God is being faithful in caring for His missionaries.

January 31, 2016

Dear Friends, Our work with the Mengen people started many years ago. I remember the early days where we struggled to learn an unwritten language. It was an uphill battle, trying to repeat back different sounds and to write things the way we heard them! We were often overwhelmed as we immersed ourselves in the […]

Mengen Church doing well on their own

October 9, 2015

Hi friends Hope you are doing great! We are aprouching the end of our time in SA and have less than 3 weeks left before we start our journey back to PNG. Amongst the Mengen believers things are going on well. Progress in translation I am especially thrilled about how things are progressing with our […]

Mengen Translation going ahead well!

July 30, 2015

Hi Friends Hope you’re all doing great. Things here are going well in South Africa! We are again approaching the time to greet and even though it’s still a few months before we leave we are starting to plan and even pack. Together with this comes allot of emotions but I will leave this to Marie to share as she is preparing a bit […]

Introducing Anton

July 27, 2015

Hi Friends Thanks for those praying with us for the Mengen believers. Here is another believer i would like to introduce today. He is a young man, in fact still a boy, Anton. From the time I learned language he was a constant presence in my office. When we started to prep lessons, he helped […]

MENGEN CHURCH CONFERENCE…

June 25, 2015

Hi Friends Its always amazing to see how God is planting His church worldwide but also in Papua New Guinea amongst the Mengen people. Not many years ago they were in darkness, but many have placed their trust in Christ and now they are goring into a self-sufficient church! Just this morning, I received the […]

Introducing Eddie and Franseska

June 8, 2015

Please pray for Eddie and Franseska Another Mengen family I would like to introduce to you guys is Eddie and Franseska. Eddie was one of the first Mengen believers many years ago, and have surely been one of our most faithfull language helpers, carriculem developers and translation helpers. But he has also developed into an […]

This rescue-mission that we’re on is more important than personal comfort.

June 4, 2015

Hi Friends I know its long since I have written about how we are doing and how life is rolling on here on this side of the earth. So it’s about time to share a bit of my heart again, I know many of you appreciated the fact that we are showing our hearts and being […]

Introducing Kamalus and Sepin

May 27, 2015

Hi Friends Kamilus and Sepin are a very special married couple, with 7 beautiful children. They became believers a couple of years ago and have had a radiant testimony ever since. Although they are a young, quiet couple, they have taken a stand for Christ in the midst of persecution. We are so thrilled to […]

Introducing Brus and Apite

May 13, 2015

Bruce and Apite (ah-pe-tay) Before he was saved, Bruce was a real trouble-maker. We got to know him as a drunkard and thief, who gave us missionaries a real hard time. but through Gods grace he attended the teaching many years ago and both he and his wife became believers. Now he is a changed […]

December Bush News 2014

December 4, 2014

Check out some news from us. We are still in SA for a while but I have some updates about our co workers and whats happening with the Mengens!

Where are you at?

June 11, 2014

Check out this challenge and make it out for your self? R u a going, sending or just disobedient?

What’s up with Lourens hiking around like that?

November 15, 2013

Hi Friends Hope you are all very well! As you know I regularly go to visit other villages , especially in light of our outreaches getting off the ground. To get to these villages is a real challenge as you know. During our 9 hour hike , we breathe sticky humid air and sweat without […]

Some prayer points

April 12, 2013

Hi Friends Thanks to all of you who pray with us and support us! May God richly bless you for your help. Here are some prayer requests for the next few weeks. – I’m going to put in extra time to prepare lessons for 1 Corinthians and 1 Timothy during these next few weeks. – […]

What do people see when they look at you?

January 11, 2013

The longer we stay among the Mengen people the less we can hide who we truly are. It is tough to be subjected to constant scrutiny and we are watched day and night all days of the week. Here are some of the things the Mengen people say and think about us. – Will […]

I have no more fear!

September 15, 2012

Many of you know of a believer called Sepin? One of her names are Josephine. Listen to this audio testimony of how she felt about the spirits before getting to know Jesus! Click on this link…. http://usa.ntm.org/field-news/control