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Interesting Linguistics – June 15

Interesting Linguistics – June 15

Here are some example sentences we looked at in class the other day: A) Dog and Hare made an agreement. B) It was Dog and Hare who made an agreement. C) Once there were a dog and a hare who made an agreement. D) An agreement was made between Dog and Hare. E) Once there […]
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What You Can Do

What You Can Do

“There is a gold mine in [country], but it seems as deep as the centre of the earth; who will venture to explore it?”, asked Andrew Fuller. William Carey’s response was, “I will go down, but remember that you must hold the rope.”*   Is it possible to reach every unreached language group in our generation? […]
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Is He Worthy?

Is He Worthy?

If you’ve been around missionaries very long, you’ve probably heard words like ‘transition’, ‘flexibility’, ‘adjustment’, ‘goodbyes’ and ‘change’ as part of their vocabulary. Everyone experiences these things, but it does seem that it is a bit more pronounced for missionaries. Living far from home in a culture that is so extremely different from our own […]
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News from Home

News from Home

Here we are again, 50 days before we leave for our HOME in Papua New Guinea! Are we super busy, excited and a little frazzled? Yes, Yes, Yes! We have throughout the year tried to pace ourselves and make the best of each opportunity, tried to spread out our appointments so that no bottle neck happens […]
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Interesting Linguistics – June 9

Interesting Linguistics – June 9

As I learn interesting linguistic “stuff” this summer that I think non-linguistic people will understand, I’ll try to post some on here so you can join me in delving into the mysteries of God’s creativity in creating languages! Me – you – him/her – proper name or family member (ex. Mom, Uncle) – any other […]
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Is This Sustainable?

Is This Sustainable?

Sustainability of ministry was a topic that resonated with us when we first met with Ethnos360 Aviation leadership to discuss working with them.  Being sustainable and helping sustain others in their ministry is one of our family’s primary aims.  “Sustain” means . . . To bear (a burden, charge, etc.): Since Christ’s ascension, the Church […]
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Preparation for the Philippines

Preparation for the Philippines

Thank you for your prayers for us. We have put on many miles on our car. In April we traveled to Wisconsin to speak at one of our supporting churches and saw many friends and family along the way. Plus, we were able to spend some time with our son, Ben, and his family before […]
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Becoming Yumi

Becoming Yumi

Originally shared April 8, 2019 So when you learn a new language one of the first things you learn about is how they use pronouns. In Pidgin there are different words for ‘we’ based on how many people you’re talking about and who is included in the ‘we.’ For instance, if it’s me and you, […]
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