Lucha Night!

March 25, 2017

As you know, part of our work down here in Mexico right now, besides studying language and building relationships, is studying culture, and of course this is all for the sake of reaching people for Christ. What is culture? According to the Cambridge English Dictionary, culture is “the way of life, especially the general customs and […]

Classroom on the Road (Pt. 2)

August 6, 2015

We woke up to a beautiful day in the Sierra’s the next day and couldn’t wait to get going and see the marvelous Copper Canyon! This environment was like a dream for the kids! As long as they didn’t forget to avoid piles of cow manure in the grass, they could climb on rocks and […]

Sporting a Man-Basket

February 16, 2014

Having a man-basket back in Papua New Guinea has grown on me. At first, I felt stupid. Now I feel silly without it, carrying around all my stuff in my hands and pockets?! What was I thinking? The woven basket, called a “tapa” in Tigak is a main accessory for people in our area of […]

All Princess & No More Pirate

December 5, 2013

I can’t believe it’s over! That’s what keeps hitting me: Iris’s surgery is DONE. It’s over, it’s past, she’s healing, her eyes are looking straight and working together. And all this before we have even been on the ground in the States for two weeks! This is simply amazing and such a HUGE praise in […]

Coconut Culture

June 20, 2012

Its tempting to look at our time in language and culture study as mainly about getting the Tigak language. Culture study seems less tangible and less impressive than speaking a new language. However, we firmly believe that language should be learned in the context of culture, therefore, our language & culture study among the Tigak […]

Singsing for Independance

September 18, 2010

September 16th was Independence Day here in Papua New Guinea. In 1975, Papua New Guinea gained full independence from Australia, and that day is worth some serious celebrating here in PNG! With very clear ideas about how WE celebrate independence day on our minds, we, along with some other missionaries, ventured a half an hour’s […]

The Final Talk

August 3, 2010

On Sunday evening we had the opportunity to share at New Life church on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor. It was great to be able to speak to over a hundred incredible student leaders about what we are doing and the way God has worked in our lives and brought us to point […]