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BOWLIN FAMILY

Missionaries to the Pacific

PNG

The Bowlin Family: Becca (Keeps us all in order),

Averie (3-comedic relief of the family), Tayt (1-picks on his

sisters), Cail (4-second in command), Josh (Asst. Area

Director and Principal of the Mt. Hagen Bible College).

November marks 8 years that

Becca and I have been serving

with Global Partners. We

have been extremely blessed to have

you on our team whether you have

been supporting us for eight years or

for eight days, you are vital part of the

ministry in the Pacific! Thank You!

Our prayer and anticipation is to leave

toward the beginning of October.

Upon arrival, we will hit the ground

running with cultural learning,

language study, and teaching classes at

the Bible College. We will also be

blessed with the opportunity to be on

ground with Randy & Linda Freeman

as well as fellow Aussie Missionaries

the Floyds. Freemans will be for a

limited time only and the Floyds will

be heading out for home ministries in

December, it is essential to be on

ground with them as long as possible.

September marks an incredible month

of ministry in PNG as the nation

celebrates 50 years of God’s

proclaiming

truth that has

completely

changed a

nation. May

God continue to

bless the

ministries of

PNG!

Funding

91% Funded!!!

Celebrate with us that 100% is right

around the corner! 9 more people/

churches supporting $50 a month and

we will be fully funded!

Immigration

Hurry up and wait...

Our work permit application sits on a

desk in PNG and awaits approval. We

pray that it will come in a timely manner.

Moving

40 lbs. per person-Yikes!

Imagine condensing your home

into 40 lbs. We have begun our

packing process and planning

accordingly.

Bowlin Kids

They sure do grow up fast!

Cail Grayce is now 4 years old, Averie

Mae is 3, and Tayt Jebadiah just turned

1! The girls are both in pre-school this

year and will be home schooled once in

PNG.

Prayer Requests

*Funding-October Departure Date!

*Preparation: Packing/Logistics/Visas

*50 Year Ministry Celebration in PNG.

*Pacific Area Ministries

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safety

"people who are obsessed with Jesus aren't consumed with their safety and comfort above all else, obsessed people care more about God's kingdom coming to the earth than their own lives being shielded from pain or distress"
Francis Chan 'crazy love'

reading this has got me thinking. what if i always pray for safety and things to run smoothly. i could just sail through life with my little bubble all in tacked, no troubles, no pins to pop it. smooth roads, wide and easy to drive on. no scary turns im not anticipating up ahead. just well lit easy to find with my gps, no issue travel through this life. but then im challenged by this....


"Don't look for shortcuts to God. The market is flooded with surefire, easygoing formulas for a successful life that can be practiced in your spare time. Don't fall for that stuff, even though crowds of people do. The way to life—to God!—is vigorous and requires total attention.

"Knowing the correct password—saying 'Master, Master,' for instance— isn't going to get you anywhere with me. What is required is serious obedience—doing what my Father wills. I can see it now—at the Final Judgment thousands strutting up to me and saying, 'Master, we preached the Message, we bashed the demons, our God-sponsored projects had everyone talking.' And do you know what I am going to say? 'You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves important. You don't impress me one bit. You're out of here.'

"These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living. They are foundational words, words to build a life on. If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock. Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the rock.

"But if you just use my words in Bible studies and don't work them into your life, you are like a stupid carpenter who built his house on the sandy beach. When a storm rolled in and the waves came up, it collapsed like a house of cards."

Matthew 7:13,14,21-23,24-25,26-27 The Message

just finished this book...well im finishing it now.....read it over the summer....he has lots of videos on youtube as well....it has really got me thinking and inspired to draw closer to God, press into Him, hunger for Him like my favorite food, long for Him like a friend....good stuff!!!

new family photo

kids kids and more kids

daddy and tayt

sorry i have been so absent. life has been as life alwasy is crazy and uncertain and blogging has been at the bottom of the much too long list everyday. God is good though and for now i have a few pictures to show you of our family. take this as a little peek into our life and my ministry for now. more to come soon about where we are and what josh is doing..........

dec 1st

we are doing an advent calendar and learning about the real meaning for all this christmas stuff this year. it was getting out of hand talking about santa santa santa so hopefully we can change that a bit in the next 25 days......

day one......
add one piece to the manger scene-today the lamb was hiding in the stocking!!!

read "the crippled lamb" by max lucado

coloring page printed from disney website-christmas activities

december already???

wow our kiddos are growing so fast...we cannot believe it.

cail just had here 4th birthday with a pony cake to celebrate. she is really beginning to be a great help and fun friend.

averie is 2 and a half. she loves to be funny and is always trying to make us laugh. her lasted is singing the abc's and saying h i j k l m noodle p!!!!!!

tayt jebediah is now 4 and a half months old. he is rolling, smiling, laughing and growing out of his acid reflux he has struggled with since birth. he is a much happier baby now.

josh went to see an asthma specialist yesterday and it really seems as though they can help him get his life back by helping him breath. his big goal is to breath well enough that he can get back to the sports and activities that he loves so much.

i (becca) am feeling a bit overwhelmed with the great responsibility of molding and shaping the lives of three little ones. raising kids is so much more than the diapers, dishes and laundry. God has given me an awesome gift in the "job" of everyday life here at home.

our funds are now at about 65% and we are plugging away at trying to make new contacts. God has called us to minister to those who need a relationship with Jesus and we are doing that everyday. whether we are here in the u.s.a. or home in n.z. God has asked us to serve. so we are trying to be content in any circumstance, wait upon the Lord to renew our strength and be ready for whatever He has for us next.

thanks for all your prayers!!!!!