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 Yesterday I found myself browsing through the Bible book store searching for a gift. One thing in particular I was looking for was a bible with water resistant pages. As I gazed up and down the shelves devoted to bibles, I was overwhelmed with emotion. I have heard it before in many missions focused sermons, […]

It is finally sinking in! Up until this point, the thought of moving to New Guinea has been a distant one. It has for so long existed in the “someday” category of our minds. Now, reality has put it’s foot down, we are leaving in four measly months!

Sitting with that awful yet wonderful smell of campfire smoke saturating my being I pause after sipping my hot mug of Emergen-C. I can hear and see our camp neighbors on all sides. Across the way a young boy joyfully exclaims in a shrill manner that he had just peed on a tree. To the […]

We had the amazing privilege to be a part of First Baptist Church of Arlington’s missions conference. Our time there was so encouraging and challenging! The main speaker for the conference was Brad Buser. For those of you who do not know, Brad and His wife were missionaries to the Iteri people group in Papua […]

Rough jagged rocks under the rushing waters of a crisp mountain stream are shaped and molded as the erosive force of the water tumbles rock against rock resulting in a smooth, rounded stone that is still ever changing. Such is the process my mind and heart has undergone through my time at the MTC. The […]

On March 20th we will begin our class called “Simple Living”. For 13 days we will be challenged with some inconveniences that come along with living in a remote location. By 9:00 P.M. every evening we are required to turn off all our lights and use only battery-operated devices or the good old way of […]

It has been decided! We’re headed to Papua New Guinea. Ecstatic hardly expresses how we feel. Nailing down a field of service feels like taking another step toward the goal. The door swings open, “they are ready.” announces our instructor. We can’t help but wonder, “What will she do or say this time?” Our hearts […]