With my kids returning from Kenya for five and a half weeks I reviewed Deuteronomy 6:4-9. In this passage is the command to talk about God’s laws with your children when you sit at home, when you walk along the road, etc…. Although I have read the passage often the first part of verse seven struck me: “Impress them (God’s laws) on your children” (NIV) parenthesis mine. Other English translations say, “teach them diligently,” “get them inside” and “repeat them again and again.” When I looked the Hebrew word up in some lexicons they suggested the sense of teach incisively or inculcate. No matter which one of these senses or phrases you choose, they all imply more than just teaching. They imply instilling something in our kids that goes beyond the passing of information. Pray that all of us as parents (and especially Donna and I in the next five and a half weeks) can inculcate God’s ways in our kids.
Please continue to diligently pray for the short wave license and NGO status. Dr Mbennah (TWR’s International Director for Africa) is hoping to visit Benin in early December to move these two items forward. Pray that all the details would fall into place.
Praise God with us that the Benin Transmitting Station (BTS) has had very little lost airtime resulting in the gospel and biblical teaching being broadcast consistently during 2011.
Pray for BTS’ finances as we end the year. Pray for God’s continued provision and wisdom as we finish the year.