This is a quick post to share our updated prayer card. If you want to print it as a photo, it should print as a 4×6 print quite easily. We’d be happy to mail you one as well, just drop us a line!
Preparation In the months leading up to the Bible Dedication the Simbari church had sent letters of invitation to 10 different villages. Some people from these villages were threatened by a religious group that opposes the Gospel. Because of these threats the Simbari church had no idea how many people would actually show up. But […]
Dear Friends, Thank you for praying, we’re grateful to say that we have recently reached, and even exceeded 100% of our needed monthly support level, and for that we give Him all the praise! We leave for Papua New Guinea in under two weeks! We have tickets booked for the 18th of May and have received all of the […]
How many of you know what that PNG stands for?? Of course … Papua New Guinea. Many of you have asked about or have been keeping track of the Adventures of Cody and Beka as they prepared for the mission field. You may remember that their first attempt at leaving January 17th was cancelled the day before their flight […]
Hello everyone. Josh and Mel Simmons here. We finally made it back to the U.S., or something resembling the U.S. If I didn’t know better I would think I was still in the 3rd world country I just left, the jury is still out. It was a bizarre trip back to say the least but […]
God continues to grow our burden for the needs and our excitement for the opportunities to serve in PNG. We pray He’ll do the same for you and hope you enjoy this special PNG Edition newsletter! Follow the link below to read our March 2020 PNG Edition Newsletter! https://mailchi.mp/503593371dc7/glessner-update-special-png-edition
Momentum is Building These past few weeks, the word “momentum” has been on our minds. Depending on your point of view, the events taking place and gaining momentum in our world could be seen as good or just plain bad (a certain virus out there…). As we think about it, we realize some things don’t […]
While I (Maria) was finishing up my first semester at the NTM Missionary Training Center, God was making his plan for me and my passion in missions more and more clear. Early in December I wrote in my journal: Today I had a challenge and reminder about what I’m growing more and more passionate about: […]
I (Jotham) had always known I wanted to be involved in missions. My parents first visited Papua New Guinea when I was one year old, and we were on the mission field as a family by the time I was four. I was saved that same year. I remember talking with my dad about hell […]