Saturday, April 27, 2013

Concordance & Missionaries - "Saturday is for Suriname"

  Many of us take our concordance for granted. Our English concordance has become a search engine on a computer, which makes Bible study so much quicker & easier. Perhaps some of you remember the days of the book concordance, and flipping back & forth, searching many Scriptures to find the one you’re looking for. And to search for all verses with the same two words was extremely difficult & time consuming. Now we do it all with a few clicks of the mouse. Yet what an amazing tool is a book concordance if you have no computers, and there’s never been one in your language. Imagine the joy!
That’s the joy of the Wayana tribe in the jungles of Suriname. World Team missionaries Margaret & Jan have just completed a concordance in the Wayana language, and are now distributing them in the tribal villages. The tribe, who meet daily for worship, are excited about this new tool for knowing God’s Word. Praise God for his provision!
Another exciting development is that one of the tribes is sending out their own missionaries. They recently sent out a team to find a mysterious tribe in the jungles, who shy away from others, and are unknown to the other tribes. No one knows what they are like or what language they speak. The believers are very courageous & self-sacrificing for the spread of the Good News of Jesus.
Roy & Margaret (pictured with the Pfleegors) have served the tribes in Suriname for over 40 years, and will soon retire. Marco & Marjolean from Holland are replacing them, and there’s a need for another missionary to help. Roy was a soda truck driver before becoming a missionary.
Michael & Erin Pfleegor will help out some with the ministry to these tribes, but their focus will be more on unreached people in the capitol city of Suriname, Paramaribo. Psalm 67 Missions Network is partnering with the Pfleegors in this ministry. Please, prayerfully consider what part you too might have in this ministry for the glory of Christ. Thank you.

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