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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.

Want to See what a Short-Term Mission Trip to French Polynesia Looks Like?

A big THANKS for Rachel and Amber for sharing with us their compilation of videos and images they collected on their short-term mission trip to Tahiti and French Polynesia last year. What a fun and educational time it was! Contact us to learn how you might be able to...

Evanelia Featured in Village Ministries Newsletter

The Journey of Good Samaritans Thanks to my father’s service in the South Pacific during World War II, I was fascinated with the region for much of my life. This fascination increased even more during my seminary years and beyond as I began to read novels such as...

The Cornerstone in Rangiroa

Rangiroa is the gateway to the Tuamotu Archipelago, a scattering of nearly 80 small islands over an ocean area of 7,700 square miles. It is a vast watery wilderness, with 16,000 hardy individuals living on islands with no sources of fresh water except rain, with harsh...
Half a World Away

Half a World Away

Half a world away in Ukraine many dear friends remain in harm's way in the wake of the Russian invasion.  Some have fled west to Poland and southwest to Rumania while others are in transit, dodging the pincers of the Russian army and fleeing Putin's inexorable red...

An Extraordinary Year

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...

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Translating the Gospel of John

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...

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Observations and Actions

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...

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Prayer for the Family of Tevai Torohia

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...

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Last Night…We Arrived in Tahiti

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...

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Surprise…

Surprise…

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...

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