Pohnpei #2

I arrived in Pohnpei on Friday morning and got back to Guam on Tuesday. We spent most of the weekend with the Chuukese youth as part of their rally. By the way, youth in Micronesia can be anyone from about 6 to 60. the Chuukese pastors were joking about a 60 year old Mortlockese man getting named as the "youth of the year!" I also had an opportunity to give out some "beanie babies" stuffed toys that were donated by the children of El Dorado county California and collected by the Pleasant Valley Grange #675 (see picture below).

We had a good meeting with the president and academic VP of College of Micronesia. Our agreement is proceeding well. It will be a real benefit to both institutions for our students to be able to cross-enroll. There is also a lot of interest in a PIBC facility in Pohnpei. We have a lot more work to do and contacts to make if that is to become a reality and we would value your prayers for that. I also got to meet with and recruit some prospective students and also met and got to know many of the local church leadership. I am praying that God will bring us together with several different church groups and missions in Pohnpei to serve the people there. Finally I met with 11 PIBC alumni Monday night. It was great to hear from about what God has been doing in their lives. All of them were involved in some kind of church leadership activity. I am looking forward to going back and seeing them and Pohnpei again.