People were praying…

November 9, 2015

…So I wasn’t very surprised when 9 ladies came filing in to the meeting house, but just breathed a ´thank you, Lord´. As I looked at the familiar faces, I wondered where each one was in their understanding of the gospel. An added blessing, was that Susana had just arrived the day before from a […]

Freedom

November 9, 2015

“So there I was…” I know, it’s a bit cliché to start out a story that way but I will nonetheless. I was hanging out on a peak in the Swisshelm Mountains, marveling at the rugged grandeur of the landscape surrounding me. It was part of an advanced helicopter training flight for one of the […]

Eager to Return

November 8, 2015

Summer, 2015 Heavily laden with Bible materials, food and gas, the various dugout canoes wound their way back to the villages, returning the Piapoco leaders home. Their time here was very encouraging, both for them and for us. Faithful men teaching others. They were learning deep truths about God that they had never heard, truths […]

You Have a New Follower

November 6, 2015

Flight follower, that is. I don’t keep up with Twitter and Pinterest like many of you out there, but I am familiar with the term “follow.” Getting followers is nice, right? It’s nice to feel that people value our opinions and are interested in what we’re doing. Having a flight follower isn’t exactly a popularity […]

The Year That I’ll Have 2 Birthdays

November 6, 2015

My 30th birthday will be quite special. I will have it twice. Let me explain that. I will board an airplane in Tanzania on the morning of my birthday in January. I will spend lots of hours on airplanes and in airports. And thanks to the time zones, I will land back in Spokane the […]

Burdett’s Are Back in the Dom

November 5, 2015

We are back in the Dom! We’ve been here for two and a half weeks now unpacking and settling in. It’s been great to see all of our believers and nonbelieving Dom friends again. These last few months have been hard for them all because of the drought which has caused a severe shortage of […]

November Praise and Prayer

November 5, 2015

Praise: God’s provision for us coming back to the Dom Our “new” generator and batteries brought up by Travis For God’s provision of new solar electric equipment The Dom New Testament that seems to be going over well with believers here Rain! Prayer: Our people here need sweet potato vines to replant and not sure […]

Homeward Bound!

November 4, 2015

Just one week until we board the plane here in the Sepik of Papua New Guinea to head out on our trip around the world! We are excited to start our Home Assignment in North America… to see our family and friends and update ya’ll about what God is doing in the Sepik! Thanks for […]

Micah’s Update

November 2, 2015

Hello, it’s me, Micah again, out for all you PAL fans. I am writing another blog for whoever wants to look at it. I hope they find it interesting. Well, there’s been a lot going on in Pal. We are getting very close to furlough, and we have started packing up already, even though we […]

He’s Here! — October Update

November 2, 2015

He’s here! Wyck Tetelestai Long was born on September 28 at 10:28pm. He was 8 lbs., 15 oz., 22 inches long. We are thankful for a good delivery and a healthy baby boy! Thanks for all your prayers. We are all doing well. Ty loves his baby brother and always wants to give him hugs […]