The Great Commission is our Mission.
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 “safe” to go there. Search the Scriptures and see that this is nothing new. There …
Read More Divine protectionI’ve been dealing with bugs a lot, lately. Not the living insect variety, but the computer bug sort. It is my job. Yes, I’m a missionary, and I do “missionary-like” stuff like living in a remote area in an exotic nation, preach in another language, and continually have faith in God to supply the needs …
Read More Bugs and User Interface DesignThe 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. Please be in prayer for the people who speak these languages and for the translation …
Read More Bible Dedications 2008-2009When 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 had to learn new languages, convince people that it was better to listen than to …
Read More Computers, Teamwork, and MissionariesI was really happy to have succeeded at fixing a satellite relay station of the Papua New Guinea Christian Broadcasting Network (Wantok Radio Light) in Kainantu. The man in the picture is smiling because I just gave him a solar-powered fix-tuned radio, playing Wantok Radio Light. That nice little Galcom radio is really good for …
Read More The Great TechnicianThere is more than one way to cross a river. Grace, peace, and mercy be to you in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord! Now is one of those times that I need to take a strategic look at the World English Bible project, and really seek the Lord concerning the finishing of the …
Read More World English Bible translation status 16 Oct 2008One of the most spiritually intense portions of the Bible translation process is the completion phase. (A close second is getting started.) Of course, there are battles all along the way, but it is especially worth while to pray for the translation and publication teams working on the end stages of the translation and for …
Read More New Testament and Old Testament Completions 2008-2009Here it is, again. Time to produce a missionary newsletter. Actually, it is more properly called a prayer letter, because we want you to pray for us when you get it. Prayer letters are great things, because they help keep us connected with our partners, serve as reminders that we are still doing the work …
Read More Newsletter Time AgainWe could really use some prayer, right now. There is an overabundance of circumstances that point to the likelihood of the enemy trying to cut off our supply lines in some sort of spiritual war turned physical. There is no way the Good News of Jesus Christ can be stopped by this, but I believe …
Read More Bad news/GOOD NEWSThe best place in the world to be is where God wants us to be, when He wants us to be there. In 2007, We moved twice (once within Colorado, once back to Papua New Guinea). Lori renewed her teacher’s certificate. I continued Bible translation software development while in Colorado. Upon return to Papua New …
Read More The Grass is Greener HereAlas, I just lost over a hundred photos and a camera, all in one loud “pop!” My Sony DSC-S600 camera, the one that I used to take the Asaro Mud Man photo, here, self-destructed. I had just shot a picture of a yellow-lapped honeyeater dining on hibiscus nectar, turned the camera off, and set it …
Read More Death of a Camera and Dog DeathThe year just rolled over to 2008. What do I see? I see a more intense year in the battle between God’s light and dark enemies. Battles rage, and many people are so distracted that they don’t even see the conflict. Have you noticed the drop in missions funding, and the trend away from long …
Read More Long Term Missions, Life and Death