On Saturday, October 31st, I along with our national partners departed for the Village M. This was our seventh trip into this area. After our normal bus ride down to the Ramu River and a 10 mile walk into the village we arrived very hot and tired. Sunday we visited the area Village M gave … More Bush Trip Report, November 2015
Last Friday I went with a group of pastors to check on two of the New Life Mission churches on the other side of Goroka. Two of the leaders in this area had a relational problem that was preventing them from having common fellowship. These men were both pastors and had temporarily stepped down from … More “Mi stik bilong yu”
Paul’s exhortation to Timothy was to not only guard the good deposit, but to entrust it to faithful men who could teach others. … More “Entrust [the gospel] to faithful men who will be able to teach others also”
On August 22nd, I made my sixth trip into the unreached area in which we feel that God is leading us to plant a church. My friend, James, who works for another mission here in PNG, came along with me this time. Village life moves very slowly, so a trip into the bush often involves … More Bush Trip Report, August 2015
We run two types of pastoral training here in Goroka. Sometimes it may be difficult to figure out which one we’re talking about in our updates, so hopefully I can clarify the difference with this post. Each week, seven men, all pastors or church leaders, come to the Station where we live and attend the classes … More Pastor Training Update, July 2015
On July 6 I made my fifth trip into Village M. Several New Life Mission pastors and I rode a bus down to the Ramu Valley and walked the 10 miles into the area. It is currently dry season here in Papua New Guinea and the river was barely at waist level, so we were … More Bush Trip Report, July 2015
We currently partner with New Life Mission, a group of churches in Goroka composed entirely of Papua New Guineans. In August of this year, a couple of the New Life Mission pastors approached me and expressed their desire for Bible training. These are hard working men with families who survive on whatever comes from their … More Striving Side By Side For the Faith of the Gospel
In a lush valley located in the eastern foothills of the Bismarck Mountain range of Papua New Guinea, the Ramu River rushes along, fed by five streams flowing down into the valley from the rugged peaks above. For many generations, tribal groups, including the primitive M people*, have made their home along the rocky banks … More Bush Trip Report – July 2014
“What do you think about divorce and remarriage? Is this a good thing or not?” This was the start of a conversation about divorce and polygamy in the Papua New Guinea church. This young pastor, Abel, wanted to stori about how to handle situations like this in his church. I am grossly under qualified to … More Fifteen Pieces Of Silver, Five Bushels Of Barley, and a Measure Of Wine
I returned from PNG on March 9, almost two weeks ago now. Since then I’ve been helping Sam catch up on school work and doing a little work for TekLinks. We also spent two nights in San Antonio with the kids, and my parents just headed back to Alabama after visiting with us for the … More A PNG Tale: "There and Back Again"
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