David’s Father Recovering From Broken Neck

October 10, 2016

So far this home assignment has been like no other with so much time spent in hospitals, including our own medical exams and procedures to catch up on which seem a bit more numerous at our age. But even with all that has been happening we are still having some good opportunities to share about […]

Gwandambi Discharged From Hospital

April 18, 2015

Gwandambi, a 13-year-old Simbari boy, has been fighting a bone infection in his leg since August 2012. For the last 10 months he has been in a hospital a few hours away where there is a bone specialist on staff. Finally his condition started to improve. A framework of metal rods was attached to his […]

Village Vaccinations

March 5, 2015

This week I (Shari) had the opportunity to travel out to the village with a nurse and a couple of volunteers for an overnight immunization trip. Last summer when we had just returned from our one-year home assignment, there was a measles epidemic in our area and several people died as a result. Many times […]

Matthew Draft Completed Today

December 17, 2014

Today David finished the preliminary exegetical draft of Matthew. That book alone is 13% of the New Testament. There is still a lot of proofing and checking before publishing but it is always encouraging to finish the draft of another book of the Bible in the Simbari language! Thanks for your prayers! We’re heading out […]

Our Daughter’s Engagement

December 6, 2014

Esther’s Engagement We were excited to receive a Skype call from our daughter, Esther, on Thanksgiving Day letting us know the happy news of her engagement to Tim Lawrence. Tim’s parents were missionaries here in PNG for many years and Tim and Esther attended school together. They are planning for a March wedding, so Lord […]

Rison, Father Of Gwandambi, Talks About Hardship

November 23, 2014

Translation Check and Urgent Prayer Request

November 1, 2014

Translation Check Completed “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” What a joy to see this wonderful truth demonstrated again this […]

Gwandambi Ready For Final Surgery

October 1, 2014

Many have been asking for an update on Gwandambi, the boy with the leg infection. It’s hard to believe it’s been over 2 years now since he first came down with a bone infection in his leg. He received some treatment early on but he was sent home from the hospital before the infection was […]

Gwandambi Gets Second Surgery

July 11, 2014

After a very long wait Gwandambi finally received a much needed surgery on his leg. He had been flown out of the tribe to town twice and has been in and out of hospitals with little progress. Our former co-workers, Dennis & Jeanne Best and their daughter and son-in-law Larissa & Joseph Colyn are currently […]

Physical Therapy For Gwandambi

December 3, 2012

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 […]