From Planting to Watering.

September 12, 2020

Hi friends Thanks for being part of the journey God has put us on. Your prayers and support are making a huge impact on eternity! Please read this newsletter, sharing how a shift is taking place in our ministry, but more so in the church in Papua New Guinea. A QUICK HISTORY Between 2007 and […]

Back in the First World…?

August 26, 2020

Hello everyone. Josh and Mel Simmons here. We finally made it back to the U.S., or something resembling the U.S. If I didn’t know better I would think I was still in the 3rd world country I just left, the jury is still out. It was a bizarre trip back to say the least but […]

Presenting the Church to Christ

February 20, 2020

I start by saying a BIG THANK YOU to you guys for your help and supporting the Mengen Work in New Britain! Through God’s Grace He has planted His church and He is growing His church! Why are we still here? During one of our recent trips I was reminded of our calling by the following words […]

An Unmovable Mountain in a Sea of Change

August 27, 2019

Our lives are full of constant change and transition. Whether its moving, traveling, kids growing, or just the fact that we’re aging, there always seems to be something shifting in our lives. And maybe as missionaries we’ve taken on a little extra of that, but really it’s a part of everyone’s life. No one escapes […]

Good buy and hello!

July 24, 2019

And just like that, 365 sleeps in South Africa is over…well almost… 5 days to go before we GO! this was our third furlough since we left for PNG in 2007 and it was by far our best one yet!!! I want to mention 4 things that stood out for us as we reflect over […]

Plans for the next Term?

June 30, 2019

HI FRIENDS We are getting ready to go back to Papua New Guinea soon, and I thought it would be good to give you guys a bit of information on what our plans look like for the next term. A term would mean about 2 years for us, as we are needing to settle Naomi […]

Some of the Mengen Believers

June 12, 2019

Thanks so much for praying and supporting us over the years. Here is a clip of some of the Mengen believers.

News from Home

June 10, 2019

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 […]

Madeleen is doing well!

May 17, 2019

HI FRIENDS Thanks so much for the way you guys have been praying for Madeleen and thanks to those who have helped financially supporting Madeleen up to now. I thought it would be good to write a quick report for you guys about how she is doing. For those who do not know Madeleen, let […]

Privileged

April 24, 2019

My mind is boggled by the endless hours of studying, checking, reviewing, conversing, scrutinizing and rechecking that go into Bible translation. We had a two day workshop earlier this month to learn more about a translation program called Paratext which is a tremendous resource for translators. As I sat in the workshop I was amazed […]