Back in Dinangat

January 24, 2017

We are so thankful we were able to spend Christmas “at home” in Dinangat as a family and team. Our time there was very encouraging and profitable. While celebrating our Lord’s birth as a team and as the body of Christ we also celebrated some other birthdays, enjoyed fellowship with the believers, worked on the […]

2016 Year in Review

January 23, 2017

Each year seems to fly by so very fast and here we are well into January 2017. We love this time of year with cooler weather. As we look back to 2016 we are reminded of God’s faithfulness to us at all times but especially in times of uncertainty. There were a lot of unknowns […]

Getting A Driver’s License

January 23, 2017

Should be simple right? Now I know DMV’s worldwide are not known for their efficiency, so let’s build in some cushion time for extra long waits and so on. We are also in a country where any paperwork takes time, so we will add in a cushion for that. Well over six months later we […]

Good News About the Good News!

January 21, 2017

Cheryl and I want you to know about an event which happened this past weekend. You might notice this woman, Beta, with a book in her hand that says “Etip Kartolngoke La Kanesngo” which translated means, Our Creator, His Talk or God’s Word. Many of you know that Cheryl and I were missionaries in Papua […]

January 2017 Update (so far, so good)

January 20, 2017

What a year 2016 has been, and things have yet to slow down! If I don’t get this update written down now, well, I may never get it done. Since I returned to PNG in September, I have been quite busy. In the past 4 ½ months, I’ve… -attended crisis management training (while still jet […]

Bring on the New Year!

January 19, 2017

Hello, we hope your year has begun well! Ours started off with some changes to our homeschooling scheduling in an effort to make things go a bit smoother. I made charts and finally took the time to really organize everything for the remainder of the year and I am happy to say that it has […]

a new year with new opportunities

January 17, 2017

Here’s a quick look at the current plans for 2017: England to the missionary candidate training center. We will also have trainers from W. Africa joining as they prepare to begin literacy training in Senegal in French later this year. quick trip to N. Ireland to visit some friends, just for fun! on to Papua […]

Celebrate Video

January 17, 2017

We created this video for a leadership conference last year. Now we are releasing it to you to celebrate our 75th Anniversary year. Rosie wrote the script, and I edited it all together, including some digitized archive footage from the Ayore tribe, as well as our calendar images, which Shaune created for your 2017 calendar.

Christmas in Common

January 16, 2017

Most missionaries from western countries who serve far from home would be willing to tell you that Christmas is not an easy time of year. Our first Christmas on the field was spent in a remote village. Unlike most new missionary families, we actually did get to spend Christmas with at least part of our family. […]

Men once taught now teaching us

January 14, 2017

Men we once taught are now teaching us! Observations So what’s been going on in the tribe these days? We had the wonderful opportunity to go back into the tribe for a short week over the New Year’s holiday. It was a great way to ring in the new year. Some of you have […]