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 […]

January 2015 Update

February 3, 2015

We are thankful for continued progress in church growth and in Bible translation. Foundational teaching for evangelism in another village which has been underway for many months has been undergoing some attacks from people opposed to the Gospel but another spot in the village was found where those interested could continue hearing the teaching. Right […]

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 […]

Rison, father of Gwandambi, talks about hardship

November 23, 2014

2014 Simbari Baptism Video

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 Simbari 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 […]

Simbari Baptism 2014

September 6, 2014

We would like to share some testimonies and photos from a recent baptism here in Simbari. The entire baptism service was planned and carried out by the Simbari church leaders. There were a total of 15 who wanted to publicly declare their faith in Jesus. Below are some of those testimonies. So pull up a […]

Rachel’s Grad

July 19, 2013

Our daughter Rachel Ogg graduated from high school last month and we’d like to thank all of you for the part you have played in her life over the years. Here is a message from her about her future plans: “I have really enjoyed growing up in Papua New Guinea and getting to see […]

Back in the USA

July 19, 2013

Greetings from the USA! We recently returned from Papua New Guinea for a one year home assignment. On the way travelling through the capital city of Port Moresby a bunch of Simbari believers came to greet us at the airport (pictured above). It was nice to see them and hear that they are meeting […]