Thursday, April 30, 2009

Paul & Linda Tanner


Paul & Linda have served in the Phillipians, Jordan, and other areas. Paul currently serves with BEE World (Biblical Education thru Extension). He is the director for one part of the world with many unreached peoples. Linda is a trained counselor and helps with Living Alternatives in Tyler.

What are you most excited to see God doing in your ministry?

There are many things to be thankful for. One thing in particular that I am excited about is to have a new staff member on my team who is actually from an Arab country in the Middle East. He came to the U.S. to study several years ago, and has now joined our ministry and plans to return to his native country in the near future. He will be a great asset to our work.

How can we effectively pray for you?
1. We will be traveling to the Middle East in April to several different countries along with another member of our team to teach two courses. Pray for safety, effective communication, and for the class members to be able to attend.
2. Two of our groups in a closed country were closed down due to security issues. Pray that we will have wisdom in meeting with other groups and protection and wisdom if apprehended.
3. While not traveling, I am writing a new course for our ministry on the Psalms and Worship, and I would appreciate prayer for being able to see this through to completion. I hope to have it finished before summer.
4. Please pray that the upcoming trip will be successful, for my health and safety while travelling, and especially that the Lord will give us grace in establishing a new training center in a key Arab country.
5. Please continue praying for my precious wife, Linda, as she continues to battle cancer (she starts radiation treatments Jan 13 to run for 6 weeks).

Contact info: drtanner@beeworld.org