Last week we flew away from our jungle home in Amdu and headed to our main NTM center in the Highlands region of PNG. We have enjoyed many blessings this past week! Here are just a few:
Would you like to see a little more about our family and our life in Amdu? Then we have just the thing for you!! Click on the picture or follow this link to watch our recent video update. We uploaded the video to Dropbox. You shouldn’t have to sign up for anything or login, but […]
Bart working with one of our Amdu language helpers during our recent translation workshop in town. Years ago as we were contemplating where the Lord wanted us to serve Him overseas, Papua New Guinea stood out to us for several reasons. In addition to the country being completely open for missionaries to serve as missionaries […]
Neither of us have ever run a marathon. The 50 yard dash, the one mile fitness test in high school, a 2K, several 5K’s – yes. But never a marathon. That kind of sounds like torture to both of us. But running a marathon is exactly what we are doing right now here in Amdu! […]
Most of you know that our teammates have been on furlough in the US for the past 10 months. They recently returned to PNG and we are so glad to have them back again!! We will be flying back to Amdu soon and they will join us in a few days. Please pray for our […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.