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Home Again! (Thanks for praying!)

Home Again! (Thanks for praying!)

Yes, I’m home again!  Jetlag, a broken car door, a dead lawn mower and weed whacker, and 100+ emails in my inbox… all waiting eagerly to welcome me home. 🙂  But I feel like I am slowly merging back into the rush-hour traffic called the USA.   PNG seemed like a leisurely drive in the countryside […]
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First Class

First Class

As I flew out of the Sepik region Friday morning it was first class.  But don’t be jealous. Yes, I was in row 1 but it wasn’t a luxury seat. There was very little leg room for my cramped feet and nowhere to put my carry-on. But the view out the window was definitely first class. Once […]
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People Begging for Books…

People Begging for Books…

Woke up with my big toe throbbing. Stubbed it in the river yesterday when I went to wash up. Should make for a good teaching illustation this morning, but I won’t complain if you still pray for it.   But I’d better not complain since some of the 1000 or so people at this conference walked […]
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FEAR!

FEAR!

Several years ago, when we were studying the Abelam language and culture, (in Papua New Guinea (PNG)), Gordon went to observe a funeral in a nearby village. During the middle of the night, he decided to walk home. About half a mile. Those that were still awake urged him to stay, but he came on home. […]
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Teaching People to Teach People How to Read!

Teaching People to Teach People How to Read!

I love reading! I love teaching! I love teaching people to read! I love teaching people how to teach others to read! So this week has been quite fun!  20 new students now understand how to teach someone to read in their own language.  And as you can see, they enjoyed it and worked hard! […]
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Good News from PNG…and a Trip!

Good News from PNG…and a Trip!

Evangelism: It’s always encouraging to hear more reports from Papua New Guinea about God’s word being taught there in various ways. I heard recently that some of the Bible lessons we worked on years ago are now being broadcast over the radio in three different locations around the country. Some folks have been even using […]
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Home for Christmas?

Home for Christmas?

We work so hard to make Christmas just right….gifts, tree, lights, parties, decorations, delectable goodies, travel home, traditions. Sometimes, thankfully, we actually have a wonderful time. And sometimes it leaves us wishing for more. Maybe always? I think we’re all longing for home. Home. Where everything is absolutely perfect. Where everyone you love is there […]
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$100,000??!! We Couldn’t Believe Our Ears!

$100,000??!! We Couldn’t Believe Our Ears!

$100,000?! We couldn’t believe our ears! “Wow—that’s hard to believe!!” A good friend and coworker in Papua New Guinea recently told us that in the last two years they’ve ordered $100,000 worth of the Chronological Lessons for Pidgin speakers in PNG. Since starting working with this project back in the ‘90s we never imagined that […]
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Plant a Book

Plant a Book

A short 2-minute video about the Bible study books that have been written or are being written and the amazing impact they’re having among the people of PNG.
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