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 […]

Basketball & Spiritual Living

January 13, 2017

Basketball and spiritual living are two activities that are not typically perceived to be in the same category. This past weekend I had the opportunity to watching my elementary age niece and nephew play their very first basketball game. As I sat and watched them break every rule in the book, the Lord reminded me […]

Builders in the Harvest; The Next Generation

January 13, 2017

In a recent issue of ‘This Old House’ contributing editor Jill Connors wrote that there is a concern in our nation for specialty-trained laborers in a variety of practical skills. Quoting Ms. Connors, “As skilled carpenters, plumbers, and electricians retire, there aren’t enough trained craftsmen to take their place. These are jobs that don’t require […]

An All-Out Effort to Flood the Nations with God’s Glory

January 13, 2017

There’s a lot of excitement in the air as NTM positions to send out the next graduating class of missionary candidates who will impact areas of the world that have never before seen the light of the gospel. …And with their going out will be the coming in of a new group of students preparing […]

big steps

January 13, 2017

I haven’t written in the last few months, but there has been so much going on! Josh and I have been really, really, really busy. No, really. 🙂 NTMA has been working really hard at getting the flight program back on track, a process that has been going on for a couple of years now. […]

A Nasty Burn, An Infected Balloon Hand, And A Sudden Death

January 12, 2017

When Jesus was on this earth 2000 years ago, many people came to Him and brought those who were sick. Not only did Jesus heal them, but he also raised the dead back to life. This was not why He came, but through these miracles many did believe in Him. Likewise, we didn’t come to […]

New Year News

January 11, 2017

Thank you so much for your prayers for us over the past few months. We are so thankful for the Lord’s protection in our travels as we made 3 trips this past fall—2 to our former island of ministry and one for just me (Jennifer) to another southeast Asian country to attend culture and language […]