Oggs are on the move!

June 22, 2019

Jason graduates – Class of 2019 The youngest of our 4 children graduated from Numonohi Christian Academy on May 23rd. We are so proud of him and are going to miss him as he moves away soon. From Jason: “I plan to attend Ethnos360 Bible Institute in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Thank you for all the encouragement, […]

Simbari Translation Update

May 21, 2019

Thanks to all who prayed for the final consultant check of 9 books of the Simbari Bible translation over the last 2 weeks. We completed the checking ahead of schedule even though we were working through some very difficult material. The books we checked were: John, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, Colossians, 2 Timothy, Philemon, Hebrews […]

Pray for Translation Check

May 3, 2019

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 the country […]

March 2019 Simbari Update

March 18, 2019

New Sunday School Building 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 […]

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 […]

December 2017 Update

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 […]

75 Year Celebration

October 21, 2017

Ethnos360 is celebrating 75 years of God’s faithfulness as an organization. We are humbled to be a part of taking the Gospel to an unreached people group, the Simbari. We are thankful for your partnership that has made it possible for the Simbari people to hear the message of God’s love shown through His Son […]

Name Change – New Tribes Mission is now Ethnos360

May 11, 2017

As we celebrate 75 years since NTM was founded, we’re excited at what God has done and continues to do in missions around the world. We’re also excited to share that our mission has a new name. We are now Ethnos360. Below is an explanation from our leadership concerning the vision behind our new name. […]

Merry Christmas from the Oggs

December 23, 2016

Warm Greetings this Christmas from the Ogg Family to your family. Click this link (http://vimeo.com/196801543) or the image below to view a short video. Please pray for the Simbari church to continue to shine the Light of Jesus to those around them. Love, David and Shari Ogg and family

Simbari Update for January 2016

January 21, 2016

Gwandambi, the Simbari boy who had a bone infection, has continued to make good progress. His cast has been removed and one of our mission’s physical therapists is helping him to regain motion and build up strength in the leg. He is walking with a cane now instead of crutches. Around Christmas many Simbari […]