Aaron and Kimberly Laney Expanding the Reach of the Gospel in PNG Tech training almost done
Our time in Tech training at the Missionary Training Center is coming to an end.
(You can see more photos of the tech class on the photo page.)
It has been a dream come true for me. I have always enjoyed this kind of work and now I have been able to get training in it to help expand the reach of the Gospel. We have done pretty much all the physical things that a missionary would need to do to living in a remote location. This semester we have done everything from simple electrical circuits to designing a hydro-electric system that could power 3 or more homes for a missionary team in a remote tribe.
Taxes ouch!
We were blessed by a big increase in financial support last year. We went from 45% to 75% of the recommended amount for our family. But along with the increase in support came an increase in taxes. Last year we had around $1500 taxes and this year it is $5000 over what we had set aside. The support didn’t quite double but the taxes quadrupled. Please pray that we will be able to pay the taxes and set aside enough for next year. If you would like to help out you can visit our give page at the top.
God answers prayer!
When I was in High School I had been praying for something for a long time that did not turn out the way I wanted. I got discouraged and “gave up” on praying for about a month. Ever since I got saved as a little child I had prayed every day, but for that month I didn’t pray. It was the worst month of my life, but God worked a miracle. I knew that God does answer prayer, so I began to ask God to show that he does.
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Laney’s Log
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Dear Friends,
Wow! What a surprise! Early this month we received an email from a friend that supported Aaron’s parents. He had kept track of us through our newsletters and he said he wanted to send us $5000 for Aaron’s Tech Specialist Training tuition, a waterproof camera, and other immediate needs!
Prayer Requests
Click on the Pray button on the right to see our Prayer Requests Page!
A day as a tribal kid
Imagine that you are a little boy or girl in Papua New Guinea. You wake up in the cold morning from your bed of sticks next to your little brothers and sisters. You live in the middle of the jungle, in a little hut made of wooden slabs and a grass roof. You lay awake listening to the parrots and bats as the sun comes up. The hut is dark, but there are a few coals in the middle of the room, and so you step down onto the dirt floor, bend over and begin blowing on the coals so the fire will start burning again.
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What is it like calling to speak in churches?
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We have found it hard to get some new churches to speak in this month. When contacting a church, I first send a letter to introduce our family and let the pastor know we would like to share about our ministry in their church. I also send a brochure which has our testimonies, info about NTM, and info about Papua New Guinea. Then a couple weeks after mailing the letter I call the church to talk with the pastor and ask if we can come and speak at his church.
Siar Tribe recieves the Gospel for the first time!
When they heard the history-changing words, “Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world,” they began to realize that the One for whom they were searching had already arrived.
The Siars had been waiting and watching for the One who would take their sins away for many years. When the Siar missionary team taught the Bible lesson on Genesis 3 they introduced the promise that God gave to sinful mankind. As the missionaries continued through the Scriptures they emphasized two major questions: “Who is the Redeemer?” and “How will He save us?”
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We don’t do sweet talk
Check out this great NTM story about the fireproof love dare in a tribal setting.
Siawi woman carring firewood
Posted on August 6th 2011 by David Bell
NTM@work Magazine in Papua New Guinea
People Group: Siawi
How would it work?
Missionary Linda Krieg had her misgivings about introducing a very western idea into the Siawi culture.
Taking an approach that was featured in the movie Fireproof, Jason Swanson challenged the men in the Siawi church. During a 21-day period Jason gave them a daily assignment to broaden their understanding of what it means to love their wives.
“As it turned out,” Linda wrote, “it was so very much exactly what they needed.”
Thirty-eight men, including young single men who wanted to learn how to love their future wives, attended the sessions to hear concepts that presented problems for some of the men.
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