Selling Oneself to Others

January 16, 2016

I was recently asked if we get tired of trying to sell ourselves. I thought it a funny question but hadn’t really thought of going to churches, meeting with friends and writing letters and blogs as trying to sell ourselves. But as the weeks have gone on and I’ve put off writing on the blog […]

Ostman Update…

January 15, 2016

Hebrews 4:12(NKJV) For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. OUR (UN) CHRISTMAS Since Christmas has come and gone and we’re […]

Karis MRI results, Current and future ministry!

January 14, 2016

Hi friends, please find the short version of prayer and praise below. For those who want more detail, the stories and pictures are below. Praise: Praise God for good results from Karis’s recent cardio MRI in November. Praise God for energy and health to teach and disciple here at […]

A New Kind of Strange

January 12, 2016

Living in a new culture and climate is all about adjustment, flexing and bending with the current. There’s the life-changing adjustments that happen every once in a long while, but mostly life is made up of subtle, minuscule changes over time. It’s fun to look back and see what has become normal after 9 months. For […]

little BIG gift

January 11, 2016

Did you have any, “big things come in little packages,” gifts this year? Those are some of my favorite kind of gifts. Sometimes those little (in size) gifts are connected to something much bigger. Like wrapping a small box that contain keys to a car, or an engagement ring, or wrapping a sonogram picture that shows you are […]

Celebrating as a team

January 9, 2016

This Christmas as we celebrated with the employees from our local community we realized we had so much to be thankful for. We began 2015 with a daily teaching time to present and explain the work that we do here in PNG to the local employees, the work they are a part of as they […]

It’s a good journey to learn the culture and language

January 8, 2016

How are you, all? We are doing great here. Haejung and I are enjoying learning the culture and language. We have three language helpers who are native speakers and have four sessions a week. During the week, we are pretty busy with study. Let me tell you a big mistake which I made a few […]

Tis a new season

January 7, 2016

You never really know what to expect when you celebrate a holiday in a new country, but this season held plenty of unusual experiences, not to mention a handful of blessings along the way. We got to celebrate with some Aussies (including but not limited to exploding bon-bon thingys, delectable food, and strange jargon–love these guys)… Plus, an old friend from […]

What is it like to live in McNeal, AZ…

January 6, 2016

…the headquarters for New Tribes Mission Aviation? Climate Because McNeal is located in the desert land of SE Arizona, many people think that it is a warm climate year-round. Some people wonder about our autumn season. Now that we have lived in McNeal since early July and have seen the transition of the seasons, I […]

Finding A Balance

January 5, 2016

Christmas has been one of the hardest seasons for me to balance between our two world. I don’t know why, but it has been the area where I found it hard to let go of my home world and embrace our host world. There were so many memories wrapped up in Christmas day that Christmas […]