Babies in ICU

May 4, 2014

I sat between two men on a bench made from pieces of bamboo. Stanley began to explain what was on his heart. “I knew that Jesus had died on the cross. I had read this part before [pointing to Luke 24:6-7 ‘He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he […]

The Hope of New Life

April 19, 2014

Resurrection Sunday…it’s nearly here! And it has huge significance for a small group in a hamlet a few miles from our village. For the last several months, nearly once a week, I have been able to walk down early on a Saturday or Sunday morning and join two of the Patpatar Christian families from our […]

New Guinea to Guinea and back

March 6, 2014

Writing updates has not been near the top of my priority list lately, but that doesn’t help you all know what is going on here and how you can pray. So let me try to catch you up just a little. In the meantime, we have appreciated a number of emails that have come […]

Hurt by Herod

December 23, 2013

Black magic leading to death, stealing property, causing God’s judgment on others, starting a revolt…these are some of the charges that have been leveled against the believers here in the last 6 weeks . Though untrue these accusations have been damaging and at times has hindered the teaching and the meeting together. I think that […]

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 […]

Heavy Rain and Light Burden

July 25, 2013

Aaron had left the village ahead of me to head home with the 3 older girls. As I walked in the rain down the dirt road holding Briella and an umbrella, I sensed someone behind me on the road. I turned to see who it was, and it was one of the ladies that comes […]

Pigs and my stomach

July 5, 2013

“The other day I went up to my garden in the jungle. When I got there I realized that a pig had dug up a bunch of our garden and had eaten our food. Normally I would feel anxiety and anger in my stomach, but I didn’t feel that. I know the truth now that […]

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 […]