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“You will never get a language”, I was told, “do not even try.” Heart breaking words so hard but true to a young man that had his eyes on the unreached of the world. I had dreamed of breaking new ground just as the first missionaries of New Tribes Mission had done in the early […]

They dug the hole deep. In the bottom a cave was dug to place the body protecting it from the spear of the evil spirit that would come looking later. Even in death they still are haunted by the spirits of the dark side of life. This was 1977 early years for this young new […]

“Come over and help us” seems to me to be the call of the un-reached to the church from the early days until this day that has just ended with the setting sun. Living with tribal people around the world, visiting folk on the high mountains, small Islands and the sweaty swamps of the low […]

My heart is deeply embedded in the mountains and steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea where many men and women still roam without the gospel message. At times it is hard for me to believe that a place no bigger than California would have over 800 languages and after all these years so many still […]

Over the last 40 years, Janie and I have worked among the unreached people groups of Papua New Guinea with several different teams. Although one of the hardest things a man or woman might face would be working with a team that did not fit; working without a team is much worse in the long […]

Discipleship matters, even though it seems to be a dying ministry in many of our churches today in the USA as well as overseas. Programs, no matter how good will never replace the age old command from Jesus Himself to make disciples. Programs will put the wrong men in church leadership just because they show […]

“America needs missionaries too!” This sounds real good and makes a nice Sunday morning message, if we are not thinking strength, but is it really true? Who would want to take missionaries that are spread so thin trying to reach so many that have not once heard the gospel and place them in the USA […]

Janie and I are asked what we think is the main thing that allows us to endure over 40 years in missions. Thinking about that question I find myself in Philippians 2:8 where we see Jesus began His mission by first humbling himself which produces obedience. Obedience will move us but I think Hebrews 12:2 […]

How many times have I heard someone say, “God has not spoken to me to get involved with missions and maybe go to the mission field.” My question is, “Has God spoken to you about not going to the mission field?” We can do three things as we think about missions. We can pray, we […]

I was challenged into New Tribes Mission 42 years ago as I read the book, “God planted five seeds.” The story of the first five missionaries that was sent out from New Tribes in 1943 and Jean Dye Johnson tells it so well. The story comes alive in the deep dark “Green Hell of Bolivia” […]