Dec 10, 2021
Ioane 1:1 I vai na te Parau i te matamua ra, i te Atua ra hoi te Parau, e o te Atua hoi te Parau. So begins our translation of the Gospel of John. For the first time in 170 years an updated translation of the Bible is coming to Tahitians (except one from the...
Nov 11, 2021
First, some observations: 1. Hermeneutics here is of the Lego variety. You can build almost any object you want from a random collection of Legos. Believe me, just like that, people here do exactly the same with Bible study. In reality, almost everyone...
Nov 10, 2021
Please pray for the family of Tevai Torohia, who passed away after a tragic motorcycle accident this past Saturday, November 6th. His music video below shows his devotion to his wife, now widow, who is seven months pregnant. He was truly a bright person in...
Sep 10, 2021
it is amazing to reflect on the journey that brought us here, so that now we can truthfully say that we are missionaries to the people of French Polynesia. How utterly unsuspecting we were when our daughter Alex and I visited in July, 2016, and I thought, ‘I...
Aug 19, 2021
A day after we put plan B in place, we learned that our visas were coming. Today, Monday, they arrived. Plan B is no more. Our plan is to fly down on Thursday, September 9th, and to begin serving the Chief Shepherd in Tahiti the following day. There are still...
