On the west side of our Kamea people lives another people known as the Tewata or Tainae. Their numbers are much smaller than the Kamea, perhaps numbering only around 1,000. They live in a few villages in a very isolated area, without an airstrip, an aid post, or any development. We know them because they […]
Pastor’s Leadership Conference April 2013
Good morning!!! That’s how I began each day in our Gulf Province Pastor’s Leadership Conference. 28 men representing 8 languages (English, Pidgin, Kamea, Orokolo, Mekeo, Hamdai, Baimuru, and Akoye) attended the conference from April 22-26, 2013. Matt Allen spent lots of hours flying the previous (and following) days as he brought these men from their […]
Moving BIG Stones with Water
At the beginning of the airstrip project in Kotidanga, all that needed to be moved was dirt…lots and lots of dirt. First by hand, then by our trusty New Holland Skid Steer, the mountain began to grow shorter and shorter. Then MAF came in to do a physical airstrip check. They tested the soil for […]
The Wedding
Jack and Esila were married in October 2012. You may have seen Jack on the video, “Jack’s Story.” We’ve been praying for him to find a wife, and he surely did! They are a great couple and God is using them already. Pray for them as they prepare for a new ministry phase in their […]
Solar-Powered Audio Bibles!
In a pre-literate society, everything is communicated by speaking. In our ministry among the Kamea, we cannot use printed materials in their language because (at this point) there aren’t any. But in the first steps toward Kamea literacy, and in order to get God’s words into their heads and hearts, we’ve begun using solar-powered audio […]
Water Project Completed
Through the generous gifts of friends in the USA, the people of Kunai village and Kotidanga Baptist Mission have clean running water year-round. From a waterfall several hundred feet higher than our mission station, and snaking its way through the jungle for nearly 3/4 mile, comes a water supply that should provide us with fresh […]