Commissioned!

August 2, 2010

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 […]

Tickets Purchased

July 28, 2010

It is done. The tickets are bought…We will be moving to Papua New Guinea on 8.9.10! PHEW! It is shocking how complicated buying tickets to get you to the other side of the world can be! Add the fact that we are trying to pinch pennies & traveling with a one year old and it […]

Decision Made.

July 22, 2010

[The following text is a letter we sent out last night to everyone on our email update list. We send out these email updates about every other week, usually with pictures & prayer requests. This is the best way to stay informed about our ministry. Please contact us if you would like to receive these […]

All the Answers

July 10, 2010

God has repeatedly blessed us with the opportunity to spend time with people who are serving in the same region in Papua New Guinea as we are going! It is amazing how the timing of everything has lined up just how it should to enable these visits (wonderful how God works, eh?). Several weeks ago […]

??? Days to Departure

July 1, 2010

According to the official countdown, we have only eighteen days to go until our estimated departure date for Papua New Guinea. Wow. Even though we are scheduled to depart in a little over two weeks, there are still two hurdles that we are facing to reach our goals for departure. Waiting on Visas– One of the […]

A Spokane Weekend

May 4, 2010

Last weekend we ventured up to Spokane, Washington. We left on my birthday (April 30th) and spent about 10 hours (things take longer with a kid :)) to get to our destination. The drive was truly astonishing. Observing the variety of God’s creation just took our breath away. From densely wooded mountains, the massive Columbia […]

Stuffless.

April 6, 2010

Well, it is done. Last Wednesday we were able to have our stuff safely loaded onto a semi truck, on its way to the ship that will take it to Papua New Guinea. Praise the Lord! As we watched our 16 totes and boxes be wrapped to a pallet and then fork lifted up the […]

Goodbye, Palm Trees

January 24, 2010

This last week has been a full one! Early in the week we had a meeting with a missions pastor from a church in the area. We sat over chai tea, juice and water and shared him our vision to see the unreached people of Papua New Guinea reached with the gospel. It was a […]

Where Do We Go From Here?

September 28, 2009

So, we've been researching new fields of service. Like we've said before, the closed door to Cambodia is not a closed door to going overseas altogether. Now begins the process of deciding the "where" followed shortly after by the "when."