How your partnership is introducing a remote, primitive tribe to Jesus
When Petrus Giay, an Indonesian missionary, finally found the Weserau tribe deep in the mountainous interior of Papua, Indonesia, he wasn’t welcomed with open arms. It was obvious by their primitive garments made of bark, and their fear, that this tribe had little contact […]
I have had enough, Lord,” Elijah said… Then he lay down under the bush and fell asleep. All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” He looked around, and there by his head was some bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. He ate and drank and […]
Our oldest son Carter is a senior, and recently we were talking through an essay he had to write for a scholarship application. I suggested he write about some of the challenges of overseas living.
“Like what?”
I thought for a moment. “Oh, you know, like the electricity. How it’s always going off.”
He shrugged. “Then it comes […]
With nine moves* in a little over two years, my heart is weary from so much transition. Change has been a word that has come up often, and not the kind of change that rattles around in your pocket. It’s the bittersweet kind that comes with leaving friends and the familiar behind, mixed with the […]
Last week our family went to a village interior. I walked with my friend Esther to her “palace,” a large wooden building where she watches up to 100 kids every morning. The parents of these kids are students at the Bible school where Esther’s husband teaches.
The scene was chaotic—toys, puzzles, and books scattered every which […]
This story comes to us from MAF missionaries Mike and Christy Brown who serve as a pilot-mechanic family in Papua, Indonesia.
Our family had the privilege of spending a long weekend in the “Bird’s Head” area of Papua. We arrived at the Anggi airstrip on Saturday afternoon. Dan Lunow, long-time missionary, was visiting there for the […]