Whoa, oh, we’re halfway there…

September 24, 2014

Well, after six weeks in PNG, Lael and I are both more than half-way through learning Tok Pisin! Last week, Lael and I finished our first culture and language evaluation for the trade language here in Papua New Guinea. We had the privilege of being evaluated by Aaron Luse, a consultant and tribal church-planter who […]

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 […]

Remembering Your Roots

February 14, 2013

This semester, I’m working in the development office here at the Missionary Training Center, while Lael takes the linguistics course. While working on some mobilization materials today, I came across the pledge NTM’s founders made back in 1942. Here are a few excerpts. I hope they inspire you to walk with God and finish this […]

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 […]

Our Journey Toward PNG…

January 8, 2013

Believe it or not, our 3.5 years of pre-field equipping with New Tribes Mission is drawing to a close, and we’d like to take a few moments to share with you all about our future. With that said, we have posted several new blogs that are more reflections on and lessons learned from the last […]

In the Landing Craft…

January 8, 2013

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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, […]

Learning Portuguese has never been so fun!

May 19, 2012

We’re in an extremely fun class called Culture and Language Acquisition Methodology, and our group is learning Portuguese! The most refreshing thing about this class is we’re practicing the skills for learning a different language…beyond your average memorization/flash-card model! We work with a native Portuguese language helper (and even had an authentic Brazilian barbecue to […]