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NEWSANDPRAYERREQUESTS

FROM

JOHNAND

BONITAPRYOR

Missionaries with Pioneer Bible Translators

i n Papua

New

uinea

January,

2004

As

w e b e g i n a new

y e a r , w e f t e n

t h i n k

o f new b e g i n n i n g s .

The

Word o f

God

n

t h e i r

n a t i v e

t o n g u e a l l o w s

t h e Ap

Ma p e o p l e

o f P a p u a

New G u i n e a

t o

b e g i n

a new e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h H i m

a s He p e a k s

more

p e r s o n a l l y t o t h e m . P i o n e e r B i b l e T r a n s l a t o r s a n d i t s m i s s i o n a r i e s ,

J o h n

a n d B o n i t a

P r y o r , h a v e

d e v o t e d t h e i r l i v e s t o

b r i n g i n g

t h e Word o f God t o l i f e

f o r

B i b l e l e s s

p e o p l e s

a r o u n d

I h e w o r l d .

P r a i s e God w i t h

us o r t h e

s a f e

t r i p John

and J e s s e

had

t o PNG n

November and

December.

They

r e t u r n e d

home a f e l y

on December

19

i t h no p r o b l e m s . J o h n ' s p l a n e was e l a y e d

a

c o u p l e h o u r s

i n

M i n n e a p o l i s ,

b u t t h a t was h e

b i g g e s t

p r o b l e m

w i t h

t h e i r f l i g h t s B o t h J o h n

and

J e s s e came home i t h

p a r a s i t e s , b u t

a r o u n d

o f m e d i c a t i o n

seems

o h a v e t a k e n

c a r e

o f t h a t as e l l . T h e i r v i s i t was r e a l

encouragement

o

t h e

v i l l a g e

f o l k s as e l l as

o J o h n . They a r e

e x c i t e d

about h e p l a n s J e s s e has o

r e t u r n

t o

Samban and

b u i l d

a l i t e r a c y / m e d i c a l c e n t e r .

J o h n ' s t o o t h

d i d n o t g i v e h i m any r o u b l e

w h i l e he

was

r a v e l i n g , and he

had

t r e p a i r e d e a r l i e r t h i s month w i t h no c o m p l i c a t i o n s .

However, John d i d

d e v e l o p

some

l o a t e r s

and

f l a s h i n g

i n

one

eye

w h i l e

n

PNG.

H e

saw

an eye d o c t o r

t h e

end

o f

December,

w h o d e t e c t e d some p u l l i n g

on

t h e

r e t i n a .

H e wants

o

see h i m

i n a

month and keep a c l o s e eye

on t

Please

pray

that

h i s w i l l not be anything s e r i o u s .

B o n i t a had

a

good r e p o r t

from h e r d o c t o r v i s i t s l a s t month. P r a i s e God w i t h u s f o r

t h a t .

She

d i d

have

one

b a s a l

c e l l

p l a c e

c u t

o f f and t h r e e o t h e r s b u r n t o f f by h e

d e r m a t o l o g i s t ,

b u t l l

r e s u l t s

a r e

f i n e .

J e s s e and K a r i e

a r e

s t i l l w a i t i n g f o r t h e i r

paperwork

I n

PNG o

be p r o c e s s e d . P l e a s e p r a y

t h a t

t h i s

I s a c c o m p l i s h e d

i n

a t i m e l y f a s h i o n . They r e h o p i n g t o l e a v e t h e S t a t e s i n l a t e F e b r u a r y t o b e g i n t h e i r

w o r k . P r a y f o r the m as h e y make

i n a l

p r e p a r a t i o n s , e l l

t h e i r

h o u s e , say

g o o d - b y e s ,

e t c .

P r a y f o r

Naleh

and

l i as they

adjust

to new

s u r r o u n d i n g s .

Josh

i s a b i t overwhelmed w i t h

the s t a r t of the

semester

at

Northern Oklahoma C o l l e g e .

Pray

o r

him

as he

e t t l e s i n t o the r o u t i n e

o f

c o l l e g e

s t u d i e s a f t e r b e i n g

out

f s c h o o l f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s . H e

c o n t i n u e s

t o

work as a massage h e r a p i s t I n S t i l l w a t e r as e l l .

P l e a s e p r a y

f o r

the c h u r c h a t

Samban,

h a t

they might

be t r e n g t h e n e d . Maso,

h e i r

c o -

t r a n s l a t o r i n PNG,

s

p l a n n i n g to

a t t e n d

a

workshop

i n August

to

prepare o r doing the rough

d r a f t of

h a t

book. Pray o r the L o r d

t o

smooth the way o r t h a t

and

t h a t i t would be b e n e f i c i a l

t o

him.

P l e a s e p r a y a l s o f o r Rona, the w i f e of

Mukok, one f

the v i l l a g e l e a d e r s . She s

e x p e r i e n c i n g

h e a l t h

problems and

not

d o i n g

too w e l l . Rona

and Mukok a r e

v e r y a c t i v e

i n

the church and

c l o s e

t r e n d s

of

John

and Bonita.

Thank

you o r your a i t h f u l

supp ort of h i s m i n i s t r y ,

f o r

your

p r a y e r s and encouragment. May

God

i c h l y b l e s s

you as you

serve H i m .

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JOHN ONITAPRYOR

215 arshall

s t i l l w a t e r , OK 74074

Phone: 405 372 3462

e - m a i l :

b I p r v o r O i e a r t h l i n k . n e t

FORWARDING

AGENTS:

Bruce

ary A n n Graff

173 W. ebanon S t . , N a s h v i l l e , IL 62263

Phone:

618 327 3234

e-mail: graff@charter.net

.

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NEWSANDPRAYERREQUESTS

FROM JOHN AND

ONITA PRYOR^

M

s s K ^ a r i e s I t f r P S o i i i e W B I b r e f a n ^ a t o f s n P a p u a New i n e a - " ^

February,

2004

We

s s o c i a t e

F e b r u a r y

w i t h

l o v e , t h a n k s t o t h e c a r d m a n u f a c t u r e r s

and

o t h e r

p r o p o n e n t s

o f V a l e n t i n e ' s

D a y .

Thanks o y o u , h e Ap Ma

p e o p l e

o f Papua New G u i n e a c a n know h e l o v e o f

God n t h e i r ow n

l a n g u a g e

t h r o u g h

t h e

e f f o r t s

o f

P i o n e e r B i b l e

T r a n s l a t o r s and

i t s m i s s i o n a r i e s ,

John

and B o n i t a

P r y o r .

That s

the

g r e a t e s t

l o v e

Praise God

ith

us that Jesse

a r i e ' s

f i r s t document or

r e g i s t r a t i o n

with

the PNG

government

has been

stamped

and

s r u n n i n g i n

the n a t i o n a l newspaper, the

i r s t

s t e p

i n

the

p r o c e s s .

Assuming

t h a t i t p a s s e s t h e t h i r t y days n t h e

newspaper, h e y w l i i be r e a d y

t o

submit

the

second paper o r

a p p r o v a l upon t h e i r a r r i v a i i n PNG on F e b r u a r y 21.

P l e a s e

c o n t i n u e t o p r a y

f o r

them

as h e y

i e a v e t h e

U . S . e a r i y

on F e b r u a r y

20 and go h r o u g h a l i

t h e

paperwork

n e c e s s a r y

t o get h e i r

work

p e r m i t s

and t h e n

e s t a b l i s h t h e i r r e s i d e n c y i n t h e

v i i l a q e

o f

Samban,

where

h e y

p l a n

t o

b u i l d

a

l i t e r a c y / m e d i c a l

c e n t e r .

P r a y

f o r

them

as

h e y

say

g o o d - b y e s ,

t r a v e l ,

and

s e t t l e

i n t o

t h e i r new i f e i n PNG. Pray

o r

t h e i r f a m i l i e s t h a t they i e a v e b e h i n d i n

the States-

John and

B o n i t a , and

K a r i e ' s

p a r e n t s , D i c k ammy eck, and h e i r extended f a m i i i e s .

P r a i s e

God a l s o w i t h

us h a t

J o h n ' s eye

d o c t o r appointment

a r l i e r

t h i s month

went

e l l

f o r

the o l l o w - u p t o the

l a s h e s

and

f l o a t e r s he

e x p e r i e n c e d w h i l e on h i s PNG r i p

We

r a i s e

God t h a t

Josh

s d o i n g w e i l i n c o l l e g e and seems

o be n j o y i n g

i t Pray h a t

w i i l c o n t i n u e and t h a t

he

i i l be

a

good

w i t n e s s t o

h i s

c i a s s m a t e s and

h i s massage therapy

c i i e n t s .

He i l i t r a v e i to K n o x v i l l e

l a t e r t h i s

m o n t h for continuing

education

i n

massage

therapy,

which should

enhance

h i s s k i l l s Pray

f o r

safe r a v e l s .

P r a y f o r John and B o n i t a as h e y

u l f i i l t h e i r

d u t i e s w i t h P i o n e e r B i b i e T r a n s i a t o r s

w h i l e

s t a t e s i d e . B o n i t a i s doing some d i t o r i a l

work

and a s s i s t i n g a

f e w days each month

i n the

f i n a n c e o f f i c e . John s

m e n t o r i n g

s e v e r a i a m i i i e s as they p r e p a r e

t o

g o o the m i s s i o n f i e l d . Pray

f o r

t hem as

they

spend so m e time

w i t h the

s t u d e n t s

a t FOCUS, he C h r i s t i a n c o l l e g e

group

at

Oklahoma

State

U n i v e r s i t y ,

t h a t

seeds they p l a n t

might

bear r u i t f o r the

Kingdom

of

God.

John

c o n t i n u e s t o s u p p l y p r e a c h

a t C o y l e ,

Oklahoma.

B o n i t a w i l l

be v e r y

i n v o l v e d

i n

the M i s s i o n s F a i r

at Sunnybrook C h r i s t i a n Church on F e b r u a r y 29. P r a y

f o r

t h e m

as

they p r e p a r e f o r these

o p p o r t u n i t i e s .

Pray f o r t h e i r s a f e t y as they r a v e i .

Thank

you

so

much o r y o u r c o n t i n u e d p r a y e r s , your

encouragement

and support

of

h i s

m i s s i o n

work.

You

are a v i t a i p a r t

of h i s

m i n i s t r y .

May God

c o n t i n u e

t o

b l e s s you

as

you serve

Him.

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JOHN ONITAPRYOR

215

arshall

S t i l l w a t e r , OK 7 7

XL 62263

Phone:

405 372 3462

e - m a i l : b i D r y o r @ e a r t h l i n k . n e t

FORWARDING AGENTS:

Bruce

ary Ann G r a f f

173 W.

ebanon

S t . , N a s h v i l l e ,

Phone:

618 327 3234

e - m a i l : graff@charter.net

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NEWSAND

PRAYER

REQUESTS

FROMJOHNANDBONITAPRYOR

Missionaries

with

Pioneer

Bible

Translators

i n Papua New uinea

April

2004

As

we

n j o y

t h e

s p r i n g

weather

and

t h e

new

i f e

i n

t h e

owers and t r e e s around u s , w e

thank God o r you and y o u r p a r t i n b r i n g i n g

t h e

new

i f e

i n J e s u s t o

t h e

Ap Ma p e o p l e

o f

Papua

New

Guinea. Because o f the

m i n i s t r y

o f P i o n e e r B i b l e T r a n s l a t o r s and t s m i s s i o n a r i e s , John and

B o n l t a

P r y o r , t h e A p

Ma p e o p l e can r e a d t h e Word o f God n

t h e l a n g u a g e

o f t h e i r h e a r t . Thank

you o r your p a r t n e r s h i p w it h t h i s m i n i s t r y

P l e a s e p r a y f o r Maso h e

n a t i o n a l

c o - t r a n s i a t o r i n Samban as he

s

w o r k i n g on t h e

r o u g h d r a f t

o f

H e b r e w s \ x \ p r e p a r a t i o n f o r t h e t r a n s l a t i o n workshop he i l l

be

t t e n d i n g i n August

i n Ukarumpa. Remember him

as

he

t r a n s l a t e s and

a l s o p r a y f o r h i s f a m i l y

and t h e

c h u r c h i n

Samban.

I t appears

h a t t h e

t r a c t o r

a t Samban

has

more

p r o b l e m s t h a n

j u s t

t h e

head

g a s k e t ,

as

p r e v i o u s l y t h o u g h t . I n or d e r t o keep t h e a i r s t r i p open

h e y

p r o b a b l y

need t o r e p l a c e

t h e

t r a c t o r .

Please pray o r t h i s

s p e c i a l

need and wisdom

i n meeting t .

P l e a s e c o n t i n u e

t o p r a y f o r J e s s e and K a r i e and c h i l d r e n .

T h e i r

work

p e r m i t s

have been

approved

and at a s t r e p o r t were a w a i t i n g the government f f i c i a l s stamp. Then they can

submit h e i r v i s a

a p p l i c a t i o n s .

They have gone t o A u s t r a l i a f o r a couple weeks

i n c e

t h e i r t o u r i s t

v i s a s

e x p i r e d .

P r a y

t h a t

they i l l have t h e i r permanent i s a s

by

p r i l

29 so h a t

they can r e t u r n

to

PNG i t h

these

r a t h e r

than another

round

of o u r i s t

v i s a s .

Once

they

rdurn to PNG

hey

i l l

soon be g o i n g t o

Samban

t o b e g i n t h e i r

w o r k .

They have a l r e a d y

s e n t s e v e r a l

p l a n e l o a d s

o f

s u p p l i e s

to the v i l l a g e .

J o h n ' s

mother

l i v e P r y o r ,

saw a new

d o c t o r

r e c e n t l y .

P r a y

t h a t

he

might i n d

something t o

h e l p h e r .

Pray a l s o t h a t they

can

get h e r

new

l e g

b r a c e

a d j u s t e d p r o p e r l y or

r e p l a c e d

w i t h one

h a t

i t s c o r r e c t l y . B o t h t h e new

b r a c e

and t h e o l d

one

a r e

c a u s i n g

h e r

more

p a i n . Continue t o p r a y

f o r

h e r complete h e a l i n g .

J o s h

i s w i n d i n g down a n o t h e r

s e m e s t e r

o f

c o l l e g e .

P r a y f o r

h i m as

he

i n i s h e s a i l t h e

a s s i g n m e n t s , t e s t s , e t c .

t h a t a r e a

p a r t

o f t h i s

b u s y t i m e . He s a l s o d o i n g some

d d i t i o n a l

s t u d i e s f o r renewing

h i s

massage

t h e r a p i s t l i c e n s e

by

June.

Thank

you so much f o r your

o n t i n u e d

s u p p o r t ,

p r a y e r s and

encouragement. You are a

v i t a l p a r t

o f t h i s

m i n i s t r y . May God

c o n t i n u e t o

b l e s s y o u .

JOHN

ONITA

PRYOR FORWARDING

AGENTS:

215

arshall Bruce

ary

A n n Graff

S t i i i w a t e r , OK

74074

173 W. ebanon S t . ,

^pnp- 4 n ^ - - ^ 7 9 - ^ 4 f i 9 N a s h v l l i e ,

I L 62263

e - m a i l :

b j p r y o r @ s b c g i o b a i . n e t

neW ^ P h on e : 6 1 8 - 3 2 7 - 3 2 3 4

e-maii: graff@charter.net