 
| Missionaries Ask For Prayers As Dengue Fever Arrives In Village |
Missionary News: Prayer Requests  Missionaries Erick and Michele in Tanna, Vanuatu are reporting that that Dengue Fever has arrived at their village. Dangue Fever is an illness transmitted by mosquitoes that can cause great sickness and even death. Only weeks ago, their children recovered from other illnesses, and Michele has endured a long struggle with colitas, recently recovering from a flare-up of the disease. Erick's mother Karen, a concerned self-described POM ("Parent Of a Misssionary") is asking for prayers for the protection of this family and the villagers.   Erick and MIchele are missionaries in Vanuatu (shown below) -- a group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Australia. The Vanuatu people are predominately Melanesian. Bislama is the national language, but there are at least 110 local anguages in the small villages on the many islands of Vanuatu.  Erick is hard at work translating the Bible into one of the local languages of Tanna, while Michele teaches at a local school. Erik's current task is to teach basic computer skills to two men from the translation committee.  Pray for Erick, Michele and their family: for safety for them and the villagers, for the work they are doing among the people of Tannua, and for comfort and peace for Karen and the many other "Parents of Missionaries" -- parents that are oceans away from the ones they love the most.   Read More: Links  Parent Of A Missionary: My Reflections National Network of Parents of Missionaries  ______________________________________________________________________________ The International Faith Telegraph |