Mountaintop to Mountaintop

August 14, 2014

A month ago our family was hiking up an island mountain emerging out of the sea at one of the most northern points in Papua New Guinea. Even though the elevation wasn’t that high, being nearly right on the equator under a bright tropical sun made the conditions intense. The boat ride to the island […]

Family Separation

May 28, 2014

We’ve been updating you on some of the things going on in our ministry here among the Patpatar, but what about our family? What’s up with that man and his beautiful wife surrounded by 4 blonde girls living in the jungles of PNG? Aaron – Having been on a few international trips the last year […]

Happy Birthday

October 30, 2013

It’s her birthday today! My wife is 35. I won’t be taking her out for a fancy birthday dinner though. I won’t be giving her a gift. In fact, I won’t even get to see her. Thousands of miles stretch between us while I am at meetings this week in Thailand for church planting and she is back in Papua […]

A Hike, A Helicopter, and A Hiccup

September 15, 2013

After several hours in the pickup we reached the northern tip of the island. From there we bounced along in a small fiberglass boat with a 40HP outboard motor for two hours with sprays of saltwater acting as a rhythmic timer counting off each wave. Finally we reached dry ground. Dry ground is figurative, for […]

The Journey

June 14, 2013

One more flight! After a total of 32 hours on an airplane and time spent in 6 different airports we have arrived in Papua New Guinea! We arrived just in time to take part in the annual conference here in the islands region with fellow missionaries. It was a great time to get plugged […]

What is going on?

April 14, 2013

“What is going on in the tribe and what are you guys up to?” That is a question we have been asked a bit lately and we wanted to give you all the answer. Occasionally we get updates in regard to the Bible teaching that is continuing in the tribe while we are absent. Here is […]

Merry Christmas

December 25, 2012

I wish I could freeze this moment. All is quiet; I am sitting in front of the fireplace by the Christmas tree; the snow is falling outside. My girls are getting ready for family pictures and then a Christmas Eve service where we will reflect on God’s gift to mankind through His Son Jesus. Meanwhile […]

Say What?

November 7, 2012

My confidence in cross-cultural experience and knowing multiple languages was fading about as quickly as the line I was standing in. The visa office in the small African country was cozy especially considering there were about 20 of us taking up temporary residence in it. The line now resembled more of a football huddle around […]

Home Safe

September 21, 2012

A baby. A missionary. Five weeks in NICU and now safe at home. Fifteen hours lost at sea and now safe at home. Here’s how it happened: Briella has been home for over a week and is doing great. We are a family again! She was relesed from the NICU in the hospital at 5 […]

Why Us?

August 27, 2012

The night before we left the tribe to start heading back to America the Patpatar believers organized a farewell meal for us. Standing to his feet during the little program, one of the men began to share. “Why us? Many years ago God started to get up the thinking of Aaron and Lori so they […]