We were called to respond to a Crisis Incident Stress Debriefing to Papua New Guinea on September 13 after our missionary team and a work team were caught in an ambush between two tribes fighting. Tribal warfare is fairly common but is generally confined to remote places. However, this time the tribal warfare had reached a main road leading down the mountainside. Our missionaries and their visitors were coming down a mountain from a dinner out when they were ambushed. There were several
miracles that took
place that were gifts and graces from our Heavenly Father. We praise God that no one was physically harmed and all were able to safely return to their homes.
Many of you prayed for us as we responded to debrief this team and offer spiritual and emotional support and care to our missionaries. We were able to secure our visas and get to PNG in record time, arriving on the ground in 56 hours.. Everything fell into place and we praise God that we were able to get there, support and debrief as we ministered and cared for these folks. Thank you for praying for us.
We returned back to Indiana on September 24th, thankful to God for each of you that prayed for us.
The question is posed in the title of this blog, "What does PNG and Edinburg have in common? Well, for us it is time for us to go there for a debriefing. All of us are saddened by the outbreak of War in between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. WGM has a missionary family of seven that had been in Israel for 3 months studying Hebrew. We began following them closely and as war was declared, it was prudent for our family to evacuate. They were able to get out on one of the last commercial flights before the State Department began evacuation of Americans. The family will arrive in Edinburg, Scotland on Saturday where they will safely shelter and we can go to meet with them.
The war in Israel has created havoc in the lives of so many and the devastation and destruction of war is impacting so many lives. Our missionaries were sheltering in place but had to evacuate. Marlene and I will fly out to Scotland on Wednesday of this week. We will meet with this family of seven as we debrief, support, and pray with them. We ask a special interest in your prayers as we again respond to this crisis.
We thank each and every person reading this blog. Your prayers are coveted. Your gifts are worth so much to us, as it enables us to respond to crisis' like these. We are honored to serve of this way and to bring some comfort, hope, and peace to global workers that have been impacted by crisis such as war.
We will be in Scotland on Thursday of this week, October 19th and will be there for a week as we minister there in this our 35th country to minister in.
If you would like to help us with a special financial gift, please consider that possibility. We have had some unexpected and emergency airfare to purchase. Your gifts and support, coupled with your prayers, are what make our response possible.
May God bless you greatly. We sincerely thank you for your love and support.
Ned and Marlene McGrady
Missionaries with World Gospel Mission
Box 948
Marion, IN 46952
