Jesus, Light and Life

Great t-shirt, yes?  I'm waiting for mine to arrive. 

So for a while I've been following the blog of a missionary wife in PNG, The Tribal Wife.  I've simply enjoyed her style of writing, and most of all seeing the transformation of God in her own life and those she loves and serves in PNG.  This shirt is her creation.  She says, “I really wanted it to say 'I love Innocent women and children who are wrongly accused of being possessed by evil spirits and causing sickness and death, and are therefore murdered' but that wouldn't fit on a t-shirt so this is what you got.” 

Read more about the witch situation among the Hewa people, and note the date.  February 2015. 

Jessie and her family live among these precious ones, proclaiming the gospel of Jesus and seeing lives saved and transformed.  There are many others living in the same darkness as the Hewa, desperate for light and life.  

Praise God for those in Hewa who have understood and proclaimed Jesus as life and light! Would you pray for the missionaries there, and for all those on this earth, in a faraway jungle tribe or in your own neighbourhood, who have no true light and therefore no life, for strength, clarity and passion, and that He would be glorified to open ears to hear and hearts to understand the life-giving truth of His word.  

My t-shirt should be here soon. Can't wait to wear it. :) 

Hello from snowy Muskoka!

Some of you may already have heard our news, but we’re excited to share with you something that God has been working out for some time in our lives.  In November (Lord-willing) we plan to be heading back to PNG for a 2 year term as missionaries with Friends In Action International.  This is the same country, location, mission and endeavour as trip in 2009.  

Friends in Action International exists to accelerate the work of proclaiming the Gospel to isolated people groups that have not had the opportunity to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ!  Here in North America we have over 600 english translations of the bible, but there are still hundreds of language groups in PNG who have not yet heard to gospel, and wait for God’s Word printed and taught in their own tongue.  Many of these people have been asking and waiting for missionaries to come and share with them ‘God’s talk’.  We’ll be partnering in practical ways with bible translators and church planters to speed and support the work. 

We have had many questions about Jay’s health, and that was one of the first doors that we walked through on this journey of obedience.  He has the green light from his cardiologist and the infectious disease doctor to make this move.  

There is so much more we could say, but this post would get very long!  We would love to talk and answer questions if you’d like to contact us.  We hope through this blog to communicate some of these things, like what our work in PNG will be and how we have so evidently seen God’s hand in this process. 

Right now we are at the stage where we’re organizing information, beginning the process of fund raising and figuring that all out (confident in the Lord’s leading and thus his provision), working out the logistics of renting out our house and packing and preparing. We absolutely covet your prayers regarding these things. 

Very sincerely and with love,

Jay and Krista

Our family in 2010