We are in Lae again after three months in the bush. We are here getting supplies and trading visitors for about a week. Brief medical outreach story? I could tell you about the babies that have been coming for milk. Used to be the infants would die if mom wasn’t able to nurse them or […]
Observations of Missionary Living: Interruptions are the Key to a Crucified Life
Jeanne Guyon once said that “Interruptions are the key to a crucified life.” Someone else said that the “stressful visit that interrupted your study may well be the very lens through which the text will open to you as never before.” Read on to get a missionary’s perspective of a “normal” day. Planning. Scheduling. Organizing. […]
Observations of Missionary Living: Remind Me to Learn Only ONE New Language at a Time
“…where I heard a language that I understood not.” (Psalm 81:5) When we were students at Baptist Bible Translators Institute, we studied dozens of different languages. From Albanian to Zapotec, we listened to, mimicked, wrote, and analyzed their sound patterns, their tones and their rhythms. Several times, as we were being swamped by learning all the […]
The Indigenous Principle
Many people have asked us about how we have handled the land portion of the airstrip. The answer to that question lies in our philosophy of ministry. We believe whole-heartedly in “indigenous church planting.” What that means is this—we endeavor to plant New Testament churches in tribal settings that will reproduce and support themselves. If it takes foreign money […]
Bro. John’s photo journal April, 3rd, 2008
This is a picture of the land negotiations on Sunday, March 30 at Suwatua. Matt and Luke Naudi are sitting in left center, in the trail; the opposing parties regarding whether the land should be given for a church building are sitting on opposite sides. The opposition group, sitting on the hill on the right, […]