Back in 2012, one of our friends/translation helpers gave a piece of property for the church to build a meeting house on. All started out well, but now for the last 5 years or so, this piece of ground has been the subject of an ongoing court dispute. A certain family has laid claim to this land and has sought to make things hard for the church and for the one who gave the land to the church. The individual who gave the land tried as long as he could to avoid taking the issue to court, but as things escalated, it was obvious that court was his only recourse. It has become evident that the issue isn’t so much against the one who gave the land as it is against the church. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:12

Our friend has won 2 previous court cases with the same people over this property but the opposition keeps appealing the decisions. Today, another group of lands mediators came to view the land being disputed and tomorrow (your Wednesday evening) the final decision should be announced. Please pray for our friend. Pray for his spirit to be encouraged as this has been physically, spiritually, and financially draining on him. Pray for God to be honored and the truth to prevail!

Pray for Papua New Guinea…

The spiritual darkness around us has been extremely tangible over the last couple weeks. A friend of a dear friend of ours was accused of sorcery a couple weeks ago and was killed as a result. From what we understand, this woman was a Christian. To say that she was killed puts it the most mild way possible as we cannot even begin to describe to you the things she endured before the Lord took her home. There was also another man also killed along with her. From what we understand, God gave this woman the strength to remain silent before her accusers as they demanded that she give the name(s) of her supposed accomplices. We hear that her silence has been cause for wonder and amazement by some, while others are now on a mission to mark other suspects. The things that these people have to face as a part of their every-day life is unreal! Please pray that God would soften the hearts of the people to hear his Word.

Pray for Mibu…

Another situation we want to keep before you for prayer is the Mibu Church. Below is what we are able to share with you. It is a little out-of-date, but the situation continues, so PLEASE continue to pray.

The church among the Mibu people group of Papua New Guinea is calling on brothers and sisters around the world to PRAY. Established in 2006, the church in Mibu has grown and matured through many trials and the very passage of life. In the last couple weeks, they have started asking for prayer for wisdom in dealing with a hostile criminal gang that has been roaming the area, leaving a wake of mayhem and destruction as they travel from village to village. As the rumor of these attacks grew in frequency, scale of destruction, and in closer vicinity, the realization of confrontation [with] the Mibu village seemed inevitable.

Today, that confrontation happened. We received a message today that the band of criminals has arrived in the Mibu village. This was a very dangerous situation. As we await word from our dear brothers and sisters, please be holding them before the Throne in prayer.

Wanted: A Reliable Vehicle…

I know some of you don’t have Facebook so I want to update you on a need that we’ve been sharing. We are needing to purchase a vehicle to use here in Papua New Guinea; to get in/out of our village. It’s about a 100-mile trip to our village, but because of the “road” conditions, it takes about 4 ½ hours (average speed of 22 mph). As of the end of last week, we were at 61% of our goal of $63,000 to purchase a Toyota Land Cruiser Troop Carrier which has the cargo/passenger capacity to meet our needs and the durability to stand up to the abusive road conditions.

We continue to be in awe of how God is providing for this need. Thank you to all who have given and prayed for God’s provision. Please let us know if you’d like to know more about this project. If you’d like to be a part of giving toward this need, you can follow this link https://ethnos360.org/missionaries/levi-and-robyn-lenz. Your gift will be tax deductible. Please be sure to note that it is for the “Lenz-Vehicle Project” so we can keep our records straight.

Thank you for continuing to stand by us in prayer, financial support, and encouragement!
Your co-workers in Christ,

Levi, Robyn, Michael, Daniel, Matthew, and Krystiana Lenz