Pray For Translation Check

May 3, 2019

Translation Check We have an important final check with a translation consultant scheduled for May 6-20th so we would appreciate prayer for that to go well. We are bringing translation helpers from the city and out from the tribe to our location here then we all will be flying together to the other side of […]

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 […]

Simbari Baptism In Port Moresby

November 10, 2018

First, Some Hard Things In our last update we shared about completing another large translation check. Just as we were experiencing the excitement of finishing another check we had some hard things come up. One was a massive power surge that destroyed a lot of money’s worth of electronics, another was a large unexpected CA […]

Consultant Check Of Matthew & Luke

August 18, 2018

Final Consultant Check of Matthew and Luke We just completed the final consultant check on the Simbari translation of Matthew and Luke (2200+ verses!). That is about 27% of the New Testament and brings us to a total of 65% being final checked and ready for print. A translation consultant, Greg Melendes, reviewed our draft […]

How Do You Spell-Check In A Previously Unwritten Language?

March 13, 2018

There is a saying, “How do you eat an elephant?” to which the answer is “one bite at a time.” Similarly the answer to: “How do you spell-check in a previously unwritten language?” is simply “one word at a time.” After completing a recent translation revision it was time for a spell-check. Spell-checking is one […]

Pray For Bible Teaching In Simbari

February 24, 2018

We have exciting news to share about two Creation to Christ Bible classes and one literacy class that just began yesterday. The Simbari church is doing this as a ministry to the community. There are 20 adults in one study, 12 at another and 20 in literacy, and even more kids. They are meeting in […]

4000 Verses Comprehension Checked

December 22, 2017

Merry Christmas from the Oggs in Papua New Guinea Dear Friends, We want to express our gratitude to the Lord for each one of you and let you know how thankful we are to have you as partners in this vital ministry of bringing God’s Word to the Simbari people. We hope you have a […]

“I Want To Be A Flying Fox With God’s Talk”

October 4, 2017

“I want to be a flying fox with God’s Talk” That is what David’s translation helper, Raymond, told us as he was pondering all the ministry needs in different places from deep in the bush to out in the towns. The flying fox, also known as a fruit bat, is a large bat with a […]

Thankful Translation Helper

May 16, 2017

Return to Papua New Guinea David has been drafting portions of the Old Testament and is on the last chapter of the book of Genesis. Now we are just a couple weeks away from returning to Papua New Guinea. We are thankful for the time we have had here to be with our family, friends […]

Preliminary Draft Of Simbari New Testament Complete!

April 30, 2016

Preliminary Simbari Translation draft complete! We are excited to report that David just completed the preliminary draft of the Simbari New Testament! (We started this translation draft about 13 years ago) Note the word, “Preliminary” which means the most difficult step of the process is complete but there are still many rigorous proofing and checking […]