Pray Finances. Praise God for all the generous donations to

the well-drilling project and disaster relief project these

last few months. Please pray that regular giving would

keep up with our general work and personal expenses of

travel and visiting supporters here in the US.

Visiting Supporters. Pray for us as we hit the road in

another few weeks to visit some of our friends and

supporting churches in the Midwest.

Bible Translation. Please continue to pray for my friends

Jonas and Pierre as they work to draft Exodus and the

Psalms these next few months.

Need for a community development worker and literacy

worker. Pray that God would send more workers to help

us reach the Lele—especially a literacy person and a

community development person.

With the Gebhards in West Africa June 2015

M I S S I O N TO T H E L E L E

HALA TANDO Ar e you Saf e? By Marc During these first few weeks of June, we are in

Dallas, Texas helping and learning during PBT’s

Discovery and Resource training weeks as well as

catching up with many of our missionary colleagues

from around the world.

One fellow missionary was sharing with us about

his experiences in a part of the world that has been

riddled with conflict. Many

of his partners n the US often

ask, “Are you safe?”

As many of your know, it isn’t always “safe”

working in a third world country. Did we feel safe

when we heard that local youth were holding a strike

and destroying government buildings back in 2007?

Did Tina feel safe when she saw a green mamba in the

bushes surrounding our outdoor latrine a few years

ago? Is it safe driving on the freeway here in Dallas?

Doing work in unstable environments may not be

Contact Us

Phone: 214-909-1309

Email: marc.gebhard@pbti.org

tina.gebhard@pbti.org

www.facebook.com/marc.gebhard

Skype: mtgebhard

“For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?” Luke 9:24-25

Is it ever “safe” to

walk in God’s will?

DONATE TODAY Tax-deductible donations to our ministry with PBT should be

made out to “Pioneer Bible Translators” and sent to the

following address:

PBT- Gebhard

P.O. Box 10184

Terre Haute, IN 47801

We welcome donations to our every day ministry of Bible

Translation among the Lele. Additional special donations

can help villages in need of clean drinking water or with

community rebuilding projects in the villages affected by

the Ebola outbreak earlier this year. To designate your gift

to one of these projects, write Village Wells or Disaster

Relief on the memo line. We also thank you for

designating special donations to the House Annex, Lele

Literature and Replacement Vehicle funds.

Thank you for being a part of the mission to reach the Lele

and other Bible-less peoples around the world with the

precious word of God. Thank you for your prayers and

faithful contributions to this work. We value you as a very

real part of the Pioneer Bible Translators team.

Financial Snapshot While gifts to disaster relief and village well-drilling funds

have been substantial these last few months, regular work

funds and salary funds for this ministry are depleted due to

airline flight expenses in May. Please pray that God would

provide for ongoing every day work and living expenses as well

as for the special project expenses associated with our ministry

with Pioneer Bible Translators among the Lele.

Fund 2015 Goal (Budget)

Actual (June 11, 2015)

General (Ministry + Salary + Housing)

$10,602 (per month) $ 3,268

Disaster Relief Fund $ 35,000 $ 15,000

Village Wells and Sanitation $ 13,587 $ 9,511

Visiting Team House Annex $ 23,530 $ 2,715

Lele Literature $ 5,013 $ 5,921

Replacement Vehicle $ 44,707 $ 2,286

“safe” from our American point of view. But we need to ask

a question. Is it ever “safe” to walk in God’s will?

From an earthly point of view, it is not very safe doing

God’s work. Were things safe for Paul? We read about him

getting thrown in jail and nearly drowning in a shipwreck.

Jesus tells us that “losing our life” for his sake is really

saving our lives eternally. “What good is it for a man to gain

the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?”

The spiritual reality is that we are eternally safe if we are

living according to God’s will, not for a life of ease on earth.

What about you. Will you “play it safe” for a life of earthly

comfort or are you a living sacrifice for God and his eternal

kingdom? Living for him fulfills and satisfies.

Jesus calls his disciples to look beyond just this world and

live for something beyond the comforts of this world. Let’s

not be satisfied with material wealth. Let’s live for him!

Gebhard Travel Schedule

Our visiting schedule is filling in quickly. If you would like us to come visit your church, let us know and we’ll see if we can schedule a visit. We’d love to see you!

June 7-19. Dallas, TX. PBT Training Events June 28. Marion, IL. Heartland Christian Church July 5. Sioux Falls, SD. Oakwood Park Christian Church. July 12. Highmore, SD. Church of Christ. August 2-6. Downs, KS. First Christian Church. VBS. Aug. 15-25. Knoxville, TN. Help Timothy get established at Johnson University. Oct. 4. Norfolk, NE. First Christian Church. Oct. 16-20. Dallas, TX. Bible Translation Conference Oct. 29-31. Richmond, VA. ICOM (International Conference On Missions) December. Return to West Africa

Marc and Tina with pastor Jonas and his wife Elisa. Jonas is

one of the men rough-drafting Bible scriptures in Lele.