Benjamin and Missy Hatton Connecting You With Tribal Missions Memorial
We are still rejoicing over God’s great goodness to us in allowing Benjamin’s dad, James, to die so peacefully and in the presence of his entire family. It was truly a profound moment for all of us and we are still being carried along and comforted by it. The moments since James died have been spent together grieving and yet praising the Lord with thankful hearts. We have been enjoying the outpouring of thoughts, emails, prayers, and memories that so many people have shared with us. And we look forward to sharing some time with those of you who can make it to the memorial service that we have planned.
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James Is Home
Thank you all for your heartfelt prayers on our behalf these days. James passed into eternity and the presence of the Lord at 7:15pm April 10th. He passed quickly and peacfully and we are so grateful for God’s mercy and compassion on us all in this. Our entire family was present and we were all holding his hands as he took his final breaths. We have wept togther and sang James’ favorite songs together and are presently just enjoying this profound, eternal moment together as a family. Crying and rejoicing. Thank you for standing with us in this, we are so grateful! Pray for us as we make decisions, enjoy a memorial service and begin this transition and new chapter in our lives. Thank you is not enough.
Benjamin and Missy Hatton
God’s Way Is Perfect
Psalm 18:30 says, “As for God, His way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried.” This is true and has been demonstrated, but is often hard to accept when circumstances seem to declare the opposite. This week was supposed to be our big decision making week as a church planting team. We have all imagined this point in our ministry and gathered with excited anticipation at the thought of being able to bring some finality to our plans for the future. Then we got the news that Benjamin’s dad, James, was doing poorly.
Continued Prayer Needed…
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These are very significant days for the Hatton family here in Papua New Guinea and elsewhere. Benjamin’s Dad has been readmitted to the hospital as of 5pm, March 21st, for more surgery. An abscess has formed on James’ liver and is growing despite antibiotics, so the doctor is going to do surgery immediately to drain the infection. Please join us in praying for James and Lisa as they enter yet another chapter of this trial.
Wanbel i stap
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One of our favorite Tok Pisin (PNG trade language) expressions is “wanbel i stap”! It basically means we are in agreement, or we have no differences between us! Our hearts (bel) are unified (wan)! Thank you for praying for us and the Parry’s and Allen’s this week. We are excited to announce “Wanbel i stap!” Our hearts are unified and we are officially a TEAM! We have the blessing of our field leaders who are now working to help us determine which tribal location we will be ministering in. It is an absolute thrill to be able to give you this announcement and we are so grateful for your part in seeing this come to fruition.
Tags: New Tribes Mission, NTM
Massively Important Meeting
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The most significant decisions that we make in life mark the landscape of our days like the towering peaks of a mountain range. We feel like we are very close to the summit of one of these major life decisions and as we go through the final days of decision we would like to ask for your prayer.
Home For Christmas
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Christmas in the tropics is still something that we’re getting used to. It’s mainly the weather that is so different – but we have still enjoyed so many of the “normal” Christmas experiences this year like our recent Christmas Cookie decorating bonanza! And of course, with or without snow, and with or without loved ones Christmas remains a celebration of Jesus – the God who saves and Emmanuel – the God who is with us. It is a challenge even here in Papua New Guinea to lift our gaze above material things that would distract us. We pray that you enjoy a Christ centered Christmas this year. Pray the same thing for us!
Tiernan’s Tummy
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Twenty four hours after Benjamin’s miraculous arrival home we began making plans to leave again – Tiernan’s tummy symptoms have returned and we decided that we needed to “bite the bullet” and charter a flight to go and see the doctor. There are few places in this country that you can visit without flying!
Happy Reunion
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Please forgive the absence of my precious wife in the header photo! In the midst of our happy reunion this morning, we didn’t take the time to set up a self-timer shot; we’ll make it a priority tomorrow! Anyway, we just wanted to take a few seconds to share with you some details about how I finally got home! Thank you for praying and caring for us the way that you do!
From 38,000 Feet
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I’m writing this update from 38,000 feet half way to Los Angeles. For the first time this month I have been able to web chat with Missy using Facebook. God knows we needed this as we are in the midst of one of those hard decisions that parents have to make. Our son Tiernan has been sick for some weeks with a strange tummy bug. Silas hasn’t been well either. Our field doctor is concerned and wants to examine the boys and make sure they are okay. Only the doctor is stationed in another town which is nearly a two hour flight away by mission plane.