Ian and Julie Fallis Your connection with tribal missions
Thank you for praying about Jackie and the week!
We’ve just heard that Jackie’s vision problem is harmless.
And this week is shaping up well. It’s been a bit less hectic than I expected, but more importantly, it’s been easier to find proper focus — on what God has in mind for the week.
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Ian interviewed Paiye and others in Indonesia
Would you like to be able to see and hear tribal believers tell you how faith in Christ has changed their lives?
You can.
In fact, you can have almost the same vantage point I had when I went to Indonesia, as you listen to Dagamee, Ediapiya, Iyodotabo and Paiye.
Brief videos of their testimonies (the longest is less than 2 minutes) are part of the online edition of February’s NTM@work magazine >>
You should feel good about that, by the way.
You see, I can – and should – feel good about sharing this with you, because I know these videos and the stories will bless your life. And because of your involvement in our ministry, you can – and should – also feel good because you are blessing others.
Thanks!
PS Please pray this week that we keep a godly perspective and keep His priorities in focus, because it’s going to be an exceptionally busy one.
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Our oldest daughter, Jackie, continues to struggle with vertigo, and now is having what could be serious vision problems. She’s been to a doctor, and the situation is being monitored, and it may simply pass. Please pray that it does.
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One of the reasons we don’t really understand what the Bible means when it says, “Encourage one another,” is that there are not precise translations for the two words the Bible uses for encourage.
That’s why those words are translated also as comfort, exhort and help.
So let’s delve into these words a bit more and see if we can summarize what they mean, so we can get a better idea what the Bible mean.
Parakaleo is Read the rest of this entry »
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Did you know missions is like bagpiping?
Not just because they both attract some people and send others running.
Missions is like bagpiping because both take a team of people doing unnoticed things to bring it all together.
Our oldest daughter, Jackie, plays swing tenor in Rosie O’Grady’s Highlanders here in Orlando. Swing tenors are the ones who twist and flip and spin their mallets – it’s called flourishing. They also hit their drums now and again.
But there are also different parts for each swing tenor, and if a band is large, each drum is often tuned to harmonize with a different note played by the bagpipes. (It’s doesn’t take that many. Pipes can play only nine notes.)
Meghan, our second-oldest, Read the rest of this entry »
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Terry Reed and Santos translate.
Did you ever study Romans? I mean, really study it?
If you have, you’re just starting to understand the difficulty of the task before missionary Terry Reed and his co-worker Santos as they translate Romans into the language of the Guarijio people of Mexico.
Romans is a complex book, presenting some heady ideas. But at least it’s put together as a classical argument, with one fact building upon another. That’s why you see the word “therefore” a lot. Paul establishes one fact, then moves on to the next one.
But I still find that I need to stop at every “therefore” and think through, “What exactly did Paul just establish?” before I can move with him to the next point.
Now imagine you’re a tribal person, Read the rest of this entry »
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A Mibu man teaches others to read.
In our first painting, you saw a picture of a man who had to resolve to wait for the Gospel to come to his people.
But why?
Missionaries had shared the Gospel with the Mibu people, and now the Mibus were reaching out to share the Good News with another group. Why couldn’t the missionaries leave the Mibus and share the Gospel with the man’s people, or send out another groups of Mibus to his people?
Because the number is two.
That’s how many Read the rest of this entry »
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NTM's first Kodiak taxis away from the Idaho factory where it was built.
It’s really just a big hunk of metal.
As cool as the Quest Kodiak airplane is – and it really is a cool plane – it’s little more than a bunch of aluminum with an engine stuck on the end.
What’s really great about the Kodiak is the lives it will help save. And I’m not just talking about physical lives.
And that’s what made my trip to Idaho worthwhile.
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Thank you!
January 1, 2010 will mark the beginning of our 12th year in ministry at the NTM USA home office. Your prayers and giving have brought us this far, and we appreciate being able to count on you in the future.
I don’t need to ask where the last 11 years went. I know. The last 11 years have been invested in the lives of men and women who are helping plant churches among the world’s unreached people. You have helped greatly expand the reach of the Gospel. Tribal men, women and children are not only on their way to Heaven because of what you’ve done – they’re also leading others to Jesus. Thank you!
Probably the biggest accomplishment Read the rest of this entry »
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