Author: Aaron and Lori

“I don’t want to be a part”

“I don’t want to be a part”

Avalon sandwiched between two twin girls. Here at our place the kids play and feel secure. “I want to say a thank you to God.”  One of the Patpatar Christians told me as we sat in the hut and the darkness of night began to hide our faces.  He continued, “If I hadn’t heard the […]
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“Tale of Two Weeks”

“Tale of Two Weeks”

New Guinea News                                                                                                                                                           16 December 2009 Tale of Two Weeks Aaron and the Patpatar men in a session at the workshop. Warnings, false accusations, being yelled at, a break-in and theft…and all that the week of Thanksgiving.  By the end of the week we were wondering what new difficulty would greet us the next day.  […]
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PatPatar Praise

PatPatar Praise

New Guinea News                                                                                           21 August 2009 Patpatar Praise Buruno is nearly blind but still praises his Savior. Tahut sakit God ta no num harmarsai. U ga tule Jisas ma ga maat u tagu Ma ga kul bakut ira nugu magingin sakena. Pai ta ira nugu gingilaan. Pai ta ira nugu bilbilai. Ma pai tiga linge […]
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“Within the Borders”

“Within the Borders”

New Guinea News                                                                                           7 November 2009 Within the Borders Lori doing literacy work with the Patpatar Last time we wrote to all of you out there, we told you about the work that was being done beyond the borders.  We thought that it may be good to let you know about the work within the […]
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Chance to pray more…Quick Update

Chance to pray more…Quick Update

I know many of you have been praying for the meeting here in Patpatar this morning and wanted to know how it went.  Thank you for that…we need the prayers.  However, instead of being at the meeting, I was going throughout the village trying to find the leaders to update them.  This morning early one […]
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The Tale of This Week

The Tale of This Week

Christmas with the believers (notice the heavy winter coats?) From the bits of news we get from the States, it sounds as if it has been a cold start to the new year.  Here, in the other hemisphere we can’t get cool enough.  But despite the heat we had a good time as a family […]
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Quick Update

Quick Update

Wanted to send a quick email to update all of you concerning the last New Guinea News and the prayer requests I had given.  The day of our meeting with the village council came up.  We waited at the meeting place not knowing what to expect.  Three of the believers came to  be with us.  […]
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Beyond the Borders

Beyond the Borders

There are over 20 villages, over 8,000 people, 1 mountain range, and 2 shores, in the Patpatar tribe.  But that is just one tribe.  That is only 1 of the 800+ languages in Papua New Guinea.  So what about the other 800+?  What about those beyond our borders?   I (Aaron) have the opportunity from […]
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See Dick and Jane

See Dick and Jane

Since the last update much has happened.  Our partners the Kunzers have gone back to America for “home-assignment.”  They will be doing a lot of traveling through the mid-west this summer so you can pray for them as they catch up with family, friends, and churches.  Just prior to their departure we all attended the […]
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Patpatar Praise

Patpatar Praise

Tahut sakit God ta no num harmarsai. U ga tule Jisas ma ga maat u tagu Ma ga kul bakut ira nugu magingin sakena. Pai ta ira nugu gingilaan. Pai ta ira nugu bilbilai. Ma pai tiga linge mah be iau ni gil ie. Ma pai tiga linge mah be nu gil. Jisas at ga […]
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