Boy, once you get off track, it’s hard to get going again. We’ve missed several weeks this time. Pray for me to have better consistency.

Since our last update, several things have happened:

• Richard attended a Men’s Retreat and was blessed
• Richard was sick twice with the flu
• The Pioneer Bible Translators Second Annual Banquet went spectacularly well
• Financing for the house we were trying to buy fell through
• We are now searching for an appropriate rental home
• We’re once again living in the Guest House on campus

As we look back at our adventures trying to buy a house, we are disappointed. However, we praise God for the blessings He has given us and know that His timing and His plans are always better than ours.

As this is being written, we’re attending the National Missionary Convention in Tulsa, Oklahoma. This is an anniversary for us! A year ago we attended the Convention in Cincinnati and began our relationship with Pioneer Bible Translators. Now we are attending as representatives of PBT! God has brought us a long way.

Here are some prayer concerns for you:

1. Richard’s sister Sharon was in the hospital and had some surgery done. She did not react well to the anasthesia and spent several days there. She is recovering now, but it has been no picnic. Her doctors are looking at a kidney transplant for her in the next year.
2. Josi’s niece Andrea has been having some serious health issues. Please lift her up in your prayers for healing and God’s will in her life.
3. We are working on our new budget for 2009. Please keep us in prayer for wisdom and discernment. Also pray for God to bring us more partners in our ministry.
4. We are seeking rental housing. Please pray for God to lead us to the appropriate home.
5. We will be traveling home from Tulsa on Sunday, November 23. Pray for safe travel for us and all of the others who will be traveling home from the convention.
6. Praise! Pioneer Bible Translators signed the papers for the new property. Interior walls for the new office were constructed last night by teens at the National Missionary Convention. They will be transported tomorrow to Dallas. We’ll let you know when ground breaking and construction begins.
7. Praise! The Second Annual PBT Banquet went off without a hitch. Many people stepped up to the plate to support PBT.

Keep in mind our mailing address here in Texas:

445 E. FM 1382
Suite 3 PMB 204
Cedar Hill, TX 75104

This list is created weekly (usually) but not necessarily on the same day. If you would like us to pray for any of your concerns, please send us a note.

In Christ’s Service,
Richard and Josi Ingram