Author: Bart and Emily Allen

Our House is Going Up!

Our House is Going Up!

Even while we are still waiting here in Australia for our son Micah’s PNG entry permit to be issued, work on our house in the Amdu tribe is beginning!!  The first two plane loads of our building materials went into the tribe last week.  And we just heard that the first rows of support posts […]
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Almost an American!

Almost an American!

At the moment, our son Micah is a boy without a country!  But that will change soon.  We came here to Australia from PNG for his birth instead of going all the way back to the US.  Even though he was born in Australia, he’s not an Australian and he will not officially be a […]
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Our Thanksgiving Baby

Our Thanksgiving Baby

Our fourth son Micah Jared Allen was born in Australia on Thanksgiving Day, November 22. Micah Jared Allen
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Over the Mountains and Through the Jungle

Over the Mountains and Through the Jungle

Hiking in Amdu This next batch of photos will give you an idea of what hiking was like for the guys while on their recent survey into Amdu.  It’s impossible for pictures to fully communicate how slippery, steep and scary the hiking was at times so you may have to use your imagination – climbing […]
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Faces of Amdu

Faces of Amdu

Look closely at these faces.  We don’t know the names of most of these people, but we will soon.  These are the people we are going to live among and minister to as we move into Amdu.  Will you be praying even now for soft hearts and receptivity to the Gospel?
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Photos from Amdu

Photos from Amdu

The next several blog posts will be pictures of our future home – the Amdu tribe.  It’s amazing to know that these are the people to whom we will be ministering in the years to come.  These mountains and trails will be our backyard.  And this airstrip will be our link with the outside world.  […]
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They Have a Name

They Have a Name

Survey Update From September 25th – October 3rd, Bart, Benjamin and Dave (the men on our team) hiked rugged mountain trails in order to visit many of the villages in the language group that our team is targeting. The goal was to share with the people the work that New Tribes Mission does and gauge […]
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Survey Time

Survey Time

The time is finally here!!!  Wow!  This is a day we have been waiting for and looking forward to for a long time. Bart leaves on Tuesday for a 10 day survey into the tribe our team is targeting! On Tuesday our NTM pilot will fly the guys to this airstrip in the tribe.  And […]
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Reunited!

Reunited!

After several months on different continents, our team is back together again in PNG!!
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