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It takes a team

December 24, 2016

I arrived back from West New Britain just in time to watch the final game of the girls’ basketball tournament. Wow! So much fun and excitement. It is one of those moments when I realized I am my mother’s daughter, with enthusiasm and yells just coming out. I am that guy. Who can stop them?! […]

Celebrating as a team

January 9, 2016

This Christmas as we celebrated with the employees from our local community we realized we had so much to be thankful for. We began 2015 with a daily teaching time to present and explain the work that we do here in PNG to the local employees, the work they are a part of as they […]

Going to a Mambu. . .

January 28, 2015

Remember the kid’s game called, “Going on a Bear Hunt!” and the group leader would take us on an imaginary journey through the short grass, the tall grass, over the trees, through the swamp, etc. Recently, that game became real life when we were invited to friend’s house across the river for a “Mambu”. What’s […]

Miles from medical help

October 12, 2014

Dave talked with the Bible teachers in the village this week. They are doing well and continue on faithfully in teaching God’s Word and literacy, but there are many that are sick in the village. Measles has been a real problem recently here in PNG and it seems that it has made its way to […]

Trials bring endurance in the Ivanga church

August 24, 2014

As God allows various trials in our lives it can often test our faith, but will bring the much needed endurance. Recently, when Dave was visiting via shortwave radio with one of the Ivanga Bible teachers in the village, he asked us to pray for them as they work to rebuild a number of houses […]