Is a New Work a Better Work?

April 10, 2015

Through out our time in the missionary training, we heard missionaries plead to finish well. We heard of many tribes that had missionaries come for a few years or even several years then leave. They talked about the need for discipleship and people to come in and finish the job. We listened with polite ears, […]

Settling In

February 11, 2015

We have now been here in Kuman for about two months, and so far things are going great! We spent the first month just getting moved in and the house fixed and at the end of January we officially started into full time language learning. After two years of Bible school, two years of missionary […]

Exciting Rode Ahead

November 22, 2014

We have now been in the country of Papua New Guinea for about a year and a half. Things were way different then we ever expected or could’ve ever imagined. No one is wearing gourds or threatening us with bows and arrows, just about every speaks the national language, and a ton of people have […]

Life is a Highway (or a poor excuse for one)

April 5, 2014

When you think of a highway, you probably think of a nice paved road, high speed limits and multiple lanes of traffic that can take you to all of your destinations with ease−but that is not the case here in PNG. I have done the trip from Goroka to Madang province twice this month, which […]

Exciting times!

October 3, 2013

Last year a man from a far away village showed up on NTM’s front door. He was here to represent his people and came with one question in mind, when are you coming to my people? One of the missionaries living here at the time explained to the man that they did not have a […]

Piece by Piece

August 29, 2013

Well, we have been here in PNG for just over a month now studying language and culture! I liken this experience to a huge puzzle; you see what the big picture is supposed to look like and all of the pieces lie before you, and your job is to place them in the right spot. […]