Tag: New Tribes Mission

Signs of the Times

Signs of the Times

Matthew 16:2-3 “He (Jesus) answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.  And in the morning, It will be foul weather today: for the sky is red and lowering.  O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can […]
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Missionary Kids’ Partnership

Missionary Kids’ Partnership

As missionaries, we often encourage our kids to get involved in the ministry, however they can and however they want.  Their main ministry, of course, is with the village kids and building relationships.  For Luke and Jonathan, this often comes in the form of sports:  basketball and soccer.  For Rebekah and Abigail, this comes in […]
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“Thank the Lord It Is Not Good Friday”

“Thank the Lord It Is Not Good Friday”

This Thursday morning we awoke with the news that our Agutaynen neighbor gave birth to a son.  At 6am, the village midwife was at our gate and excitedly shared with us all the details of the event that took place just a few hours before.  If you don’t mind, we won’t share all those details […]
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Folders

Folders

In this day of high speed technology and latest electronic gadgets, I’m so thankful for a good old-fashioned folder.  Yes, I, too, enjoy gadgets like computers and i-devices that truly are valuable for the ministry.  However, the one item that seems to be most useful is a 10-cent folder.  Without these inexpensive folders, my desk […]
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Written in the Dust

Written in the Dust

Where there once was green, lush grass, there is now bare, dry land.  The village wells that once were filled are now dry and abandoned.  Everywhere we look, we see the evidence that we need rain.  Even though the rains ceased about four months ago, the flowers still bloom.  However, their beauty is quickly covered […]
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On the List

On the List

Many moms have a list in their kitchen for their next shopping trip, things like:  flour, sugar, potatoes, coffee, and so on.  When “shopping day” arrives, they just grab the list and take a short two-mile drive down to the local supermarket.  Occasionally, a mom will get back home and realize she forgot something.  No […]
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Colonel Mustard with the Guitar

Colonel Mustard with the Guitar

Thankfully there is no mustard on the guitar. But with kids you never know what you might get. A few months ago, Ginger and I were just talking about the ministry and how the kids were doing in school. We realized that with four kids, none of them seemed to be getting any one-on-one time […]
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Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

This is the season we remember and celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. “Christ” is in the center of “Merry Christmas”. Without Christ, there is no Merry Christmas. We, along with you, have many family traditions that we keep each year, creating memories that will hopefully last for years to come. […]
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Breath

Breath

“Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD.  Praise ye the LORD” Psalm 150:6. This year we decided to celebrate Thanksgiving a little early, on Sunday with our partners.  Probably like many of you, we have incorporated several family traditions.  One of our traditions is to make name cards, and have a Bible verse […]
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The Rest of the Story

The Rest of the Story

After arising bright and early this morning, 4 am, we picked up our village mechanic, Kuya Jun, and started for the capital city. The first 50 kilometers went smoothly. Then, Stephen looked down at the gas gauge and realized we were losing diesel. We pulled over to the side of the road. Kuya Jun found […]
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