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>   GRADUATION: As Mike and I reflect on the past 2 years at New Tribes Bible Institute, the words overwhelmed, humbled, and blessed immediately come to mind. Our graduation this past weekend was such a great way to close this season. What an encouragement it was to share the experience with Pastor George from HDC, […]

Every Year, the juniors and seniors at NTBI are given the option of taking a 1 credit course on Tribal church planting over spring break. We decided to go for it! On our Wayumi adventure, set on an 100-acre campus in central Pennsylvania, we explored what the Bible teaches about reaching every tribe, tongue, people, and […]

> We pulled into the Missionary Training Center just after midnight. As we rubbed our eyes, the dim light revealed dirt roads, apartment buildings, playgrounds, a lake, and various other facilities. The grounds reminded us of a Christian camp. We found our apartment and got ready for bed right away. The next morning we gathered […]

> The view of the city from NTBI We have been here for a year! It’s hard to believe we are already halfway done with the Biblical Studies portion of our education. One more year to go, then two years of missionary training at the MTC! Spring semester started Sunday, January 16. Mike is really busy […]

> This is Mike, here to introduce something Kristi wrote. I appreciate her so much, and am so blessed by how God is working in her life. We have been through so much change over the past year after transitioning out of full-time church ministry, selling our home in California, saying goodbye to family and […]

> We are blessed with beautiful sunsets almost every night at NTBI. I took this photo tonight from the 4th floor of the guys dorm, sitting in the windowsill. It was one of those perfect moments where everything just feels right for a minute, and time stands still. As we get ready for classes to […]

> We’ve always wanted to spend some time in the Rocky Mountains, so we were all looking forward to the camping trip we planned as we passed through Colorado on the way to California. What we never expected was that we’d spend all 4 days of our time in Denver stranded at a hotel with […]

> It rained the whole first day of our trip. It was a little stressful knowing that we were planning to camp that night. We discussed the possibility of sleeping in the car or getting a hotel room, but were hopeful the rain would clear. This place claims to be the worlds largest truck-stop. I’m […]

> It’s 11:00pm, and I’m sitting on the back lawn of our school. The night is perfect. There’s no wind, no noise, and the weather couldn’t be better. Most of the students have gone home for the summer. It’s been nearly 6 months since we left our family, friends, home, and job in California. The […]

> At lunch, Jesse started talking about what he is learning in his pre-school class. As soon as he started talking, I grabbed my computer and began typing. This is, pretty much, word for word thoughts from my five year old son. Dad: Jesse, what have you been learning in class buddy? Jesse: Well, I […]