Tag: new tribes mission

Arrival of Naomi Cherylanne Devine!

Arrival of Naomi Cherylanne Devine!

We have the great joy to announce the birth of our baby, Naomi Cherylanne Devine, on Sunday, Oct 23rd, weighing 7 lbs 11 oz, 20.5 inches long. Thank you all for your prayers. It was a quick delivery. My water broke, we arrived at the hospital at 10:20 pm and she was born at 11:59 […]
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It takes a team

It takes a team

I arrived back from West New Britain just in time to watch the final game of the girls’ basketball tournament.  Wow!  So much fun and excitement.  It is one of those moments when I realized I am my mother’s daughter, with enthusiasm and yells just coming out.  I am that guy.  Who can stop them?!  […]
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Christmas 2016 Newsletter!

Christmas 2016 Newsletter!

Merry Christmas from the Husbands – all six of us! We are grateful for another year of following Jesus, upheld by His grace and walking by His strength. 2016 has brought real challenges, yet in each God has revealed His faithfulness anew! Click here to read our Christmas newsletter! As always, type [Ctrl] and [S] […]
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Leaving on a Jet Plane

Leaving on a Jet Plane

If you’re on our facebook page, you’ll know that a couple days ago we posted that some big news was coming! So, drum roll please!!!!! NTM USA home office has given us the green light to head to the field! That’s excellent news, and a wonderful Christmas surprise. After talking with the USA home office […]
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Merry Christmas from the Oggs

Merry Christmas from the Oggs

Warm Greetings this Christmas from the Ogg Family to your family. Merry Christmas 2017 from the Oggs from David & Shari Ogg on Vimeo. Please pray for the Simbari church to continue to shine the Light of Jesus to those around them. Love, David and Shari Ogg and family
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A New Twist on an Old Tradition

A New Twist on an Old Tradition

In December 2003, our first Christmas in this village, a group of carolers stopped by our house one night.  In a way, it was fun.  They sang familiar carols, but the words were in their mother tongue.  After they sang several carols, we thanked them by giving them some of Ginger’s homemade Christmas cookies and […]
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When the Well Runs Dry…

When the Well Runs Dry…

The baking was done, the kitchen cleaned, and my siblings would be joining me in an hour or so for a Thanksgiving dinner together. Relaxed, I sat sipping on coffee and flipping through the Black Friday flyers. That’s when I noticed the water pump was running continuously. And it shouldn’t have been. A quick run […]
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Unto Us This Day A Child Is Born

Unto Us This Day A Child Is Born

We have recently been team teaching another Phase 1 (Creation-Death, Burial, and Resurrection) course with a few men who are teachers-in-training. For the last 6 weeks we’ve been teaching some 7 lessons a week to about 13 people. After the last night’s lesson one of the teachers and I interviewed the 8 students who came […]
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“To Save Us All From Satan’s Power.”

“To Save Us All From Satan’s Power.”

Bringing Christ to Indigenous Peoples                                  Christmas, 2016 To save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray   On August 5, 2010, an event occurred which drew the world’s attention and proved to be one of the best […]
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What I learned from Living in a 1-Room Apartment

What I learned from Living in a 1-Room Apartment

We really do live in a 1-room apartment. That means our living room = our bedroom = the boys’ bedroom = our dining room = our kitchen = the playroom = everything else. At first I wasn’t so sure about staying in such a small space for 6 months, but is has become another home […]
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