Category Village

November-December 2023

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 […]

September-October 2023

Greetings, faithful friends. We are frequently reminded how our ministries here are dependent on your prayers and gifts. We’ve failed to update you over the last couple of months, so we need to back up a bit. Aaron’s trip in September to Sivauna, our Mamusi village home, was extremely wet and rainy. In contrast to […]

VILLAGE TRIP UPDATE from Aaron

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 […]

June 2022 Update

[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 […]

May 2022 Update

Hello friends! Thanks so much for your prayers over the last few weeks while I (Aaron) was in Sivauna village. It is really hard on our family to be apart like that, but we’re so grateful for the support and prayer cover you give us. We have a lot to report on, way too much […]