Author: Chris and Maggie Hostetter

Well, I’m not sure what happened, but it’s not May anymore. In fact, it’s not even June anymore. So I’m definitely behind in my blog posting. But because we spent the past three weeks in the bush, I actually have things to tell you now instead of just posting end-of-the-year pictures of the kids. Pshftsh. […]

During the kids’ recent spring break we spent a week at our mission’s center on the coast of PNG. The heat and humidity can be a bit much after the temperate climes of the Highlands, but in exchange for living in a sauna you get to go to beaches with warm water, amazing snorkeling, and […]

We will be teaching a creation to Christ course one night a week at our home church. For you who live nowhere near us, please pray for this endeavor. Pray that people will come. Pray that I will teach clearly and accurately. And pray that lives will be changed. For you that live in our […]

Independence for the Pal church has always been the goal. From day one, we knew we couldn’t live there forever, and that thought was in the back of our minds during everything we did. Last fall we made the decision as a team that it was time to remove ourselves from the daily workings of […]

When New Tribes Mission PNG has all the staff that it needs in each department: business, IT, aviation, medical, maintenance, education . . . we are able to support the work of over 90 church planting families around the country.  Support workers make it easier for church planters to stay focused on their primary goal– reaching the tribal […]

Book % Consultant Checked Lead Translator Current Status Matthew 6% Maggie Comprehension Check 1 Mark 100%     Luke 7% Axel Fachner Draft John 16%     Acts 100%     Romans 73% Chris Comprehension Check 2 1 Corinthians 100%     2 Corinthians       Galatians   Chris Content Check Ephesians 100%   […]

We’ve been told a few times over the years, “I couldn’t do what you’re doing.” And my typical response is “I can’t either. We can’t. But God can.” Check out the linked video featuring Stephen and Candice Schroeder, and hear their story about God bringing them to Papua New Guinea. God uses weak people, wherever […]

Below is an update from our field about the helicopter program. This has a huge impact on our ministry as the only way in and out of the Pal tribe is by helicopter, (or a two day mountain trek.) Thank you for your prayers and support for the aviation program in Papua New Guinea! Because of […]

Our team office/multi-purpose building is in need of new batteries. In this building we are constantly needing power for computers, for printing Bible lessons, Scripture, and literacy materials, and for laminating book covers. Electricity in this building also allows the Pal people to solder loose wires on their flashlights and power banks, charge those items […]

The day has come. We are moved out of the tribe and settled into a house on one of our mission’s centers. Eight long years crawled slowly by while living and working in the Pal tribe, but now it seems as though those years sped by in a flash. There were struggles, hardships, and many […]