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Supporting Tribal Church Planting in Papua New Guinea “If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the LORD and rely on your God. But watch out, you who live in your own light and warm yourselves by your own fires” -Isaiah 50:10b-11aThe Hero of Wheaton!I once saved Wheaton, Illinois from […]

Thanks for your prayers for our literacy class!  It was an intense 6 weeks, but for the first ever literacy class in My Language, it went pretty well if I do say so myself.  🙂  We had 10 students, guys and girls, ranging in age from teenagers to our oldest student who is in her […]

What is going on? I have been on the road a lot this February! With the 6-and-a-half-hour road trip to and from the missions trip I got to be a part of, and the 8 hour road trip moving up to Wisconsin, I have had plenty of time in the car. Missions Trip I had a […]

Nothing thrills our hearts more than seeing believers growing and in God’s Word!  Actually, many things thrill our hearts . . . new believers being baptized . . . believers teaching in Kids’ Bible Club . . . and we can go on and on and on. Last month, a new Ladies’ Bible Study started […]

Life here is many things, but “dull” is not usually one of them. Sometimes I hear interesting things, which would be funny if they were coming from the lips of kids who didn’t know what they were talking about. Sadly, though, they’ve all come from adults, and show the real thoughts and fears of their […]

Finally Flying  Greetings from warm and sunny/rainy Papua New Guinea.  Thank you all for praying for Travis’s flight permit to arrive.  He finally received it on January 13th and has been flying with a training pilot since then. He’s been flying missionaries and supplies in and out of the remote locations where they work and […]

The following appeal was recently shared by our Aviation department. “We can’t get fuel for the planes and helicopters.” What dreaded words for church planters living in remote locations, depending on aviation!   Time and again, the country of Papua New Guinea has faced issues with its fuel supply, and our aviation program has had to […]

I don’t know about you, but when I’m in the US it seems like spring doesn’t come soon enough, and when it comes it’s always a good thing. But here, well, it’s a different story. You see, it’s February 16th and spring has already sprung. Sadly, spring came about a week ago. I remember going […]

“Oh that men would praise Yaweh for His Goodness and for His wonderful works to the children of men!” (Ps 107) Our heart’s desire is that this would be true in our own hearts, in your heart, and in the hearts of believers in our churches in Indonesia. Ultimately, our heart’s desire is that the […]