“We were dancing!!”

December 29, 2018

Our pilot flew a long, slow loop above the village we have called our second home away from home. We weren’t sure what condition the grass landing strip might be in so we all peered down to investigate. We could see so much more than just the landing strip from our bird’s eye view. We […]

Willing yet clueless

December 28, 2018

When you think of the Christmas story, who do you think of? Jesus? Mary? Joseph? Shepherds? Angels? Wisemen? All of the above? Others? The miracle we celebrate at Christmas, that of God taking on skin on bones, changed the whole world. Yet when we look at the lives of everyone in that list, each one […]

3 Weeks in Oaxaca & Chiapas

December 27, 2018

At the beginning of December, I returned from a month of travel to the southern Mexican states of Oaxaca and Chiapas, as well as to the northwestern state of Baja California del Norte. The purpose of our trip to the south and then to the north was different, so in this blog I will just […]

Schaible Christmas Letter – 2018

December 26, 2018

To all our favorite people, Merry Christmas Dearest Friends in the world, Christmas has always been a special time in our hearts. Most people tend to think of the Nativity as a special event and many movies have been made to portray the actual event and some allegorical stories explain it in a more contemporary […]

2018

December 23, 2018

Well, 2018 didn’t quite look like I had planned, but here is what God decided that this year would look like for me: January – March – I lived and worked among My People of My Country, learning language and culture and building relationships. I was learning how My People live and joining in. In […]

¿Qué estás haciendo, Dios?

December 22, 2018

Esto dice el SEÑOR: «El cielo es mi trono y la tierra es el estrado de mis pies. ¿Podrían acaso construirme un templo tan bueno como ese? ¿Podrían construirme un lugar de descanso así? Con mis manos hice tanto el cielo como la tierra; son míos, con todo lo que hay en ellos. ¡Yo, el […]

With Us

December 21, 2018

This forest of trees represents the team of people partnering with me to send me to Papua New Guinea. The trees are made from the proof pages of Bible translations in tribal languages. Pray for these translation projects going on around the world. So, I’m getting close. In less than 3 weeks now, I take […]

Christmas Good News

December 20, 2018

Thankful for Partners & Progress As this year comes to a close we want to let you know how thankful we are for your faithful partnership in the Simbari ministry! With your prayers and support we have been able to nearly complete the translation of the Simbari New Testament. It’s so encouraging to see God […]

Christmas Reflections

December 19, 2018

Christmas is a season of celebration, when we remember joy and hope and sing heartily of good cheer. However, as we draw near to the end of 2018, Jared and I are tempted to say, “Good riddance!” This has been a year we will always recall for its sheer quantity of trials. In years to […]

Self-Control

December 19, 2018

Considering that here in the Philippines, Christmas seasons starts in September, I think we have shown a lot of self-control in waiting until December to start having Christmas programs. We were doing well, but we lost it last week and had two programs. A third one is coming up in a few days. The […]