Dear Friends,
We try to pause a little bit to write you an update for what is going on and was happening with us in this past few weeks.
We had visited some churches in our area during their mission conference and we were also able to setup display of our family as missionary in training. We got a lot of chances to talk to some of the missionaries from different mission organization too. So we did learn a lot while we building up relationship with the local churches. Last week we had an opportunity to visit our Indonesian community in Chicago for their Christmas party and they were welcoming us, accommodated us for four days and they even covered our gas money, that was a good therapy for our homesick. We did feel like home with all the foods, language and all the people we met during our time there. Surprisingly there was a lot of manadonese there, so we were also able to use our dialect to communicate with each other. The not enjoyable part was to drive there and back, traffic are little different and pretty confusing for a First Timer like us and the snow actually make everything worse but overall was a good experience for us. This trip was a blessing for us as we also stop on one of the repeat boutique in Chicago to get some winter stuffs and on our way back we stop by International Aid to get some supply. International Aid have been a blessing for us during our time here, one of the lady there who was a former NTM missionary in PNG have been generously give us some house supply, clothes and some foods for us.
Flight training have been so slow so far due to the bad weather but Nomad was able do some instrument lessons and recently got his complex type rating. One of the weak part for Nomad during instrument training is communication with Air Traffic Controller which require a good and fast understanding of English. He is finishing up with instrument training and hoping to get written test and check ride done before next year. During this winter Nomad is also helping out with one of the airplane project at school.We get adjusted pretty well with the cold weather so far. There is some sickness going on in our family specially with kids but it seems to be usual during this time. Kids are enjoying play with snow and love to go downhill sliding.
We found one thing for you to pray for us is our monthly support level which have been the same since we have Madison our first daughter. As you know, we had struggled before even with only one daugther. Now our family have growing in this past three years and that’s significantly add to our family needs and expenses. Our training program has been so kind with us by taking care some of our living expenses but we still financially strain, we are using up our family savings to covered the remaining monthly cost. Vanti was recently selling her bags that she made, and she actually earned quite some money out of it.
We Wish You a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Nomad & Vanti
Madison, Carly & Marion
John 1 : 1-5, 14, 12.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God
