Category: NTBI Jackson

Our 31st Semester?!!! God is so amazing!

Our 31st Semester?!!! God is so amazing!

Utterly amazed, incredibly humbled, thrilled to the heart…a sense of joy causes our spirits to lift up praise and thanksgiving to our God. He has sustained us and much more these past 30 semesters…15 years now at New Tribes Bible Institute. We look back and can hardly believe it. And yet…here they come; another NTBI […]
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She’s got what it takes!

She’s got what it takes!

How do you finish a translation of the New Testament in a tribal language? What does it take? An understanding that God wants this done and the people need it more than anything else. Here’s a real life story of what is taking place right now in Siawi…
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Reno wrapped up early…Thank You Lord!

Reno wrapped up early…Thank You Lord!

We started on May 23…meeting together to pray and assign teams to work on different areas of the school; emptying apartments, staging appliances, removing flooring, baseboards, old cabinets. Facing a deadline of August 5, we jumped into one of the largest renovation projects we have ever faced at NTBI…installing new water and drain lines, kitchen cabinets, sinks and […]
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After 25 years…timber!

After 25 years…timber!

    After over 25 years, the” Big Fort” that has been the home of 100’s of kids’ summer fun on the playground at NTBI Jackson is history. It took a complete morning for our group of 8 PPD guys to demolish this relic, as well as 4 trips with the dump trailer. The back yard is […]
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Hundreds visit tribal village

Hundreds visit tribal village

Remember the first time you ever told someone about Jesus? Excitement, anticipating their response, praying for the right words and understanding, hoping they would believe and be born again. It is a privilege isn’t it? Well this week, NTBI sent a team of incredible staff and students to The Big Ticket Music Festival to represent NTM […]
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66 Graduates Face the Real Test

66 Graduates Face the Real Test

What do you get if you combine sunshine, 612 people, some special speakers, special music and 66 really special students who have completed two yeaars of studying God’s Word? A really great graduation day at New Tribes Bible Institute in Jackson MI. Over 275 family members attended the senior class brunch, after which guests moved […]
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Into the Amazon

Into the Amazon

Strange sights, smells, people, surroundings…and especially sounds…languages only spoken by a few hundred people in two different remote villages along the biggest river in South America are the order of the day this week; we are “visiting” the Yanomami and the Hoti tribes. It is my privilege to accompany the NTBI senior class of Spring 2011, 67 […]
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Another language group hears the Gospel!

Another language group hears the Gospel!

Some excerpts from the first report from Adam and Julie since the Gospel presentation yesterday…  You asked, God Answered:  Today, light again penetrated centuries-old darkness, and the Akolet people were brought to a saving knowledge of Christ!   [Julie reports that] many of the people who were named in yesterday’s email have given clear testimony of […]
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