NTM

Pray for Dave as he prepares to teach a course on Teamwork this next semester.

The first semester of the new, integrated course at the NTM Missionary Training Center is now finished. Pray for the many students and staff who will be traveling during the Christmas break.

Translating God’s Word for those who have never had it in their own language is a tremendous privilege; but it is also an awesome responsibility. The Bible Translation course that Dave teaches will not transform anyone into a Bible translator. This class is only an introduction to basic translation principles and methodology. The actual training of these future translators will happen on the job — as they partner with real people in translating the Scriptures into a real language.

Every time we find ourselves facing a major transition in ministry, it is evident that God has gone before us.

• In 1980 when we first went to the jungles of Papua New Guinea, God was already there clearing a pathway in preparation for our arrival.
• Then in 2001 we moved to Florida to help oversee and coordinate NTM’s multi-campus training program. The Lord gave us a fruitful ministry as we traveled regularly to each training location around the country.
• Now in 2006 four of the six NTM schools in the US have been consolidated into a single school, so we moved again. We are now serving at the NTM Missionary Training Center on the Lake of the Ozarks near Camdenton, Missouri.

As we settle into our new ministries we are reminded of the tremendous privilege it is to have daily interaction with this next generation of tribal missionaries!