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It has been a month since our arrival at NTBI in Jackson. Having lived here before for three years has been a great help as many things are familiar. We are in a two bedroom apartment right across the road from the school and last week our stuff from N, Ireland arrived so it looks […]

Friday 8 July in Mexico on the beach at sunset, Isaac and Camille said their vows to one another and became husband and wife. We had the joy to be among the family and friends at the small, informal gathering that brought the Hatton and Ovington families together. Camille grew up in Mexico where her […]

Lisa came across these pictures the other day taken 25 years apart. On top, Benjamin is standing beside her ready to board a plane to go into the bush. Below, Benjamin is surrounded by his own family ready to board a plane to go into the bush. What a blessing to be used as a […]

Last month, our daughter Deborah had the opportunity to go to India. She and another teacher from the school she works for here in Belfast, Victoria College, took three students to visit a school in northern India and attend a gathering of educators from all over the world in Delhi. The school she visited was […]

Teaching faithful ones to teach others is the basic purpose of the NTM training program.  Lisa and I are involved in the Bible Schools, the ground floor of the NTM training. The goal of the NTM Bible Schools is to establish believers in the foundational truths of the Bible with an emphasis on church planting […]

This past year the gospel was presented to the Uriay people in PNG. Since then, there is teaching for believers two days a week but not all are attending.  Pray that more will come. Scriptures need to be translated for the teaching so pray for consistent translation helpers to keep ahead of the lessons. You […]

This past year we have seen our family spread out around five countries in the world. Martha moved to the States to take up a position on staff at New Tribes Bible Institute.  She is part of the Dean’s department, working one on one with the single girls students.  It is challenging and exciting and […]

Yesterday, Lisa and I stood at the top of Slieve Bearnagh together with our kids, Deborah, Martha and Isaac and good friend Geoff McNab.  Geoff is an experienced hill walker and guided us to the top of Bearnagh, the third highest peak in the Mourne Mountains at 2386ft. We drove down to the Mournes in […]

We have just left Benjamin and Missy and their kids to the airport.  They had a mountain of baggage, it seemed, which, unfortunately, they have to pick up in London to check in for their flight to Australia. They will have a 12 hour flight followed by a 9 hour flight followed by a 12 […]