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There’s a title you haven’t seen from me during a September in the past decade. Most overseas missionaries complete four full years on the field and then complete one full year home assignment. I’ve taken an alternate route, completing ten months on the field and two months on home assignment most years. That means that […]

The Class of 2021 made it to the end. I had my doubts, but the Lord sustained the dozen students and their families and us teachers. The audience at the celebration was only the grads and their families, but otherwise the ceremony was typical. This means that I got to say a few words in […]

We’ve already had four first days of term 4, and I don’t know how many more are coming. We started with all students in remote learning, then we were able to switch to some in remote learning and some receiving off-site tutoring, then we were able to switch to some in remote learning and some […]

As a teacher, I have ideas for getting students interested in and learning just about any content. I was trained in college and I have years of experience in making information accessible. But I cannot fathom how to start learning or teaching an unwritten language! The need to start from scratch is overwhelming to me, […]

The NTM PNG communications manager made these videos that explain the difference between communicating in the trade language and in the heart language. The videos do a much better job explaining than my last blog post! Part 1: What Is Heart Language? Part 2: Why Use the Heart Language?

Recently a believer from a church plant delivered the Sunday message at our mission center church. Mr. Z has been long-associated with our mission, and he is a trusted and animated speaker. We don’t frequently have outside speakers since they are usually with their churches. He spoke in Tok Pisin, the trade language of the […]

written by Aaron and Lori Luse Tales from the Tribe is a missions-focused devotional book that will inspire, challenge, and educate you through incredible true stories that come to life from the jungle to your home. Get ready to see, feel, and even taste what it’s like to be a missionary living in a tribal village. Tales […]

National exams for grade 10 and 12 students are a very big deal in country as they are the only way for students to go on to university. They’re competitive since there are far more grade 12 finishers than spots at universities. Students take seven exams over five days with each block being three hours […]

I’ve seen a quote from L.M. Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables several times over on my social media recently: I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. The background is a pleasant fall scene that includes perfect pumpkins and trees changing colors. It just looks so lovely and I can imagine […]

I got to go to the dentist last week. Yes, you read “got to go” correctly. We haven’t always had a dentist on the field, and I’m grateful to have checkups that prevent anything worse from developing. The lady before me had had quite a morning of work. However, she was resting very comfortably as […]