After 31 years of serving the Lord in Papua New Guinea (PNG) with New Tribes Missions (NTM), John has retired to Eugene, Oregon.
John's Ministry in Papua New GuineaSeptember 1978 to June 1979
New Tribes Missions training in Baker, Oregon (now Baker City, Oregon)
June 1979 to December 1980
NTM Language and Linguistics training in Camdenton, Missouri
January 1981 to April 1982
Raising support
April 11, 1982
First arrival in Papua New Guinea!
July 1982 to May 1984
Support work in Lamogai tribe in West New Britain Province (WNBP) of PNG
Support work in the town of Kandrian in WNBP - facilitated supplies going to missionaries woring in tribes in the sourthern part of WNBP
June 1985 to August 2004
Ministry in the Aria tribe
Take a video tour of John's house in the tribe.
August 23, 2004
Dedication of the Aria New Testament
Watch the video.
September 2004 to June 2013
Worked at the NTM support center in Madang, Madang Province:
Pray for John
John's Ministry in Papua New GuineaSeptember 1978 to June 1979
New Tribes Missions training in Baker, Oregon (now Baker City, Oregon)
June 1979 to December 1980
NTM Language and Linguistics training in Camdenton, Missouri
January 1981 to April 1982
Raising support
April 11, 1982
First arrival in Papua New Guinea!
July 1982 to May 1984
Support work in Lamogai tribe in West New Britain Province (WNBP) of PNG
- Supervised workers constructing a jungle airstrip
- Supervised supply carriers while airstrip was being built
- Helped with other projects as needed
Support work in the town of Kandrian in WNBP - facilitated supplies going to missionaries woring in tribes in the sourthern part of WNBP
June 1985 to August 2004
Ministry in the Aria tribe
- Two years of language and cultural study
- One years of teaching Bible lessons in the Aria language
- Developed materials for Aria vernacular literacy program; taught first couple of literacy classes
- Trained Aria men and women to become literacy teachers
- Translated the Aria New Testament (January 1992-June 2003)
Take a video tour of John's house in the tribe.
August 23, 2004
Dedication of the Aria New Testament
Watch the video.
September 2004 to June 2013
Worked at the NTM support center in Madang, Madang Province:
- Printed and processed materials for literacy programs, Bible lessons and Scripture portions
- Worked as an office assistant
- Oversaw security at the Madang Support Center
- Helped with other projects as needed
Pray for John
- Praises
- For the many opportunities to serve the Lord in PNG
- For the Lord's faithfulness while he was in PNG
- Requests
- That John would serve the Lord with gladness
- That John's financial needs would be met
- Continued good health
- That the Aria church, as individuals and collectively, would grow and prosper
- New Tribes Missions' ongoing work in PNG