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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]