Learning Language is like…

March 5, 2016

by Payton Downing There’s two things I’m new at: language learning and beginning a retirement account. Funny enough, these two things have some striking parallels that are worth musing over for a moment: Amusement One: Both need consistent inflow for anything substantial to happen. I’m sure your somewhat familiar with the retirement graph that shows a line that progressively get’s steeper and steeper as years […]

When the Boarder Closes….

March 4, 2016

We wake up at a quarter to 4 in the morning to hit the road. We are driving down to the southern part of Senegal. I bring the boys out to the car in their blankets so that they can continue to sleep. Being the morning person in our family I take the first round […]

Turning the Keys

March 3, 2016

It had been days since I put on any make-up. Or pants other than sweat pants. Or shoes. But today was the day! After weeks of sickness, the boys were finally well enough to leave our quarantine and venture out to one of our most favorite places — the library! We all dressed, packed some […]

The Circuit

March 3, 2016

We wanted to let you know where we will be sharing, and when, so if you would like to come hear about what God has been doing in our lives and the work He has done in Papua New Guinea, you can plan accordingly. Also, we want to let you know we are available and […]

T-minus 5 & Counting…

March 2, 2016

We knew it was coming, at least we were pretty sure it was coming, well, 99.9% sure, and you can’t be much more sure than that. It wasn’t super dramatic, not dramatic at all really, I mean if you had in mind there might be a media player of some sort announcing a mission (should […]

Un/Intentional Discipleship

March 1, 2016

“Randy! It is good to see you!” I had not seen Ken for four years. I had seen him in many places since that day as a child when he first sat in our home and told us about remote tribes who knew nothing of Jesus. I had been to many meetings where he was the featured speaker […]

February Praises and Prayer Requests

March 1, 2016

THANK YOU SO MUCH for standing with our family and the Dinangat ministry in prayer! We value your partnership in this special way! Here are some prayer points for you to consider: We PRAISE the Lord that: We are seeing our support raise some in the last couple of months Great opportunities to share about […]

There’s Something Happening Here. . .

March 1, 2016

On Palawan, whenever you see a pile of flip-flops outside a door, you know something is happening inside. Come on in and we’ll tell you about it… Palawano Youth Leaders Seminar We invited ten key youth leaders, and 18 came (that’s good math in the world of discipleship). THEY SANG their hearts our in times of […]

Outdoor Education 2016

February 29, 2016

Thank you for praying for our week of Outdoor Education. There were some glitches but everything worked out well. Walter left the Saturday before with all the site leaders and seniors to get set up before all the students arrived. It was a little tricky getting onto Corregidor Island due to changes in the […]

New Beginnings

February 29, 2016

Can you imagine what it would be like if someone came to your church and started to contest the ownership of the property on which the building is located? That’s right, most of us cannot even imagine what that would be like. In Papua New Guinea, land ownership is never really unquestionable. When our church […]