Bringing the Bible to the Bibleless in Papua New Guinea
A few weeks ago, some of our teammates who are in Papua New Guinea did a promotional event in town near our jungle village spreading the word of what SIL/Wycliffe is doing in the area. They were able to distribute Jesus Picture Story DVDs, as well as some of the Luke-Acts volumes that have been…
Many of you know that we are here in Dallas so that Matthew can finish his last bit of linguistics training before we head back to Papua New Guinea next summer. But what exactly does that mean? We are living on the International Linguistics Center, where Matthew is attending classes at the Graduate Institute…
On my last trips out to my translators’ village I took with me a pack of things I would need to make it through my short stay. Since I hiked and canoed to their village, the space and weight of my pack limited what I was able to take with me. Therefore I was only able…
Often times we have people ask us what it is like to live in Papua New Guinea, live in the Jungle, and not have bacon (I made that last one up…;-) ) Questions like these can be rather difficult to answer impromptu, because we it can be hard to sort through all the differences that…
Just look at the picture above, you would think we are celebrating Halloween this week in the village (actually celebrating Dedication of new training centre building). BUT, were not this is the traditional costume for SingSing (Pidgin word for a song and dance celebration) of some people groups from the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. This…
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Thank you all SO much for your prayers as we have been traveling around to many different places over the last few weeks. During our travels, we have seen many friends, gained one new financial partner in our ministry, and quite a few one time gifts!! We really felt your prayers for health, as everywhere…
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“Bye Mom, Bye Dad!” This is what we hear a lot of around our house these days. When asked where she is going, Annie almost always responds with “I’m going to Papua New Guinea!” She has been saying this for quite a while now, but because we are packing up all of our things, Annie…
I wake up in the morning, fix breakfast, and if I’m lucky take a shower, then get dressed and get my children dressed, then put a load of clothes in the washer. Running to the store happens often, and then its back for lunch! Move the clothes over to the dryer, and put the kids…
Growing up, I lived in the same house for 17 years! My parents built the house when I was just over a year old, and moved out when I went to college. I loved that house, and think it will always be my favorite. I lived in that house for so many memorable experiences in…
The past two weeks have been busy with traveling! Traveling is a big part of our lives as we work in Papua New Guinea and raise support by visiting Churches and individuals all over the United States. Unfortunately with the busyness, we missed the last two Woodsy Wednesdays, but we are back this week. So…
The Woods' Walkabout 