Double Digits for Sebastian

In August our baby turned 10! Sebastian keeps us on our toes - he lives life at full speed. He is bright, bouncy, big-hearted... We love seeing how gentle Seb is with little kids, how he confidently tells adults about PNG, how he loves helping all people around him. Please pray with us that God…

Calista turns 13

Our beautiful girl is 13! We are enjoying our arty girl so much - it is such a joy watching her mature in her understanding and application of Scripture. Her favourite things are still people, animals, snorkelling and art - all kinds of art. Recently, she even added woodwork to her list... Calista had a…

South Africa 2021 in pictures

We left the village in February - and it took a few weeks, seven flights and two covid tests each to get from Mawerero to South Africa One benefit of hotel stays: yummy food! A highlight during our trip was sharing a meal with the Penny's in Dubai The best thing about our time in…

Bible teaching – New Testament

Lesson 31 - The Promised Child Today Zach read prophecies concerning the Promised Child: Genesis 3:15, 12:3, Isaiah 7:14, 9:6-7, 52:13-35; Micah 5:2, Malachi 3:1. We have a promises chart - and as we read about Jesus, we'll add the Scriptures where these were fulfilled. Lesson 32 - John the Baptist, and Gabriel announcing Jesus'…

Second Month of Bible Teaching

Second month of teaching… I’m quite late in posting this. We’ve had an eventful few months! Our satellite dish broke, which meant relying on a teeny cell phone tower for contact with the outside world for 3 1/2 weeks. Ryan also had malaria again. But God has sustained our team through the second month of…

After a long wait…

In 2004, a letter was hand delivered to the Tartaglias in Mibu. The letter was from a neighbouring language group, the nDo people, asking for a missionary to be sent to them. It is now 16 years later, and we’re finally about to start with Bible teaching in nDo. A lot happened in those 16…

I can read… Do.

- Elna One of the benefits of joining a team who've already been in the village for years, is that we are seeing fruit of the ministry here much faster than we would if we came from the beginning. The Canns have been living in working in Mawerero from 2017. They completed their CLA phase…

2020 Break

 - Elna Most of you probably know that I believe that Papua New Guinea is the most beautiful place on earth. Our break in Madang strengthened this belief! Here are some of the highlights: Rest - We were all in need of a break after six months of village living and working. It was such…

Celebrating Sebastian’s Birthday

The average energy levels in our home rose by a huge amount nine years ago. Sebastian started out as an active baby - and he has not slowed down yet!  His current favorites are: Quesadillas, waking up early to stargaze with Ryan, sneakily reading ahead in our family bedtime book, star wars, lego (all time…