Category: Ministry

Just another quick update to send out.  My Co-worker Travis Ray and I took a quick trip into the Menya work to help two new family’s, the Walkers and Osborns move into their homes.  It was an in and out operation, only took us two days.  MAF’s Twin Otter and NTM’s Cessna 206 hauled in […]

Hello all, It’s been quite some time since my last update so I thought I’d send one out.  We’ve been busy, busy, busy since our last newsletter so there’s a ton of stuff to say, but you’d all probably be bored to tears if I tried to tell it all so I’ll just hit the […]

Wow, its been a long time since I posted last.  I’m truly sorry for the delay, but in my defense things have been hopping around here.  So many things have happened in the past 12 months that I think a brief year end review is in order.  As you all know, we will have been […]

(THIS POST WAS MEANT TO BE POSTED ON OCTOBER 24… THE FAMILIES ARE ALL NOW IN THE TRIBE TOGETHER! IT’S A BEAUTIFUL THING!) Josh is in the Pal tribe this week helping to finish the tribal missionary home for the Hostetter family.  We were in the Missouri training with them.  SO FUN to see where […]

Hello again.  As some of you were aware, we took a walkabout into the bush today to a neighboring village or “Haus Lain”, which in English would be pronounced “House line.”  We started out around 8:45 AM and made our way through the coffee, Sweet potato, Tapioc, and rice gardens to the “Garden trail,” which […]

Hello to all my stateside friends and family.  We had the wonderful opportunity to hear a message from a New Guinea pastor this morning.  It was an English speaking service with some pidgin mixed in here and there.  It was good message, and the singing was well done two.  We sang a round of Hymns […]

Well we’ve arrived in PNG after years of preparation, hard work, and answered prayers!  Thanks to all of you who have been such a huge part of this process.  Many of you have been with us from the beginning of this journey which started almost 10 years ago, and the rest have joined along the […]

Well we did it, we took the plunge!  We now have one way tickets to Papua New Guinea!  We will have a one night layover in Brisbane Australia to give the family a break from Planes, trains and automobiles.  We depart Monday February 20th at 6:15 pm from Norfolk International…and arrive in New Guinea on […]

Today was a very exciting day in the Simmons Household.  About 11 o’clock this morning I heard loud banging on the door and jumped up to investigate the source of the interruption.  To my surprise as I opened the front door where a very kind looking gentlemen stood decked out in a Fedex uniform with […]

Thankful Thoughts… Just thought I’d share a few thoughts about what I’m thankful for this year.  First, I’m thankful that God has allowed us to serve Him.  Melody and I are constantly blown away by the Lord’s graciousness towards us.  We have been extremely blessed this year as we have prepared for our journey to […]