Intentionally Good

January 24, 2018

And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? none is good, save one, that is, God. Luke 18:19 As I meditate on this verse, I marvel that God would allow us to have any part in His work at all. Yet, redeemed by the blood of Christ and empowered by the Holy Spirit, He has sent us […]

Next Wave

July 1, 2016

What are you doing? Why, we are working to build the next wave of missionaries who will reach tribes of people who know nothing of Jesus! Eternity is a long time to be separated from all that is good! That is especially true when the solution to our sin problem, the Good News about Jesus, is […]

Deciphering Culture

June 14, 2016

Culture is the underlying meaning behind words and actions. Even more, culture includes the why behind what people do. There you are as the new missionary, out in the middle of nowhere, barely able to speak a few sentences. Talking about abstract concepts such as grace, forgiveness, heaven and propitiation are a few years down the road. You […]

Tiptoeing Around Fire Ants

June 6, 2016

“I never trust someone who walks on tip toe.” Perhaps I was trying to reduce the noise my shoes made as I walked down the long halls. Maybe I was pretending to hunt wild game due to reading too much of Louis L’Amour’s western stories. The sound of each step might make the difference between success […]

Before That May Happen

April 19, 2015

Our objectives include planting churches in each unreached tribe which will be able to multiply our efforts. Before that may happen believers must be discipled or equipped for the work of the ministry. Before that may happen there must be believers in Jesus Christ. Before that may happen a missionary must teach them God’s Word. Before […]

Fishing for Fishermen

January 28, 2015

We each grabbed a wiggling fish with our bare hands. There, ten feet below the surface of the sparkling clear green river, we broke the neck of the fish and swam up to deposit each on the floor of our dugout canoe. After gasping for fresh air, we dove down again to where our cast net was […]

Team Building

January 9, 2015

As mission mobilizers, we are working to build teams to reach people who have no access to the Gospel. Raising awareness of remote tribes, presenting opportunities to get involved, leading people toward effective training and showing God’s values from His written word are our daily activities. “How do I know God’s will for my life?” […]

Mission Aviation Bio

March 11, 2013

After many years in Papua New Guinea (PNG), Randy and Diana Smyth now serve with New Tribes Mission Mobilization in New England. Randy’s first introduction to mission aviation was in 1970 when New Tribes Mission Aviation pilots (then called Tribal Air/Communications) landed in the front yard of his house (at what is now the Wayumi […]