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Our Tuesday Nights
We are both involved with a ministry that works with men who are recovering from drug and alcohol addictions. It is a Christ-based program, so the men from New Tribes that volunteer are able to teach chronologically through the Bible, and disciple those seeking to find freedom in Christ, and recover from their addictions. This ministry has been hugely encouraging for us. Many of these men are hungry for truth, and it’s exciting to see them grow and mature in their relationship with Christ.
Several of the men in this program didn’t want to just be on the receiving end of teaching and discipling, so they decided to start a Bible study in the community. Over the past several months, they have been teaching through the Bible chronologically!
The group is incredibly diverse, but studying the Word together with 20+ men and women from the community has been a joy. Some have a church background and some don’t, but it’s amazing to see “the lights turn on” as they finally see how the Bible fits together. God had a plan for mankind from the very beginning, and we can see the Old testament stories pointing to the promised Redeemer over and over!
We love meeting with (and being challenged by) our dear friends at this Bible study. And we’re glad that God has crossed our paths!
Back to the BASICS
Last week I traveled to our church family in Michigan and spent the weekend with them, and then, along with a number of men from the church, traveled to Alistair Begg’s annual Pastor’s conference, BASICS. (You can see our group in the photo to the left). Over 900 Pastors were in attendance.
It was a fantastic time of fellowship with the men from the church, as well as spiritual refreshment from the speakers. A couple sessions that specifically stood out to me was Alistair’s exposition of the book of Jude, as well as Kevin DeYoung’s sessions on Prayer & the Perspicuity (Clarity) of Scripture. You can actually stream the recorded sessions here.
I just wanted to publicly thank Pastor Fred and the body of believers at Holt Baptist in Michigan for their continued love & support for us as family, and the ministry that we are engaged in.
-Josh
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WE GET TO DO THE COOLEST THINGS…
MUSING BY PAUL
I was thinking earlier tonight on my way home from visiting with Pastor Jim (Open Door Bible Church, Port Washington), through our Ministry Partnership Development process, we get to do some of the coolest things. I know – you’re probably wondering what I am talking about! What are these cool things we get to do:
1) We get to share one of the best stories of our life – how we met at Liberty University. And it’s not just any ordinary story. And it truly was a God-appointed, God at work introduction.
2) We get to share the incredible new opportunity we have with New Tribes Mission (NTM). God has beautifully opened a door for us to take 25 years of secular work experience and move in to a full-time ministry role that utilizes all those years of experience. How cool is that!
3) We get to share about Reaching the Unreached People Groups (appx 2100 still today!) that NTM has been doing for 71+ years, and how God’s Kingdom Building through NTM works. So cool to be on this Godly team (NTM).
4) We get to share about our two incredible Bible schools (New Tribes Bible Institute) with churches, families and individuals.
5) We get to brag about our boys, and how they are growing up in to young men, and the adventures they create in our home.
There were many other blessings I thought of as I drove home, but these were the 5 I felt lead to share.
I am so excited to be on the coolest journey yet of my life. God is teaching, stretching, molding, refining…me, and I stand in wonder at how He loves me, cares for me, and for my family.
SO SO BLESSED TO BE DOING ALL THE COOL THINGS ON THIS NEW JOURNEY!
THANK YOU GOD FOR USING JUST AN ORDINARY GUY LIKE ME TO BE A PART OF YOUR WORK!
Fine tuning
In my Bible study, we were learning about a steadfast heart. The picture it used to describe our hearts was a radio. I had never thought about it like that. Maybe it was the fact that my dad is a radio guy through and through, but I really liked it. Saw things in a new light. Read the rest of this entry »
Summer is coming…..
New Tigak Believers
Thank you for praying for the presentation of the Gospel message to the Tigak. It is a thrill to have new baby Tigak believers. Their excitement and desire to learn is contagious. Please continue to pray for these new believers as we are very aware that Satan wants nothing better than to squash their zeal and steal the Word away so that they don’t continue to grow in the Lord. Most of the new believers are women. Pray with us for their spouses and children that they would also desire to hear God’s Word taught clearly.
Pray for Ned as he is currently checking the books of Luke and part of Acts for the Maleu tribe. They have to finish 300 verses each day in order to finish in the time available.
My (Linn’s) dad has been very sick and in the hospital for a couple of weeks. We are hoping he will be able to come home this Friday. Pray that the doctors would have wisdom in how to treat my dad and that he would continue to gain strength. All three of our kids in the USA along with my nephew are going to be living with my parents for the summer. Hopefully they will all be a help and encouragement to my parents and not extra work. 
I am thinking the girls can do the cooking and cleaning and the boys can do the maintenance and yard work – so my parents can recover from a tiring time in the hospital!! It is hard to be away from home when my dad is struggling.
Traveling to and fro
We have begun our big south trip! We will be traveling a total of 2,231 miles…36 of driving time. Which we all know for our family of 5, it’s going to take a lot more than 36 hours of driving. Graham eats every 3 hours, so we stop. And by that point, Sophie and Olivia have reached their limit in the car! Anyways, we are having a great time traveling as a family and getting to tell people about our ministry plans! And, here is our new prayer card, so send us your address if you want one!!
The Laborers are Few…
Many of you know that I visited Papua New Guinea several years ago, and, until recently, had hoped to return there to teach. The following excerpt is from a fellow missionary’s blog, explaining the critical need for more laborers in the Papua New Guinea field:
There are thousands of villages remotely located and many inaccessible even with helicopters. The need for more willing to share in these villages and to prepare others for sharing is a huge need. There are also needs for those who can help those who are willing to go into these remote areas. We will soon be down to one pilot for all of the Papua New Guinea ministry. Our finance department will soon be down to only one person to manage the finances of all the missionaries serving here. Our computing department will soon be down to one computing expert to meet the technical needs of all the missionaries here. Please pray for those workers and those teams who will commit to make it possible for them to come. There are so many who don’t know Him. Please pray that more can! Read the rest of the post here.