A Good Beginning

April 21, 2018

Last Sunday we met with the new Nahuatl believers to study the Word of God. Stop and let that sink in. That could be the end of my blog and it would still be a pretty good entry. For those of you who have been praying with our team since the beginning, I know you […]

Now is the Chance

January 30, 2018

Queen is worried about the people in her village. We were sitting on short stumps in her warm kitchen, checking the lesson about Nicodemus. She was telling the story back by paragraphs, tracking well with what Jesus had said about being born again. A little later in that story, Jesus makes the point that the […]

The Dog Ate My Homework!

January 27, 2017

Our applications for entry into PNG were approved, but as you may have heard, we’re still waiting for the official stamps to be entered into our passports. The process is taking longer than expected for several reasons. Someone important in the immigration office of PNG died this week, some offices have been moving, and computers […]

Spices and Thankfulness

November 2, 2016

Thankful for Pumpkin Spice It is the season for pumpkin spice you-name-its (and we’re thankful for those!); but we are also closing in on the season for giving thanks in a special way. Since we will be traveling in Asia over Thanksgiving, here is our list… Thankful for Ministry We are so grateful for the […]

Counting the Cost

September 15, 2016

by Pete Hypki Andrew is one of the good guys. At least, out here, he is. Andrew is our neighbor to the south, and a father of 11 kids. He’s short, like most of the men out here, maybe 5’5,” and stout, with a thin graying moustache. Two weeks after we moved into the […]

Ostman Update…

January 15, 2016

Hebrews 4:12(NKJV) For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. OUR (UN) CHRISTMAS Since Christmas has come and gone and we’re […]

Letters

March 26, 2015

A few days ago, I sat down and wrote some letters to my Nahuatl friends in the village. No one on our team has been in touch with them for about six months, and we were thrilled when our coworker told us a missionary pilot was going to take him for a quick visit to […]