October 2024 Update
Roadtrip We just returned from a roadtrip to visit Shari’s family and some other friends, share at a supporting church in Iowa and to attend the wedding of our former co-worker, Lori Morley (to Joseph Smith on Sept. 21st). After the wedding we visited our son Jason and his wife Geordan and her family then […]
2024 Spring Update
Translation For the last few months we have been working on Bible lessons for the Simbari church. Many Bible lessons have been in the hands of the Simbaris for a long time but other lessons for books more recently translated are still in development. We have been working on 1-3 John and 1 Peter. Most […]
From Flicker To Flame – video
Yesterday the short documentary video about the Simbari Bible Dedication was released. You can watch it here: For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure […]
About
David and Shari Ogg have served with Ethnos360 since December 1990. After arriving in Papua New Guinea and becoming fluent they began teaching the Simbari people through the Bible in the Simbaris’ heart language. By the grace of God, a church now exists among the Simbari. David and Shari are working to meet the needs of this group of growing believers through Bible translation, teaching, discipleship and literacy. They are also working toward the spread of the Gospel ...