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NEWS

ANDPRAYERREQUESTS

FROM

JOHNANDBONITA

PRYOR

Missionaries with Pioneer Bible

Translators

i n PapuaNew

uinea

Thank

y o u

f o r y o u r c o n t i n ui n g p r a y e r s f o r J o h n and B o n i t a P r y o r .

Y o u r

p r a y e r s u p p o r t s

v i t a l

to

h e i r m i n i s t r y .

We

r a i s e

God o r a

u c c e s s f u l

P i o n e e r M i s s i o n s

n s t i t u t e PMI)

n

D a l l a s i n e a r l y

J u n e . I t

was e l l a t t e n d e d w i t h many new r e c r u i t s

t o

t h e w o r k , and a g r e a t p i r i t of e l l o w s h i p and

r e n e w a l f o r v e t e r a n

m i s s i o n a r i e s . P r a y

t h a t

t h e seeds

sown h a t

week

i l l

b e a r much

r u i t f o r

h e

Kingdom.

A p r e s s i n g p r a y e r

m a t t e r

t h i s month s f o r B o n i t a and

h e r

h e a l t h .

T h e

e p o r t on h e r

mammogram

w a s

o s i t i v e , b u t t h e d o c t o r s

want

o

r e p e a t

t

i n

s i x months. She has seen

an

o r t h o p e d i c

d o c t o r t h i s

month

o r

t h e c o n t i n u i n g

p a i n

i n

h e r

shouber

h a t

has n o t r e s p o n d e d t o

t h e r a p y or

m e d i c a t i o n .

An MRI

a s t

week r e v e a l e d a m a l l t e a r n h e r r o t a t o r

c u f f .

She i l l

undergo r t h r o s c o p i c s u r g e r y on J u l y 24 o r e p a i r

t h a t .

W h i l e d o i n g

so, h e

d o c t o r

w i l l

a l s o

t r i m

a w ay

e v e r a l bone

spurs

i n

t h a t

s h o u l d e r . I f

i l

goes as

p l a n n e d , h e r r e c o v e r y s h o u l d

take

2 - 3

months. Pray h a t the u r g e r y w i l l be u c c e s s f u l and

n o t

r e q u i r e more x t e n s i v e t r e a t m e n t . Her

i n s u r a n c e company

does

not want to pay o r t h i s

s u r g e r y ,

so p l e a s e p r a y t h a t t h i s

w i l l b e

worked

out s ell.

John

and onita continue

t o

work ith t h e

stateside o f f i c e

of Pioneer Bible Translators

t o

a s s i s t

o t h e r s

p r e p a r i n g

to go

o

the m i s s i o n f i e l d .

They

r a v e l e d

t o

D a l l a s e a r l i e r t h i s month to

meet i t h p e r s o n n e l t h a t

they

i l l

b e

m e n t o r i n g . They o n t i n u e

t o be

a

i t a l p a r t

of the PB T

m i n i s t r y ,

even

though they have had

t o

remain i n the

S t a t e s

f o r

an

extended

u r l o u g h

due to

c o n t i n u i n g m e d i c a l

problems.

New oors of

e r v i c e

c o n t i n u e to open o r them. P l e a s e pray o r

t hem

as

they r a v e l

and p r a i s e God o r

H i s

s a f e t y f o r

them thus a r .

P l e a s e c o n t i n u e to p r a y f o r

the

o l k s at Samban , h a t

we ould

hear from them. Pray

t h a t l l

i s

w e l i

i n

the v i i l a g e , f o r the church

l e a d e r s and

Sunday School

e a c h e r s ,

and t h a t Maso

s

f i n d i n g

the

time

to work on

the rough d r a f t s of a r i o u s S c r i p t u r e

t e x t s .

P l e a s e c o n t i n u e to

p r a y

f o r Jesse

and

K a r i e ,

N a l e h

and i i

as

they r a v e l and mak e

p l a n s

to go o PNG o b u i l d

a

l i t e r a c y / m e d i c a l c e n t e r

i n

Samban. Pray o r Josh

as he

makes

p l a n s

f o r

h i s e d u c a t i o n a l f u t u r e and b u i l d s h i s

massage

h e r a p y c l i e n t e l e . Remem b er o h n ' s mom l i v e

P r y o r , i n your

p r a y e r s as e l i , that she

might

continue

to

grow s t r o n g e r as she h e a l s

from

t h i s

nerve

d a m a g e i n her i e g .

T h a n k

your

o r your l o v e a n d encouragement and your p r a y e r s . M a y God

continue

to

b l e s s you as you

serve

Him.

JOHN ONITAPRYOR FORWARDING AGENTS:

215

M a r s h a l l Bruce ary Ann G r a f f

S t i l l w a t e r , OK

74074 173

W. ebanon

S t . ,

N a s h v i l l e ,

IL

62263

Phone: 405-372-3462 Phone: 618-327-3234

e - m a i l : b i D r v o r @ e a r t h l i n k . n e t

e - m a i l :

g r a f f @ c h a r t e r . n e t


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NEWS

ND

PRAYER

REQUESTS

FROMJOHNAND

BONITAPRYOR

Missionaries with Pioneer Bibie Transiators

i n Papua

New uinea

October ,2003

Our

b i g

news

h i s

month s

t h a t J o h n a n d J e s s e w i l l

be

r a v e l i n g t o P a p u a New

G u i n e a

November

4

o December 19. J e s s e

and

K a r i e

have

had g r e a t

i f f i c u l t y

i n s e c u r i n g the n e c e s s a r y

p a p e r w o r k

t o a l l o w t h e m t o w o r k

n PNG,

o o n e

o f h e g o v e r n m e n t

f f i c i a l s s a i d t

w o u l d

b e b e s t

f o r J e s s e t o

come

n

p e r s o n

a n d t a k e c a r e o f t h a t a n d t h e n r e t u r n f o r

h i s

f a m i l y . The

f f i c i a l

t h a t

J e s s e s p o k e

w i t h i s a l s o

f r o m

t h e S e p i k a r e a

and

r e c o g n i z e d

J e s s e ' s

a c c e n t .

He seemed

q u i t e

a g r e e a b l e t o

J e s s e ' s m i ni s t r y p l a n s ,

b u t w e h a v e h e a r d

f r o m

a n o t h e r PBT m i s s i o n a r y t h a t

t h e

Labour M i n i s t e r i s p l a c i n g a m o r a t o r i u m

on work

p e r m i t s . There was

ome u e s t i o n as o

whether

o r n o t

t h i s man

had t h e

a u t h o r i t y t o

d o h a t .

So p l e a s e p r a y t h a t

t h e L o r d w i l l smooth

t h e way o r t h e n e c e s s a r y p a p e r w o r k t o

b e

t a k e n c a r e o f

and t h a t

J e s s e

and

K a r i e m i g h t

soon be

on

h e i r

way

o

b e g i n t h e i r l i t e r a c y m i n i s t r y n

Samban.

P r a y t h a t John and J e s s e w i l l have a f e t y

I n t h e i r t r a v e l s and t h a t t h e i r time

i n

Sam b an i l l

be b e n e f i c i a l t o

a l l Pray

o r B o n i t a

and

a l s o f o r

K a r i e

and

t h e

c h i l d r e n

as

h e y r e m a i n

i n

t h e

S t a t e s

and

a r e s e p a r a t e d

from John

and J e s s e .

John

and

B o n i t a hope o t r a v e l t o Tennessee h e

l a t t e r

p a r t o f t h i s

month

t o v i s i t w i t h

some f t h e i r s u p p o r t i n g c h u r c h e s i n t h a t a r e a .

They o n ' t

have i m e

t o

see

v e r y o n e

and w i l l

have o see o t h e r s a f t e r John r e t u r n s from PNG. P l e a s e pray o r

t h e i r

s a f e t y

as

they

r a v e l and

t h a t

t h e i r meetings

i l l be an

encouragement

o

a l l

i n v o l v e d .

C o n t i n u e t o p r a y f o r Maso, h a t

he

might i n d time o r rough d r a f t i n g . P r a y f o r the

l e a d e r s

of

the church

at

S a m b a n , s w e l l as

o r

a l l the

o l k s

i n the church t h e r e , thatthey i l l

remain s t r o n g i n the L o r d .

S e v e r a l h e a l t h m a t t e r s need your p r a y e r s t h i s month:

onita c o n t i n u e s

to s u f f e r

i n t e n s e

p a i n

as she

undergoes p h y s i c a l therapy

o r

her

s h o u l d e r . P l e a s e p r a y f o r

complete

h e a l i n g

and

t h a t

she

i l l r e g a i n f u l l use c f t h i s

s h o u l d e r q u i c k l y . Pray o r

a

decrease i n

p a i n

as she o n t i n u e s to

work

through t

ohn

has had

a

bout of b r o n c h i t i s and

Bonita

w a s i g h t i n g

a

s i m i l a r b u g ,

a l t h o u g h

h e r s w a s more i n

her

i n u s e s . P l e a s e p r a y f o r

t h e i r complete h e a l i n g , e s p e c i a l l y

b e f o r e they

t a r t

t h e i r t r a v e l i n g .

o h n ' s mother, Olive P r y o r , s going to p h y s i c a l therapy s e v e r a l times a week.

P l e a s e c o n t i n u e to

p r a y

f o r

h e r

complete h e a l i n g .

T hank

you so much o r your a i t h f u l p r a y e r s , your l o v e and encouragement. May God

r i c h l y b l e s s you.

JOHN ONITAPRYOR

215

a r s h a l l

S t i l l w a t e r , OK

74074

Phone: 405-372-3462

e -ma i l : b i D r vor@e a r t h l i n k .n e t

FORWARDINGAGENTS:

Bruce ary Ann G r a f f

173 W.

ebanon S t . ,

N a s h v i l l e ,

IL 62263

Phone: 618-327-3234

e - m a i l :

[email protected]


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NEWSANDPRAYERREQUESTS

FROM

JOHNANDBONITA

PRYOR

Missionaries w i t h Pioneer B i b i e Transistors

i n P apua

New uin e a

November, 003

N o v e m b e r s

t r a d i t i o n a l l y

t h e t i m e o f y e a r t h a t we

p a u s e

t o c o u n t

o u r

b l e s s i n g s a n d

t h a n k

t h e L o r d f o r t h e m . You a r e am ong t h o s e b l e s s i n g s Thank y o u f o r y o u r p r a y e r f u l s u p p o r t

o f t h e work o f

P i o n e e r B i b l e T r a n s l a t o r s

and

t s

m i s s i o n a r i e s ,

e s p e c i a l l y John

and B o n i t a

P r y o r

w h o work a m o n g

t h e

Ap

M a

p e o p l e

o f Papua New G u i n e a .

P r a i s e t h e L o r d w i t h

u s

f o r t h e s a f e a r r i v a l

o f

J o h n and J e s s e i n P o r t M o r e s b y .

The y

e f t

t h e

S t a t e s

on November

4

n d p l a n t o r e t u r n on December 1 9 , L o r d w i l l i n g .

They were

t o

meet

w i t h t h e g o v e r n m e n t f f i c i a l s i n P o r t M o r e s b y t o c o m p l e t e t h e n e c e s s a r y r e g i s t r a t i o n s o t h a t

J e s s e a r i e

c a n

b e i s s u e d v i s a s w o r k

p e r m i t s , e t c . t o

b e g i n t h e i r

l i t e r a c y

m i n i s t r y

i n

Samban.

P r a y h a t t h e i r t i m e t h e re i l l b e

p r o d u c t i v e

a n d t h a t t h e y c a n a c c o m p l i s h e v e r y t h i n g t h a t n e e d s

t o

b e

d o n e

b e f o r e

t h e y

h a v e

t o

l e a v e .

T h e y

a l s o p l a n

t o

s p e n d

t i m e

n

M a d a n g ,

e t t i n g

u p

b a n k

a c c o u n t s ,

m a i l i n g

a d d r e s s e s ,

t c . a n d t h e n go o n

t o

Samban t o v i s i t w i t h t h e o l k s t h e r e . P r a y

t h a t their

v i s i t t o Samb an i l l b e e n c o u r a g i n g

t o t h e p e o p l e t h e r e

and

t h a t

J o h n w i l l h a v e s o m e

g o o d q u a l i t y t i m e with M a s o , h e i r n a t i o n a l c o - t r a n s l a t o r r e v i e w i n g w h a t h e h a s d o n e n t h e

t r a n s l a t i o n . P r a y t h a t

t h e h o u s e

a n d

t r a c t o r

w i l l

b e n

g o o d

s h a p e .

P r a y

f o r

h e i r h e a l t h

w h i l e

t h e y a r e g o n e . The r o p i c a l h e a t i l l b e a a c t o r t o b e d e a l t w i t h . J o h n t i l l

h a d

a i n g e r i n g

c o u g h f r o m

h i s

b r o n c h i t i s

when

h e l e f t p l u s h e h a d a r o o t

c a n a l / c r o w n

t h a t h a d a m i c r o s c o p i c

i n f e c t i o n

underneath i t .

He

s a w

h i s d e n t i s t

w h i l e i n Tennessee about h i s ,

but

h e

h ad

n o

o p e n i n g s

l o n g e n o u g h t o w o r k

h i m i n

t o d e a l w i t h i t s o h e g a v e

h i m

a p r e s c r i p t i o n t o u s e f h e

n e e d e d i t

f o r p a i n

w h i l e g o n e .

P r a y

t h a t h i s t o o t h d o e s n o t g i v e J o h n any p r o b l e m s w h i l e

h e s

o v e r s e a s . P l e a s e c o n t i n u e t o

p r a y f o r B o n i t a ,

J o s h a n d

O l i v e

i n O k l a h o m a a n d

f o r K a r i e , N a l e h

a n d E l i

i n

In di a n a while

J o h n a n d Je s s e a r e i n PNG.

B o n i t a

c o n t i n u e s

w i t h p h y s i c a l t h e r a p y on h e r s h o u l d e r .

She e e l s a s t h o u g h

she

ma y

h a v e t u r n e d a c o r n e r r e c e n t l y i n t h a t t

h a s

b e e n a i t t l e l e s s p a i n f u l . She d i d b e t t e r w i t h i t

on

h e r

t r i p t o T e n n e s s e e t h a n

s h e

t h o u g h t s h e m i g h t .

P l e a s e

c o n t i n u e t o p r a y

f o r

h e r

c o m p l e t e

r e c o v e r y

fr o m

t h i s shoulder

surgery.

J o h n

a n d B o n i t a

e n j o y e d

s o m e w o n d e r f u l

v i s i t s

w i t h

s e v e r a l

o f h e i r s u p p o r t i n g c h u r c h e s

w h i l e i n

Tennessee

a s t month and a r e l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o s e e i n g o t h e r s i n

t h e

n e w y e a r .

T h e s e

v i s i t s w e r e v e ry e n c o u r a g i n g

t o t h e m . Thank

y o u

f o r

y o u r p r a y e r s f o r t h e i r s a f e t y .

T h a n k s ,

t o o ,

o r s e v e r a l

p e o p l e

who o n t a c t e d J o h n

and B o n i t a

a f t e r t h e l a s t l e t t e r

w i t h

w o r d s o f

e n c o u r a g e m e n t .

God s g o o d You w e r e a

b l e s s i n g t o

t h e m . Y o u r e n c o u r a g e m e n t a n d

y o u r p r a y e r s mean so

much

t o t h e m .

May God c o n t i n u e t o

b l e s s

y o u

a s y o u s e r v e H i m .

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JOHN ONITA PRYOR FORWARDING GENTS:

215

M a r s h a l l Bruce

ary A n n

G r a f f

S t i l l w a t e r ,OK 74074 173 W. ebanon S t . , N a s h v i l l e , I L 62263

Pho n e:

405 372 3462

Pho n e: 618 327 3234

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