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Greetings from Sunny Wamena. We have been busy (nothing new) this past month.

Our time in Sentani was quick. We got a little shopping done, and went swimming several times, but the rest of our time there was spent in meetings. It was good to see everyone and catch up. We also had good study and prayer times together. While we were there, we got to meet up with the Jang family from Korea. They have been our good friends since we lived in Sentani for language. The kids had a blast playing together (like no time had passed) and we really enjoyed a long visit--and roasting marshmallows from Singapore. :) What a blessing.

Ben has been working at the clinic almost every day. He has changed his role from that of a nurse seeing patients to a trainer for the other health care workers. He is there for counsel and to demonstrate and help them. Basically, putting the other nurses in the driver's seat. As you probably remember, Ben came here to train healthcare workers. Hopefully, this will make the transition out of the clinic easier when Dr. Kim returns.

A week and a half ago, Thursday, April 10, the clinic dedicated the whole day to the street kids. 130 kids showed up to be treated. We later found out that was because they thought they would be paid for being part of a study. The government usually pays them for the data. They were surprised to learn that the clinic was for them, for their health and well being and not to collect data. Sixty-five kids were seen and treated for various sicknesses. The clinic has decided to dedicate every other Thursday to the street kids' care. Please pray for this new aspect of the ministry at Calvary Medical.

For two Saturdays this month, we have had a group of Indonesian kids in our home to talk and play games. These are kids from wealthy families who are studying English and need practice. What a difference between the lives of these children and those of the street kids. They all have the same basic need, though, to know the Lord and Worship Him. We plan to continue seeing them on Saturday afternoons. Please pray for this little ministry. We are hoping our kids can use this time to learn some Indonesian. On that note, we still need to find an Indonesian teacher who can fit in our schedule. Once HIS (the International school) is out for the summer, we will not be walking to PE and Music anymore, so will have a more open schedule.

Part of our family had a 24 hour flu bug two weeks ago. This bug had been going around Wamena, so we weren't surprised. Then, last week, Ben and Evelyn came down with Malaria. (something we picked up in Sentani during our meetings) Please pray for our health. Sicknesses seem to slow us down so much.

I plan to continue to write these updates about once a month. Please let us know if you would like more frequent updates and I'll see what I can do. :)

Thank you for your continued support and prayers for us. We pray for you, too. Please let us know how you are and we will pray for you during our morning Bible study and Prayer time.

In His Love
Jennifer and Co.

ben.bogle@crossworld.orgjennifer.bogle@crossworld.org

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Kotak Pos. 239 Sentani 99352 Papua, Indonesia