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The Waiting

The Waiting

Thank you all for your prayers and support! We find ourselves eagerly waiting the arrival of our girls! This pregnancy has felt the longest and has had the most trials, BUT, the girls are growing very well and they both are in the optimal position for a natural birth (we are praising the Lord for […]
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What is Heart Language?

What is Heart Language?

The NTM PNG communications manager made these videos that explain the difference between communicating in the trade language and in the heart language. The videos do a much better job explaining than my last blog post! Part 1: What Is Heart Language? Part 2: Why Use the Heart Language?
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Praises & Prayer Requests

Praises & Prayer Requests

Greetings (again) from southeastern Arizona.  We can hardly believe that we have almost been here at the Ethnos360 Aviation home office/training center for 2 months.  But things are moving forward and we wanted to keep you informed and ask for your prayers for the next several weeks. Praises: Paul was able to finish his first […]
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Partners as They Teach the Truth

Partners as They Teach the Truth

Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea “So we ourselves should support them so that we can be their partners as they teach the truth.” – 3 John 1:8 Friday afternoon.  Ty works on his homework while Wyck drags every toy he owns out into the living room.  I pour my third cup of […]
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Horse in a Hole

Horse in a Hole

It was a beautiful day that began with a gorgeous sunrise over the Mexican mountains that surround Vicente and Erendira’s village home. The birds were singing and everything was perfectly picturesque. About mid morning Vicente headed down the road to a small store nearby. He hadn’t gotten very far when one of his friends caught […]
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Back in the Groove

Back in the Groove

Here is a small picture of daily life as we get back into things… Back to normal life includes getting back into the habit of cooking from scratch, filtering water, watching our water tank levels, sweeping up dust constantly and all the fun tasks life brings. The boys are back a school in person, which […]
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Learning to Listen

Learning to Listen

When learning a language you spend a lot of time listening. With the program we use, when we first start out, we are spending pretty much all of our language session time listening and pointing. Even now, though we have progressed further, we spend the majority of our time listening. Listening during sessions, listening to […]
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But the LORD Directs Our Steps

But the LORD Directs Our Steps

Proverbs 16:9, “A man’s heart plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps.” We had planned to return to the Philippines first semester, but with the travel restrictions due to the COVID-19, we were not allowed. Then things started opening up and we were approved to return in January, but with the new CoronaVirus […]
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04-Following the Father’s Footsteps

04-Following the Father’s Footsteps

Our Situation:As a dad, there is always something special about seeing my kids follow in my footsteps. It’s really cute when they are little and you watch them try and literally step in your footsteps as you walk through the snow, or in the sand on the beach. But, as they grow, when you see […]
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05-Know God, Know His Word

05-Know God, Know His Word

Our Situation:What is your view of the sovereignty of God? I thought that I believed that God was sovereign in everything, until I faced a challenge recently. I lost my passport. Now, you may be thinking, that’s not that big of a deal, why did it challenge your view of God’s sovereignty? Well, I prayed […]
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