Tag: MTC

This is not what you think. In fact, it’s infinitely better! After years of training and preparation, three families moved to a small island in Papua New Guinea called Biem, and spent the last few years learning their language and culture. About 3 months ago (after many difficulties, including one of the wives going through […]

Learning the principle of Phonemics Every one of the words in this blog title uses the same “u” sound, just spelled differently! In Phonemics, a class we took during our first week this semester, we learned in the context of other languages which of those words would be spelled with the phonetic “u” since the […]

Four weeks to go! The end of this semester marks the halfway point until the completion of our training with NTM! We completed our Animism class in mid-March, which included a short module on Folk Religion. A Folk religion is a blending/merging of a high religion (such as Christianity, Islam, or Hinduism), and an indigenous/animistic […]

On the field, we will have to fight over the special title/role of “The D.R.D.O.” That is, the Designated Refrigerator Door Opener! That’s right! In our Missionary Technology class (which we JUST finished on Feb. 29th), we have learned lots of helpful skills and concepts, of which one of the most important is that of […]

Our friend couldn’t have said it better, as we all huddled in their back room. It was after 11pm, and Noe and I were watching a movie in the living room. The girls and one of their friends were asleep upstairs (for a sleepover), when suddenly the tornado siren blared. This was the first time […]

Lisa ran  a 5k with two ladies from church You know, sometimes the days go by slowly. Other times we look back and realize how ‘quickly’ our training has been flying by! We know that in the big scheme of things, this time of training at the MTC is such a short chapter, much like […]

For a good laugh, and a great phonetic experience, go to YouTube and watch the following video clip of Steve Martin in “Pink Panther”: http://youtu.be/lz0IT4Uk2xQ We are in our second week of Phonetics class, and it is getting a little more challenging each day! We are currently learning how to write and pronounce the Phonetic […]

No, it’s not funny, and no, it’s not about a truck. 🙂 (well ok, I still think it’s a little bit funny…) Ha Ha Tonka is the name of the lovely state park just a couple miles away, where we explored a bit last weekend. Our girls, Naya (4) and Jocellyn (almost 2) are really […]

On September 9th, our lovely older daughter Naya turned 4! She got to choose a ‘theme’ for her birthday party, and her choice was Strawberry Shortcake. As the picture shows, she had a Strawberry Shortcake cake, and some strawberry-ish cupcakes. We are blessed to have her in our family… she is such a sweet little […]

So, you understood that title, right? 🙂 Indeed, there are many acronyms used here at the Missionary Training Center (MTC), and many jokes about said acronyms. Here’s an example of how we could communicate poorly with you: “Hello friends in the PNW! After graduating from the BI in MI, we are at NTM’s MTC in […]