We want to ask each of you to be praying for some of our missionary friends here in Vanuatu. Roger and Cindy Sutter and Ben and Anna Story are both here with Youth With a Mission. We have known Ben and Roger almost the entire 6 years that we’ve been serving here in Vanuatu. YWAM has been a powerful tool of God to reach out to young people in this nation as well as to surrounding nations. Roger and Cindy were blessed with their first baby about 2 weeks ago. Cindy has had fever for the past 5 days or so. She was hospitalized at Vila Central Hospital (the government hospital) last Friday and Saturday and received IV antibiotics during that time. She was discharged from the hospital, but continued to spike fairly high fevers several times a day. She needs God’s healing touch and Roger needs wisdom in how to proceed. Pray also for Baby Leilani’s continued health through her mommy’s illness.
Ben and Anna were living on the island north of us, Santo, when she delivered their first baby on Friday last week. Little Simon Peter was born 15 weeks prematurely, weighing less than 2 pounds. There really wasn’t medical facilities to accommodate a premature infant, but the Lord intervened miraculously and kept him alive until the medical evacuation plane arrived 11 hours later. He is now hospitalized in Brisbane and is stable. Please pray for Ben and Anna’s peace and comfort during this very difficult time and for the continued health and development of Baby Simon. There are also financial concerns. Their insurance is willing to pay for the first 30 days of hospitalization or $10,000.
Also, please pray for Jack and Kay Rudd and their son Jay. Jack and Kay have been missionaries here in Vanuatu for well over 10 years. They have been part of a small group of missionaries that began to meet at our house for prayer and mutual support. Jack and Kay are serving with World Outreach and have been involved in Christian education. Two months ago Kay had a heart attack. God miraculously sustained her life and eventually, she flew to New Zealand where she was able to get diagnosis and treatment for her heart. A stint was put in one of her cardiac arteries. She has been recovering well over these last few weeks. They have decided that it would be best for them to return to the US for further recuperation and monitoring of her heart. Jack and Jay arrived back in Vanuatu last Tuesday to pack up and prepare to leave Vanuatu. Please pray for God’s peace through this transition and for his continued guidance.
This has been an eventful first week back in Vanuatu! Two days after we arrived our Malapoa pastor’s mother died. She had been ill for several months, but her loss was deeply felt none the less. We spent the day grieving with the family at their home and at the cemetery. Our first Sunday back at Black Sand Church was wonderful. God has continued to establish these dear Christians in their journey with him.
We appreciate your prayers for these friends of ours. They are our co-laborers and part of God’s mission team to Vanuatu.
David and Sylvia Potter
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