Hey! Some familiar faces among native pastors on the other side of the world! Matt Taylor and Steve Best are currently in Papau New Guinea training these men in the proper preaching and teaching of Scripture. Sweet!
Showing posts with label Papua New Guinea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Papua New Guinea. Show all posts
Mar 3, 2012
May 24, 2011
May 5, 2011
One of those milestone nights!
On April
19th Matt and I as well as a few other couples and Matt Taylor were able
to share a meal with some of the visiting To Every Tribe Staff at the
Best household. Bridging the gap between DeKalb, IL, Los Fresnos, TX and
the Blackwater region in Papua New Guinea was happening all in one
room. It was the first opportunity the projected group of DeKalb
missionaries and To Every Tribe staff were able to meet as a collective
group.
It was one of those milestone nights. We were able to bounce questions off the staff members and get an idea of what Texas & PNG living might realistically look like. We laughed for a large portion of the night and joked with each other, but we had a lot of serious questions answered as well. We learned more about TET's philosophy on missions. Some of those burning questions we had about contextualization, or bringing the gospel in a way that is culturally relevant to a region, were answered. We were able to also learn about the trade language of pidgin and how TET utilizes the Malaysian Pidgin Bible in it's ministry. We talked about diet and exercise in preparation for PNG, and about Texans and their appreciation for Dr. Pepper.
We also learned about some of TET's prayer requests: They are hoping to purchase a new set of dorms and single family homes that would be such an incredible step in housing the continually growing number of students. Also, Steve and Terri Best are working towards moving to Los Fresnos in the Fall, pray for their house to sell and for their family during this transition!
We would love your partnership in prayer as well as Matt and I continue to live life in DeKalb and our hearts are growing continually more drawn to Texas and PNG. Please pray that the Lord would grow us in perseverance as we work our 9-5 jobs to pay off student loans. Praise the Lord for His provision towards us! Pray that our desire to go, would be to glorify GOD and not "insert idol here". Pray that our faith in God to provide for us would grow as well! Thank you so much!
It was one of those milestone nights. We were able to bounce questions off the staff members and get an idea of what Texas & PNG living might realistically look like. We laughed for a large portion of the night and joked with each other, but we had a lot of serious questions answered as well. We learned more about TET's philosophy on missions. Some of those burning questions we had about contextualization, or bringing the gospel in a way that is culturally relevant to a region, were answered. We were able to also learn about the trade language of pidgin and how TET utilizes the Malaysian Pidgin Bible in it's ministry. We talked about diet and exercise in preparation for PNG, and about Texans and their appreciation for Dr. Pepper.
We also learned about some of TET's prayer requests: They are hoping to purchase a new set of dorms and single family homes that would be such an incredible step in housing the continually growing number of students. Also, Steve and Terri Best are working towards moving to Los Fresnos in the Fall, pray for their house to sell and for their family during this transition!
We would love your partnership in prayer as well as Matt and I continue to live life in DeKalb and our hearts are growing continually more drawn to Texas and PNG. Please pray that the Lord would grow us in perseverance as we work our 9-5 jobs to pay off student loans. Praise the Lord for His provision towards us! Pray that our desire to go, would be to glorify GOD and not "insert idol here". Pray that our faith in God to provide for us would grow as well! Thank you so much!
Mar 24, 2011
Dinner with Missionaries
Tonight we were able to eat dinner with some Papua New Guinea missionaries from the Blackwater region. They have been ministering to a tribe in the Blackwater region since 2001. They spend 6 years learning about the tribe and learning the language and then in 2007 they started teaching the bible.
Since then they have been using chronological bible teaching to go through the entire bible. It has been amazing to hear their stories of God using them to spread the gospel to a tribe of around 1000 people. We were very encouraged by them and their faithfulness in Christ work. We loved talking to them and feel like we just made some great friends. We were also able to share this experience with some of our friends who are going or are really considering going with us on a team.
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