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Timo jumped up when he heard cheering coming from the small schoolroom—one of his favorite places. That’s where one of his uncles had taught him and others from his village to read. The missionaries first taught a small group of his relatives to read, and now his relatives were teaching the rest of them. It […]

I’ve often told my students here at the MTC that holidays can be hard on the field. It’s hard being away from your family and everything that seems special. When we were in PNG, we and the missionaries nearby worked hard to make Christmas a special time…we had great food, played games, often went swimming […]

From Gordon last week: As you know, I was in a remote area of PNG last week and so I’ve been “suffering”….aka “offline”–no internet, or cell service or even the radio most of the time. But I feel too embarrassed to complain, because several guys at the conference walked 2 days over rugged mountains to […]

Praise the Lord with us for the many new doors He is opening up for the Bible lessons and books around Papua New Guinea. Just this week, two more groups asked for someone to come and teach them. One group of pastors saw many of their people turn to cult type teaching and want help […]

We were sort of surprised to hear that the Abelam people of Papua New Guinea, among whom we worked in the 1980’s and 1990’s, have a flood story. It goes something like this: “A big flood came, so the boy and the girl climbed a very, very tall coconut tree, taking their dog with them. […]

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 […]