Progress toward our return to Papua New Guinea...

We are grateful for all of you who have partnered financially with our Wycliffe ministry. We are at 66.8% of our monthly ministry budget! Wycliffe requires us to have partners pledging 100% of our monthly budget before we are released to return to PNG. Our partners are just as integral a part of this ministry as we are. Would you consider joining our team as a financial partner and becoming an active part of how God is bringing His Word to the bibleless people? 

Link: Partnering with our Wycliffe Ministry

It is all ministry...

Our time in the U.S. continues to be a blessing. We’ve had many opportunities to speak to people about Bible Translation and our roles in supporting these efforts. Often, people say, “I’m sure you’re looking forward to returning to Papua New Guinea to continue your ministry”. As missionaries on our first home assignment, it is true that we are very eager to return to the field, but we believe that all of life is ministry. Our time at home sharing about what God is doing in Papua New Guinea is ministry. When Kathy recently judged the Science Fair for the Christian school she used to teach at, it was ministry. When Scott talks to churches or individuals about security, it is also ministry. As followers of Christ we all exist to bring glory to God. Whether serving in your local church, the local community, half way across the globe or simply within your own sphere of influence, it is ministry. For the Christian, the totality of our lives should be to bring glory to God. 

Kathy Judging the PCA Science Fair

Photo Credit: Anders Lund

Prayer Points...

• The Church in PNG: Pray for continued revival, disciple- making, growth and unity in the churches.

• Bible translators: Pray for the national & expatriate translators alike, that they would produce accurate, clear and natural translations of the Bible that will be understood and used in each language. Praise for the completion of consultant checking of the entire Baruga New Testament!

• God’s protection and provision: Please pray that He would continue to meet our needs while on furlough, as well as the needs in Ukarumpa while we are gone, and protect us from illness and discouragement.

• Our US family & friends: Pray that we continue to encourage those we visit with who struggle with poor health and very difficult situations. Praise that Kathy’s dad is now home from the hospital; pray he recovers from pneumonia and manages his Parkinson’s. 

Worshipping Together...

Our ability to worship God is one we so often take for granted. We have been blessed to be back in NH at our home church, but simultaneously we miss our times of worship in PNG. In Ukarumpa, a Sunday church service (pictured below- try to find us!) brings together expatriate missionaries from South Korea, Japan, Australia, the U.S., Canada, South and Central America and Western Europe. Often, PNG nationals join us, too, and it is a great picture of the Body of Christ with its many parts all coming together as the Church to worship and honor God. 

Photo Credit: Elizabeth Lord