As believers we realize that God has his hands upon our lives. Throughout our time here on earth we don’t go back. We journey ever forward as we follow the Master’s direction for our lives. Praise the Lord that we have a confidence that God has our present and future well in hand.
On July 19th, God’s direction for the Hedeen family changed a bit. Judith and I were getting ready to head back to PNG to serve for another couple of years. No changes there. As most of you know the change was that Stephen didn’t come with us. He has a new journey of his own. One in which we are very excited about. About the time this email goes out he will be driving up to Spokane, Wa to get settled in to Moody Aviation. We will be sharing more about his journey in the coming months.
On July 20th Judith, Daniel, Timothy and I left Portland, Oregon for Hawaii and then went to Auckland, New Zealand; where I am writing this note. The Lord worked out the details for us to be able to attend the wedding of a very good friend of the family who we know from our years in PNG. We have known Hayley Bowers (now Trace) since she was a very young girl and it was a joy to swing by here to see her big day. We also got to take a trip down to visit Hobbiton and will hopefully see a few more areas of this beautiful country before we leave on Friday.
So, on Saturday we will arrive back home and finally unpack our suitcases after 7+ weeks of travels. We are all looking forward to getting settled again before school starts back up. My schedule will immediately get busy as there are many things that have not been taken care of during my time in the US. We will put some of these specifics in the Prayer and Praise section below.
Thanks to all of you who so faithfully support us through prayer and gifts. We are honored by your part in our lives.
In Him,
Eric and Judith, Stephen, Daniel and Timothy
Prayer & Praise
- Praise for safe travels to NZ.
- Pray for the final leg of our journey as there is a bit of unrest in the country of PNG due to the national elections that are finishing up.
- Pray for Daniel and Timothy as they will be starting school again on the 8th of August.
- Pray that Eric can get back into the swing of things quickly. There is a lot of consulting work that needs to get scheduled and then there will be a new class of support orientees there at the Lapilo center. With our co-workers, Derrick and LaShawn, on home assignment there will be some adjustments to the program.
- Pray for me as I try to finalize the details for the printing of the Malaumanda New Testament.
- Pray for Stephen as he adjusts to his classes and life away from home. He will be living in a house near the school which will create some learning opportunities. Classes start for him on August 1st.
- Pray for God’s provision for us during this coming term on the field. There are many challenges in the world around us but we know that God is sovereign and good.