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Prayer Support

November 23, 2011

(Recap): We would like to steal a few blog entries (probably once a month) to specifically address the SIX main areas of support, any of which you are welcome to be a part of! We would only ask that you prayerfully consider each one, and let us know if there is a specific area you’d […]

First Big Assignment at NTBI

November 22, 2011

Well, I (Stephen) just handed in my first major paper (20+ hours of work), and am pretty excited about it. I’m not sure how I did grade-wise, but I feel like it’s a good paper and worth reading. It’s an exegetical paper, which means that it takes a particular passage (Jude verses 3 and 4 […]

Tigak CLA Kickoff

November 8, 2011

We have just finished our official CLA kickoff! CLA stands for Culture & Language Acquisition, and is a technical way of saying culture & language study. Two NTM consultants came out to our island and went over some materials and planning with us, as we embark on the marathon of learning another language (a much, […]

We Have Power!

November 8, 2011

When we left our house in the village last spring, we knew that something had to be done about our power situation when we returned to the island. At the time we were running four thirty year old solar panels into two large truck batteries to supply power to our DC lights & small bed […]

Back on the Island

November 8, 2011

We’ve been back in country for over two weeks now and are just now making the time to sit down and write. Its been a bit of a whirlwind, but this seems to be the pace of the life of a missionary. Our travel to PNG was mostly uneventful, although we did run into some […]

“I Would Like To Buy a Hamburger”

November 2, 2011

For a good laugh, and a great phonetic experience, go to YouTube and watch the following video clip of Steve Martin in “Pink Panther”: http://youtu.be/lz0IT4Uk2xQ We are in our second week of Phonetics class, and it is getting a little more challenging each day! We are currently learning how to write and pronounce the Phonetic […]

Moral Support

October 19, 2011

We would like to steal a few blog entries (probably once a month) to specifically address the SIX main areas of support, any of which you are welcome to be a part of! We would only ask that you prayerfully consider each one, and let us know if there is a specific area you’d like […]

The Same I AM…

October 17, 2011

It’s a ‘classic’ Bible story. Moses, having somewhat recently taken the life of an Egyptian, has fled from the comfortable life he knew as the ‘grandson’ of the then Pharaoh and traded it in for the life of a nomadic Midianite. The man who had likely tasted the best of what civilization at that time had to offer, […]

New Bible

October 16, 2011

Well, we’re definitely getting settled in our life here at school. Classes are going well for me, and Rachel is finding more time to do fun things like sewing (she made a ring sling!). Recently I saw that I would benefit from a recent Bible translation with no verse numbers for part of my study […]

Heading Back to PNG

October 16, 2011

Its hard to believe that our maternity leave is finally over. When we left our tiny island in Papua New Guinea almost six months ago it felt like it would be so long before we returned. And yet here we are placing the last few items in our bags, almost ready to head out. Weird. […]