God Of Thunder

February 1, 2011

“Father, when I see the things you’ve made I understand more about you. When I hear the thunder I say of You, “You are strong.” These words are from a song translated into the Simbari language to the tune of “How Great Thou Art“ which the believers love to sing when they come together to […]

Church Rebuild

November 14, 2010

A couple of months ago the Simbari believers decided on their own to rebuild the old church in the village here which had been built about 15 years ago (a long time for a house made of bush materials). Over the summer they gathered new materials from the jungle and for the last month have […]

Refined By Fire

September 28, 2010

Summer Happenings We praise the Lord for providing for us to be able to spend six weeks in the U.S. this summer and have some quality time with family and friends. We were also able to get some medical work done, help Simon with some of his adjustments to life back in California, and share […]

Bo’wal Didn’t Hit Back

September 27, 2010

We had a wonderful but quick time in the U.S. this summer and are thankful to the Lord for the special times we had with family and friends as well as taking care of some medical needs which we aren’t able to do over here in Papua New Guinea. Of course we wish we could […]

Feasting On The “Meat” Of God’s Word

May 21, 2010

One of the old customs among the Simbari is that they would stay up all night chanting their gratitude to the spirits as they anticipated an upcoming feast which included meat. You see, their diet consists mostly of vegetables and tuber foods, so eating meat is a rare treat for them and one they greatly […]

Stirred Up

February 10, 2010

Serolin was constantly carrying a burden of guilt and fear, never knowing whether she would be accepted by God or not.

Outreach and Translation Progress

October 28, 2009

Outreach at Community School Teaching from Creation to Christ in the Simbari language has been underway for months now at a community school where the students in the upper grades have heard key Old Testament stories as well as many of the Messianic prophesies that were all fulfilled by Christ. For these people who have […]

Author: David and Shari Ogg