Eye Surgery #3

October 12, 2017

We have had a busy but exciting month. The best news was our new grandson, Washington Lee Olson, was born on September 16th (which is also PNG Independence Day :)) He is doing well and his sister, Valena, is adjusting to sharing the attention. Valena had her 2nd birthday last week and it was fun […]

Eye progress

September 11, 2017

Linn has not had any improvement in her sight since the 2nd surgery. The latest checkup showed that there is already a cataract from the first surgery that has been growing surprisingly fast. Next week she will go in for an evaluation to see if it is already time for cataract surgery. We are hopeful […]

What’s Happening!

August 25, 2017

It has been great to have the summer with our family. We are thankful for every opportunity we have to get together. Everyone is busy so it takes work to spend time together. Please continue to pray for the Tigak church as they are on their own teaching and being a witness to the Tigak […]

The Next Surgery…

July 15, 2017

It has been wonderful spending time with our family since being back in the USA! It is a blessing to have time with our parents, children and granddaughter. There were only a few days all summer when all 13 of us would be in one place so we took advantage of the time to get […]

Back in the USA!

July 14, 2017

I have been slow in getting an update out. It has been wonderful to be back with family in the USA this past week! We are almost adjusted to the time change. We look forward to catching up with those of you in the area or nearby. Our first week back has been filled with […]

Medical Evacuation

May 24, 2017

I just posted this to Facebook that wanted to make sure all of you knew what was going on… After over 18 years in Papua New Guinea we had our first medical evacuation. Surprisingly I was the one that had to be evacuated. Yesterday it turns out I had a retinal detachment and bleeding in […]

New name – Ethnos360

May 16, 2017

We appreciate your faithful prayers for the Tigak (“tee-gahk”) people. The believers have made a plan and will begin, this week, teaching twice a week on a nearby island from Creation to Christ. It will take several months of commitment to clearly work through each lesson and lay the foundation for the truths of God’s […]

Marriage and Family

August 23, 2015

Thank you for your faithful prayers. We know we are being prayed for as the Lord continues to give us the strength to continue on. Pray for the Tigak church as we are studying the book of Ephesians together. We are seeing encouraging signs of growth as the believing husbands and wives are learning to […]

Team Translation Workshop

January 21, 2012

Whew!!! It has been a busy two weeks. We just completed the Team Translation Workshop (TTW 2012). The TTW is for the missionaries who have recently completed learning a tribal language and are ready to begin translating the Bible into their tribal language. It is required for the whole missionary team to attend the workshop […]