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Off to MTC! Journey, Days 3 & 4

August 12, 2011

Beautiful SW Wyoming We are SOOO thankful to have had an uneventful trip from Seattle, all the way to Missouri! We are in Harrisonville, MO, which is about 2 hours from MTC, and are enjoying one last night of quiet (is that accurate with toddlers?) family time before we dive in tomorrow. We left Utah […]

Off to MTC! Journey, Days 1 & 2

August 10, 2011

After a lovely final weekend in Seattle (which included playing piano for a wedding, a get-together with some Ecola friends at Lincoln Park, a nice church service at Boulevard Park church, and a wonderful family party (both sides of the family)…. …we drove away from Seattle Monday morning, August 8th! We are thankful for such […]

Summer in the PNW

July 22, 2011

We have been enjoying our time in the Pacific Northwest very much! We’ve had quite a mixture of rest and busyness as Noe has worked, we have met with many, many people, we’ve had fellowship with our Family in Christ in Seattle and in Cannon Beach… In the midst of that, we’re eager to grow […]

Through the Miles…

June 6, 2011

Naya and Jaydin looking at pictures with Grandma We just arrived last week in Seattle, WA after what Naya ‘affectionately’ calls our “Long long long long long long long long long… (take a breath)… long long long long long long long drive to Seattle!” We spent four 10-12 hour days driving- averaging 600 miles each […]

Let Us Spur One Another On…

May 1, 2011

“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” ~Hebrews 10.24 There are so many ways we have been encouraged, challenged, stretched, grown, refined- spurred on- during our time here at NTBI. And we hope that we can look back and see that we ourselves have actively spurred […]

First Newsletter

March 4, 2011

Here is a PDF of our Fall 2010 newsletter. You can expect to see our Spring 2011 newsletter very soon! ~The Martinez Family Click to View

Choosing Our Walk

February 26, 2011

Hello from snowy Michigan! Today we learned that the staff here at NTBI has approved us/is recommending us to continue on in the training with New Tribes Mission! This means that we are free to fill out and send in our application to the Missionary Training Center (MTC), and can begin to think about all […]

Endings Lead to Beginnings

January 23, 2011

I’ve seen this in life, I’ve seen it in history, and I see it in God’s plan for us. For all who believe in Jesus Christ (His death, burial, and resurrection on behalf of your sin), the end of this earthly life is the beginning of eternity in the presence of our God and of […]

Who is He?

December 18, 2010

It has been an amazing semester at NTBI, studying through many of the New Testament epistles (letters), including Hebrews, Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, 1st and 2nd Peter, and several more! One of the things that has impressed us the most is the reminder and exhortation by the instructors to keep this question in mind and heart […]

But now…

October 4, 2010

Romans 3.21 begins with two very important words: “But now” After the apostle Paul spends three chapters explaining the total (and I mean TOTAL) depravity of all mankind (yes, sadly, ALL), it’s as though God Himself lifts up our burdened head and looks deeply into our hopeless, helpless eyes and says, “BUT NOW… (do you […]