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David and Shari’s 25th Anniversary

David and Shari’s 25th Anniversary

On this day 25 years ago … David and Shari were married! After exchanging our vows we sang a song to each other called, “Household of Faith.”  Not long after that we moved to Papua New Guinea and have spent the last 21 years here sharing that faith with people who didn’t know about God’s […]
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Physical Therapy For Gwandambi

Physical Therapy For Gwandambi

I (Shari) have been going over to the village to check on Gwandambi ‘s progress. His parents have been helping him with the physical therapy on his leg, and I made up a chart to help him reach some daily goals.  When I see that he has fulfilled his goals I give him a little […]
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Gwandambi Comes Home

Gwandambi Comes Home

Gwandambi Comes Home After about three months in the hospital out in town Gwandambi arrived home today. It was sooo wonderful to see him and his dad, Rison, again today. They are enjoying being home again and catching up with relatives. We’re thankful Gwandambi is alive and still has his leg. However he still can’t […]
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From Tribe To Town

From Tribe To Town

The Simbari people say that there are now more of them living in the towns than out in the tribe. I’m not sure if that is the case or not but we’ve certainly seen more and more leaving to live in the towns. The economic growth in the country is centered around the towns typically […]
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Gwandambi Has Surgery

Gwandambi Has Surgery

We just received word that Gwandambi’s blood count had improved enough for him to have surgery. So on Thursday he had surgery done on his leg. We’re not sure exactly what was done but the doctors say it was successful. While Gwandambi remains in the hospital for recovery his father, Rison, continues taking care of […]
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Update On Gwandambi

Update On Gwandambi

Thanks for praying! Thanks for praying for Gwandambi. There was a little improvement already in his leg overnight and we woke up to a beautiful sunny morning! So the planes made it in and one of them was able to take him out to the hospital. Pray he gets the full treatment he needs at […]
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Pray For Gwandambi

Pray For Gwandambi

The boy pictured is the son of Rison (one of the Simbari Bible teachers) and he is very ill right now with a joint or bone infection in his leg. It is crucial for him to get out to the hospital in town where he can receive intravenous antibiotics. Shari is treating him with oral […]
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Unity Of The Spirit

Unity Of The Spirit

In church this Sunday Raymond shared how the Lord had protected him during a quick trip out to town a couple of weeks ago. After hiking for two days over rugged terrain, he arrived at the small town where he would use some public transportation to travel one more day in order to reach the […]
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Peter And The River

Peter And The River

Last week a group of Simbari believers were hiking through the jungle on the way to their pandanus nut gardens. These gardens are high up in the mountainous rainforest and the only way to reach them is on difficult foot trails. These trails repeatedly cross mountains and rivers and at one such river crossing they […]
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