In the Desert

November 21, 2024

“We have a choice to trust the Lord or grumble.” I’ve been convicted about this lately. We’ve had a few messages in church, and I’ve had a few conversations personally, where I have been challenged about my grumbling. When I am disappointed by something I was hopeful about, I allow complaining and frustration to become part […]

Moved by Prayer

October 24, 2024

So almost two years ago, I started watching videos of the classes that Ethnos360 Bible Institute offers. I watch through 1 or 2 classes every 6 or 7 weeks. Right now, I’m studying the Prophets—not something I’ve studied a lot before, and the first book was Amos. I was struck by the exchange of Amos […]

Two Adventures!

April 26, 2024

This past month I had the opportunity to visit two locations outside of where I live at the main center of our mission organization in the highlands of PNG. First, I visited the Eastern Area Conference on the island of New Britain off the eastern coast of the mainland of PNG. There is a conference […]

Set your Hearts

March 24, 2024

So, I’ve been studying Colossians for the past few months in the ladies’ Bible Study I host, and this week we talked about Col. 3:1-11 and setting your heart and mind on Christ and not on earthly things. Said another way, keep an eternal perspective instead of focusing on your present circumstances. What really matters […]

What Does It Look Like?

January 8, 2024

The Year Ended Well I started my last newsletter with “It’s been a harder season,” but in the weeks since my last update, there have been many unexpected blessings. And in true Summer Zimmer fashion, I would like to share them with you as a visual story! Click on the image below to learn about […]

Taim Kamap Bos Bilong Mi

October 23, 2023

Elina, my PNG friend who has helped me with my house for almost 5 years, says, “Olgeta taim mi kam insait, taim i sa kamap bos bilong mi.” It means, “when I come inside (meaning the center where I live) time becomes my boss.” It’s so interesting that in our Western mindset, time is our […]

Keep the Unity

March 12, 2022

Originally published February 28, 2022 Ever since I can remember studying God’s Word, I’ve loved Ephesians 4, but studying it more in depth and with a group of ladies over the past few weeks has given it even more meaning. I tend to think of unity as something that happens when we work hard to […]

Why we do this . . .

November 17, 2021

I realized today, that for the last several days, I’d been dating my journal pages 10/11/21 or 10/13/21-with October instead of November. And then I noticed the same mistake in the spreadsheet I use to keep track of finances. When the weather is the same year round, it’s hard to remember what month it is! […]

As You Continue Trusting

July 10, 2021

(Originally written March 21, 21) It’s been a roller coaster these 3 ½ months that I’ve been back in Papua New Guinea. There have been a lot of great things in ministry, but maybe some discontentment leaking in in other areas. My life is not as full socially this term. Instead of being grateful for the free time, […]

The Whirlwind

December 15, 2020

Originally sent November 23, 2020 I found out a little over a week ago that the “mid-December” flight I had decided to try for, would actually be departing November 29 and arriving in PNG on December 2. As many of you know, I am a planner and that left me with two fewer weeks to […]