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Decision

July 8, 2006

Thanks so much for your prayers regarding our ministry decisions. We have decided to fill the need at the NTM mission home in the capital city. That means we’ll be there from late October through June. I (Jennifer) originally wasn’t going to be finished with language study until November, so now I will only take […]

Of shoes and vegetables

June 11, 2006

She must have figured I was the strangest looking vegetable seller she had ever seen!

Safe and Sound

May 29, 2006

Thanks also to all of you who have been praying for my recovery from Dengue Fever.

Dengue fever

May 22, 2006

There is not much that can be done to treat dengue. It is a virus and so we can only treat the symptoms.

Culture Conflicts

May 17, 2006

Javanese people wind up hosting the greatest number of visitors in their homes when they are sick, grieving, or recovering from childbirth.

Soy beans and Donkeys

May 4, 2006

Language learning is an adventure some days, a chore some days, and just plain hard work every day.

Simbari Update – Sept. 26, 2002

September 26, 2002

New Faith After many months of teaching through the Word of God, the Gospel was presented in early May 2002. For the Gospel presentation we had approximately 50 people in attendance. But only half of those were regular attenders who really seemed interested in God’s Word. We are not sure yet, but it appears that maybe […]

May 1989 Mission Training Update

May 9, 1989

Hello Friends, Winter is finally giving way to Spring in Durham. We love the flowers and green grass, and the rabbits and raccoons are fun to have around. For culture class we have been busy with preparation of Bible lessons for chronological teaching from Genesis through the life of Christ. In practical class we have […]

March 1989 Mission Training Update

March 10, 1989

“As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country” Pr.25:25 Dearest Friends, Actually we aren’t as far away as it may seem. But there is so much good news that we want to tell you. In December we graduated from New Tribes Bible Institute in Waukesha, Wisconsin. There we […]

Greetings from the Newlyweds!

April 11, 1988

Thank You to all who had a part in the wedding and those of you who wrote to let us know you care. We love you. The wedding won’t soon be forgotten. We enjoyed both of our families together and a blessed gathering of friends at the reception. For our honeymoon we travelled along the […]