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Yesterday, Jason left for a 10 day trip to Fresno, California to teach a Greek course at Fresno State University.  He is one of 4 teachers who are teaching this intensive Greek course, living language style.  The New Testament was written in Koine Greek, but no one speaks it today…until now!  There are a few […]

“Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?  There is more hope for a fool than for him.”  Prov. 26:12 So often in our walk with God, we compare ourselves with others.  We start feeling pride in our ability to respond to others in a kind fashion, make right choices, etc.  I (Stephanie) […]

“Where no oxen are, the manger is clean; but much increase comes by the strength of the ox.”  Proverbs 14:4 I read this verse this morning, and I loved it!!  So I thought I would share it.  Not calling my kids oxen or anything…but if the shoe fits… 🙂  This is a verse that I […]

Well, it is official. We will transition completely into a translation training ministry next summer.  This year will be our final year at New Tribes Bible Institute.  While we have loved our time here tremendously and are very sad to leave, we are confident that the Lord is moving us in a new direction.  Jason […]

Lifest was so much fun!!!  It is a christian music festival held each summer in Oshkosh, WI.  This year New Tribes Bible Institute decided to set up a booth to promote NTM and tribal missions.  We shared about NTBI, Wayumi, and other opportunities with New Tribes Mission.  It was incredible!!  We went with 3 other […]

The other day, I was cleaning out my desk and found an email that I had received about 2 years ago.  It was so encouraging to me that I thought I would share it.  It was written by a former NTBI student, Jenny Lowe, now Jenny Schafer.  She and her husband are now currently serving […]

I thought I would update you guys on my health situation since I finally know something! I have chronic Lyme disease. I had a doctor’s appointment last week that was actually productive. I found out about this doctor from a family at Church whose daughter has Lyme disease. He’s been working with Lyme patients for […]

[singlepic id=34 w=320 h=240 float=left]”Where are we? Is it 5 acres?”  These are 2 questions we heard our son ask in his sleep the other night.  After being gone for 4 weeks, traveling to Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and Missouri, visiting friends, family, supporters, and our future home, we are exhausted!  But we had a great time, […]

For the last few weeks, it seems that the ministry of ‘Bible translation consultant’ has become more of a reality to Jason than a dream.  From many different avenues, we have had scores of opportunities to teach/train others regarding the methods used by NTM for Bible translation.  Many translators have recently begun corresponding with Jason, […]