Tag: life

Earning Grace

Earning Grace

A few years ago a friend and I were at a missions conference when we got into a discussion about the “right” way to eat bananas. I laughed at first, but after hearing his arguments, I became convinced that he was on to something. The first thing he shared with me was how bananas grow […]
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Iris, Our Strong Little Flower

Iris, Our Strong Little Flower

As most of you know, our wonderful daughter Iris (Hebrew, meaning “flower”) has finally made her entrance into the world!  Every day we are filled with praise to the Lord for her life and feel incredibly blessed.  We wanted to share with you a little more detail about how Iris was born to give more glory to […]
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Eternal Acceptance in Him

Eternal Acceptance in Him

Every once in a while I take some time to reflect on God’s grace and my life before & after I trusted in Christ. I don’t do this to beat myself up, but rather as a refresher course in the goodness of God in spite of my shortcomings. My life was a train wreck before […]
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Family, Friends & Goals

Family, Friends & Goals

Wow. We have already been home for a month and a half. For sure, it has flown by! Our last few weeks have been met with an endless supply of encouragement from guests visiting our home, mostly missionaries preparing to leave for the field or fresh off the field on home assignment like Beth & […]
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The Gross Stuff

The Gross Stuff

Not all that happens in Papua New Guinea looks or feels like living in a tropical paradise. In the over three months we have been living here we have already encountered a host of the “not-so-pleasant” that PNG has to offer.   A good handful of you who keep track of us have asked a […]
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A Guide to Buai

A Guide to Buai

Part of our job living in Papua New Guinea right now is not only learning the trade language, but also learning about PNG culture. We have asked questions like, “What do the people eat?” “Where do they live?” “How do they interact with one another?” We observe the material culture and note their social behaviors, […]
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Prayer: Fruit from the Root

Prayer: Fruit from the Root

A few years ago our home church in Michigan had a guest speaker come out and put on a seminar on the topic of prayer. This guest speaker was considered to have some wisdom on the subject and for an entire weekend our church came together to learn about prayer; the need for prayer in […]
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Koraate

Koraate

Living on an NTM center here in the Islands region of Papua New Guinea never has a dull moment. Being at the center is like living at a “hub” of sorts. There are a few guest rooms here for missionaries to stay in when they are traveling through or when they need a small break […]
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Commissioned!

Commissioned!

Yesterday was our official commissioning during the service at our sending church, Grace Point in Adrian, Michigan! Our pastors and elders stood us before the congregation and made it official, Grace Point Church is sending Tom & Beth Carlton to Papua New Guinea. On their behalf, and with their support, we will be messengers of […]
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The Co$t of Mi$$ion$

The Co$t of Mi$$ion$

So, in order to do this job of taking the precious message of the gospel to those who have never heard, we have to raise support.  Unfortunately most majority world countries don’t have super applicable job positions for us expatriates, not to mention the fact that if we were to work another job (aside from […]
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