Weekly update

I have been encouraged recently to have two husband-wife couples who are eager to study God's word. Bysaa & Ganchimeg and Togsoo & Gantuya have been eager to meet to study the Bible. Because Bysaa's job and Togsoo's job do not allow them to study at the same time, I recently split them into two groups. There has been some interest on the part of another young lady in our church to join us. However, she has moved out of town a ways recently. Still, these two families that are studying are an encouragement to me. Pray that they would continue to be diligent in preparation before our lessons as they have some homework to do and diligent after the lessons to apply the things that they are learning to their lives.

Both these men need our prayers because they have jobs that keep them very busy. Togsoo works about 10 hours a day, 6 days a week. Bysaa works 24 hours on the job and then has 24 hours off before he must report back to work. Because he cannot sleep on the job, he usually spends a large portion of the 24 hours away from work sleeping. It has been hard for him to come to church on Sunday because he is either at work or asleep. I have been asking God to provide them with jobs that will provide for their families and allow them to be active at church and to spend time studying God's word.

The building continues to move forward. My foreman who is overseeing the construction tells me that this week they will finish the second floor ceiling. After that they will need to stucco the outside of the building and finish the roof before winter. Inside, the first floor still needs to be poured and some electrical work remains to be done. But it is looking like the work will be completed before I leave for the States in November.

Thank you for praying.