Tag: PNG

Simbari Bible Dedication

Simbari Bible Dedication

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 […]
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Simbari Bible Publishing Completed

Simbari Bible Publishing Completed

Praise God, the printing of the Simbari Bible is now complete! We have received copies of the finished Bibles and inspected them. They are very high quality and they turned out even better than we thought they would. The main shipment for Papua New Guinea will depart the Netherlands in about a week and should […]
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“We had it wrong!”

“We had it wrong!”

A new era for the Amdu Hattons. Thank you to all of you who sent gifts and kind words to Judah in response to our last ministry update that was focused on his perspective on growing up in Amdu and what his future plans are.  If you didn’t get a chance to see that video […]
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PNG – STANDS FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA

PNG – STANDS FOR PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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 […]
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“They Say We’ll Become Orphans!”

“They Say We’ll Become Orphans!”

Merry Christmas from our house to yours! The Christmas music is going full tilt in our house here in Amdu. One of our favorite things about Christmas is the music, especially the music that helps us to remember that Jesus is the consummation of all that is on God’s heart towards us. This has been […]
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Back in the First World…?

Back in the First World…?

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 […]
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A Special PNG Edition March 2020 Newsletter

A Special PNG Edition March 2020 Newsletter

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
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Miscommunication Can Happen Even When We Try To Avoid It

Miscommunication Can Happen Even When We Try To Avoid It

Miscommunication still happens, even when we are trying our hardest for it not to happen. This story is an excellent example of why we have so many steps – and so much checking – built into our translation work! True, it will take many years to get the whole Bible translated into Lusi, but, by the grace of God, there will be the fewest errors possible.
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Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones

We are so encouraged with how God has kept Chris and Evie Jones in the race for the Gospel to the Pei people!
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