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5,433 Years

5,433 Years

How many combined years have the “retired” residents of The Homes served the Lord as missionaries?  You guessed it, 5,433 years (give or take a few)!  Of the more than 130 retired missionaries living at The Homes, some served the Lord as church planters, some as language teachers, some as translators, some as Bible School […]
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Discourse and tone – how fun!

Discourse and tone – how fun!

I’ve had a few different “parties” (aka workshops) lately – one on discourse analysis in Guinea, and one on tone here in My Language. Read on below to find out more! Party 1 – Discourse Analysis in Guinea “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.” Psalm 126:3 Thank you for your […]
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A Lifetime minus One

A Lifetime minus One

What began in 1980. . .  In 1980 a missionary family with New Tribes Missions moved in among the Lamogai people of Papua New Guinea.  They began the process of learning the local language and culture, teaching literacy, translating the Bible and teaching from Creation to Christ.  Along the way others joined them in the […]
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Translation Progress, a Homegoing, and Students Being Equipped

Translation Progress, a Homegoing, and Students Being Equipped

“One generation shall praise Your works to another, And shall declare Your mighty acts.” Psalm 145:4 (NKJV) Greetings Hello once again from our jungle home! We are on the home stretch of our time here, and we are grateful for the Lord’s goodness. He continues to give us strength and good progress as we work […]
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Alive and well

Alive and well

As we head into summer, have a little glimpse at how we’re doing following Joel’s successful trip to Papua New Guinea. First of all, THANKS so much for praying with us during the trip. Not only did he and his team have a sweet time capturing stories from three different parts of the country, but […]
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Planes, Boats, and Automobiles

Planes, Boats, and Automobiles

JUNE 22, 2026“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means, ‘God is with us.’” -Matt.1:23 In the 1987 movie “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles,” executive Neal Page goes on a journey that takes him on trains, cars, trucks, and buses, and everything […]
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Trips to the Tribe

Trips to the Tribe

School is out and Chris has spent the last three weeks in the bush. The girls and I joined him for the first week, and then we came back to town and worked on moving. Again! It was our fifth move in the past 12 months, and we are all looking forward to being settled […]
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Main Headliner …

Main Headliner …

Summer is always so busy here at the BI and this season is no different than the ones before. The summer “to-do” list is the main headliner and although, nothing has been checked off as being completed, a lot of progress is happening in each department. Jared does the majority of running and buying in […]
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June 2026 Ministry Newsletter

June 2026 Ministry Newsletter

What’s the word? Since finishing up the back-translation of the book of Ruth a few weeks ago, David has been updating the Simbari lexicon and related docs. There always seems to be something more urgent that needs done but it was time to revisit the grammar and linguistics writeups for much needed updating to modern […]
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Trip Around the World!

Trip Around the World!

Heading to the capital of PNG  Happy Birthday to Jacob!           Happy Mother’s Day!                                       `   We will miss our Guesthouse team!      Dan and Marty, Guesthouse managers  Friends!                         Best of Friends!   Jonathan is taller than Kiso?! We are in a state of astonishment. It is surreal…we are visiting friends in the capital of Papua New Guinea because […]
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