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NEWSANDPRAYERREQUESTS
FROM
JOHN
AND
BONITA
PRYOR
Missionaries
with Pioneer Bible
Translators i n
Papua New Guinea
John
and B o n l t a
remain
I n
the
S t a t e s ,
tending
to
medical
needs b e f o r e
r e t u r n i n g
to
PNG.
B o n l t a
I s
t r y i n g
m e d i c a t i o n
t o
r e g u l a t e
h e r hormones
and i l l
a l s o
need a
d e n t a l crown.
P l e a s e
p r a y
f o r
them
t o have
p e a c e
as
h e y a w a i t G o d ' s t i m i n g
I n
t h e i r r e t u r n
and
f o r t h e r e s o l u t i o n of h e c o n d i t i o n s
t h a t
a r e
k e e p i n g them
here.
J o s h ' s knee
u r g e r y on
March 15 was
u c c e s s f u l .
The
o c t o r
was
e r y p l e a s e d . He o n t i n u e s w i t h
t h e
c r u t c h e s and
p h y s i c a l
t h e r a p y . He
has had a o b
l e a d
or
two,
u t
n o t h i n g has
e v e l o p e d
y e t . P l e a s e c o n t i n u e
to
p r a y f o r
a
q u i c k , complete
h e a l i n g f o r Josh and
f o r
h i s job
s e a r c h ,
t h a t God would
l e a d
him to
where He
wants him to work.
P l e a s e c o n t i n u e
to
p r a y f o r J e s s e , K a r l e and
N a l e h
and
f o r
the
new baby h a t they are e x p e c t i n g
September
15.
Pray o r an u n e v e n t f u l pregnancy o r
K a r i e
and a h e a l t h y baby.
Maso,
h e i r
n a t i o n a l c o - t r a n s l a t o r ,
was
b l e
to
get word
of the
v i l l a g e
s i t u a t i o n
t o
John and B o n l t a
through
f e l l o w - m i s s i o n a r y , W i l l i a m
B u t l e r . From h i s
r e p o r t :
i s p r o g r e s s
on
2 eter
\ a s
been
h i n d e r e d
by so m a n y
o t h e r
t h i n g s r e q u i r i n g h i s
time. P l e a s e pray that
he
w i l l
be
b l e
to devote the time
necessary
to t h i s p r o j e c t .
He e p o r t s
that
attendance at Sunday worship
and Sunday
School are both down.
n
p a r t due to the
weather
and s i c k n e s s , so
pray
o r the
p e o p l e
t o r e g a i n
a
e a l
to meet
o g e t h e r
to study God's
Word. Pray
f o r
the church
l e a d e r s ,
that
they might
remain s t r o n g and p r o v i d e the
l e a d e r s h i p
t h a t the
people
need.
here
has
been a l o t of
e v e r s and
m a l a r i a ,
a f f e c t i n g both
young
and
o l d ,
and there s n ' t
a
good
medicine
s u p p l y at Samban. B o n l t a had been p r o v i d i n g mu c h of the m e d i c a l care o r the p e o p l e
when
she
was h e r e .
One of the young m e n of the v i l l a g e , Moses, s I n the Madang h o s p i t a l
w i t h
c o n g e s t i v e h e a r t f a i l u r e . He
s
o n l y
28
and
a
good
f r i e n d of the
P r y o r b o y s . P l e a s e pray o r h i s r e c o v e r y I n p a r t i c u l a r . T he i t t l e g i r l I
wrote
about a s t month,
Iborah,
s s t i l l
I n
Madang
and a p p a r e n t l y not
doing
w e l l . P l e a s e continue to pray
f o r
h e r
r e c o v e r y
and
f o r
her
a m i l y . Some
f
the pregnant women re h a v i n g t r o u b l e w i t h t h e i r
d e l i v e r i e s ,
but they have had no
e r i o u s c o m p l i c a t i o n s
y e t , f o r which we hank
God.
h i s I s the
r a i n y season
I n PNG, nd
t has been
q u i t e
wet, e s u l t i n g I n
l o t s
of mosquitoes which
c a r r y
d i s e a s e ) and
s n a k e s , as w e l l as some ood s h o r t a g e s .
So
p l e a s e
p r a y
f o r a l l t h e p e o p l e o f
Sa mban
and t h e
surrounding area.
e t r u s
G o n g g l p , a member f the
v i l l a g e
bigmen
c h e c k i n g
g r o u p ,
d i e d
r e c e n t l y .
P l e a s e p r a y f o r h i s
f a m i l y
and
t h a t God
would
r a i s e up o t h e r
m e n
to take
h i s
p l a c e I n the r a n s l a t i o n
work.
On
p e r s o n a l n o t e ,
our daughter, a t i e ,
s p r e p a r i n g
to
g o
on
a m e d i c a l m i s s i o n
t r i p
w i t h FAME
to
Honduras May
1 6 - 2 5 .
We ould a p p r e c i a t e
your p r a y e r s
f o r h e r as she makes h e r p r e p a r a t i o n s and f o r
h e r
throughout
h i s t r i p ,
t h a t
God
would
use
her to do
H i s w i l l . P r a y , too, o r her h e a l t h and
s a f e t y .
Thank you so mu c h f o r your a i t h f u l n e s s , your
l o v e and
encouragement, your p r a y e r s
and
your i f t s to
t h i s
I m p o r t a n t
m i n i s t r y
t o
b r i n g the
Word
of
God
t o
p e o p l e
who
do
not have
t
I n
t h e i r
o w n
l a n g u a g e . May Go d
continue to b l e s s you r i c h l y .
JOHN
ONITA PRYOR FORWARDINGAGENTS:
2401 Rhea Road
Bruce
& ary
Ann
G r a f f
K n o x v l l l e ,TN 37920 173
W.
ebanon S t .
e - m a i l : b 1 p r y o r @ e a r t h l l n k . n e t
N a s h v i l l e , X L
62263-1410
Phone: 618-327-3234
e - m a i l : [email protected]
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John
onita
Pryor
p .O. Box 9 9 7 .
Madang
SU. apua New Guinea
November, 2002
And on earth pe a ce among m e n ..
.
Luke 2:14
This was he
m e s s a g e
of the
angels
who
nnounced
the b i r t h of Jesus. His c o min g
would b r i n g
peace.
Jesus underscored t h i s m e s s a g e
s h o r t l y before He e t u r n e d
t o
His
heavenly
home: Peace
leave w i t h you;
My ea c e give
t o you;
not as the world
g i v e s , do
give
you.
Let
not your heart be troubled,
nor e t
t b e f e a r f u l .
John 14:27
Paul wrote about t h i s
p ea c e t o
the
P h i l i p p i a n
church:
And the p e a c e
of
God,
which
surpasses
a l l
comprehension,
h a l l
guard your
hearts
and our m i n d s
n
Christ
Jesus.
h i l .
4: 7
Over
he l a s t several
m o n t h s ,
h i s mes
sa ge of p ea c e has m e a n t a reat deal t o
us
p e a c e
i n the midst of the loss of dear r i e n d s ,
health c o n c e r n s , and an
uncertain
future.
We
returned to the U. S. ast
October
o assist our
son
Joshua
i n securing
h i s
m a s s a g e
therapy
license and check outsome e d i c a l concerns
for
Bonita.
I t turned out
hat
Bonita also needed
some xtensive
dental work.
When onita
was
nearing
the
end of
her
various treatments,
Joshua t o r e h i s
ACL
l a y i n g
b a s k e t b a l l
and was
unable
to work ulltime for about our months
ol
lowing h i s
surgery.
During h i s
recuperation
time,
we
earned of
the deaths
of three of
our
dear
v i l l a g e f r i e n d s : Maikel
Kanja,
our longtime
workman and neighbor and f r i e n d ; Moses
Mu k o k , Bonita's
adopted
younger
brother
a n d
close
riend of Jesse and Joshua
( p i c t u r e d a t r i g h t ) ; and
Arapina
W a n g i ,
the
l o v e l y
C h r i s t i a n
wife
of
one
f
our pastors. I t was i f f i c u l t
to b e
so
a r away
rom
our
friends
New
riiinea
News
Forwarding
Agents:
Mr. rs.Brace Graff
173 West Lebaooa
Street
Nashville, IL
62263-1410
E-Mail: [email protected]
S e e
Mjnewsleuer
n c o l o r OH
a
w w < r . p i o i i e * r b l N e . a r g p g >
E-Mail:
J p r y o r ^ j p i p n e e r b i b l e ^
' S P g
during
t h i s
time.
When he completed h i s p h y s i c a l
therapy
i n
June,
Joshua
decided
t o begin
h i s
m a s s a g e therapy
p r a c t i c e
i n S t i l i w a t e r , Oklahoma. Our p l a n was
o
g et
Joshua settled i n
t h e r e with John s mom
nd
return
to
PNG. The n i g h t b e f o r e we r r i v e d i n S t i l i w a t e r , John's
mom o l l e d over n
bed
and the
nerve
i n her
r i g h t
l e g
got twisted
or
something.
She was
n t e r r i f i c pain a n d
walked the
f l o o r
t h a t
n i g h t .
Over the next
2-3
w ee ks ,
her r i g h t
l e g
continued
t o
be extremely p a i n f u l and
g r a d u a l l y
became
weaker and
weaker.
Since t h a t
time, we have taken her
t o two
orthopedic
doctors,
a
neurosurgeon,
a a i n
m a n a g e m e n t o c t o r , a physia-
t r i s t
a
e u r o l o g i s t , and
a
o d i a t r i s t .
T h e y
have or
dered various t e s t s t h a t have y i e l d e d the same e s u l t :
they have
not
been
able
t o p i n p o i n t what has c aused
a l l
her p a i n and the
nerve
damage n her
r i g h t l e g . We
would
appreciate
your prayers f o r her
h e a l i n g
I n the midst of l l t h i s ,
we
have e l t p ea c e t h a t
God has placed us
here
f o r obvious
reasons.
We lso
have peace
knowing
t h a t God has
l l
t h i s
under
c o n t r o l
and t h a t as time go e s by we
i l l
see
w h at
course
we
need t o
take.
Where
would we
be without t he p ea c e
t h a t
the angels announced
t h a t
s t a r r y
n i g h t
i n Bethle
hem?
May you experience God's
p ea c e during
t h i s
h o l i d a y
season.
WE AVE
A
NEW
GRANDSON
E l i j a h Maikel
(pronounced
Michael)
was
bom o Jesse and
Karie on September 9.
El i weighed 7 b . 7 z.
and
was 0 o n g .
Naleh i s a o t i n g b i g
s i s t e r . We r a i s e God
f or this
wonderful addi
t i o n
t o our f a m i l y .
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