John and Jessi George ...church planters in Papua New Guinea About
The fam…
Well, since getting married back in December of ’04, Jessi and I haven’t slowed down. We spent the first couple years of our marriage in full-time student ministry, followed by a year of missionary work in East Asia, training with New Tribes Mission, and now taking the good news of Jesus to the unreached tribal groups in Papua New Guinea. Along the way we’ve had three beautiful little daughters. Lucy, she’s the fast moving blur in most of our family pictures; Mattie, our contemplative deep thinker; and last to come along is Mia Kate, who is giving Lu a run for her money.
Since we were married, we’ve moved more times than I care to count throughout 3 different states and three different countries. We never really know what to expect in our lives, but we are certain of two things. God loves us like crazy and we want to share that love with those who need it!
So what does “tribal church planting” look like?
Simply put, “tribal church planting” is taking the Gospel message to unreached people groups with hopes of seeing a mature, self-functioning, and missional church established among the indigenous people. In a nutshell, this is what our work will consist of: Learning the national culture & language first, then moving among the a particular tribe and begin learning their particular culture and language. Gradually, we will develop an alphabet and written language for the people. Conducting a literacy program, we will teach the people to read and write their own language. Throughout this time our team will be translating the God’s Word and presenting chronological Bible lessons. Ultimately, our hope is to give the people the Bible in their mother language and to see a mature, self-functioning, missional church established.
