Since our last update, we have been busy settling back into our house just outside the mountain town of Goroka, located in the Eastern Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Villages surround us on all sides, and our neighbors are Papua New Guineans. Sogomi is the name of the group of villages where we live. … More Life in Sogomi
“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
After eight weeks of PNG culture and language instruction in a classroom, our family spent four weeks as the only waitskins (“white people”) in a very remote jungle village. We lived in a bush house, cooked over a fire, bathed and washed clothes in a creek, and learned about life in the deep bush of … More Village Living
We were awakened this morning by a slow, steady drumbeat, a signal from one village to the next. A villager had died. This is the way of telling, and of mourning. Our language school sits on top of a mountain and is nestled among several villages. Some of these villages have a large wooden drum, … More On Learning a New Culture…
Well, Sanders Party of Five has been in Papua New Guinea for a month already and life is going quite well for us so far. We’ve spent the past month getting settled into our new home, learning the lay of the land, meeting lots of new people, and figuring out how to live in this … More First Update From PNG
“One does not surrender his life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime” -Jim Elliott Some things can’t truly be understood until they’ve been lived. We’ve all heard tales of people leaving everything they know and love, about the joy that comes as fetters are loosened and they … More Limping On Our Way
We received our Papua New Guinea visas this week! We also received word that our crates have made it all the way to the port in PNG and will be ready to be moved to Goroka once they clear customs. To celebrate all this exciting news we’ve decided to share some very special items with you … More Exciting News for the Sanders Family!
They are born and grow up.They go to school and get jobs.They get married and have children.They grow old and die. Without Christ. This is the case for thousands of people in hundreds of villages dotting the landscape of Papua New Guinea. Oh, they have gods.Many, many gods.Gods that become angry and do terrible things. … More Gladly Would I Leave Behind Me…
Moving to the other side of the world to make disciples of remote people groups requires a significant amount of training and planning. We have been privileged these past two years to receive excellent theological and missiological training at the Center for Pioneer Church Planting in Texas, and now we’ve had the opportunity the receive … More July Update
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