Kodiak headed for Papua New Guinea
The first of the three Kodiaks slated for Papua New Guinea is headed out. The pilot from the ferry company [...]
The first of the three Kodiaks slated for Papua New Guinea is headed out. The pilot from the ferry company [...]
Wetiyaf had repeated asked for missionaries to move to his village and teach him about God. He waited. He waited too long. Read his story.
A Kodiak is on its way to Papua New Guinea! Your continuing partnership is invaluable. Two more — yes, two more — Kodiaks are waiting their turn to go to PNG. NTM Aviation just purchased Kodiak #3 for PNG with funds from generous donors.
Last night we held a meeting with the village to let them know when we would be starting the teaching [...]
Three highlights from missionary updates from Africa, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific region. Read the latest news from the front lines about Gospel outreaches, Bible translation, and the fruit God is producing
“We have been in the process of locating an airplane in Brazil for many years. [Then] last November one of our missionaries flew a [Cessna] 206 down to Brazil,” wrote missionaries Jeff and Jackie Schaa. Since then, paperwork issues have kept the plane grounded.
It was October 15, 2014. Missionary pilot Jon Leedahl had just passed a check ride on the Kodiak. And then the unthinkable happened.
“It has not gone unnoticed by Judy and me that our post middle age bodies are beginning to show the wear and tear of life,” wrote Bible translator James Burdett on their blog. Likewise, their equipment on the field is wearing out as well. Some of their equipment is more than 20 years old and limping along, requiring time for maintenance that pulls them away from translating the Bible.
Not all missionaries start out wanting to be missionaries. Paul Fleming, the man who founded NTM in 1942, was no exception.