“We had it wrong!”

September 19, 2021

A new era for the Amdu Hattons. Thank you to all of you who sent gifts and kind words to Judah in response to our last ministry update that was focused on his perspective on growing up in Amdu and what his future plans are. If you didn’t get a chance to see that video […]

Our MK Graduate

July 22, 2021

Judah Hatton, Class of 2021 When we first moved into Amdu our son, Judah, was nine-and-a-half years old. Being the first born, the trail blazing fell to him. Making friends and becoming comfortable in unfamiliar settings required a huge amount of courage. Feelings of awkwardness and fear and boredom had to be regularly overcome with […]

Amdu Testimony

April 29, 2021

In our last update we talked about coming out of Amdu to enjoy our annual regional conference at our support center on the coast. We’re typically out for a week or two for this event but new Covid restrictions have kept us pinned down here. We’re praying that we’ll be able to return soon to our […]

Amdu Hear Acts

February 28, 2021

The theme of the last seven weeks here in Amdu has been, “What work was God the Holy Spirit doing in Jerusalem?” We started teaching the book of Acts mid-January and we are focusing on the work of the Holy Spirit using the geography of that book as a way to break it down in […]

No other name

January 12, 2021

Thank you all for praying us through the translation check. Missy’s back pain was not a hindrance to her like we feared it might be. Jason’s son Jedidiah made a full recovery and was able to enjoy a hike to the river on the last day they were here. The Amdu men who helped Missy […]

“This, I understand!”

January 8, 2021

Thank you for praying for Missy, Jason and our Amdu friends as they check almost 600 verses of translated scriptures. Now on day three Missy’s back is not bothering her hardly at all. Thank you for praying specifically that way for her. Our two helpers, who have the hard task of staying mentally focused all […]

600 Verse Check

January 7, 2021

Scripture portions from the book of John and the first twelve chapters of the book of Acts being checked now.

“They Say We’ll Become Orphans!”

December 29, 2020

Merry Christmas from our house to yours! The Christmas music is going full tilt in our house here in Amdu. One of our favorite things about Christmas is the music, especially the music that helps us to remember that Jesus is the consummation of all that is on God’s heart towards us. This has been […]

Amdu Testimony

October 19, 2020

We have loved watching this couple’s enthusiasm grow from the early days of teaching literacy classes to the recent foundational Bible lessons we taught. They have been part of it all and the result is these sweet testimonies of God’s grace! Enjoy! And thank you for all that you do to make it possible for […]

Baby Food: Amdu

September 9, 2020

Thank you for continuing to pray for the work God is doing here in Amdu. We started regular meetings again this week. We meet on Tuesday and Thursday mornings now. The rest of the week we meet house to house with families and smaller groups discussing their questions and reviewing what we have been teaching. […]