Category: Family

New Life

New Life

Our family has some very exciting news to share with you! As we teach our children about the Lord, we have watched Elayne in particular grow in understanding of her need for God’s mercy. She had come to understand that she was separated from God because of her sin – that the Bible stories we […]
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Watch Our Team Grow!

Watch Our Team Grow!

I definitely considered it, you know. I considered writing a big, misleading introduction to this post… filled with legitimate information, too! I’d have told you all about about the importance of church planting teams, how choosing co-workers is like getting married, and how much we depend on teammates in support ministries. In fact, don’t be […]
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The PD Weekly: October 20 & 27, November 3 & 10

The PD Weekly: October 20 & 27, November 3 & 10

Awesome news – looks like New Tribes’ blog system is finally back to normal! This edition of the PD Weekly covers our activities over these past few weeks, and from now on you can expect (Lord willing!) to again see our updates here on a weekly basis.
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The PD Weekly: October 5

The PD Weekly: October 5

Hey, all! Amy and I had a bit of an unusual week last week… realizing that we were incredibly tired as a result of pushing ourselves too hard!
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The PD Weekly: September 14

The PD Weekly: September 14

As missionaries, our focus is so often primarily centered on what God is doing there rather than here. Training, preparing, sharing, and going – these are the verbs which describe the direction of our daily workflow: toward Mexico! Yet God is always at work everywhere, and one of the most exciting updates this week (for […]
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The PD Weekly: September 7

The PD Weekly: September 7

This was one of those times where our plans for the week were suddenly and unexpectedly rearranged by something else God had in mind: in this case, the birth of our nephew, Timothy James Greenslade!
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The PD Weekly: August 31

The PD Weekly: August 31

This past week has been a huge encouragement for Amy and I! Coming back into the ‘swing of things’ post-yardsale, we found we had some follow-up work to do:
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The PD Weekly: Intro, August 24

The PD Weekly: Intro, August 24

Hey all – welcome to a new feature on our blog, the PD Weekly! And now the question on your mind almost certainly is… “What’s a PD Weekly?!” So glad you asked! “Partnership Development,” or ‘PD’ for short, is what we call this season of planning, packing, raising support, ministry, and sharing our vision for […]
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Self-Discipline

Self-Discipline

Healthy self-discipline is difficult. One day last week, there was nothing I wanted to do less than my scheduled workout for the day: twenty minutes of non-stop curls, lunges and push-ups. I would rest from each move by doing the other two, and only after the time was up would I be free to stop. […]
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