Arrival in PNG!

March 5, 2017

Thank you all for praying as we traveled around the world this week! Our flight from LAX in California to Figi went well… Jonathan slept 9 out of the 11 hours of flying time. And Naomi slept a lot as well, and even as much as 6 hours straight! Our flight from Figi to Papua […]

Running to His Embrace

March 4, 2017

If you’ve ever wrapped your arms around someone you love then you know the exhilarating emotion that comes from such an embrace. Put time and distance between you and your loved one and the reuniting becomes even more precious. We recently visited our daughter and the three grandchildren in Arizona. It had been 14 months […]

Our first week or so in Papua New Guinea

March 4, 2017

Wow! What a week! Or well uh, two weeks now. Part of us feels like we just stepped (stumbled, tripped, fell..) out of the plane yesterday while part of us feels like we’ve been here some time already. For those who don’t know, we got to fly in one of NTMA’s (New Tribes Mission Aviation) […]

Prayer needed – Reliable Car – Prayer answered!

March 3, 2017

In many countries you can actually live with out owning a car. In America, you can do the same if you live in a big city. The common denominator is good public transportation. When you live in most other parts of America, you need to have good dependable transportation. Well, after many hours of working […]

A New Grandbaby!

February 28, 2017

We are so excited to introduce you to our new grandson, Gabriel! He arrived on February 10th, his great-great-grandma’s birthday. He weighed in at 8lbs 14oz and was 21 inches long. He is so cute and his big sister, Ariah, adores him. She is always loving on him! Pray for Holly and Nick, as they adjust to […]

God equipping through transformation

February 28, 2017

From time to time we wonder how the training is affecting the students, our future co-laborers in reaching the least and un-reached people groups of the world. Recently one of our students shared this with her ministry partners (shared with permission). “So what is one of the biggest lessons my Father has been teaching me […]

Three weeks into class and the Fun is just beginning!

February 27, 2017

Within the three weeks of teaching we have gone over a lot of subjects that will aid a missionary in living over seas. A big one is water!! The Tech Center has been blessed to have great resources and expertise to provide one of the best if not the best water filtration systems for over […]

Count Your Many Blessings

February 27, 2017

This collage tells a story that tweaks at our heartstrings as we remember the journey we have traveled over the past year. The picture in the top right was taken in March 2016 during our aviation training in Arizona. I (Carol) was four weeks pregnant, and we had just been told by our leadership at NTMA that […]

February 2017 Update from David & Shari Ogg

February 24, 2017

John Ogg’s injury and recovery As most of you know we arrived in the USA for home assignment in July and right after landing we received the news that David’s father had fallen and broken his neck at the C-2 vertebrae. Much of our time during the first few months home was spent in and […]

speechless by languages

February 22, 2017

God’s amazing wisdom and power can be seen in every area of life. Look at vastness of the universe with its stars and planets! Or the tiny perfection of a molecule. Or the intricacies of the human body. Speechless by languages In the same way, we have the privilege of observing […]