Thanks are for Giving

November 26, 2015

We are so thankful for you and may your day be full of blessing. Thanks for helping us reach people in remote areas of the world; giving them the opportunity to hear of God’s gift and give thanks. In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. […]

Inspection Complete

November 24, 2015

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority PNG auditors arrived last week and conducted an inspection of not only our new Kodiak but also of our flight and maintenance programs. By the end of their time, we were cleared in all three…..meaning we are now legally able to move on to the next step in getting the […]

Ostman Thanksgiving

November 23, 2015

Thanksgiving - more than an American holiday! A time to thank God.

End of the Semester!!!

May 1, 2015

We are finally at the end of the semester!!! We finished our three week language practicum on May 1st and have finished classes. All the students have left so now it’s time for summer at the Ranch. I can’t believe we are already done! Here are some photos of what […]

Ringing From The Mountain

January 29, 2012

It’s common at this time of year for Simbari people to get restless and travel out to the towns. The Simbari Bible teachers have such a burden for the those of the church who are scattered around in different locations, not able to hear these great truths in their own language. So recently after the […]

Last day with 3 PPMMP Students

July 13, 2011

Today was our last day with Anton, Sam & Anis. Tomorrow they will be on their way by ship to Sulawesi to attend the missionary training center. We along with a couple co-workers had lunch with two of the guys mentioned above. Sam was visiting his dad in the hospital. Pray for Sam’s dad. After […]

Into the Amazon

May 10, 2011

Strange sights, smells, people, surroundings…and especially sounds…languages only spoken by a few hundred people in two different remote villages along the biggest river in South America are the order of the day this week; we are “visiting” the Yanomami and the Hoti tribes. It is my privilege to accompany the NTBI senior class of Spring 2011, 67 […]