Dile, our cancer patient

November 8, 2016

Please continue to pray for Dile. He is still able to drink very thin soup so we are making him drinks of sweet potatoes, beans, pumpkin and chicken. Helps his stomach to feel fuller and is more pleasant than just broth. Jim and Gerolf continue to go over every day, taking turns, to read scripture […]

NTM tribal church leadership conference in PNG

November 5, 2016

Eight tribal churches, with eight completely different languages, come together to put on a leadership conference.

Toilet Paper and Traffic Patterns

November 2, 2016

It’s been almost three months now. Looking back, it’s hard to remember the first few weeks and our general state of overwhelm with a new culture, new surroundings, and new language. Not that it’s over–not by a long shot! But we’re getting more comfortable and beginning to figure out the flow of life in this segment […]

Shining like Lights

November 2, 2016

Trip to Dinangat as a family During the last school break we were able to fly into Dinangat as a family for 10 days. It was so good to go home! We loved going back to our place after not having been there as a family since the end of June. The girls were able […]

My Favorite Homeschooling Tools (for overseas or anywhere)

October 31, 2016

I’m a very unlikely homeschooler. For one, I grew up and currently live in one of the very few European countries where it is simply illegal. On top of that, I don’t even have any school-aged children yet. Nevertheless, I am passionate about homeschooling, soaked up my training as a homeschool consultant, and continue to […]

Trust without Borders

October 31, 2016

“Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders. Let me walk along the waters wherever you would call me. Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander. And my faith will be made stronger in the presence of my Savior.” — “Oceans” by Hillsong This song is one of our favorites as we […]

October 30, 2016

October is almost over already! The Holidays will be upon us soon. This is the time of year we miss our families back home more than usual. Grown children, grand kids, parents and siblings are what give Thanksgiving and Christmas joy and meaning but the Lord compensates us with another family. The family of Faith […]

Almost Back To Normal

October 30, 2016

First off, we don’t have internet yet (hopefully soon); we just have our cell phones, so our updates have been a little infrequent lately. But we are alive. We found a house to rent and moved in about three weeks ago. We have all our stuff, but we don’t really have any furniture yet, so […]

S’mores and More …

October 29, 2016

Building relationships with our students is a priority for us as staff. We value our time together so it is important to get “events” on the calendar early in the semester to help us do just that. When the weather begins to cool everyone knows it is time for bonfires, so a few weeks ago […]

A Missing Idol

October 28, 2016

by Rachel Chapman As we were getting ready to leave Las Moras this last time, I took time to talk with my Nahuatl friends directly about the Scripture portions that we had been translating. One of the last times with Queen, I asked her what she was believing. She said, “I believe what we’ve […]