Tag: New Tribes Mission

We have been here in Brisbane for 10 days and it has been full of ups and downs… but mostly good news as we went from doctor to doctor with Naomi. The MRI was a long appointment, but all went well and they were able to get a very clear MRI of Naomi’s brain and […]

Life has been full of unpacking, washing, sorting, organizing, sweating, making meals PNG style, fixing things, smiles and laughs from Jonathan and Naomi, washing dishes PNG style, more sweating, and joys of finding treasures in our belongings that we forgot we owned. And of course Jacob working full time around the center fixing and building […]

Thank you all for praying as we traveled around the world this week! Our flight from LAX in California to Figi went well… Jonathan slept 9 out of the 11 hours of flying time. And Naomi slept a lot as well, and even as much as 6 hours straight! Our flight from Figi to Papua […]

Merry Christmas to all our Family and Friends! We have enjoyed many celebrations of Christ’s birth this Christmas as we have the privilege of celebrating in Massachusetts with Beth’s immediate family and church family. We have enjoyed the Christmas Cantata, gingerbread house making with church friends, Christmas caroling, Christmas tree decorating and cookie decorating with […]

We have the great joy to announce the birth of our baby, Naomi Cherylanne Devine, on Sunday, Oct 23rd, weighing 7 lbs 11 oz, 20.5 inches long. Thank you all for your prayers. It was a quick delivery. My water broke, we arrived at the hospital at 10:20 pm and she was born at 11:59 […]

Apple picking, unpacking, beauty of fall in New England, fresh apple cider, visits with family nearby, crisp mornings, apple cider donuts, canoeing, apple pie, sharing at churches, setting up our baby girl’s crib, connecting with our home church, doctor’s visits and being thankful for the home God has provided for us here in MA, are […]

When we got off the airplane on Nov 23rd in the Philadelphia, USA we never would have imagined all that God had in store for us over the next 8 months! Wow! God has certainly provided for us, encouraged us, loved us, taught us, blessed us and strengthened us since we have been in North […]

We are enjoying our time here in Nova Scotia and have settled in, enjoyed a lot of rest, spoken at a lot of churches, met new friends and connected with a lot of supporters. Next week we will head back to MA for three weeks to visit family, speak at a church as well as […]

Easter, family, rain, snow, lobsters, friends, our apartment, ocean, fresh fish and rest are just some of the many blessings God has sent our way since we arrived home in Nova Scotia! And we are very excited to be able to tell ya’ll that we are expecting another child in October! We would appreciate your […]

Hmmm… a strange thing has been happening to us as we have been traveling over the last couple months… “We expect a snow storm to start tomorrow”… that is what we typically hear the day before we are scheduled to drive to our next destination! It seems like whenever we start driving the snow starts […]