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Balus is the pidgin word for plane (pronounced BAA LOOSE!) We would like to share some video footage of our recent flight into the tribe. This was definitely an adventure for our family. If it weren’t for a balus in this country missions outreach would be seriously hampered. Our flight was only about 40 minutes […]

Saksak rule #1 watch your step! The Sago Palm grows in abundance here in the Sepik. In this flat, lowland terrain there is a lot of swamp and that is where the Sago Palm thrives. The Papua New Guineans call the Sago Palm Saksak. If there was no Saksak in the Sepik there would be […]

It was four weeks ago, today, that we arrived in Papua New Guinea.  We are so thankful for the grace of God shown to us in many ways this past month.  As you have prayed for us the Lord has encouraged and challenged our hearts and continues to stretch our faith in Him.

After 20 days in transit we are finally at our destination!  A roller coaster of emotions describes best what we are feeling now that we are here.  Sometimes excited and confident, other times sad and apprehensive.  Overwhelmed with all that is new, but relieved that we are done traveling.  There are moments that everything seems […]

Jet lag is a strange thing.  After a full night of rest we still feel like our heads are twice their normal weight.  In our minds the past 21 hours of globetrotting seem more like a dream, but our bodies remind us that we didn’t imagine even a second of the journey.  It actually happened, […]

This past Sunday, October 3rd, was a momentous day for our family as we were commissioned and officially sent off by our home church, Cascades Baptist.  Our pastors, missions team, family and many church friends had so many kind words of encouragement and pledges to stand behind us in this new ministry endeavor.  We appreciate […]

We are counting the days until our departure for Papua New Guinea. Our flight departs from Detroit on October 4th leaving us just over two weeks to make our final preparations.

As we were watching our crates getting loaded into a truck today, the kids enjoyed watching this little critter nearby “praying”.   We were very aware that he was not the only one praying!  God was answering the prayers of you who have been praying for the many details of getting things bought, packed and into our […]

Thank you for your interest in our ministry. We appreciate how the Lord is using you as we continue to move forward towards church planting among the unreached of Papua New Guinea. Important details are coming together and we’d like to share the latest with you. Shipping Previously we shared with you an opportunity that […]

Watching that Kodiak drop out of the sky and land on the very runway that I happened to be sitting at this morning was just too cool for words. I am so thankful to be on this journey, and to be a part of something that will last for all eternity as a testimony to God’s grace.