Benjamin and Missy Hatton Connecting You With Tribal Missions 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.
Praying for James
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Many of you have been praying for Benjamin’s Dad, James, who underwent major surgery two weeks ago to remove cancer that had been detected in his liver. Thank you so much for doing that. James has made an astonishingly quick recovery for such a major operation and is now building up his strength for chemo therapy treatment and radiation. Benjamin was blessed to be able to return to the United States in time for James surgery and will be spending another 10 days with his Mom and Dad supporting them in this intense time.
Home Early – Survey Success
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Thank you for your prayers for Benjamin, Tony and Dennis while they were doing survey work this past week. They originally planned to be gone until Monday, October 3rd – but as is normally the case, plans change rapidly on these trips! The guys were able to completely avoid one two day hike between villages by using the helicopter so they were able to get home on Friday morning instead. The best part was they were able to surprise the wives and kids with their early return!
Pray for Benjamin
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In another month we’ll be hitting a significant “mile marker” reaching the end of our first year in Papua New Guinea. Some of you might be wondering when, exactly, will we be getting into a tribe? Well, Benjamin is about to embark on another survey trip which will help us to answer this question.
Special Hatton FAMILY Update
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It’s time for a FAMILY update! So many changes have taken place in our lives this past year – many of them right under our noses in the lives of our kids!! When we really stop and think about how much has changed it is amazing how settled Judah, Gianna, Tiernan and Silas are. God is faithful and compassionate and His grace is so evident in their lives. Thank you for praying specifically for them. They are loving life in PNG!!