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 […]

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!

Leaving on a Jet Plane

December 23, 2016

If you’re on our facebook page, you’ll know that a couple days ago we posted that some big news was coming! So, drum roll please!!!!! NTM USA home office has given us the green light to head to the field! That’s excellent news, and a wonderful Christmas surprise. After talking with the USA home office […]

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 […]

Unto All Nations

September 19, 2016

This is the story of how a new voice, a new language, a new people was added to the chorus worshiping our Lord! “The greatest missionary is the Bible in the mother tongue. It needs no furlough and is never considered a foreigner.” William Cameron Townsend YembiYembi tribe has a new testament in their language […]

Learning to read for long-term growth

September 10, 2016

This year Esta is learning to read. It’s pretty exciting to see the world of literacy open for her. It’s exciting but also requires her to work hard as she learns what the 26 letters look like and what sound (or sounds) each of those letters make or blend together to make. We’re still in […]

Money & Accounts

August 21, 2016

One of our church elders joked once, “Oh, here’s the missionary, looking for money!” I know he was joking, but over the last month or so I’m becoming more convinced that’s all people hear when we call and ask to share our ministry with them. There are times when I feel envious of Paul and […]

What if our pastors didn’t have support workers?

May 27, 2016

Imagine that you arrive at your church on Sunday morning. There is your pastor, greeting you at the door. You and the other church members and visitors go and find seats in the sanctuary, and in a little while, it’s time for the service to begin. But where is your pastor? Oh, there he is […]