Dear Friends and Family!
It has been unusually hot for this time of year. We are now in the so-called “Rainy Reason”, but without much rain. Rain would certainly cool things down. Our well is still giving us water, though, praise the LORD!
The weekly Bible study with the ladies is going well and Karen enjoys the time with the ladies very much.
The translation of Bill’s MacDonald’s Believer’s Bible Commentary in to the filipino language is going well, and the team almost completed the “Introduction to the NT”, “Introduction to the Gospels”, and the “Introduction to the Gospel of John”. Once everything passes the proof-reading and all the checks, it will be distributed to key people for the “Community Check” (aka. “readability check”). This step will insure that the translation is clear and understandable to young people and also people in the provincial areas.
We are planning to attend the annual CMML retreat in Laguna Rizal, to meet up with all the other Philippine missionaries, October 12. Dave Johnson will be the speaker and we are looking forwards to a time of fellowship and spiritual renewal! Traveling will be a little harder than usual, due to that our regular boat is in the dry dock for repair. We have to sail to Batangas (instead to Manila Bay) and then get on to a 2-3h bus.
Also, we are planning our first furlough for next Spring (2016), but we do not have exact dates as of now…
Please continue to pray for the following:
⚑ Weekly Bible study
⚑ Translation work
⚑ Rain
⚑ Save travel to CMPI Retreat
⚑ Patrick’s health
⚑ Furlough Spring 2016
Thanks for praying with us and for us!
In Him!
Patrick and Karen Carder
http://www.cmml.us/missionaries/m1569
“For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us…looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave himself for us…” – Titus 2:11-14
