An Irreplaceable Resource

February 19, 2014

Throughout our Tribal Tech class at the Missionary Training Center, we were constantly told that time is an irreplaceable resource. In a tribal ministry, where you’re learning a new language and culture from scratch, developing friendships, dealing with culture shock, and the stresses of remote living, solar power can free up a lot of time. […]

bisorioland

December 19, 2013

Maile, Namoleya, and Suduwama–three elders from an ex-unreached tribal group called Bisorio share how the Gospel came to them and send a powerful message to the American church. bisorioland

Vision Casting!

February 14, 2013

On Monday I made the two-hour drive down to Branson to share at a Perspectives class with Doug Schaible–an awesome friend and NTM representative who has had a huge impact on my family’s journey to Papua New Guinea. This Perspectives class was especially encouraging, because the pastor of the church served with NTM in Papua […]

Suduwama Says

January 8, 2013

One of my favorite teachers, George Walker, served for many years among the Bisorio people of Papua New Guinea. Today the Bisorio church is thriving and has its own tribal Bible teachers and elders. One of the church leaders, Suduwama, asked George to pass this stirring message on to those of us in training at […]

A Journey of Unexpected Joys

December 9, 2012

The last 3 1/2 years have been interesting to say the least, due in large part to the fact that God has stretched me in more ways that I could have imagined. Honestly, it’s been a journey of unexpected joys. Sure, there have been stressors, but I’ve seen enough of those turn out for the […]

Crazy times…are the best!

October 12, 2012

Life has been busy, to say the least, but it’s about to get even more hectic. Today we wrapped up our nearly two-month long tribal simulation, and I have to say I’m a feeling a little depressed. I actually miss our language helper, Kinosi! We learned so much about the Dobu culture during our class, […]

Semester Kick-Off = Reality Check

August 22, 2012

By: Lael Crabtree Infanticide. While it’s easy to romanticize living overseas and working with a tribal group, the reality (while incredible) is also very harsh. Monday for our semester kick-off, Phil and Val Paulson shared their story of living among a violent tribal group in Western Brazil. I was blown away by their faithfulness to live among […]

Learning to think tribal…

March 25, 2012

For a girl who was raised in America, I’ve always thought of myself as someone who could think outside my American box. I’m not one of those sheep who’ve just been completely influenced by their culture. I’m not that moldable am I? Wrong. Baa! Just call me a sheep! I am so Western/American, it’s not […]

New year. New Semester!

January 20, 2012

As the moving truck rolled through Roach, MO, we got ready to make Nora her second home in 6 months. She has learned to live life on the road this semester! We have bounced all over the countr(ies) for weddings, a funeral, family time, and vacation. In one short year Nora has experienced about […]