September 2022 Village Trip, Part 2. A foreign cult rears its head deep in the jungles of PNG, syncretism surfaces in the church, and the Mubami get a taste of God’s Word in their language.
When You Don’t Feel It (Pt. 1)
September 2022 Village Trip, Part 1.
Can I be honest for a moment? When we first got back to PNG, my heart was not in it. An extended stay back in the US for study leave made our return very challenging on many levels. The truth is, over the 3 ½ years we spent back in the US, our friendships with people back home deepened, we spent a lot of time with family, we had a nice home and cars, and we invested in the lives of those around us, and our kids were older and more invested as well. Leaving all of that behind was painful.
Why does PNG have so many languages?
When people find out that 839 of the world’s 7,139 living languages are indigenous to Papua New Guinea (PNG), they are understandably shocked. That’s almost 12%
Is Seminary training really necessary?
Occasionally, people ask us whether studying Greek and Hebrew is really necessary in preparation for Bible translation. After all, as believers, we have access to…
Mubami Pre-allocation Trip, Day 7
*This is the last of a seven-part series about our pre-allocation trip to the Mubami people of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The purpose of…
Mubami Pre-allocation Trip, Day 6
*This is the sixth of a seven-part series about our pre-allocation trip to the Mubami people of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The purpose of…
Mubami Pre-Allocation Trip, Day 5
My heart breaks for the Dibyaso and the many other language groups like them who are still waiting for someone to come help them receive God’s Word. I want to help them, but I can’t be in two places at once. Maybe God will bless our efforts and an MLP will come to fruition. But, even if it does, we would need help to make it successful. I wonder, will the Dibyaso have to wait twenty more years before someone comes to help them? And by that time, will the door still be open? Surely, the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Mubami Pre-Allocation Trip, Day 4
Mubami Pre-allocation Trip, Part 4 *This is the fourth of a seven-part series on our pre-allocation trip to the Mubami people of Western Province, Papua…
Mubami Pre-Allocation Trip, Day 3
Mubami Pre-allocation Trip, Part 3 Day 3, March 1, 2018 Today we were supposed to catch a ride from Kamusi across to Sogae. Pastor Max…
Mubami Pre-Allocation Trip, Day 1
*This is the first of a seven-part series about our pre-allocation trip to the Mubami people of Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The purpose of…