Jake Meets with GTO

Jake and Naomi met with the GTO staff last night.  They were encouraged by the meeting.  They said it felt like they were talking to Christians, not Mennonites.  :-)   The director of SE Asia told them that there will be a board meeting in January at which time they will try to get Jake and Naomi accepted - he doesn't forsee a problem with that.

At that point, Jake and Naomi would be required to do a 5-6 week training in New York City.  Before or after that, they are encouraged to take a 1 month 'Vision Tour' of the area of T. and L. to confirm their sense of call to that area.  The opportunity in L. would be to oversee a vocational school for young men and women.  The track for women would be more domestic in nature, and I'm not sure what the men's track is.  They would have an opportunity to do a Bible study every night with the young people.  Apparently the L. language is 50% like the T. language so that would be a plus.

GTO would hope they would be in L. by next fall, I believe.

The SE Asian director and his wife were very encouraging about how God will supply for those who respond to the call.  They said there has never been a GTO missionary who has had to come home for lack of funds.

Thank-you for praying for them.