we got to see 4 of our previous high school students that boarded with us the past 4 years, graduate. one of the girls was in the top 3 of all the seniors. she wants to be a doctor or accountant. we also got to see 4 of our college student boarders graduate as well as another that boarded with us previously. two of those students just graduated summer classes. most of these students (and previous students) have been with us 4 or even 5 years as they completed their studies at the local state college in midwifery, forestry, agriculture, law, and other courses of study. many are the first to graduate college in their families...a few have gone on to graduate school or seminary and other have gotten married.
the tribes we work with are considered an "unreached people group" http://www.joshuaproject.net/peopctry.php?rog3=RP&rop3=101809, but that terminology is a little tricky. what i understand of the term, "unreached" is signifies that the people still need help from the outside to disciple...(they don't have enough training to be their own pastor for example). the Kalinga tribes (for the most part) have heard the gospel, some even have Bibles printed or in the process of being printed in their own dialect, and most villages have several churches. discipleship is the biggest need of the kalinga people. i believe the main spiritual need is firm, founded, rooted, solid biblical teaching/training...and many times, the ones that are most teachable, willing, and capable are the youth. i feel that as a Christian living overseas (a.k.a.-missionary), my main job is to work myself out of a job. (train a local to do what i'm doing)...preaching, teaching, or healing...our prayer is that these students are equipped with the training necessary to do these things by the time they graduate high school and college through the corporate times of prayer, teaching, preaching and fellowship.
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