4 Days Until Take-off!

July 17, 2014

Our crate is packed! As soon as we know what region we will be serving in long-term, we will call our family in Seattle to get the crate to the port of Seattle to be shipped to PNG. (We’re praising God that we are so blessed to ship it directly out of Seattle! How convenient […]

8 Days!

July 13, 2014

VERY surreal to say that we are leaving for PNG in just 8 days. (!) Packing for our tribal house. (Ziplocs!) Aiming to make wise decisions. In this photo, items have been inventoried. Next step is to pack them inside of each other, as condensed as possible! 🙂 Then we will label the inventoried containers […]

21 Days of Prayer

July 1, 2014

Below is our 21 days of prayer, for each day of July beginning July 1st. Please join us in praying each day! Print it out and stick it on your fridge. Or pray with your kids over dinner. Or…. Thank you for partnering with us! for the Martinez family NTM Church Planters in Papua New […]

Wrapping Things Up

June 26, 2014

I was telling someone just the other day how we are going to use a lot of ziploc bags to pack things in. This provides us a good supply of ziplocs in the tribe, and it also protects things from the elements while they sit around untouched for a time in a hot, humid climate. […]

On Your Mark….

June 6, 2014

Well, it’s safe to say that we are now lining up at the starting blocks. Or perhaps we’re like a horse entering the starting gate, eager to burst out and start the race. Thank you to all who recently prayed for our visa application process. With the power of your prayers reaching His ears, our […]

YOU ARE INVITED!

May 23, 2014

You are invited to walk with us in this amazing journey! You are invited to pray with us, rejoice with us and mourn with us. You are invited to partner in this work with us through financial giving, committed prayer, and encouragement! (See the “Join Our Team” page and get involved!) You are also invited […]

He Hears!!

May 5, 2014

Within 40 minutes of posting our last blog entry (on April 14th, en route to Colorado), we received an email that our Work Permits had finally been delivered into the hands of our NTM representative in PNG! PRAISE THE LORD! Thank you for your prayers ~ He hears. We are now finalizing our Entry Permits, […]

Big News!!!

April 14, 2014

BIG NEWS!!! On Friday, we booked 4 one-way tickets to Papua New Guinea! We now have a countdown ticker right here on the blog so you can join us in prayerful and joyful anticipation of our upcoming move! Naya practicing making tortillas with Mamamina *Please pray with us that our Work Permits will finish processing […]

Our New Home?

March 25, 2014

At a missions conference this past weekend in Oak Harbor, not only did one man ask if he could sleep in this ‘hut’ overnight, but we had many folks jokingly (well we think they were joking?) ask if this is what our tribal house will look like. It would be safe to say that is […]

Fishes ~ Benefit Dinner

March 6, 2014

We’d like to invite everyone to come by Wednesday, March 12th *From 4pm – 8pm, the restaurant will be open with a special menu. All proceeds of the evening will go toward our outgoing expenses to Papua New Guinea as church planters! We hope to see you all there! Google Maps: Fishes Sushi & Japanese […]