Sometimes you need to reconnect

May 27, 2018

It’s that time of year again, when the school year ends and many of the support workers who serve at the school go back to their home countries for a well-deserved rest. Some families are returning to their home countries to get their graduating senior settled into their new school, while some of us remain […]

reachWANTAKIA

April 6, 2018

We recently received an update from the team in Wantakia. They’ve done an excellent job in telling the 5 reasons they’re here, why we’re all here, and it’s well worth sharing. You can read more about this team working with the Wantakia on their blog: http://www.reachwantakia.com/team-blog/

Somewhat Suffering Missionary

February 15, 2018

“We’re suffering here,” Bill joked over the phone to the pastor from our home church, as he described the late December* weather here in Papua New Guinea. We were having another 85 degree day, while our home state of Wisconsin was getting snow again. Bill was sharing about our life and work here, and highlighted […]

Working cross-culturally

November 13, 2017

Coming to the field, we expected to be working cross-culturally. After all, we’d be living in a country not our own, with the PNG people who live and think differently from us. Living among them, learning the PNG language, and discovering cultural differences came as no surprise to us. What is catching me off guard […]

Last Month in Pictures

April 17, 2017

As I mentioned in our update letter, we’d have a video here and quite a few pictures to share with ya’ll! The last 2 months have been a time of adjustment and learning for our family. Most of the pictures speak for themselves, so I’ll let them do what they do best! Aute is our […]

Our first week or so in Papua New Guinea

March 4, 2017

Wow! What a week! Or well uh, two weeks now. Part of us feels like we just stepped (stumbled, tripped, fell..) out of the plane yesterday while part of us feels like we’ve been here some time already. For those who don’t know, we got to fly in one of NTMA’s (New Tribes Mission Aviation) […]

Leaving!

February 10, 2017

“Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is the whole duty of man.” -Ecclesiastes 12:13 The Spirit has laid that verse on my heart recently and I wished to share it. Granted, that verse has nothing to do with our news, or does it? I’ll let you answer that question for yourselves. Our passports […]

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 […]

Our December 2016 in pictures!

December 31, 2016

As we close out 2016, we wished to share our family’s Christmas with you. It’s been a good month of seeing family, friends, and celebrating the birth of our Lord!

Farm & Fleet

November 28, 2016

I nearly had an emotional breakdown in Farm & Fleet. Don’t worry, to save face for men everywhere, I held it together. If you’ve been following our journey, you know that we moved from Waukesha, WI to the Elkhart, IN area about 6 months ago. When we lived in Waukesha, I would often run errands […]