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Merry Christmas From David and Shari Ogg “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Matt 1:23 Simbari Tractor In His time, God has provided a tractor for the Simbari work. For many years we have been praying for […]

Simbari Initiation In the days right before we left the Simbari tribe there were a lot of tears shed. Elderly people were crying and telling us that they would be dead before we return in a year. We tried to encourage them to trust Jesus and that they were in God’s care. The Simbari people […]

Home Assignment in May! We are planning to arrive in California around May 2, 1997. We are still waiting on our tickets, but that is the day we are aiming for. Please pray for our need for a vehicle and an affordable place to live. We will be settling in Calif. then in June we […]

Merry Christmas Isn’t it wonderful to know that the Simbaris are finally hearing the message of salvation. Two thousand years ago Jesus came to earth and took upon himself the punishment for our sin. This is truly GOOD NEWS. But, it is only good news for those who have an opportunity to hear the message. […]

Dear Friends, Summer has come and gone and much has happened. We built a new school room onto our house. With assistance from a work team from Calvary Church of Los Gatos in California we were able to finish the addition quickly. What a blessing it is. The school room is filled with activity nearly […]

Dear Praying Friends, One of the Simbari believers named Jipminandam just testified of how his wife came to trust in Christ. Jipminandam has helped our co-worker, Dennis, often with Bible translation. He and his wife also regularly listen to the teaching of God’s Word. A number of months ago his wife, Wachalambiyav, was having birthing […]

Emergency Two days after Christmas our co-workers 15 year-old daughter, Renata, came down with appendicitis. Shari gave her two penicillin injections through the night and the next day she was flown to Cairns, Australia by doctor’s orders for surgery. She recovered in the hospital without needing the surgery. Now they are back in the bush […]

David And Shari PASS Language Check #2! Thank you for praying. Two experienced language consultants came out to the bush and checked us. It took three long days but we are happy to say that we both passed the test. We still have two more levels of study where we will really be working to […]

Thank you for your support of our ministry. Living among the Simbari, we are reminded often of the need to get God’s message of grace to these folks. Recently I experienced something that renewed my vision, I only wish you also could see the need in person. A young man came by in the evening […]