Richard & Ruth Jertberg Family
Madagascar
Baptist Missions to Forgotten Peoples
Dear Praying Friends,
We have enjoyed watching the leaves changing all around us. This time of
the year is always so gorgeous. As we see the changing of the season I am
reminded of Daniel 2:20-23 where Daniel is rejoicing that he received an answer
to his prayers.
“Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever
and ever: for wisdom and might are his: And he changeth the times and
the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom
unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding: He
revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness,
and the light dwelleth with him. I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God
of my fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and hast made
known unto me now what we desired of thee: for thou hast now made
known unto us the king’s matter.”
We also want to rejoice in answered prayer that Madagascar is preparing
to reopen it borders on November 6th with flights though Europe. Even though the
borders are reopening we still have not received Moriah’s birth certificate. When
we were doing the application for Moriah’s birth certificate, they said it could take
1 to 3 months for the office to get this done depending on their staffing because of
Covid. We are coming up on the 3 months very soon. Please continue to pray
that we will receive this very important document so we can start the process for
her Passport and then Visas to enter Madagascar. Waiting can be hard because
we don’t know how long it will be and we don’t want to get “settled in” in America.
It will be so good to be in a place where, Lord willing, we can call “home” for a little
while and not live with the anticipation of packing and leaving.
While we are waiting to be able to go to Madagascar, we have been busy.
We have been visiting our neighbors and giving them tracts and the gospel. We
are trying to visit everyone in the neighborhoods around us before it is time for us
to leave. We have been able to have some good contacts with those around us.
When I think about the greatness of what Jesus did for us on the cross in giving
His life for our sins and how He rose again – all to make a way for us to have a
relationship with Him, I want to share this wonderful news with all the lost! It is
hard to see people who are not saved and don’t care about God! There are many
people in Madagascar who NEED to hear the gospel and get saved, but there are
also many people here in our neighborhood who NEED the gospel too! Please
pray for us not to lose sight of what is important – giving the gospel to those all
around us. We all need to be careful not to get distracted by the world and the
cares of the world. Jesus spent His life caring for the souls of people; I am called
to imitate Christ and do the same!