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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 […]

I’ve avoided writing an update because I feel like every thing I write might be inaccurate within hours. Things are a roller coaster, and I’ve always been prone to motion sickness. After several weeks of applying for permissions, I got the go ahead to embark on the journey home to PNG. The application process was […]

I’m still behind the times, which again shouldn’t be a shock. I am still in the States, and I’m trying to do all the things others are doing during safer-at-home orders. But I have not finished Netflix. I have a watchlist that keeps getting longer instead of shorter. The PBS app alone will keep me […]

If you know me, it will come as absolutely no surprise to you that I am behind the times. Living overseas for nine years has not made me the most up-to-date of people. (Generally, I’d say my ignorance is related to technology, style, and the newest Target items, but apparently it also refers to stay-at-home […]

When New Tribes Mission PNG has all the staff that it needs in each department: business, IT, aviation, medical, maintenance, education . . . we are able to support the work of over 81 church planting families around the country. Support workers make it easier for church planters to stay focused on their primary goal– […]

194 church planters (including itinerant) 185 support workers 81 units active in church planting locations 44 active church plants 3 New Testament translations completed 31 people currently involved in learning the tribal language and culture 6 new church planting families arrived and trained Two teams finished building houses this year and two are currently in […]

As I look at this picture, I think our Thanksgiving celebration looks pretty normal. Lots of people (though almost none related and including one Canadian) gathered together (and hiding the sweat of such gathering well; the temperature gauge on the porch where we ate go over 90 degrees) sharing food (no turkey, but the best […]

I’ve heard that math is a universal language. There are a lot of things that are the same about a math classroom, no matter where in the world you find it. There are numbers and symbols that form sentences. There will be some direct instruction, time for guided practice, and the inevitable independent practice (homework). […]

After 15 years, many major components of the water system at our headquarters’ support center have exceeded their expected lifespan. This vital system filters out iron, softens and chlorinates to disinfect the water and make it safe to drink. This system not only serves our support missionaries living at this center– 75 houses, a school, […]

Less than 20 hours after arriving home in PNG, I found myself at the clinic. I was reluctant and embarrassed to have to go in, but the pain I was in was different and it wasn’t because of the 40ish hours of travel I had just completed. It was a kidney stone. In the end […]