News Letters

July 1, 2007

Hello All-
I will attempt to catch you all up on the happenings of Emily Hinebauch in PNG for the past three weeks. It will be a tough one, but I will try J Since my last update I have been residing in Madang town, where the PBT office is. My “job” has been to edit shell books, so it is easier for the translators and literacy specialists to enter their text in the books and print them off without to much hassle. I say it is my “job,” because that means it is what I work on whenever I am not running around town with whoever arrived in country that week. In the past few weeks 6 interns and their coach, Mike and Linda Sweeney, and Brigette and Bobby Relyea have all arrived in country. It has been very exciting.
First came the interns and Lindy. Jaymi and I were able to spend quite a bit of time with them, helping them shop, pack and providing meals for them. I enjoyed it whole heartedly, but I was worn out by the end of each day. I felt like I was home again cooking for a crowd. We were able to show them a few of the sites of Madang and just sit around the house playing games and chatting. It was good to see their eagerness they brought to the country with wanting to learn the language and culture.
The Sweeney’s and the Relyea’s came in the mix of the interns leaving for the village. Brigette and Bobby were able to move in with Jaymi and I, because their mom (Marsha Relyea Miles) was not able to make the journey with them due to medical reasons. I have enjoyed have them both here, we sent Bobby off to Ukarumpa to be with his friends a few days ago and Brigette is close to recovered from jet lag, so there have been a few late nights catching up on the happenings at Ozark since we have left. I love hearing both Brigette and Bobby’s stories of growing up in PNG and how I can understand a lot of it now after being in country. We snuck away to the beach on Thursday to try out body surfing, it was an experience.
This past week I have started to sort through my items and start putting them in the suitcase to start my long journey home. It is almost surreal to think that I am coming home already, but than at moments I feel like it cant come soon enough. I still haven’t got that whole patience thing down yet. I am not very good at waiting, if I know I will be traveling I like to be on the other end already. I start my journey on July 9th leaving Madang, traveling through Port Moresby (PNG), Singapore, Tokyo, L.A., Phoenix, and finally arriving in Dallas on the night of July 10th. My aunt Linda will be meeting me at the Dallas airport and take me home with her to the nice comfortable bed in her upstairs for the night. On July 11th I will spend the day at PBT’s ISC for debriefing, than after another night with Aunt Linda, she will take me to the airport for yet another day of flying, which will hopefully land me in Havre, MT on the night of the July 12th (yay!).
So needless to say this will hopefully be the last update I will write from the country of Papua New Guinea for this year. Thank you all for your prayers and encouraging notes that you have made the effort to send during my time here. It would not be possible without them. I will be writing at least one other update when I arrive home, so look forward to that one in a just a few weeks. Hopefully by that point I will have seen a few of you and given you a hug by than, but if not it will be able to inform you of my arrival in country and if I have any spontaneous plans from there. J After living in the land of the unexpected for a few months, who knows something could happen. Thanks again everything.
In closing please remember me in your prayers as I bid my final farewells in the next few days. Pray for safe travel start on July 9th until my arrival in Montana on the 12th. Pray for Marsha Relyea Miles as she goes into surgery on July 6th. Pray for Brigette and Bobby and the rest of the family during this ordeal. Pray for the interns as they return from their first village this week and spend a few days in Madang. Pray for the future of PBT PNG. Pray, asking God if it is his will for you to come to the field. Pray that God will be glorified today.

In His Name-
Emily
 

June 28,2007

June 20,2007

June 3,2007

Hello All-
I think I am hooked! I have returned to town after 5 ½ weeks in the “bush” and I am ready to return 2 days later. My heart is definitely still with the people of Samban even if I cannot return to them for awhile. It was a hard to look at them for the last time and wonder in the back of my mind if I would ever see them again. Some I know I will see in heaven, but than there is the some that I know haven’t reach the point of commitment yet. I had finally adjusted into their world to the extent of being comfortable around them and than I had to leave. I will miss sitting in their houses every day and talking with them, but most of all laughing with them. If there is one thing I remember about Samban it will be all the laughs I shared with these people. They are great and I pray that God will lead me back there someday to help advance the work in literacy.
As far as the rest of my time since the last update, we have just completed the course that we taught at Gandep Bible School. It was a remarkable experience to work with 6 different language groups. These students are at a three-year bible school training to be pastors. We were able to teach a short course on scripture in use and help them make some material that can help them teach within their village. It was great to have so many different language groups represented and to see these leaders excited.
Gandep was a good “growing” time for me. I had a lot of time outside of classes to sit and reflect on my relationships that I have made since being in country. It was very hard for me to know that I had just said goodbye to the people that I had grown closest to since being in country. I heart was having trouble letting go of the fact that I may never return to them. I strongly believe that God has laid literacy on my heart in the past month. When I came to Papua New Guinea it was my intention to survey literacy work, but really I didn’t have the chance to interact with any literacy work until May. I doubted my ability to serve in the position and didn’t have the desire to return to school after completing my degree at Ozark. But after spending my month in Samban and working with the students at Gandep I feel like God really was opening my eyes to literacy and the HUGE need for it. It is vital for the people to know the scriptures that have been translated. It is a shame for the many years of translation to go to waste, because the people do not know how to read their Tok Ples. At Gandep we had the privilege to see the majority of the students read the scriptures for the FIRST time. It blows my mind. I cant believe it. They have had the Bible translated in Tok Pisin for years now, but it is such a vague language that it isn’t “clear” to the readers compared to reading it in their Tok Ples. Who am I to deny them this privilege of reading the scriptures? Who am I to say I wont return to school for one or two more years to receive the training that can allow me to teach them? Yea, good question. God has laid this burden on my heart and I intend to pursue it.
One of the best experiences that I have had in the past months was one night in Gandep. I was/am very confused about my future and trying to “figure it out” all week. I felt almost a huge cloud over me all week trying to know what exactly God asking from me. I longed to be back out at Samban. One night after everyone else had gone to bed I just sat in a chair crying, begging God to make it clear to me. I confessed my fears of looking towards the future in Papua New Guinea alone, I confessed my desire to be in control of my life, and I confessed my worries to him. I told him my desire was to return to PNG one day. I told him that was my desire and if that was his will to bring me back here. As I was in this conversation with God, I felt utterly helpless. I cant tell you what is going to happen tomorrow or next week, but I can tell you God has me in PNG right now. I wish I could go back home in July and give everyone a 10 year plan of my future, but God has asked me to trust him and wait for him to reveal one step at a time. As I gradually wrap life in PNG up here in the next five weeks, I will be saying a lot of good byes or see you laters. It will be hard because I don’t know if I will return, but I know I have been blessed to be a part of the family of God and to spend these past few months with the family in PNG. I pray daily that I will one day reunite with them in PNG, but more importantly I pray that we will rejoice in heaven together.
So with that please pray with me. Pray that God’s guidance will be clear as I move towards the future. Pray that I will continually have peace moving forward. Pray for wisdom, that God will shower it down. Pray that I may have a longing for knowing more, that I will continue to have a learning attitude for the remainder of my time in PNG and as I return home. Pray that my dependability on God will not decrease as I go back to a controlled environment in the states. Pray that God will send workers to the harvest field in Papua New Guinea, there is a huge need. Pray for Jaymi and I as we spend our last few weeks together. Pray for our health and attitudes as we are in Madang with the rest of the branch preparing for interns and summer visitors. Pray that God will draw you close to him today.
I pray for that you all will have a chance to totally depend on God today, to experience him as the controller of your life not just pieces of it, but all of it. I pray that you have the chance to completely surrender your desires to him and that your faith will follow him to his desires for you. It is amazing to be on the journey with the Father and I cant wait to see his face in heaven when all is said and done.
Thank you all for your prayers and support. I have been so blessed by the prayers. Praise God that both Jaymi and I have survived malaria and that he has granted me with good health since. Praise God that we finished the Luke Study Guide. Praise God that there are leaders rising up in 6 language groups at Gandep Bible School. Praise God for all the safe travels we have had across PNG so far. Praise God for his family.

In His Name-
Emily
 

May 7, 2007

May 4, 2007

April 28, 2007

Hello Fifth Ave.

Good Morning from Samban, in the East Sepik of Papua New Guinea. It is a hot one here as I write and is a place full of plenty mosquitoes.  Yes, we have finally returned somewhere. Amazing! After living in 7 different houses and packing up and preparing for a long village stay, we have finally arrived back in Samban and have set up camp at our 8th
house, since we have been in country. I feel worn out just thinking about how many times we have become familiar we a place and than said goodbye, even if it is just a new house in town. Needless to say, when we returned to Samban on Monday, I was a little bit emotionally and taken back. It was crazy to recognize the faces that met us at the plane and
to think that I didn’t necessarily have to start from the bottom and build up. What a feeling. It is also crazy to think that I can communicate with these people. I can understand them and I think most of the time they can understand me. I have lived in this country for three months and I can communicate with them. Now the big step is to allow my communication to be purposeful and stirring a desire within the people to read the bible. As we have settled back into Samban, working with the Apma language we have a chance to open the ladies eyes to some of the scripture. Granted there has to be a desire from them. Now as the week ends, marking the end of our first of four weeks in this stay, I feel hopeful for our work here. Especially since Jaymi will be returning here after I leave for a month to follow our Scripture-in-use through, very exciting.

This week please pray that my body will adjust well to the high heat and the many mosquitoes here. I already can see a difference from last time; the mosquitoes don’t like me AS much. Praise God! Pray that every morning I can wake up and see some ways that I can serve Jaymi and the Pryor family throughout the day. Pray that I will have purposeful
relationships with the ladies here. Pray that my body will be strong and that it will withstand any illness that comes. Pray for protection against malaria. Pray for PBT/PNG branch. PLEASE ask God if he has a role for you to fulfill in this country with PBT. We need people to come to the harvest field in Papua New Guinea. Please pray that God will nudge people and that their ears will be open. Please pray that the last of my 11 weeks will serve a purpose and that my attitude is one like Christ.

In His Name-

Emily

April 18, 2007

Hello All-

    These past few weeks of flown by quickly.  I had the privilege of living with PBT’s Papua New Guinea branch director, Todd Owen and is family since April 5th.  What I thought would be stretching as far as our living conditions in a house with five kid’s who are very curious and being introduced to another village, almost entirely different than any of the other villages I have been to, turned out to be blessing.

    A few things about the village I was at for the past two weeks.  Uria is a village that several missionary’s have come and gone from, because of the spiritual warfare that resides in the village.  People that had been there said they left with darkness.  So when I set out for Uria two weeks ago I expected to experience a somewhat different atmosphere.  But I shouldn’t have doubted.  Our God is much bigger than the enemy and the entire time I was in the village I yearned for the Scriptures with a urgency.  I found much comfort in 1 Corinthians.  I felt the need to read through 1 Corinthians after Todd read chapter 15 Easter Sunday night around their family table.  When he read I was reminded of my time in Africa and how I had clung to that particular chapter, especially verse 58.

    Easter Sunday was a very special occasion in Uria.  It was the day that they dedicated their first written scripture in their village language.  The book of Mark is now the only scripture they have in their language.  In church this past Sunday, Todd read scripture from the book of Mark aloud.  The people were amazed that it was in their language, there were murmurs throughout the congregation and smiles on their faces.

     In my time with the Owens’ I was able to hear the dream that they had for the branch here.  These past few years have been hard on this branch and it has seen many people come and go and it is still not finished.  I asked Todd to keep me on track with the dreams over the next few years as I finish school.  Since there are so many variables that can change between now and tomorrow, it is impossible to know what exactly the future holds.  I still feel a peace about being in Papua New Guinea and seeing it as a long-term field that I can serve on.  Until I feel like God has changed my direction, I want to say I will return.

    In light of that I ask for your prayers.  I ask that you will pray for strong guidance from the Father’s hand.  I ask that you pray specifically that he will instill a confidence in me in the next few months that I be in my work with both feet.  Pray that God will reveal his plan to me, that he will slam doors shut and throw open new ones, if need be.  I ask you to pray for the unity of PBT’s PNG branch, pray that they will draw together and make a dream for the future.  Pray that there will be many, many new people coming to this branch in the next few years.  Pray that God will guide you in your walk and ask him to stretch you.  May I dare to ask you to pray that God will create a stirring in you to join this branch?  Pray with confidence that he will answer and know our home is not here on earth, but in heaven.

This is a truth that I get to feel everyday as I live here in Papua New Guinea.  Oh what a wonderful day it will be when we all get to heaven and rejoice with everyone who has inspired our walk with Christ and those that we inspired.  I think that is well worth the miles that separate me from “my home,” and the “comforts” of society.  Granted PNG has its comforts.  It lacks in Hidden Valley Ranch dressing packets, Dr. Pepper, Starbucks, and air conditioning, but it does bring the sun, the magnificent beauty and God’s harvest.

In His Name-

Emily

April 4, 2007

Hello Fifth Ave. –

Well life in Papua New Guinea is busy. This past week of being in town has had its high points and low points. I think I am ready to go back to a village for a little while. Though it is getting harder to go from place to place, moving constantly; it gives a whole new meaning to living from a suitcase. Because basically I will for the entire six months I am here. But it is good to experience a lot of what happens in the missionary life. Transitions, transitions, transitions…moving,
moving, moving.

So, during our week long stay in town shopping for our five weeks village stay, our Scripture-In-Use course we will be teaching, and settling things in the office for our next town stay a few exciting things went on. One there was a tsunami on the Solomon Islands which on a map looks relatively near to PNG, but not really in reality. Anyway, this caused some chaos in Madang. The police went around town telling people to evacuate (which means they yelled over a megaphone from the back of their truck) so there were large masses of people racing for the hills. Thanks to technology and the internet, the missionaries were able to monitor the storm a lot better and evaluate that we weren’t in any danger at all. The whole town shut down for that day, so it was pretty
pointless to try to do more shopping, so I went home and took a nap recovering from my lack of sleep due to the large thunder storm the night before. The thunderstorms here send a bit more a chill through my spine than the ones in Montana. The ground shakes a little bit more here and the walls aren’t as thick to dull the noise. All apart of Papua New Guinea.

Anyway, not to much “new” news this week, but I am drawing to my “half-way” point this coming Tuesday. It is rather odd to think that I have been in PNG for 2 ½ months now and that I will start my downward spiral next week. The time has flown by, but the past week or two have been a little more on the slow side. With things being slower I have thought a lot more about home and missing it, but it has been good to evaluate these feelings in preparation for the future. I have found comfort in some scripture when my thoughts drift to missing home. Luke 9:58, 62.


A few things to pray for this week, please pray for my heart as we are having a bit more down time bringing my thoughts to home and the states. Please pray for guidance from the Father for future schooling. Pray for continued guidance for service within PBT while I am here and for thefuture. Pray for me to live in humility each day remembering my PBT teammates and thinking of their needs. Pray that Jaymi and I will continue to find joy in our relationship as teammates and as friends.  Please pray that we will see ministry opportunities outside of the PBT realm. Please pray that God will guide and direct you today in the ministry that he wants you in.

In His Name-

Emily

March 29, 2007

Hello All-
I am back in Madang town for the week. We came back on Monday morning for medical reasons. The missionary we were working with came down with a severe skin disorder (kind of like poison ivy) and it was spreading quickly all over his body. So we left two days early. So we are residing in town for a few days, preparing for our next adventure.
A brief update on the last village we were in. The name of the village is Samban and we work with Jesse and Karie Pryor out there. It has been quite fascinating, because we have been working with some ladies from the village on translating a study guide into their Tok Ples. It is interesting to get a sample of what the translation is like.
Not only did we get an idea of what translation was like to a small extent, but we were able to experience life with a missionary family. When we first arrived Karie was sick with malaria and when we left, Jesse had his skin disorder. Malaria is very high out in Samban due to the mass amount of mosquitoes. I was literally attacked by them every time I went outside. My legs are covered in bites and my arms are at least half covered. Along with the mosquitoes there is the heat that comes with Samban.
Though the physical conditions are “the best” it is still worth being here. Being able to finally get to work on a project and have a goal in front of us to work on. I know I am learning more language, but it seems slower because I am not learning as large of amount.
Some things to pray for as you think of Papua New Guinea, Pioneer Bible Translators, or me. Which ever one comes first J Please pray for continued guidance from the Lord on what he has in front of me. Pray for patience as I encounter new people regularly. Pray for Jaymi and I to continue to find ways to work together. Pray that we will find each others weaknesses and make them each other’s strength, so we are purposeful for the Kingdom. Pray for physical strength as the mosquitoes are starting to where on me. Pray for the people we encounter that we may see them as Christ see’s them and we can love them like we should. Pray that everyone I have contact with will have an opportunity to see Christ in me and that my “self” does not cover him. Pray that God will use you to be a missionary in your community.

In His Name-
Emily
 

March 29, 2007

Hello Fifth Ave.

Well…”our plans” changed yet again. We arrived back in town from the village two days early. Jesse Pryor encountered some tree while he was working out in the bush and it gave him an awful skin disease that kept spreading rapidly. So we ended our village stay a few days early to allow him to see the doctor.            Em I orait (It’s alright), we are in town preparing for our next time we go out. We get to do A LOT of shopping and meeting with everyone before we head out again.

When we return to Samban we will continue to work on translating the Luke Study guide from Tok Pisin into Tok Ples, so we are anxious to get back out there to finish the study guide. We will be out there again for one month. But before we head out there we will go out with our director’s family for the dedication for the book of Mark. We will reside with them for two weeks.

Some things to pray for as you think of Papua New Guinea, Pioneer Bible Translators, or me. Which ever one comes first J Please pray for continued guidance from the Lord on what he has in front of me. Pray for patience as I encounter new people regularly. Pray for Jaymi and I to continue to find ways to work together. Pray that we will find each others weaknesses and make them each other’s strength, so we are purposeful for the Kingdom. Pray for physical strength as the mosquitoes are starting to where on me. Pray for the people we encounter that we may see them as Christ see’s them and we can love them like we should. Pray that everyone I have contact with will have an opportunity to see Christ in me and that my “self” does not cover him.  Pray that God will use you to be a missionary in your community.

In His Name-

Emily

March 23, 2007

Hello All-

   Hello from the village of Samban.  It is green and beautiful out here. Aside from my decoration of mosquito bites all over, my time here has been great so far.  I have been located out here for ten days and have five more to go, this time.  This stay is helping with my learning of Tok Pisin and learning the ways of this village.  Our main purpose outside of learning Tok Pisin here is to work on translating a Luke study guide into the language of this village.  In order for us to do this, we have to communicate in Tok Pisin with some ladies and have them talk out the translation in their language and record as we go.  It is an interesting setup.  It can be challenging after being in the heat and mosquitoes all days.

    So as I close for this week, please

• pray for my continued Tok Pisin learning. 
• Please pray for my patience in working with the Luke Study guide.
• Pray for my physical strength and patience with all the mosquito bites

(I wish I could send a picture of how decorated my arms and legs are). 

• Pray for bonding with Jaymi as we work side by side.  Pray for good relationships with the nationals. 
• Pray that I will yearn for the scriptures as my strength. 
• Pray that you will be hear "liap bilong God"  (God's plan).

In His Name-

Emily

March 14, 2007

Hello All-

  Hopefully as you read this I will be residing in Samban, a village in Papua New Guinea.  Our last week's attempt failed due to Jaymi being sick, which ended up just being something she ate.  That is a huge praise, because of our fear of her having Hepatitis or Malaria.  That would have slowed us up a bit.  But now we are ready to hit the road again.  Or shall I say the sky.  If all goes according to plan, we will fly out to Samban on Wednesday March 14.  We will reside in this village for two weeks.  I am most excited about this time, because we will be working directly with nationals during the day, learning Tok Pisin and observing the literacy project.  The more and more I am in contact with the missionary we will be working with, the more and more anxious I am to finally meet them.  They are a young couple with three children.  Jesse grew up in Papua New Guinea and they actually are working in the village he grew up in.  His wife has just been here a few years and has learned the culture and language well.  This will be a perfect opportunity for me to encourage this family during my time, as they spend the majority of their time in the village isolated from other missionaries. This is also the opportunity for me to interact firsthand with a literacy program, which is role I came interested in filling.     Please pray for guidance these next two weeks as I experience "missionary life" to another extreme.  Pray that MY selfish wants and desires are put aside and that God will be glorified through every action I make.  Pray that I will hear God's voice loud in clear in what he wants from me.  Pray that my mind will be disciplined to learn Tok Pisin quickly.  Pray that I will continue to remember our eternal home as I wrestle with "home" right now.

Pray that this will always be in my frame of mind, so my selfish desire won’t damage any relationships that I have made or will make.  Pray that I will always see opportunities to serve and that I will take them.  Pray that God will reveal to you, His plan for you today. 

In His Name-

Emily

March 7, 2007

Hello All-

So apart of being a missionary is learning how to change plans quickly. Well, on Tuesday March 6 I just finished packing for my 8:30 a.m. flight and saying my final goodbye to my mom on the phone. By the time I got off the phone my teammate Jaymi was at the doctor. She had been feeling under the weather, but we didn’t think it was bad enough to hold us back. Though it was worse than we thought, we had quite a scare, because when she came back the doctor had her get blood tests for malaria and hepatitis. So needless to say we did not go to the village. But good news, Jaymi does not have hepatitis or malaria. She went back to the doctor on Wednesday for another checkup and he said it was probably something she ate. So that means we will be leaving for the village early next week. It has not been determined what exact day.

We will continue to stay in Madang until early next week. Jaymi will be recuperating from her illness and I will try to help in the office for the next two days, as well as get some last minute packing done for extra supplies to take out next week. The time in Madang has been good and I have enjoyed getting to know the PBT staff here, but I am ready to get out into the village and learn more about the Papua New Guinea culture and their language.

Please pray for full recuperation for Jaymi this weekend. Pray for this next week, that I may be effective while I am feeling anxious to get out of town. Pray that plans for this next will go smoothly and that we will in fact, be traveling to the village next week. Pray for continued guidance for me as I seek to find God’s will for me here. Pray for guidance for my future. Pray for Jaymi and I, that we will continue to bond and be effective, we will both be experiencing physical adjustments which can possibly cause more and more frustrations with how much we can be of service. Again, continue to pray that God will push you and lead you to “living the unexpected.”

In His Name-

Emily

March 2,2007

Hello All-

Needless to say, I love my time in the village. I learned a lot about the customs of Papua New Guinea and how to relate to the families in the village. Good thing that we had a brief five day stay to get us acquainted with the village, because on Wednesday, March 7, we go to a village for three weeks. While we are in this village, named Samban, we will work with a literacy program and work on our Tok Pisin. We need to learn a lot of Tok Pisin, because we will be teaching a course at a Scripture-in-Use seminar in Tok Pisin at the end of May.
As far as the past ten day, I have been residing in Madang, Papua New Guinea. This is where PBT is based in Papua New Guinea, so I have been familiarizing myself with the office and getting to know the members of the PNG branch. I have thoroughly enjoyed this time. Jaymi and I live in an apartment above our mentors, so it has been good to have our space for awhile. In the month at POC, we were constantly together and always referred to as a two in one deal, so it is nice for people to know us by our names and our different personalities. We bring two totally different perspectives to Papua New Guinea, so it has been interesting to see how well we have gotten along. We have laughed a lot about how we haven't gotten mad at each other. Considering how different we are its surprising. I was very blessed with Jaymi as a teammate and I am praying that the remainder of our time together in Papua New Guinea will be a blessing and that we will continue to challenge each other and embrace each other's differences, so we can use both our talents for one common goal.
So in closing, I ask that you will continue to pray for Jaymi and I to bond together in this next month as we head back out to a village. Pray for physical and spiritual protection as we begin to directly work with a few Papua New Guineans. Pray for patience and knowledge as far as language learning goes. Pray that I might bond with the Pryor's as we work with their family this next month. Pray for continued guidance from the Father, as positions of need come to my attention in the PNG branch. Pray that I will be sensitive to God's voice and touch in these opportunities. Pray that I will have a yearning for the scriptures and that I will go to them when I feel frustrated or down. Pray that God will be glorified through every word I speak and every action I take. Pray that God will stretch you and use you today. Pray that God will reveal to you what His plan for your life is. Who knows maybe he wants you to come join me in Papua New Guinea J
Thank you all for your continued prayer support. I know I would not be here if it were not for the many hours you all have spent in prayer. Please continue this earnestly, that God's Kingdom will be expanded.

In His Name-
Emily


P.S. I am a new licensed driver in Papua New Guinea, as of today. Yay!
 

February 28,2007

Hello All-

Well it is warm and beautiful in Madang, Papua New Guinea.  This past week and a half I have been residing in town and working in the office in downtown Madang. I have enjoyed getting to know my fellow PBT members that are here. It has also been nice to rest up and start preparing mentally and physically for our first village stay.

On Wednesday March 8th, Jaymi and I will be going out to village called Samban. We will be staying there for three weeks working with a literacy project and learning more Tok Pisin. This will be a pivotal point for our language, because during the month of May we will be teaching a Scripture-in-Use seminar in Tok Pisin. So in order for us to teach in Tok Pisin, we might have to know it pretty well.

So needless to say, I need prayer for the language learning.  Please pray for my physical strength in adjustment to Samban, the village is very hot and has a bad mosquito problem. Please pray for guidance from God on positions for me to fill in PBT. Please pray for continued Spiritual protection as we go into a village.

Thank you all for your prayers and encouragement through emails and website postings.

In His Name-

Emily
 

February 21,2007

Hello All-

So I have survived five days in the village. It was amazing! I loved every minute of it. We did in fact get to bath in a river, wash dishes in the same place and even washed my clothes for the experience. Now I can say I have lived small part of my dream. We lived in a grass hut, where you could hear everything outside. So needless to say sleep was lacking, but well worth it. The last evening they had a big party for us or referred to in Papua New Guinea as a sing sing. They made a lot food and the young men played bamboo for us for about four hours. It was a late night. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know our "mama" in the village. I bonded with her quickly while we made the evening meals.

Okay, a few things to pray for this week. We have now repositioned in Madang in the office for two weeks. We are living in a nice apartment and enjoying it. But I have managed to become sick the past week, mainly from the lack of sleep. So if you could pray for my health right now.  Pray for our hearts as we prepare to go to the village for a longer stay in two weeks. Pray that we will bond well with the PBT staff in the office. We have been blessed with a wonderful introduction to the office and an overwhelming amount of encouragement from all here. Pray for a continued positive relationship with Jaymi.

Thank you for your continued prayers.
In His Name
Emily

 

February 13, 2007

Hello All-
Tomorrow I embark on my first week long village stay. In order for me to complete my six week (which was shortened to four weeks) training course, I must spend my last week in a village. I will be living in a grass hut, bathing and washing my clothes in a river and cooking over an open fire. What more could you ask for in life J. Needless to say I am excited to go on this adventure in the morning.
Not only am I excited to go to the village, but I am excited to complete my training course that I might begin my work with PBT. At the completion if this course I will spend a week or so in the city of Madang, where PBT is based in Papua New Guinea, preparing to go out to another village. This village called "Samban" will be where we start our work with Scripture-in-Use, helping a missionary family that has been there for awhile. This is very exciting, because this is what Jaymi and I came here for.
So far, I have been very blessed with good health. Aside from the many mosquito bites, I am doing quite good. I am enjoying the beauty of Papua New Guinea and continuing to discover more and more about the culture here.
I am finding out quickly that part of being a missionary is meeting lots of amazing people and having to say goodbye to them soon after meeting, taking the chance of never seeing them again. These past four weeks at our orientation course has been very enjoyable and I have been able to get close to many of the other families that are training to become part of Wycliffe Bible Translators here in Papua New Guinea or two families from other missions here in Papua New Guinea. Since these were the first families that we met here in Papua New Guinea, I would like to say we have created a special bond with them. But we will have to leave them next week. Even though it will be good to join the rest of PBT it is another series of good byes we have to say, much like the ones from home.
So please pray for Jaymi and I as we transition out of POC next week and transition into our work. Pray that we will not be hindered in our ministry. Pray that we will continue to look to God for our emotional support. Pray that we will know how to encourage each other as we are reaching a point of being gone for one month already. The freshness of arriving in Papua New Guinea is wearing off and it is becoming more like life. Pray that we wont become comfortable, but that we will continue to strive to be stretched and used for His Kingdom to our full potential. Pray that will not be hindered in our upcoming relationships, because we are afraid to lose them also. Pray that God will break our hearts and will make us vulnerable to His work here.
Thank you for you continued prayers. It is a huge blessing. Continue to seek after God for you life and ask him where he wants you in ministry for your everyday life. Thank you for caring about the expansion of His Kingdom.

In His Name-
Emily

January 29, 2007

Hello-
Just a short note to inform you all I have arrived in Papua New Guinea. Our internet at the training camp I am at has been down, so sorry that this is the first contact. Please pray for me as I have been playing catch up on the two weeks of language training I missed and that I can fully comprehend and speak it. It will be vital once we are done with our course in two and half weeks, for we will jump into Scripture in Use seminars. Thank you for all your prayers. Our travel went very smooth once we left the States. No hang ups anywhere and a couple extra blessings along the way. The twenty hour layover gave Jaymi and I a lot of time to catch up and share with each other. It also gave us a day to somewhat adjust to the time change before we arrived. That was important, because were taken directly from the airport to our training camp, where we have been since. Thanks again for your prayers, please keep praying.

In His Name-
Emily
 

January 24, 2007

They Have arrived!

Hello,

I was just at the PNG Madang airport and saw Emily Hinebauch and Jaymi Cook arrive. They were greeted by almost the entire PNG branch and the people who are running Pacific Orientation Camp. They went straight from the airport to Pacific Orientation Camp known as P.O.C. They looked in
excellent condition and had even had a free meal and hotel room from an airline along the way. All of their luggage arrived and in short all of
our prayers were answered. They said that everything had gone smoothly. I thought you parents would like to know. I just happen to be visiting
here right now. I will be returning to Dallas on Saturday.

Greg Pruett, President
Pioneer Bible Translators

 

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November 29,2006

Hello All-