Sivauna was our home for nearly two months. SIL leadership had met with Mamusi church leaders and decided that this was the best place for us to start our journey with the Mamusi people. We were met with extreme generosity that has even surprised our leaders. From their flourishing gardens, the local people poured their […]

We are so excited to share that it is time for the Wade family to move to the village of Sivauna to live among the Mamusi people!  Sivauna is one of about 20 villages belonging to the Mamusi language group, which includes around 6000 people. Aaron returned from his journey on Saturday, having spent a […]

Hello friends! We’ve enjoyed a great holiday season here in Ukarumpa.  Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years were different this year, as we’re learning how to celebrate without our extended families around.  USPS and FaceTime went a long way in helping us feel connected with them back home, but it was an adjustment!  Still, we shared […]

Dear friends, It’s been a busy couple weeks of travel for us! We just spent last weekend with our wasfamili (foster family) from POC village living, and we had a great visit with them. Relationships are of paramount importance here, and we really wanted to be able to reconnect with them again before we leave […]

November 2015 Update We’re so excited to inform you of a new development in our journey.  The Lord has been leading us down a path that at first didn’t seem to make much sense in the context of our expected timeline.  We had thought that Aaron would finish his Masters in Linguistics when we returned […]