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I’m not well versed in sayings of Chinese philosophers, but Laozi was right when he penned those opening words.  It is with humble hearts (who are we that we might take part in this marvelous work?) and a bit of trepidation (as we leave behind the life we’ve known) that our family begins our journey […]

You are invited to walk with us in this amazing journey! You are invited to pray with us, rejoice with us and mourn with us. You are invited to partner in this work with us through financial giving, committed prayer, and encouragement! (See the “Join Our Team” page and get involved!) You are also invited […]

After the last post about our PGA trip to Senegal and Gambia, I wanted to post again to share a bit more and some more pictures. It’s taken a while, but here you go . . . After we talked to the appropriate government officials, the first order of business in each village was to […]

Within 40 minutes of posting our last blog entry (on April 14th, en route to Colorado), we received an email that our Work Permits had finally been delivered into the hands of our NTM representative in PNG! PRAISE THE LORD! Thank you for your prayers ~ He hears. We are now finalizing our Entry Permits, […]

Isn’t this tree amazing? Last week I got back from a PGA trip among a Jola people group in southern Senegal and Gambia. On this PGA trip was the first time I saw what is called a silk cotton tree in English (though Google just told me it’s also the great kapok tree I remember […]

BIG NEWS!!! On Friday, we booked 4 one-way tickets to Papua New Guinea! We now have a countdown ticker right here on the blog so you can join us in prayerful and joyful anticipation of our upcoming move!  Naya practicing making tortillas with Mamamina *Please pray with us that our Work Permits will finish processing […]

Lately I’ve had fun learning culture. Here are a few glimpses into my life last week: At the National Week of Culture, there were lots of dancers from different ethnic groups doing their traditional dances. Here are musicians accompanying dancers. These instruments are called balaphones. This is from the “fair” that was part of the […]

I think it’s hot here. In the last few weeks I have seen my thermometer at less than 90 degrees in my room once or twice in the morning, I believe. I’ve put it in the window in the shade and it’s easily gotten over 100. I’ve put it in my window in the sun, […]

At a missions conference this past weekend in Oak Harbor, not only did one man ask if he could sleep in this ‘hut’ overnight, but we had many folks jokingly (well we think they were joking?) ask if this is what our tribal house will look like. It would be safe to say that is […]

Recently I was talking to a friend here who is a German teacher. It was exam time, so she was talking about having to spend a lot of time grading. “The problem is the class size,” she said, since she only has 3 classes. “If they were just a little smaller it would help.” Her […]