“He died in my place”

April 7, 2012

“It’s not just about the story of the cross and how Jesus died on it, it is about belief,” one of the Patpatar men told me after hearing the Gospel presentation yesterday on Good Friday. I questioned him further, “Belief? Belief in what?” “Belief that Jesus’ died to make the payment for sin,” he replied. […]

Update on the Top 3 Last Week

April 1, 2012

Bracing themselves in the wind as the waves role in. I know that many of you have been praying for us this past week with all that was to be going on here in the tribe. Thank you so much for thinking of us and praying for us. Here is a brief update of the […]

Top 3 This Week

March 25, 2012

Men and women gathered to hear God’s Word. From week to week our routine here in the tribe does not tend to vary too much. From day-to-day it is unpredictable, but overall we know what is likely to take place at some time during the week. This week however is a little bit different. We […]

Not Enough

February 21, 2012

Tati with another man learning from God’s Word. “I want to hear all of this teaching. I want to get it all,” said Tati. Tati, one of the older Patpatar men, was telling me this in reference to the evangelistic Bible lessons he has been coming to hear. He went on, “I am not a […]

We Gather Together

November 24, 2011

“So Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s Word and ate from the fruit, right? They were separated from God and put outside the garden, true? The road to get back was blocked by an angel with a flaming sword and there was no way to sneak around, trick the angel, go in at night or anything; […]

Update

September 20, 2011

Lori speaking at the literacy graduation. We have found that at times life for everyone presents itself as a juggling act that we all must perform. In this update, I will present to you the different events that have happened in the last month and a half or so that have kept us juggling. In […]

A Decade

August 13, 2011

One of the families reviewing over some notes August 12, 2001: With the stops along the way, it had been three days of travel. Jumping time zones, standing in customs lines, and squeezing in crowded airplanes made sleep a bit of a luxury. Most of our luggage had been lost in transit, but at least […]

Hungry

April 16, 2011

In our first days back in Patpatar this last March I had a lot of questions. What happened while we were gone? How are our brothers and sisters doing here? What is going to happen this time back? There is a certain believer here that always seems to amaze me. I actually find him quite […]

Door Ajar

April 3, 2011

The boys taking a peek into the office. Remember that riddle from elementary school: When is a door not a door? When it is ajar! That riddle comes flooding back to my memory every time I see the little red icon of car with its’ doors open illuminated on the dash board. The built-in vehicle […]

Madonna

March 3, 2010

[singlepic id=1 w=320 h=240 float=none] Madonna being adopted into the clan by Tika with a traditional necklace. Many of you are familiar with our teammates directly involved in the Patpatar work: Butch and Tammy Kunzer and their family (who are currently in the States) and Madonna Yates. We had met Madonna, an Australia lady, during […]