Phil and Janelle Sutton Reaching People for Christ in Sanford Florida 
We continue to see progress made on the building project. We are so thankful for the guys that came from Minnesota to help us. They worked hard and during some extreme heat. It is nice to see the roof complete, this helps us to be able to work inside from now on. Rain will not affect what we do. Gordon, Manuel, John, Abe and myself (occasionally when I can) continue to add something new each day.
This past month one of our tribal teams presented the gospel to the Papatar people in West New Britain. The two families have prepared for years to get to this point. It is exciting to see people come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. One way God is extending what is happening in this tribe, is by me having opportunities to share the story of this tribe being taught with the people I work with. One of these individuals (Peggy) is the person who collects the finances for visas upon arrival at the airport. This tribe holds a special part in her heart because she grew up in one of the neighboring villages where the teaching is taking place.
Updates were collected from the missionaries working in the tribe from January last year until the gospel was presented in December. The compiled stories were given to Peggy every month from about August to December. Peggy waited in anticipation for the story to be completed. She was reading the stories of what was taught and couldn’t wait for the next month’s edition. This then helped her understand what our missionaries teach from the Bible. Pray that there can be fruit from this form of sharing the gospel with those like Peggy. There have been several others that have received this material and I trust this will challenge them as well.
Continue to pray for opportunities for our ministry here in Port Moresby. Pray that we will be diligent to share our faith to those we come in contact with. Continue to pray for the building project. We want to complete it as quickly as possible. Our co-workers Dave and Diann are now enroute to PNG. They will be stopping in Singapore and Cairns on their way here to join us in the work.
In Christ’s Service,
Phil and Janelle Sutton
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