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Saying goodbye…

Posted by Lance and Laura Ostman on Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Act 13:3  “Then, having fasted and prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them away.”

Dear prayer and financial partners,

The above verse was part of the text used during daughter and son-in-law’s commissioning service last week. What a privilege to be here for that and know that there are lots of people praying for them.

Saying goodbye is never easy and this time is no exception. We have had 3 wonderful months with our daughter and her family and it is now time to say goodbye. They are scheduled to leave two weeks from today for Asia. Please pray for them as they will have a lot of adjustments over the next few months. Praise the Lord with us for how He has lead them and how He will continue to work in and through their lives.

We have really enjoyed our time here and especially appreciate First Baptist church of Memphis, NY, allowing us to use an office during our stay here. This has allowed Lance to get a lot of work done with very little interruption. He has finished Joshua and is now starting on Judges.

Thank you for praying for us over these past few months and especially now as we say goodbye.

Our schedule:
As most of you know, we never tire over sharing what God has done and continues to do amongst the Higaunon people. Victory Bible Church in southern New Jersey has invited us to share this ministry with them this coming Sunday. From there we will be making a few stops on our way back to Florida.

We will be in Florida only until middle of March, when we’ll depart for the Philippines. This will be a 3 month visit to do checking on the scripture translation Lance has been working on. Ron and Michelle are looking for a native speaker to work with us full time to check over his work. Please pray we’ll have the right person for the job.

Finally, we are praying that God will allow us to visit our daughter and family in their new location before we return to the US. Please pray with us for the finances, timing and all that will be entailed in that. To us it seems impossible but we know if God is in this He will do it! If any of you are interested in helping us with our upcoming trips along with some equipment we would like to take with us, please let us know and we can share with you more details.

Thank you all for your part in this ministry. May God bless you in this New Year!

Secure in Christ’s love,

Lance & Laura

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Saying goodbye is not easy!

Posted by Lance and Laura Ostman on Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Saying goodbye is something we do a lot of in our line of work. A week ago we said goodbye to Bill & Carol Hart after working with them for 21 years. We’re rejoicing that Jennings and we have worked together with Bill and Carol and that we have enjoyed precious unity and harmony.

We’ve been through a lot over the years and it’s all those things that have drawn us together. We laugh when we hear people say, “Aw, they’re all the same!” Hardly! The three of us units on this team are as different as night and day! The thing that has helped us to get along is that we maintain our unity by meeting together daily for a time of fellowship and prayer.

Now though, Harts have come to a point in life where they had to make some changes. Bill’s folks are getting up in years and have asked Bill to take care of them during the time they have left on this earth. Also, they have 2 daughters who have finished school and need to be “settled” in Canada.

When we think of Bill we think of someone who has discernment and knows how to come along side and be an encouragement. When we think of Carol we think of someone who has said to God many times, “Bring it on, Lord! Do whatever it takes to make me more like you.”

Daily team meeting.

Daily team meeting.

The Hart family has been a tremendous example to us and the Higaunon. They will be sorely missed. Please pray for Bill & Carol and their family as they adjust to a new phase of life away from the work here in the Philippines.

Please continue to pray for the Higaunon church, for Jennings and ourselves, as we carry on with what God has for us in getting His Word to these people. We are in the final stages o

f having the New Testament printed in the US. Please pray for all the details involved with the printing and shipping the New Testaments. Work continues here with Bible comics, curriculum development and translating Old Testament portions in rough draft.

Thank you so much for standing with us in prayer and financial support.

Secure in Christ’s love,
Lance & Laura

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