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Our Boys in the Tribe

March 23, 2016

We’ve been in town for our annual conference so we are able to update our blog a little more easily. Many of you ask about our boys and how they are doing living in the tribe. The short answer is they are all doing well and they love living in Amdu!! Here are a few […]

Snow Day

March 15, 2016

We live in the mountains of Amdu, and while it sometimes gets kind of chilly at night, we of course never get snow. Until last week that is – when I defrosted the freezer in preparation for filling it up again with a new load of supplies for the next several months!! So just […]

He Is Faithful

February 28, 2016

Often there are certain truths we know about the Lord in our head. We’ve learned about His faithfulness and His sufficiency and can give a textbook answer for what the Lord is like and what He’s done for us. But the times when the Lord allows us to wade through challenges in our lives give […]

Language Evaluation Update

January 30, 2016

Last Friday the new NTM Kodiak airplane once again landed on the grass airstrip a few hundred yards from our house here in Amdu. Our boys knew that the plane was bringing two of our NTM language consultants who would evaluate us in our understanding of the Amdu language and culture. What they didn’t know […]

Kodiak Makes First Bush Landing in Amdu

January 5, 2016

Amdu received the distinction of being the first grass airstrip in PNG on which the new Kodiak landed. It was an exciting day! Please pray for our pilots as they learn the ins and outs of flying a new plane.

The Kodiak – Our Future Transportation

November 22, 2015

Some of you may remember a while back that we were asking you to pray that the Lord would provide the funds for a Kodiak airplane to be used by NTM in Papua New Guinea. We are excited to share with you that not only did the Lord provide a Kodiak, He provided three!!! The […]

The Pigs Found Our Garden

November 10, 2015

We knew it was just a matter of time. We had hacked down the dense jungle undergrowth and cleared a nice plot for our “school” garden. We planted lots of sweet potato shoots as well as corn, beans, squash (called pumpkin here), sugar cane and taro. Despite the drought that has been affecting all of […]

A Thank You from Caleb

September 19, 2015

A plane landing in Amdu is usually a big deal. Everyone comes out of the woodwork to see who or what is on the plane. When the plane is one of our NTM pilots bringing us a load of supplies, it is especially exciting for us. Usually we only have a flight every 2 or […]

Praising the Lord for Rain

August 19, 2015

It started raining in the middle of the night and it’s still raining – more than 3 inches so far! We don’t know yet what long term affect this time of drought will have on the Amdu people. They have experienced several weeks of drought and their gardens have been affected significantly.

I Gave What Good News I Had

July 24, 2015

We live in the mountains. While the airstrip in our village is relatively flat, going just about anywhere else requires a hike up or down a hill or mountain. The other villages in the Amdu language group are scattered throughout the surrounding mountains – some at a higher elevation and some lower. I recently took […]