Thanks for your Prayers

Praise God for the recent marriage of our son Daniel to our new daughter-in-law, Shelby! It was an amazingly blessed event and we are so excited to have a beautiful Christian daughter as part of our family. Christa's been praying and patiently waiting for over 2 decades for Shelby.

As my fall travel schedule ramps up, I covet your prayers over the
next couple months. The following is part of my upcoming schedule:

ASIA Itinerary:
Sept. 3rd - Enroute to Korea
Sept. 4th - Meeting with Global Literacy Mission, Training Director,
Seoul, Korea
Sept. 5th - Arrive Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Connecting with Gloria & Gamaliel & Dr. Kim as they finish the Upper
Mongolian Primer

Sept. 9th - Arrive Chennai, India
10-12th, Speak at India Bible Literature – Silver Jubilee Celebration
Sept. 14th - Arrive Bagdogra, India, Connecting with LEI missionary Gyan Muchary
Sept. 17th - Arrive Patna, India, David and Grace Lee serving as LEI
Missionaries to N.E. India
Sept. 20th - Enroute to the US

Oct. 5th - Preaching @ FPC, Norman, OK
Oct. 19th - Preaching @ FPC Aurora, IL
Nov. 1st - Speaking to Seminary students @ Welch lecture series, Tulsa
Nov. 9th- 12th - New Wineskins Convocation, Baton Rouge, LA
Nov. 20 - 21st - Speaking @ National Missionary Convention, Tulsa

Prayer concerns:
Physical and spiritual strength for the journey for myself and Christa.
All wisdom, understanding and insight as it relates to building God's
kingdom through Literacy and Evangelism International (LEI).

I continue to praise God for being provided the opportunity to represent LEI by preaching, speaking and encouraging missionaries and partners around the world. Thanks for holding me and my family in your prayers. Always your grateful brother in Christ, Sid

Ghana Connection

In 2005 Bob Biederman and I visited Ghana @ the invitation of the Bible Society. We spent two wks. working with a 7 person team creating a Bible Content Primer (basic reader) in the Dangme language. While in Ghana I had the privilege of bringing greetings from my Presbtery to the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.

This summer the greetings came full circle from Ghana back to Oklahoma. My brother and good friend Rev. Samuel Lawertha, who was part of the primer construction team three years ago was now in Oklahoma. His primary purpose for being in Tulsa was to attend a six week, LEI, International Literacy Training Institute on our Tulsa campus. A Presbytery meeting provided a time for Samuel to share the incredible work being done through literacy mission to a people group of a million Dangme speakers, (70% illiterate) in South Eastern Ghana.

May God continue to bless the partnership between Literacy & Evangelism International, the Bible Society of Ghana and now the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and the Dangme Presbytery!