Rewards

September 18, 2016

The summer Olympics are over. There were many winners and many losers. But there are some who didn’t win a single thing that are real winners in my book. Like Nikki Hamblin from New Zealand and Abbey D’Agostino of the USA who both fell and then took time to help each other up to limp […]

“Now I Can Get off at the Right Bus Stop!”

August 15, 2016

“Now I can get off at the right bus stop!” Yes, those were the words someone shouted with much joy in my…phonetics class! I HAD to stop and say, ‘What?!’ It just so happens that he had been overseas for a year or so already, attempting to learn a new language. But he’d never been […]

Decades of Discipleship

January 8, 2016

We just got to spend the afternoon with this wonderful couple. Jim and Kathy Tanner have been in PNG for decades, ministering faithfully to the missionaries and the people of PNG alike. For the last several years they’ve mostly been involved in teaching the foundational Bible lessons we translated several years ago and also in […]

First Class

July 31, 2015

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 […]

People Begging for Books…

July 10, 2015

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 […]

FEAR!

June 16, 2015

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. […]

Teaching People to Teach People How to Read!

May 14, 2015

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! […]

Good News from PNG…and a Trip!

April 20, 2015

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 […]

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

April 4, 2013

$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 […]

Plant a Book

April 3, 2013

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.