen and is therefore pumping harder in order to compensate.  At the same time her heart is staying out of rhythm. This causes considerable fatigue and weakness.  The tests also showed a diseased condition in her small intestine.  And another test showed her immune system to be highly activated.  The doctor suspects she is keeping a low-grade case of Malaria (or chronic Malaria).  He has her on several treatment protocols to address each of these issues, which will be rather intense for the next few months.  He believes that improvement for her condition will be forthcoming, but building up the immune system is a gradual process and takes time.  He urged us to have patience and to persevere with the treatments.  By the Lord's grace, we are committing it all to Him who is the source of all strength, comfort, and healing.  Your prayers for her and for us are very much appreciated.
    I was able to talk to Brother Norman Malu by telephone this past week and he said that the church there in Port Moresby is doing well and that they have started preaching once again at a mission point or village called Sogeri.  There were problems in that area that hindered Brother Norman from going there for awhile, but now things are resolved and he's back preaching there as opportunity allows.
    The Lord willing, I am planning on returning to Papua New Guinea in February in order to teach the newly translated "Trail of Blood" to Brother Norman and the church in Port Moresby.  I also hope to complete what work we can on the church building.  Cyd will remain here for a couple of months and continue with her treatment.
    Brother Jeff Lawrence has asked us to help for awhile with the work in Australia so that he and his family might be able to return on furlough.  We were glad to be able to do so, and therefore in late April it is our plan for Cyd to meet me in Australia where we expect to be for approximately six months or so until Brother Lawrence and his family return.
    Thank you all once again for your continued prayers, love, encouragement, and support for the Lord’s work in Papua New Guinea.
    Love in Christ,
    Brother Frank James
    frjcej@yahoo.com

This mission is an integral and inseparable arm of Olmstead Baptist Church - Olmstead, Kentucky.

 

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