How Could I Not Reach the Unreached? Anji’s Story
How did I get started on this incredible journey to work with national co-workers to reach the unreached and translate the Bible into a tribal language?
Discipleship is Like A Banana Plant (Not Discipleship is Bananas!)
As Christians, we should strive to leave a legacy more like a banana plant, than a banyan tree, and the way that we do that is through discipleship.
What Do Dirt and the Bible Have in Common?
People ask us why we're attempting to translate the whole Bible and not just the New Testament. When we were young missionaries in training, we thought, "Hey, PNG has the whole Bible in the trade language, so we only need to translate the New Testament into the heart language." We have since needed to repent of that.
“I Need To Find Myself a Tree”
Anthony said, "Just like Zacchaeus found his tree, I need to find my tree, so that Jesus can find me."
Multiplying Ourselves: Assisting the Mouk to Reach the Lusi . . . and the Anem and the Kove
It's a big job -- learning someone else's language and culture so that we can speak to them clearly. Where does anyone begin? In NTM we know where to begin because we have consultants, and training, and helps in English. But what about the local churches whom we are assisting here in PNG, where do they start? Let me tell you a story which started this summer . . . .
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Do You Know The Difference?
Languages just take time – particularly when you are dealing with the shades of meaning level. I mean in English can you explain to someone else the difference between raise and lift? They are very similar in meaning, but we use them in different contexts.
Raise your hand. Raise the bar. I want a raise. Raise the roof.
Lift your hand. Lift the bar. I want a lift. Get in the lift.
(I could go on . . . raise a crop, raise kids, raise . . .
Bush Cooking: Stir-fry Noodles
One of our quick family meal is stir-fried vegetables with noodles. Since our vegetables are limited to what the people around us grow, this can lead to interesting combinations. I am fortunate that I have two eager sous chefs to help me slice and dice.
Precious Word of Life
Recently we went almost 8 weeks without measurable rain. Fortunately we still had some in the tanks. But what if there was no water? What if you saw others readily able to get a drink, but you could not? In many ways we westerners are like people who when we are thirsty for God's word, we can turn to the scriptures at any time.
Of Hobbits and Missionaries
It always interests and amuses me when our home church pastor uses a movie clip or a story from some film as a sermon illustration. Recently however, Anji and I again watched the movie The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King. Near the end of that movie there is a scene that […]