Our family has begun to settle into the rhythms of a new semester. Shortly after the kids’ school started, Jack and Narius arrived safely from Sivauna to participate in their first course on Exegesis here in Ukarumpa. Aaron has helped teach and mentor these bright young men we’re so blessed to know and partner with […]

Isn’t it amazing how often the Scriptures instruct us to be grateful? As I grapple with the disciplines of joy and gratitude, I’m always reminded how desperate I am for the Holy Spirit’s power to strengthen my inner being. Gratitude overflows from our confident hope of what is to come and our trusting perspective of […]

After leaving the family in Ukarumpa Thursday, I flew to the city of Kokopo, where we lived for several years and where we still have good contacts. Friday I went out to the nearby village of Warangoi to meet with Papa Martin and Mama Jacinta, dear friends and important allies in the Mamusi-speaking diaspora in […]

[This post is a continuation from May 2022 Update.] While the teachers were gathered at the Primary School campus for the Literacy course I explained last month, I was working in the church building with a group of 14 musicians from two villages. The Guitar and Songwriting course was designed to give them some practical […]