Dile, our cancer patient

November 8, 2016

Please continue to pray for Dile. He is still able to drink very thin soup so we are making him drinks of sweet potatoes, beans, pumpkin and chicken. Helps his stomach to feel fuller and is more pleasant than just broth. Jim and Gerolf continue to go over every day, taking turns, to read scripture […]

Continued Outreach to the Neighboring Tribe and Language Group

October 12, 2016

Today Gena, Bapka, Martin, and Kapia Joseph returned to the Bari Language group to review and to ask questions to find out if they have understood their need for salvation. Please pray for them for clarity and for good responses. There have already been a lot of hindrances to them going. We are so thankful […]

Outreaches, Dom New Testament Dedication

July 28, 2016

Outreach update Bible teaching at the three outreach villages continue howbeit not without glitches along the way. Especially the latest due to how far away it is. Please pray that these challenges will be met through wisdom, dedication and strength from the Lord. Another village that has been on our hearts for a long time is […]

New Outreach Update

May 24, 2016

Our four man evangelism team had a great reception from the Bari speaking people of the MM village. The attendance averaged about 20 people while the guys taught day and night to get through the 25 lesson covering creation to Christ. At the end when opportunity was given to the MM people to respond four men and […]

New Outreach

May 10, 2016

Yesterday Jim drove our four Dom teachers to a new outreach village many miles away. This village is actually another language group whose mother tongue is close enough to Dom for everyone to communicate (compare Spanish and Portuguese). A first for our Dom believers to go outside their tribal borders and take the Gospel to […]

January Praise and Prayer

January 17, 2016

Praise: Safety on the road in spite of what could have been a serious accident. Phase 1 of our new solar system The growing interest in the Dom New Testament New requests from family groups for teaching The Literacy students that we have Pray: Safety on the road for us and our fellow missionaries For […]

Burdett Holiday Greetings!

December 1, 2015

It is so good to be back in the Dom ministering among His people. Time is spending its way past us as it always does and even though it seems like we just got here two months have come and gone already. It took a while to set up our home and ministry; unpacking, cleaning, […]

December Praise & Prayer

November 30, 2015

Praise: For continued rain interspersed with dry. The Dom people’s food is growing. For a good size literacy class, that some from the outreaches have come, for the helpers that I have Funds so we can buy food for the Dom people Brian has a better job that he enjoys more and it pays more […]

Burdett Oct Praise and Prayer

October 17, 2015

Praise: For a good Home Assignment and time with family and friends. A reliable vehicle and a great place to live when we were not traveling. Safe arrival in PNG and that all of our suitcases arrived as well That the Dom New Testament is in the hands of some of the believers For God’s […]

Dom NT’s, Reunion, Wedding, Plans

August 11, 2015

August 2015, #89 What a year 2015 has been so far. We praise the Lord for His goodness, faithfulness and mercy. Here are the highlights. March & April – We traveled to the Northwest to spend time and reconnect with many friends and family we hadn’t seen in nearly five years. We thank God for […]