......We can't completely hold back from our trip so here's some highlight photo's!
This is a picture of us in the long boat (about 40 ft. long) that we took to the island after ridding on the big boat that had a cabin for us to sleep in. Even though we spent about 50hrs total on the ocean going there and back it wasn't all that bad!
One of the coolest things was when we finished the 2 hr hike into the village the tribal people decided to meet us with a traditional tribal welcome by meeting us at the opening of the village and then singing to us! It was breath taking....
After they finished singing they wanted to shake our hands. We're pretty sure we had shaken over a hundred hands!
One of the best things for us to see was how well our girls did with other tribal kids. It seemed a lot of the tribal kids were well behaved (or awe struck) and just really enjoyed playing with our girls.
If you've ever seen the NTM Taliabo movie then you'll remember this women. She is the leper from the movie. Yes, she is still alive and loving the Lord!
Sometimes we feel our girls are becoming more and more 'tribal' every day! :)
**Sure hope we get to see you when we get to the States. We would love to tell you all about our trip and catch up on life together. Please also be praying with us for the Taliabo people. It's an unfinished tribal work and this body of believers still needs literacy, translation, teaching lessons & much discipleship to become a mature church/finished work.
In this together,
Ben & Ruth
**Sure hope we get to see you when we get to the States. We would love to tell you all about our trip and catch up on life together. Please also be praying with us for the Taliabo people. It's an unfinished tribal work and this body of believers still needs literacy, translation, teaching lessons & much discipleship to become a mature church/finished work.
In this together,
Ben & Ruth
3 comments:
Did you almost feel like you have arrived? I almost teared up just looking at your family actually with tribal people. So close and yet so far away. Glad to hear you are coming home and that your trip was safe.
Oh what a story, you all look great we can't wait to hear the rest of the story...in person very soon!
Love Dad and Mom
Wow, it must have been a great feeling to be out amongst the people as a family! Thanks for this post and we'll look forward to hearing ALL the details when you are in Temecula!
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