Author: David and Shari Ogg

The ‘faithful’ Some have expressed surprise at the lack of interest in the teaching among so many of the Simbaris. To be honest we also had hoped for a better turnout for the teaching. But after thinking more about it we are not surprised anymore. If you were to hold a Bible study and invite […]

The ‘Few’ The worst of the weather seems to have passed and although we are still having some rain it is not the kind of rain that keeps people from doing what they want to do. Which brings up the fact that listening to God’s Word is not a priority for the majority of Simbari […]

Finishing Up Old Testament Lessons It’s still raining. But the rain held off long enough for us to be able to teach 3 days this week. We are teaching the final Old Testament lessons right now. We are emphasizing  how God always saved those who believed His Word. (see below for more highlights!) Despite the […]

Snakes! The Simbari REALLY don’t like snakes. Their dislike far exceeds that of most westerners. We put “spiders and snakes” together when listing our dislikes, but to the Simbari spiders are nothing. They don’t mind picking up huge spiders with their bare hands and squishing them. BUT…snakes are another matter. Even a night crawler worm, […]

Teaching Again We postponed the teaching over the holidays but started up again last Monday. David has enough translation ready now for upcoming lessons and most of the people are back in the village now. We have been really encouraged with the attendance this week which has been way up compared to when we stopped […]

Sixth Week Slump This has a been a tough week. There are many forces pulling on the Simbaris right now. Domestic fights, village courts, getting ready to harvest pandanus nuts, business-economic issues, and last but not least the conviction of sin. We started out on Monday without the familiar face our friend who chose to […]