We’ve been here almost a year. A year ago this July, we said goodbye to our family, our people. A year ago we stepped forward into the unknown to start a new life of ministry as a family in Papua New Guinea. It has been quite an adventure. We have shared much with you but there is so much unshared. We underestimated the sheer magnitude of this move - for us, for our kids, for our families and that’s ok. To be honest, had we understood some of the struggles we would face, some of the hurts our … [Read more...] about A Year in Words

​Hebrews 12:1-3 New International Version (NIV)12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from … [Read more...] about We’re Not Sinking

If I rely on myself, I have nothing. I have disappointment, sin and inadequacy. I have gifts, which I’ll doubt.I have abilities, which I’ll take pride in.I have character, which I’ll question.If I rely on myself, I will be propelled forward by misguided intentions and a deep, but perhaps not vocalized, desire for an identity rooted in the praise and admiration of others.I will seek and seek to find fulfillment in the perceived consistency of a self worth that is dictated by others but, what I … [Read more...] about Make the better choice

​"All of this darkness is a small and passing thing" - Andrew Peterson Do I believe that?Guess what? I sit in a classroom each day surrounded by dozens of Papua New Guinean Bible translators who believe this with all their hearts and whose lives are different because of it. They see darkness. They see disunity. They see conflict and dissension but guess what else they see? They see Jesus. They have accepted Jesus and they have seen Him make a world of difference in their lives. Because of this … [Read more...] about A Small and Passing Thing

​How do you clear your head? Where do you go? What do you do? For me, I clear my head while exercising. No part of me enjoys running but, oh do I love thinking clearly. Having the cobwebs removed and the loudness silenced long enough to hear the gentle whispers of truth and wisdom God might have been speaking all along while I was too busy to stop and listen.Those moments where I can stop and think about what’s been on my heart. Those precious hours where I can often look past the temporary … [Read more...] about Running