Driggers Days

Partnering with Wycliffe and You July 2011

Better Than Bugs

In any stretch of your imagination, could eating bugs be a sweet experience? In Papua New Guinea, after the first rains of the monsoon season, the muna (moona) bugs erupt from the earth. Excited children run around, bat the now airborne snacks to the ground, collect them in containers and hurry home to fry them. Just as this food sounds strange and distasteful to us, the Word of God can sound strange and unappetizing to those who hear it in an unfamiliar language. Translating it into the heart language of the people and teaching them how to use it is the vision we share with Wycliffeto present Gods Love Letter as sweet and nourishing. How sweet your words taste to me; they are sweeter than honey! Psalm 119:103 NLT Our family has enjoyed many new experiences during the month of June. No fried muna bugs for the Driggers (yet), but the Lord has kept us on our toes with preparations for our future. We have spent the last two weeks of June staying with Saras parents and Martys parents as we await the repair of the air conditioning unit in our home. We praise the Lord for many new memories with grandparents that would not have been made without the current circumstances. We will always look back on these memories with fond thoughts. God is good even when He catches us off guard! For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. Isaiah 55:8 NLT With that said, we want to share with you what the Lord has done for our financial support during the past month. First, God has met each of our immediate needs through many generous one-time gifts! Praise Him! Secondly, we prayed for 60% (and still know that He is able) but our timeline, as it seems, is not what God has intended for us. Our monthly support is currently pledged at 34%. We give all glory to God for the beautiful people He is raising up in our lives to join with us in furthering Bible translation in Papua New Guinea. During the month of June our financial team has grown from 23 partners to 38. However, we cannot leave for Papua New Guinea until we have completed cultural training. For now we are asking the Lord to help us find partnership for the additional 16% of our budget, so we can attend the August cultural training course. Our ability to leave for Papua New Guinea this year depends on this training, because it is not offered again until January. If God is leading you to partner with us and you havent responded as of yet, please know that our need is urgent and the time is now! There is no gift too small when God is in it. Trusting Him,

Taste and see that the LORD is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in Him! Psalm 34:8 NLT

Fried beetles make a yummy snack in Papua New Guinea!

Marty, Sara and the girls

He answered their prayers, because they trusted in Him. 1 Chronicles 5:20 NIV Sun Sun Mon Mon Tue Tue Wed Wed 1 Opportunities to share the need for Bible translation 3 Our time sharing 5 with Evangel Temple The sale of our home Assembly of God and fellowship with our advocates the Joplins 10 12 Our time sharing Speaking at during Sunday School Woodhaven Baptist at First Wesleyan Church (am and pm Church in Gastonia services) 17 19 Our time sharing with Stamina and peace Grace Wesleyan for our family Church in Belmont 24 26 Our time sharing at Our current and Park Ridge Baptist future partners Church in Rock Hill 31 Our time speaking at First Wesleyan in Clover (am) and Cedar Grove Family Worship Center (pm)
For financial partnership send your gift to Wycliffe Bible Translators PO Box 628200 Orlando, FL 32862-8200 Attach a separate note indicating if the gift is monthly, quarterly, or one time and include this information: For the ministry of Marty and Sara Driggers; acct #270928. Or follow this online link: http://www.wycliffe.org/partnership.aspx?mid=6db362 Please never hesitate to contact us with any questions. Thank you!

Thu Thu 2 Endurance for our family as we transition our lives 7 9 New prayer and That our financial financial partnerships support would reach 30% this week 14 16 Encouragement That our financial support would reach 40% this week 21 23 Guidance and wisdom That our financial as Sara prepares to support would reach homeschool the girls 50% this week for the first time 28 30 Completion of our That our financial August newsletter support would reach 60% this week

Fri Fri 1 3 Opportunity for Martys parents as Martys last daytheir they celebrate at Midland Honda to 39th wedding glorify God anniversary 8 10 That we would Marty strengthen our relationships with our current partners 15 17 Our time sharing at Taylor VBS at Calvary Baptist in Rock Hill 22 24 A permanent and Miriam perfect new family for Tinkerbell

Sat Sat 2 4 time sharing at a Our The Bibleless people West End Baptist of PapuaSchool Sunday New Guinea gathering 9 11 Refreshment and time Wycliffe staff in Papua as a family separate New Guinea from partnership development 16 18 Our home churchs That God would be new pastor and his glorified in all we say family as they adjust and do to York 23 25 Wisdom for what to Emotional, physical sell and what to store and spiritual renewal

4 6 The Biblelessthose Wisdom for what to who are still waiting ship to Papua New for their language Guinea independence 11 13 A solid contract for Sara our home

5 7 Saras parents as Martys Papua New they celebrate their Guinea work permit 42nd wedding anniversary 12 14 One-on-one Good health opportunities to share the need for Bible translation 19 21 Our fellowship time Guidance as we with Mike and Donna prepare our July Welch on Saras newsletter birthday

6 8 Provision to ship Martys family as they Martys toolbox to prepare for us leaving PNG 13 15 That our children Saras family as they would feel included in prepare for us leaving our familys changes 20 22 Good health Spiritual protection

18 20 Guidance for where Tia our family will be living once our home sells

25 26 27 28 That we would glorify Provision for medical Jade Our Papua New God with all we say insurance premiums Guinea visas and do each day

27 29 Preparation for living Our York First in NC for the month of Wesleyan Church August family

29 30 A completed Papua Endurance New Guinea work permit for Marty so we can apply for visas

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