Tag: missionary training

Joint Projects

Joint Projects

Here’s a quick update to mention some “joint projects” we’re involved with in our ministry. Joint Project #1: Reaching the World Seeing the Unreached People Groups of the world reached for Christ will require a lot of effective missionaries being sent out. So that’s our main focus–developing tools and training missionaries (and training those who […]
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God Works Long Distance

God Works Long Distance

Africa (w/out the Trip) If you’ve been following our recent saga, you know we weren’t able to actually go to Africa as planned. So we can’t call this an Africa Ministry Trip. But Bill was still able to do the ministry part. He pre-recorded his main introductory two-hour session last Sunday, once his cough was […]
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Good to be Negative

Good to be Negative

Here’s a very quick update (you’ll see why it’s quick in a minute.) We’re taking off on a ministry trip to AFRICA tomorrow! This is the first international trip we’ve taken since mid-2019 (Thanks to COVID). It’s Donna’s first trip AT ALL in about 2 years, and her first trip to Africa! We’re thankful to […]
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A Matter of Life and Death

A Matter of Life and Death

The Virus that Shook the World COVID-19. The whole world is talking about it. Everyone is concerned. Everyone’s routines and lives are being disrupted. People are dying. We pray that each of you is safe and healthy whether you are sheltering at home, or heading out to work or shop. The Morning that Changed Everything […]
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Unexpected Transitions

Unexpected Transitions

After 2 1/2 years of missionary training, linguistics, discipleship and community living, we have made the transition from missionary candidates to missionaries en route to full-time ministry. This means raising prayer and financial support and building a team around us to embark on this journey together. What an exciting time this will be before we […]
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Hearts

Hearts

Our Heart for Asia In June, Bill was invited back to Asia and spent a week there, teaching some local missionaries with a local mission agency about how to better learn language and culture. This was a follow-up to our trip last year. This time, Bill was able to provide some training for 10 missionaries, […]
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A Mutual Interest (part 1)

A Mutual Interest (part 1)

While I (Maria) was finishing up my first semester at the NTM Missionary Training Center, God was making his plan for me and my passion in missions more and more clear. Early in December I wrote in my journal: Today I had a challenge and reminder about what I’m growing more and more passionate about: […]
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A Mutual Interest (part 2)

A Mutual Interest (part 2)

I (Jotham) had always known I wanted to be involved in missions. My parents first visited Papua New Guinea when I was one year old, and we were on the mission field as a family by the time I was four. I was saved that same year. I remember talking with my dad about hell […]
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Here and There

Here and There

Where’s the best place to learn culture and language? Answer: in a cultural community where that language is spoken. But not all communities (or teachers, or schools…) are equal. On our trip to Asia in September, we checked out a language school where our people might learn national language and culture. Bill was asked to […]
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