Author Archives: Michael Johnson

Last Monday, in a meeting at the University of the Nations, I was struck by the term “viral” electronic Scripture distribution. Of course, as a man who done battle with computer viruses and been tasked with protecting many computers from … Continue reading →

Rainbow over our house as seen from school Originally uploaded by kahunapulej If you have been reading all of our newsletters and emails, you already know a lot of facts about us and our ministry. You also know some things … Continue reading →

I have celebrated many Christmases, but the one that is most unforgettable for me is the miracle-filled Christmas season of 2005. It started around July, that year, when we found out that we had been matched with a baby girl … Continue reading →

Which is better: long term missions or short term missions? Both have their advantages and disadvantages, of course. A long term missionary has time to really learn languages and cultures, to develop relationships, and to effectively work on projects or … Continue reading →

I often get scam emails where some criminal tries to deceive me into thinking that if I will get some outrageously large amount of wealth if I just pay some preliminary “fees” to clear the way. Of course, those “fees” … Continue reading →

We live in exciting times. A few years ago, there was no telephone service in Papua New Guinea outside of a small number of towns, except for a few satellite terminals. Now, mobile phone service covers a significant percentage of … Continue reading →

6 days before the following, I saw a vision of a bright white warrior angel descending on the SIL Ukarumpa Centre (where we live), watching towards Ukarumpa Village (which is right next to the SIL Ukarumpa Centre). The events that … Continue reading →

Something missionaries have to deal with is security in unfamiliar and sometimes unknown conditions. We go where we go because the Lord calls us there, or maybe because we have to go for some reason, not necessarily because it is … Continue reading →

The following is a list of Scripture dedications already celebrated or planned in 2008 and 2009. It is possible that some were missed, or possibly omitted from this list for security reasons, so really there are probably a few more. … Continue reading →

When I was very young, I had an idea of what a missionary was: a person who went off to extremely remote areas of the world, far away from anything resembling the civilization we were used to. He or she … Continue reading →