KONOMALA

A couple of weeks ago, we got to spend some time at one of our support centers where we got to catch up with some of our friends and fellow co-workers who are with us here in PNG. How often we heard or said something to the affect of, “real life is messy”. Whether it … More Normal days = Messy days

It is profound how our perspective can be affected by the unknown, the unfair, the uncontrollable, the uncomfortable, and all of the other “un” things that we experience in life.  We are studying through 1 Peter with the church right now. As we’re considering the things that the believers of that time were going through, … More Waiting for Promises

Hey everyone!  We hope you had a meaningful Christmas this last week! Thank you to each of you for praying for us throughout our transition back into Konomala. It’s been almost two weeks now since we got back into the bush. The travels from the U.S. went as well as can be expected. Amazingly all our … More Back in Konomala

If you remember back about a year ago, our friends in Konomala walked through back to back losses within the church. It was a really tough time for everyone and took quite some time for people to recover from.  Last month we were all blindsided by yet another one of our best friends passing away. … More Another tragedy in Konomala

Hey friends!  Thank you for your faithful prayer and dependence on God alongside of us in all that God is doing in Konomala. Your conversations with Him matter, and He loves it when we humbly come to Him … trusting His good heart. Thank you for the sacrifices you’ve made on behalf of our brothers … More Going back to be faithful

Often, when we read the Biblical accounts of people throughout history, it can be easy to imagine those peoples’ lives as a colorless, running list of bullet points and events. It can sometimes seem like the scriptures just jump from one big event to another … where people are constantly having life-defining and faith-filled moments … More the “FILLER” phrases

the TRIP home Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us over this last month as we’ve transitioned back to the U.S. The trip home went well. There were no major delays or jet lag issues to deal with, and God gave us grace to get through the long trip without any public … More Time @ Home

We’re all packed up and officially starting our journey back to America in a couple days. the Church Thank you all for praying for us these last months as we’ve been walking together with the church through the ups and downs of life. We’re collectively stepping into a new and unknown season together. This next … More Pray for the CHURCH & TRAVELING

Keti, Anita, and Totirip As a church we’ve been through a lot in these last months. Some of you might remember all that happened with Ken earlier this year. During that long and sad season, a middle aged couple named Keti & Anita began to more faithfully engage with the church. Anita and her 20 … More “Why aren’t you angry?”

the fight It’s hard to admit it, but a lot of us in religious circles live a life of hard work, confusion, and frustration. Hard work to “do the right thing”. Confusion as to why we just keep failing over and over even though we “know” a lot of true stuff from the Bible. And … More “I know how to fight now”