Heckman Update

June 10, 2016

June 2016 Dear Friends, Greetings from the “travelers”! We are home again safely after a quick trip to Michigan. It’s good to be back. We had a great time visiting with some dear friends in South Carolina. We had some nice visits in churches which we visited in South Carolina and Michigan. We had a […]

But, I Thought I Was Speaking English

June 9, 2016

Reaching the world with the gospel is not a one man job, it takes a team from start to finish. We find many men and women working together in tribal work learning language and culture to the point the gospel can be heard in their own language. Over the years working alongside different missionaries from […]

Two Weeks

June 9, 2016

It’s been a little over two weeks since Davis was born and he is doing well. He is up to about 5 lb. 5 oz., so he’s gained about 9 ounces. He is in an open crib and can keep himself warm now. The main thing they are waiting on before sending us home is […]

From Headhunters to Soul Hunters

June 8, 2016

“From headhunters, they are now soul hunters.” That’s how Filipino missionary Rene Tanjusay characterizes the Ilongot tribal people of the Philippines. Before NTM sent its first missionary to them, the Ilongot were well-known killers. But in 1954, a Filipino missionary went to work among them, followed by an American. From that small beginning, 23 groups […]

A Mission Rep Speaks Out

June 5, 2016

Who will fill our shoes? One man a language learner and gifted church planter the other man not a good language learner but a church planter in his own right. He does whatever it takes to keep the team moving forward to the completion of the church. Just men that love the Lord and have […]

Relay Team

June 4, 2016

For many years, people have compared missions to a foot race and how the missionary needs to pace himself and endure through pains and heartaches. This may be a good analogy, but I desire to share with you a different foot race when the missionaries are spectators and the supporter (you) is the runner. I […]

“Meet my husband’s girlfriend”

June 2, 2016

Yup, that’s what I heard on Sunday when I was back in a village in my people group, sitting with my friend Minata. There was another young lady there, with her one-year-old daughter, and after a while Minata asked me, “Do you know this young lady?” When I said that I didn’t, she told me, […]

We’re in a Different Jungle

June 1, 2016

Heidi and I arrived safely in Manila. The hiking here is quite a bit different, but we are getting used to it. We do miss our jungle trails. Heidi and I both have been preparing for next week’s conference. I’ve been meeting with the leadership team and Heidi has been preparing for the nursery/toddler care […]

Where are we at? When are we leaving?

May 31, 2016

When are we going to Papua New Guinea? Where is our monthly support level at? How much money do we need for our initial costs of going? Lots of news to share this month! New Tribes has only two intake times for new missionaries to come to Papua New Guinea- these times are in July […]

Chopped Fingers

May 26, 2016

An animistic worldview brings adherents face-to-face with some pretty stark stuff. Imagine a mother birthing twins and then throwing them away. That’s pretty stark, isn’t it? You see, it is forbidden in some cultures to permit twin babies to live as twins are considered a bad prognostication of the spirits. You’re probably thinking ‘how horrid […]