Dear Prayer Partners, Thank you again for the faithful prayers and support!  We have tickets again to depart on April 17th, from OKC, followed by 2 weeks quarantine upon arrival into the capital of Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. The number of reported cases there in the country seems to be rising, but this…

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Dear Prayer Partners, Thank you for your help with our upcoming travel back to Papua New Guinea.  By God’s grace through your giving, we have been able to completely pay for the travel costs.   Everything is taken care of so far, thank you!  God is so good to provide needs.  It has been a blessing…

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Happy New Year!  The proverbs say we do not know “what a day may bring forth.” (Proverbs 27:1) If that’s true of a day, it’s for sure true of a year.  Since I began this letter with that thought a couple weeks ago in December, it only seems more and more true! Thank you to…

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Merry Christmas! We trust everyone is looking forward to celebrating our Savior’s Birth in as many ways as possible this month.  Thank you for your kindness in faithful prayers and support once again.  We enjoyed a good Thanksgiving with family, food, and just slowed down some to be thankful for making it through the many…

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Dear Pastor & Church, Happy Thanksgiving! What a roller coaster ride this year of 2020 has been.  We thank God for His continued mercy, grace, and provision once again.  While preparing for a Sunday School class I was reminded of the old hymn “God will take care of you” . . . and it’s still…

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Dear Pastor & Church, International travel continues to be a challenge in places, but there is some improvement in the larger outlook.   As of August 6, 2020, the US Department of State changed Papua New Guinea from a Level 4 “Do not travel” to a Level 3 “Reconsider travel.” (travel.state.gov.) One of our visas has…

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Dear Pastor & Church, Thank you for your prayer and support this last month.  Psalm 107:1 says “O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good:  for his mercy endureth for ever.”  God is good, has been good, and its encouraging to be called again to praise Him and thank Him. As we await…

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Dear Prayer Partners,                                                       Thank you especially for your prayers and faithful support since we last wrote.  These have been unusual times everywhere, to say the least.  We appreciate the extra faithfulness.  A lot has been happening for sure!  Someone mentioned the 5 Stages of Grief as a means to help deal with Coronavirus restrictions; Denial,…

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Dear Pastor & Church, As awareness of the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 begins to finally settle into this country, things become quieter in some ways at the moment.  With things shut down, there is less traffic in public places.  And some talk is more somber in private meetings.  The Prime Minister issued a letter to…

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