Category: Ministry

Providing Support in Palawan

Providing Support in Palawan

As we draw closer to completing our time in National Culture and Language Acquisition in Manila, we find ourselves praying more and more about what the Lord has in store for us next.  While we have worked towards the possibility of moving into a tribal church planting team we have also said that we would […]
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A Helping Hand for the Ga’dang

A Helping Hand for the Ga’dang

Recently I had the privilege of participating in a two-week water project for the Ga’dang people, a remote people group in the Philippines. Along with 12 members of a short-term missionary team from the UK, one other missionary from Manila, Erik Peterson, and the missionaries who live in this village, Chuck & Shannon Talbot (their […]
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Building a Vision for the Ga-dang

Building a Vision for the Ga-dang

Our recent visit with the Ga-dang in the Philippines was a wonderful opportunity to see what God is doing among these wonderful people. As we consider the very needy world we live in and the incredible amount of work yet to be done, it is my hope that this video will build a vision in […]
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Reaching the Ethnos?

Reaching the Ethnos?

God has given us a great challenge to join with Him in reaching the unreached Ethnos of the world for His glory. What a great privilege it has been to share this challenge with youth in the Philippines.
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Ten More Sacks of Rice

Ten More Sacks of Rice

During a recent language helping session when I told my language helper "I've got a lot of rice to eat still." (see previous blog entry), he responded jokingly (or not), "Oo nga e', siguro sampung sako." Yes, that's right, maybe ten sacks.
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I’ve Got A Lot of Rice to Eat Still

I’ve Got A Lot of Rice to Eat Still

No, I’m not trying to gain weight. Actually, this is a Tagalog idiom I learned recently. The context in which I first heard this was with regard to Sheila’s mathematics from her tutor. “Marami pa siyang Kakaining bigas.” (She has a lot of rice to eat still.) I understood the words but I had no […]
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Gearing Up for the Storm Among the Gadang

Gearing Up for the Storm Among the Gadang

The latest opportunity the Lord has brought our way was a chance for me to visit the Gadang (pronounced: Got Dung) village in northern Luzon where Chuck Talbot and family along with their partner Christina Canap are currently working. Unfortunately the circumstances surrounding this visit were not the greatest as we had received word that […]
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Investing Time Among the I’wak

Investing Time Among the I’wak

Geoff & Christine Harada along with their four children are on their second term now among the I’wak. They returned to the Philippines last July after an extended furlough in Canada to attend to Christine’s health as she battled breast cancer. Praise the Lord that she has made a full recovery but she still is […]
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Fifteen Years of Life & Ministry

Fifteen Years of Life & Ministry

On April 16th, my wife and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary. To celebrate, we took a short break from language study and took a trip from Manila to Palawan where our ministry with NTM began back in the early part of 2003. Beyond enjoying a quiet weekend getaway, this trip was also very special […]
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A Vision for the Isnag

A Vision for the Isnag

We wanted to say thank-you to all of you that have prayed specifically for our recent visit with the southern Isnag located in the mountains of northern Philippines. Some hightlights from this six day visit includes being treated to a demonstration of tribal dance and song as organized by missionary Robbi Padernal, viewing the Jesus […]
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