There was one young boy who was a child of one of the students who really stood out to me. I had noticed him right away on the videos Carina had sent and when I met him his bright smile seemed to light up his whole face, and you could sense a wonderful heart in him.
The whole time I was there I was asking God and Paul and Carina what I could do for this young man. (Aside from the fact that he had no shoes and once I saw him wearing one shoe and when I asked him about it he just smiled and lifted up the shoe to reveal that there was no sole underneath). But I sensed a great calling on this young man and I felt that he was either going to grow up and become successful in business and bless the work of God with it or he would be a wonderful Pastor. Finally, I realized that the only Bible he had was a much worn, small New Testament and that he carried it everywhere with him. So I bought him a new whole Bible in Tok Pisson that was small enough to put into a pocket so he could protect when he went back to the bush.
Then I looked for the right time to give it to him, just before I left Paul called him up to their apartment and interpreted for me as I gave him the Bible and prayed for him. His smile was huge as he silently received this precious gift and my prophetic words over him. He very quietly and sweetly left and I was so touched by his precious heart for God.
About ten minutes later his father and mother came to the door weeping over this gift to their son. His father explained that Jackson’ mother only spoke their ‘talk place’ the language from the village they are from, so he did all the talking to Paul in Tok Pisson and bits of broken English. He was so overwhelmed at this gift for his boy, that he had come to thank me in person. He told us that he and his wife were Pastors from a Village in the highlands and that they had eleven children, four of which had died. Jackson is the next to the youngest and that most of Jackson’s siblings are older and married, but they all love the Lord.
He told us that Jackson speaks three languages which is a big plus for him, the language of his village, Tok Pisson and English. He said that Jackson had a sister who was one of the Bible College students as well and that when she graduates with her class in a few weeks she will go back to help the church there as well.
We wept together and prayed again and although I could not understand them and they could not understand me we knew that God had united our hearts at that moment.
I can’t wait to see what will happen with Jackson – you never know! You would love Jackson as well if you could meet him, what a fine young man.
Bug of the Day: I finally got to see a large PNG spider and apparently it was a small baby one. It was the size of a tarantula, about 4 inches across and with big hairy brown legs. I was on the porch of the house bringing in the laundry and when I turned to the house and the spider was there. Now I know something is wrong with me I hollered out ‘Carina get me the camera, here is one of those big spiders’.. As I said that Jackson came running up the stairs and scooped up the bug in his hands and took it away. I told him that he saved his life…Carina had gotten the bug spray! The picture is of him holding the spider.
