All Posts | Matt and Karissa Long

Wake up and look around!

November 17, 2016

“But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest.” — John 4:35b In this verse Jesus is talking about people who are ready to receive Him, and saying that the time is now to go witness to them! This verse is so true of much of Papua New Guinea. […]

Trust without Borders

October 31, 2016

“Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders. Let me walk along the waters wherever you would call me. Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander. And my faith will be made stronger in the presence of my Savior.” — “Oceans” by Hillsong This song is one of our favorites as we […]

Just 4 months away

September 27, 2016

“Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the LORD will lack no good thing,” Psalm 34:10 We can’t believe we are less than 4 months away from moving to Papua New Guinea. It is easy to dwell on what we are leaving, but we are trusting God that those who […]

A Great Cloud of Witnesses

August 17, 2016

(Wyck with his cousin) Hebrews 12:1, “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.” […]

A prayer request- “Waiting for Him to act”

July 11, 2016

“Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act” –Psalm 37:7a Ok, prayer team, we really need your prayers this week! We haven’t really wanted to talk about this much, so that’s why we haven’t shared it with many people, but we are realizing how much we need prayers, […]

Want to change the world?

July 5, 2016

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes…” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭1:16‬a‭ There is so much evil and tragedy in this world that it is easy to fall into asking, “what’s the world coming to?” or even into feeling hopeless about it. However, […]

Where are we at? When are we leaving?

May 31, 2016

When are we going to Papua New Guinea? Where is our monthly support level at? How much money do we need for our initial costs of going? Lots of news to share this month! New Tribes has only two intake times for new missionaries to come to Papua New Guinea- these times are in July […]

“Teach us to Number our Days”

April 26, 2016

“Mommy! Mommy!” My day starts each morning at 7:15 with the high-pitched screech of an eagle— I mean toddler— and from that moment until both kids are in bed, the day feels nonstop. Each moment is filled with feeding, dressing, playing with, or teaching somebody— not to mention spending time working on raising our support […]

“This Changes Everything”

March 24, 2016

March Update “Did I miss something? Was I not supposed to cry? Did they hear the preacher, “Jesus is alive!”? If this is true, this changes everything…” “And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins… But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits […]

February. Valentine’s Day. Love.

February 12, 2016

February. Valentine’s Day. Love. Here are some actual thoughts from kids about love. “Tell your wife that she looks pretty even if she looks like a truck.” — Ricky, age 10 “Be a good kisser. It might make your wife forget that you never take out the trash.” — Dave, age 8 “It’s better for girls […]