Translation publication update +video

May 10, 2021

Simbari Translation Ready for Typesetting Thank you for praying for us as we completed proofing and checking the text of the Simbari New Testament and Old Testament portions. Since completing the consultant checking on the translation in Feb. 2020 we have been working full time on a slow proof-read checking process of all 10,000 verses […]

April 2021 Update

April 7, 2021

Translation Update Over a year ago we began an in-depth proofreading and revision process of all 10,000+ verses that have been translated to date. Most of the ‘revisions’ were just small adjustments to the text for it to flow more naturally. We are happy to report that we have completed that step of the preparations […]

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, […]

9 out of 10

December 8, 2020

Have you been wondering about the progress of the Simbari translation preparations for printing? David completed reading through the New Testament and has been reading over some Old Testament portions that will be included in the printing. Altogether we have completed the proofreading of 9k out of 10k verses. We are so thankful for the […]

Wedding! – Special Update

August 28, 2020

A couple weeks ago we traveled to Ohio for the wedding of our last born, Jason to Geordan Turske. We rented an Airbnb nearby for the Ogg clan to stay in together and enjoyed a very special week leading up to the wedding. We didn’t do much more than just hang out together but that […]

August 2020 Update

August 2, 2020

Thanks for your prayers for us as we make preparations to print the Simbari New Testament. We have been working daily since returning from PNG on proofreading and at the moment we are in Acts chapter 25 (58%). This is an in-depth critical read that takes some time but it is very worthwhile since some […]

Family News and Proofreading

May 30, 2020

Our first grandchild has arrived! Our oldest daughter, Esther, and her husband, Tim, shared this about the birth of their first child: “We welcomed Daniel Alden Lawrence into the world on May 27, 2020 at 5:45pm. He was 6 days overdue, but teeny tiny at 5lbs 9oz. It was an unplanned C-section due to some […]

Village Ministry Trip

March 27, 2020

After a great trip to PNG we have been back in California about a week now. We ended up changing our tickets (and buying some new ones) to come home about a week earlier than planned because of the impending travel restrictions. We are glad we did because the day after passing through Australia they […]

Simbari New Testament Translation Completed!

February 12, 2020

Final Check of Simbari New Testament Completed Thanks for praying for the Simbari translation checking over the last week. We are happy to report that we finished the final consultant check of the Simbari New Testament today, February 12, 2020. The checking went well and we finished ahead of schedule. Our thanks to Jason Stuart, […]

Final Translation Check – Please Pray!

February 6, 2020

We have been back in Papua New Guinea for about a week now and started back into translation work the day after arriving. David and his translation helper, Raymond, have been working nonstop going over notes concerning possible draft revisions to better match the source language (SL) text. We always like to discuss these with […]