The Great Commission is our Mission.
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. They came into the house and saw the young child with Mary, his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Opening their treasures, they offered to him gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.—Matthew 2:10-11 (WEB) Jesus Himself was the first Christmas gift. Another example …
Read More Giving SeasonThe Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born Son of the Father, full of grace and truth. —John 1:14 WEB Christmas is many things to many people, but I like to focus on celebrating this most amazing fact: God came to live among us …
Read More The Word Became FleshWe are happy to be serving the Lord! Photo by Rachel. In Papua New Guinea, in the Tok Pisin language, age is normally given as the number of Christmases someone has celebrated. Lori and I are happy to be celebrating another Christmas together! For us, Christmas is about celebrating the Son of God becoming a …
Read More Good News for AllWouldn’t you rather look at these Papua New Guinean cultural dancers from the Western Highlands Province than a picture of me in the hospital again? I thought so. Last newsletter, I talked about getting 3 new cardiac stents on the 20th of November, and how thankful I was that my heart was working better. I …
Read More Just a Little Heart AttackI think Lori may have saved my life. Here is a selfie we took in Papua New Guinea last month. I was awake as the doctor repaired my right coronary artery and inserted 3 stents on Thursday, the 20th of November. I thank God that there was a qualified cardiologist on Maui to do the …
Read More Every Day is a Gift from God!The above picture is of a printed copy of the World English Bible Updated edition, Old and New Testaments, with 10 point type and maps, as available from Broken Yoke Publishing. The various editions and additional print options are explained at the WorldEnglish.Bible web site. There are also pointers to free digital editions. IIf you …
Read More Bible Bounty and PovertyThe South Pacific Bible Forum was a gathering of 74 people from 30 organizations in 16 countries. We are all collaborating to help eliminate Bible poverty in the South Pacific. We had structured sessions together as well as sharing meals and breaks together. That made time to forge and strengthen relationships, pray together, and discuss …
Read More South Pacific Bible Forum 2025Lori taught some object lessons to the children in the Nali language school that meets under Sue Pfaff’s house in Karum Village on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea It has been a full two weeks+ in Papua New Guinea! Some highlights included: Michael doing some household repairs and maintenance Michael & Lori demonstrating to many …
Read More Welcomed in Karum VillageI just attended a church service in Papua New Guinea that was conducted in three languages: English, Tok Pisin, and Nali. English was used some because it is taught in the schools and because there are some good worship songs in English. Tok Pisin was used because it is a major trade language, and everyone …
Read More Parallel Bibles on your Smartphone or Tablet with BishopWe stopped for a picture with some of the people in the village church, today. Sue Pfaff is the third person from the right. I (Michael) am in the hat, and Lori is sporting a gift of a hand-woven Manus string bag (bilum). “Nasi” is the Nali word for “Grandmother”. Sue is much more than …
Read More They Call Her NasiJust how much would you sacrifice to show one person the way of Salvation? What is a change in eternal destiny worth? Jerry and Sue Pfaff thought it was worth making it their life’s work to translate the Holy Bible into the heart language of the Nali people. There are only about 2,000 active speakers …
Read More What is a Soul Worth?We are preparing for our mission trip to Manus Island, Papua New Guinea next month. There, we will help Sue Pfaff with Bible translation and teaching. Lori is assembling activities and gifts based on the Wordless Book Gospel tract, except that we will add words from Bible verses in three languages (Nali, Tok Pisin, and …
Read More Preparing for Manus Island, Papua New Guinea