Class Announcements:
1. Jeff announced the speakers for the next five weeks of Covenant class. They are posted on the left sidebar.
2. For the month of July (except July 3), Covenant is responsible for aiding in coffee preparation for the Adult Communities. Mark and Sandy Smrha are going to be the point people for this. If you would be interested in helping out, please email Brooke (brookeweston@ymail.com).
3. Sunday morning Treats for Class -- We are in need of a couple to bring treats for class on the following Sundays: July 10, 24, 31 and August 7. Please email Brooke at brookeweston@ymail.com if one of those weeks works for you.
4. July 10th Lunch - Covenant class members are invited to meet at Portillo's for lunch after the second service. We will meet at the Portillo's located at 235 E. North Avenue in Glendale Heights.
Missionary Prayer Requests:
From the Sanford's -
"We're especially praying right now for our first few days and weeks in Lille, that we would stay focused and begin relationships with locals right away. Also that God would really guide our housing choices and take us to the house where we can best minister right in our neighborhood."
From the Pehrson’s -
"Beth, Jessie, and Ange were due to board a truck 3 hours ago to travel through the night on a 6-hour trip from Aitape to Wewak. Recently, tensions between clans have made traveling this road less safe than usual. Thankfully, our teammates somehow got our message about this when they left the remote villages in the bush, and they are traveling with the driver who reportedly has the right contacts with both sides. Please pray for a safe and uneventful trip.
"Starting this week, Ben, John, and four Aitape West translators (Emil, Kenny, Petrus, and Dominic) will be teaching in a two-week workshop on how to use the latest Paratext translation software. Our team has been helping United Bible Societies test and improve this software over the last two and a half years. About 40 Papua New Guinean participants from all across the country are attending this course with about 20 teaching assistants. We praise God that the Aitape West translators are at a point where they are passing on their knowledge and skills more and more to others involved in the Bible translation movement in PNG.
"[Three things to pray for regarding the workshop:] (1) Pray that each person involved in the workshop will grow in understanding how the software works. (2) Pray that the participants will grow in their ability to work well with others and to share what they know with others. (3) Please also pray that fruitful relationships will be formed and develop such that translators will spur one another on towards greater faith and holiness."
