Tahitian Ministry News
Check out the latest Tahitian Ministry news related to Christian ministry events and activities happening in Tahiti and the French Polynesian islands.
Building Friendships, Pastors, Tools, and a Library
FriendshipsMy lifelong friend Jack Bailey visited recently, accompanied by his 13 year old daughter Ella and 87 year old father Jack. Jack and I were celebrating 50 years of friendship with eating, island adventures, and fellowship. One night during their visit, we...
Gospel of John Translated into Tahitian
For 8 generations Tahitians have been reading a Bible missing the condition of belief for eternal salvation. The original translator decided to use the Tahitian word "hear" instead of the one which means to "hear and receive as true." When I learned...
An Extraordinary Year
This was a year of extraordinary change, challenge, and blessing for us, beginning in Colorado and ending in French Polynesia. As we reflect often, it is only because of prayer and our powerful and gracious God that any of this happened. We find ourselves...
Translating the Gospel of John
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...
Observations and Actions
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...
Prayer for the Family of Tevai Torohia
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...
Last Night…We Arrived in Tahiti
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 can be...