Josh and Mandi Brower Using Technology to Expand the Reach of the Gospel He is Risen Indeed!
Happy Resurrection day!
Hope ya’ll had a great time of meditation and worship today….. I just wanted to share with you a new video, just released by NTM, in time for Easter:
Seth Welcomes Hannah Rose Home
Here is a quick clip of Seth welcoming Hannah Rose Home….
-Josh
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New Photos of Hannah Rose
From Hannah Rose, posted by Mandi Brower on 3/02/2012 (6 items)
- First Family photo or our family of 4
- My amazing friend who helped Josh and I through the labor, Bethany Potter
- daddy and his girl
- My mom and her grand-babies
Generated by Facebook Photo Fetcher
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Please welcome…. Hannah Rose Brower!
Hannah Rose Brower was born at 5.57pm, 7 pounds, 9 ounces, 20″ long…..
Mandi and Hannah are doing great, just resting right now.
Praise the Lord that the labor and delivery went well, with no major complications.
Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers.
-Josh
Baby Update #2 – 1.30pm, Feb 29
Mandi is doing well–Dilated to 2cm, and the Dr. just broke her water…
We are in good spirits, and are feeling good.
Thanks for praying!
-Josh
**Edit–I meant two centimeters, not inches!!! 
So it begins… Again….
Well, after much walking, chocolate, pedicures, etc, Mandi is still pregnant!
The Lord has seen fit to allow our girl to stay put a bit longer, so we are inducing this morning… Mandi and I will be headed to the hospital in about 30 minutes. (7am)
Mandi did not sleep well last night, so please just pray for strength.
We will keep you posted!
-Josh
Baby Girl Update – 2/27
Well, Mandi is now overdue by 4 days…. If the baby does not come today or tomorrow, we will induce Wednesday, which we would rather avoid.
Please pray that our baby will come soon, without the need for an induction–Please also pray for continued health and strength for Mandi.
This blog will be the primary location where we will post updates on how things are going, so please stay tuned!
-Josh
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“The heart of a man plans his way, the Lord establishes his steps.”
(Proverbs 16:9)
This is not the first time, and probably won’t be the last time that we let you all know of our changing course. If there is one thing we have learned in the last couple years, it is that the Lord is in control and we are along for the ride.
We told you all this last summer that our plans for moving to Florida were on hold for at least 3 years while remaining at the Bible School. Our biggest reason being finances. Well, it became evident a couple of months ago that the move is more crucial than we had known and we are seeing that, because of the low prices on the housing market, the financial side is not as dire as we had thought.
While we thought that splitting Josh’s time between his duties at the Bible School and his work for New Tribes Mission as a whole would be doable, we are seeing that this is just not so. Much to our surprise, he apparently is not Superman and when there is too much to do, nothing gets done really well.
It is also becoming more and more evident that his communication with those he works with on a daily basis in Florida will be much improved if he is able to work in an office down the hall, instead of half way across the country. Go figure. There are also those frequent flights to Florida that we as a family wouldn’t mind him eliminating.
This was not an easy decision because we love where we are and being a part of what is going on here at New Tribes Bible Institute. We love having students in our home and talking through what they’re learning in class and everyday life. We have enjoyed keeping up with graduates and look forward to seeing where God leads them down the road.
There are EIGHT unreached people groups who have heard the Gospel for the first time in 2011 from NTM missionaries, many of whom are graduates from this school. We are excited to see what God does through the students that we’ve gotten to know these past 3 years. We love that we have been able to invest in their lives, watch them grow and grow from our interaction with them as well. And yet we know that we now have an opportunity to serve them, and many others, in a new way.
For a summary of exactly what role we will have while serving at the Home Office in Florida, and our needs, please click here.
“Master, to whom shall we go? You have the You have the words of eternal life.”
(From John 6:68)
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North Wahgis hear of God's Grace
Many unreached people all over the world have heard God’s words of eternal life for the first time in 2011 and many of them have believed! It’s been an exciting year for us in New Tribes Mission, as we see works that were started years ago beginning to bear much fruit. We have prayed for these groups and have kept up with the progress of the missionaries as they learned the language and culture of the people they hoped to share God’s Word with. While we rejoice with them, we are sure it can’t compare with the joy they feel after many invested years among these people they’ve grown to love.
Thank you for all of you who prayed for these people groups. The following are the names of the tribes who now have heard the Gospel in their own language. Please join us in continuing to pray for these new believers:
Siar, Bulongish, Akolet, North Wahgi and Mwinika.
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“Children are a gift from the Lord. They are a reward from Him.”
(From Psalm 127:3)
We are more aware now than ever of what a precious gift our son is to us. After almost a year of perfect health (something we verbalized many times to each other; “Seth has never had any health issues. Isn’t that great?”), Mothers Day 2011, we took our baby to the ER . After a grueling week and two surgeries at a specialized pediatrics’ hospital, we learned that we very nearly lost him (we wrote more detail on it in our blog in June 2011).
He is doing beautifully now and we are told that he shouldn’t have any later problems from this issue. We are so thankful for everyday that we have with Seth. He is truly a treasure to us. A reward from HIM.
I can’t wait until I can record some fun quotes from him for you, but as for now, we can’t understand a word he says…though he is dying to communicate (he’s going to be a talker like his Daddy).
Here are some fun facts about Seth:
• He is addicted to Toy Story and Finding Nemo.
• He loves to hide his toys, especially his blocks, all over the house.
• He just discovered the trash can and likes to throw things away. So far we’ve found sippy cups, pacifiers, and even a pair of PJs in the trash.
• When I ask him where his baby sister is, he points to his belly.
By the way, Baby girl Brower is doing well and should make her debut any day now! We are so excited to meet our new little blessing!
