Author: David and Joyce Hilt

Endurance…  I’m guessing everyone has a heightened threshold of endurance these days, what with the ongoing challenges of the pandemic.  Endurance and hardship seem synonymous in missions although a lot of people think missionaries are ‘special people’ and handle difficulties in a saintly way.  While we do our utmost to keep our eyes on Jesus, […]

Anem!  You’re probably thinking I failed to spell check this letter in that I wrote Anem and not Amen.  Well, I intentionally wrote Anem because it is the given name of a remote people group living far from civilization as we know it. The people who go by Anem, pronounced ‘ah-name,’ just heard the complete […]

There’s a story in the bible, a parable called the laborers in the vineyard.  Jesus taught a lot of good stuff in the stories he told.  The story is set in God’s economy –the kingdom of heaven, and not in terms related to work as we see it.  The story is found in Matthew 20. […]

Birth of a church…  That team of missionaries we’ve been telling you about all summer long have witnessed the birth of the church among the Wantakia people of Papua New Guinea.  The teaching finally reached the story of Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection.  Many people embraced the gospel on that day but the story doesn’t […]

Does it matter? Is our work in vain? Why aren’t more people stepping to the plate to finish the task? Is our effort making any difference in the realm of laborers moving out to declare Christ to the unreached? It was twenty years ago that we stepped into the role of missions mobilization after spending […]

September will close the door on twenty years serving in our present role as mission mobilizers.  …But we’re not stopping yet!  Matter of fact, we’re on a roll in coming alongside churches and individuals to assist them in the journey of joining in the task of reaching those still unengaged with the gospel.  We would […]

We are just a few weeks from wrapping up our summer ministry activities of speaking in camps and doing mission-focused events.  Not only do these venues provide opportunity to share the gospel and to motivate others to join in the task of declaring Christ to those living beyond the reach of the gospel, these events […]

I would assume most individuals reading this newsletter have heard of the incredibly extravagant generosity of God but perhaps never stated in such expressive words.  Maybe you’re thinking “What’s that?” We throw around words like mercy and grace, sometimes without ever pondering their deeper meaning.  Well today while reading one of the many English translations […]

It is both encouraging and exciting to do face-to-face meetings with young people wanting to embrace a life of service in reaching the lost.  Many times these potential candidates want to hear our story of how God directed our steps.  As one mentor told us early on… “You can’t steer a parked car.”  As we […]

We felt it!  It’s amazing what prayer does but then none of our newsletter recipients are unfamiliar with the power of prayer and what God does when His people pray.  We value your prayers for endurance amid our busy schedule of activity and for our wellbeing.  We value your prayers for our daughter, Jenn, as […]