Hi Friends Take a look at where we live. We live in the jungle and are surrounded by live volcanoes…. from S Flanagan on Vimeo. Want to come and visit:)
Hi Friends, For many years the Mengen church has gone through many tough times. The church had a very slow start. Missionaries came and went and the work never really got off the ground. Then in 2008 Dave and Judy Wright returned to their old work to help finally get it off the ground. […]
In recent days, we as a team were able to put printed copies of the book of Acts into the hands of our believers . We gave copies to them during the time that they were being persecuted and it was great to see that they sat down just right where they were and started […]
Many of you guys have been praying with us foer my Co Workers Simon and Annika Flanagan. They have been a great blessing to us and we are very exited that Simon has completed his lannguage studies and is now helping with the work load. It’s the week that Simon finished up his language and […]
Here is a couple of pics of our literacy class as well as the first baptism of some Mengen believers. This is just a reminded of Gods goodness and grace for the unreached! Thanks for the difference you are making! From Literacy and first baptism, posted by Lourens Laureti on 8/28/2010 (13 items) Many of […]
I have recently help print and bind teh Book of Acts in the Mengen language for the Mengen people. Thanks for making that possible for them! Here is some pictures…. “This is the first time in Mengen History that the book of Acts is Printed in Book Form in the Mengen Language!” From Printing Gods […]
As most you know we are placing emphasis on having people able to read because, ‘What’s the point of having God’s Word in your language, if you can’t read it?’ In our village I have been helping out seeing the Literacy program running smoothly. It’s a slow process with some people especially the ladies. But […]
Hi Friends Here is a quick report from a recent visit by some of the unbelieving Mengen leaders from a strong animistic group as well as a white guy who supports their cause. I have some very serious concerns that I would like to voice and hope that you guys would stand with us in […]
A trip to determine where Mengen believers should reach out uncovered many potentially open doors. Lourens Laureti journeyed recently to distant area of their island to visit other Mengen communities that might welcome Mengen believers presenting God’s Word through Firm Foundations Bible lessons. The furthest village was four days away. Along the way, there were […]
Hi Friends All is fine here and we are experiencing some good weather for a change. Today I taught on the last verses in Romans 8, which show us that God loves us and that nothing can separate us from God’s love. This passage shows that all that comes across our path is good and […]
Hi Friends Hope you are all doing very well. Just a quick update and some prayer points. Things are going well in our village, although I have been very sick this last week or two and just seem not to be able to get over it. We have had a lot of rain these last […]
Hi friends Thanks so much for standing with us in reaching the unreached amongst the Mengen people! Life in the jungle goes on as ussual. My co worker is doing some culture studies as he is preparing for his final language check and this gives me an opportunity to just again think over some cultural […]
Hope you guys are all doing great today! We are on our way back to the bush after an interesting end very beneficial translation workshop. At this moment we are also having consultants checking the books of Jonah and Acts. And we are thus thankful that soon these books will be in the hands of […]
In these days we have been busy with a translation workshop during which we had the opportunity to sharpen our skills in discourse analysis and applying this as we translate Gods Word. We are so thankful that you are making it possible for us to translate Gods Word in the Mengen language. You are […]