NTM

What are you guys doing right now?
When are you going to be done the training?
Where are you going to live next year?
What are you plans for the summer?

These and more are "Frequently Asked Questions" of us.

Dobu

Tomorrow promises to be one just like many in the last month: training in culture and language acquisition. Truth be told, we are enjoying this portion of the training more than we thought we would. Every morning we head out to the bush for an hour and a half of role-playing. Our teachers put on their costumes and play the part of Dobu tribal people. We students get to "pretend" being missionaries. After our time in character, we head back inside to debrief. This practicum, and a week long unit on teaching literacy, will take us to the end of our training.

Graduation

At the end of May we will be finishing our tribal missionary training here in Durham. The graduation ceremony will mark another time of transition, this time from "training" to "prefield ministry" — seeing our support increased.

Moving back to Huron County

For June, July, and part of August, we plan on spending most of our time in Huron County. We are blessed to have church family and both our families all within half an hour of each other. This will make it easier for us to reconnect and visit with family and friends.

4-week Trip to Indonesia

Mid-August, all three of us are flying to Indonesia. Our goal is 2-fold. On one hand, we are wanting to be a blessing and an encouragement to the missionaries we know there. On the other hand, we want to be blessed; we want our eyes and hearts opened. Neither Angie or I have been to a tribal church plant, so we are taking this opportunity to see first hand what we are involved in. We want to understand better why what we are going to be doing in Canada is so important to seeing the lost reached with the gospel of grace. We want our passion and excitement to be put into overdrive. We are looking forward to putting faces to the names of our co-workers in the Lord’s work.

On our way home from Indonesia, we will be visiting family in Europe for a couple of days as well.

The Start of a New Ministry

Although we don’t know exactly where we will be living when we return to Durham in October, we do know what our ministries will be, and that we won’t be living on the street.

Just as I can’t wait to get to Indonesia, I can’t wait to get back. I am really looking forward to working with Dave Ducommun, the treasurer for New Tribes Mission of Canada. Angie will be first of all a mom, and as she is able, will be helping out in other ministries at NTMC.

Thanks for continuing to pray for us as we finish up our last leg of formal training.