Henry's Eye Problem: My eye problem is just part of the aging process... vitreous degeneration.
So, I put up with the "floaters" that come across my vision quite regularly, and I have been
sidelined from Floor-ball till this past week. The season is almost over, but it has been great to be
with our team… even though we did not do so well in the league this year.
ACTI Trainee Visa: Once everything got sorted out, we were able to get everyone into Singapore
but one trainee. Norbu came in from Nepal 3 weeks late, but we were expecting that anyway...
However, a man from India was not accepted. This man showed a lot of grace and humility. I
talked to him on the phone a few times a week, as we looked to the Lord for an answer. There is a
chance he may be able to come next year. Pray that he, Ami, will continue to grow in the Lord.
Trip to Pontianak: From 2 to 5 September, Dave Enns and I were in Pontianak for an important
meeting of the PPIK church denomination. Over 200 delegates gathered to hear reports from the
past leadership team and to elect a new team. There were a few glitches, but all in all it was a very
encouraging time for us. Please pray for Lajim, the new leader of the 158-church denomination.
Dave and I have a very good working relationship with this man, going back many years. We look
forward to working with him and his new team.
Trip to Papua: From the 3rd to 16th October, Janet and I will be in Papua (formerly Irian Jaya),
Indonesia as part of a Field Ministry Evaluation Team for World Team (other team members
include John and Gloria Wilson, Tom and Debbie Seckler). Please pray for wisdom for our team, as
we seek to help this field in evaluating their ministries. Also, Papua is known to be a hotbed for
Malaria. We will take as many precautionary measures as we can, but we do appreciate prayer in
this regard as well.
Presently at ACTI: Please pray for stamina, and joy in ministry. Pray for protection from the evil
one. Pray that we will be effective trainers and will influence these trainees through our lives as
well as through the classroom times. Because we are short-staffed, we are both carrying a much
heavier work load than we would like to have. We are quite tired as we pass the half-way mark of
our term with the new trainees. As can be imagined, no matter how mature our trainees are (they
are all upcoming missionaries, after all), yet there are a lot of little things such as personality and
cultural differences that can cause conflict and stress. This group will graduate on Oct.23. The
last month will be a challenging time for everyone,
so please pray that each one will finish well.
Present trainees (from left to right):
Sung Eun & Young Soo & So Yoon from Korea,
Norbu from Nepal, Pauline from Malaysia,
Janice from Singapore, Chiu Yun from Taiwan.
Indonesian Maids Ministry: Janet continues to minister every Sunday (as well as a lot of prayer
and counseling by phone & text messages during the week). This ministry is facing intense spiritual
warfare, and we covet your prayers for Janet and the ladies she serves them here. Over half of
the 20 or so ladies now attending are of another religion. Some are very close to knowing Christ,
but there are a lot of barriers… cultural, religious, and family….that are keeping some of them
from making personal commitments. We are seeing God answer prayer as He takes some of them
through crises where they must rely on Him. Please pray for strength and wisdom for Janet and
for a breakthrough in the lives of these ladies.
Immediate Future: Oct 30th Janet and I will fly to Thailand to be part of the World Evangelical
Alliance Missions Commission Summit. Though ACTI is a small school, it seems we are on the
cutting edge of what the WEA would like to see happen in missionary training. We feel so
privileged to be a part of what is being done to help prepare workers for cross-cultural ministry.
This conference will help to sharpen our focus even more. Following the WEA meetings we will
take a much needed break in Thailand.
Projects and Finances:
Kalimantan Ministries Fund: We have now run out of funds for traveling back to Kalimantan
for ministry. Recently we were given the go-ahead from World Team to raise US $15,000 over
the next 3 years for Kalimantan ministry. As we work together with the indigenous church there
our financial partnership is becoming less. However, funding is still needed for travel from
Singapore, as well as for a few areas of leadership development. Each trip costs about $250 per
person. If you would like to assist in this aspect of our ministry, please designate your gift:
Kalimantan Ministries.
Batam House: We are also looking into another year of ministry with the Batam House. There are
needs for monthly salary for the 2 ladies who are in charge of the house, and also funds for
assisting Indonesian ladies readjust back into Indonesian life, especially if they have been treated
unfairly. There are 2 churches here in Singapore that are interested and excited about this
ministry.
Pray also that we will find people to teach / train these ladies in life-skills in order for them to be
able to have some type of work to fall back on when in their home villages.
Personal: Over time, our support account has slipped from “healthy” to “in need of nourishment”.
While thanking our financial partners for many years of faithful service, we ask you to pray with
us for a few more partners in the financial aspect of this ministry.
In all of the above ministry concerns we praise God for His grace, strength, and provision. Thank
you for taking the time to read this, and for your ministry to us
In His Strong Arms,
Henry & Janet
