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Simbari Bible Dedication

Simbari Bible Dedication

October 9, 2023

Preparation In the months leading up to the Bible Dedication the Simbari church had sent letters of invitation to 10 different villages. Some people from these villages were threatened by a religious group that opposes the Gospel. Because of these threats the Simbari church had no idea how many people would actually show up. But […]
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Bibles Have Landed

Bibles Have Landed

September 4, 2023

We have received word that the container ship carrying the Simbari Bibles has arrived in Papua New Guinea and the palettes of Bibles have been offloaded. They are still in the port city waiting to be trucked up to our mission center in the highlands. Please pray that they will be delivered soon. Prepping for […]
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Translation Printing Delay

Translation Printing Delay

December 2, 2022

Translation Printing Delay We concluded the proofing of the translation back in May and since then have been waiting on the publisher. We expected things to happen more quickly, so we are learning patience and trusting that God has a sovereign purpose in the timing. At one point several months ago it sounded like the […]
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Remembering A Beloved Co-Worker

Remembering A Beloved Co-Worker

December 3, 2021

Customizing Bible Maps Thank you for your prayers and support for the translation of God’s Word. We are excited to be done with most of the PDF proofing of the Simbari Bible. Our eyes have gotten fuzzy at times from long days of looking at our computer screens as we have identified thousands of small […]
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Five People Groups

Five People Groups

October 5, 2021

Proofing Progress We have continued to read over proofs sent to us by the formatter. The most common thing we are dealing with is entering manual hyphen breaks on the long words. But we are also looking for punctuation or text that needs adjusted. When we adjust hyphen breaks the software reflows the text and […]
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30 Years Via 30 Pictures

30 Years Via 30 Pictures

February 21, 2021

Where has the time gone? As of last month we have served as missionaries to Papua New Guinea for 30 years. To summarize the years we want to share with you a Scripture portion and 30 pictures. Thanks to all of you who faithfully pray for and support our ministry. – It’s not about us, […]
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Village Ministry Trip

Village Ministry Trip

March 27, 2020

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New Simbari Sunday School Building

New Simbari Sunday School Building

March 18, 2019

Last month we were able to fly out to the village with some visitors and spend a few hours on the ground showing them around and sharing with them about the Simbari ministry. While we were walking around the village we came to the church and were excited to see the small Sunday School house […]
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Christmas Good News

Christmas Good News

December 20, 2018

Thankful for Partners & Progress As this year comes to a close we want to let you know how thankful we are for your faithful partnership in the Simbari ministry! With your prayers and support we have been able to nearly complete the translation of the Simbari New Testament. It’s so encouraging to see God […]
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A Spring Wedding

A Spring Wedding

June 3, 2018

Spring Wedding In March we enjoyed a 3-week whirlwind trip from PNG to California and back again. The reason for the trip was to attend the wedding of our son, Simon to Chandler Noe. It was a beautiful outdoor celebration. It was a bit chilly but thankfully it didn’t rain, and it turned out to […]
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Simbari Bible Dedication Video

https://youtu.be/-YE6ZlZiuRo?si=Q8MyAFVGcGWx7H-_

Getting To Know The Oggs

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