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A Fool Speaks Before he Listens

“It just sits there and rots?” I say, and with a big grin on his face Soke responds, “Exactly, it just sits there and rots.”

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Jessica Thek Jessica Thek

Healing Water

I wondered how these two men fighting had anything to do with a sick man getting better.

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Jessica Thek Jessica Thek

We are like children

“When you go back to cleaning coffee, can I come with you?” There is an awkward pause as they all look at each other. “I was just walking around to find some ladies to follow and learn from." I tell her. “Yeah, you can come,” she says. “Let’s go.”

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Luke Thek Luke Thek

Thank the Thief

The group of teenagers stand there, at a huge decision point. Other people are busy moving materials while these few stand, contemplating their next move.

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Jessica Thek Jessica Thek

New Year’s Mud

“Happy New Year!” They tell us, as one guy, Samson, climbs on our car. They rub mud all over the car, they smear some on us too, and they leave their mark with handprints and UPEGU in bold letters down the side.

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Uruwa

“This is our chief concern. We don’t know God’s word or understand it. We need to know it in our language.”

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Jessica Thek Jessica Thek

Lightbulbs

The lightbulbs were turning on, I could see in her face. “Your talk picture/illustration, is clear. Now I get it.” She responded. “It’s just belief that gets you to heaven, and your good works come later.

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DEFINITELY!

You ask almost any church-goer a few questions about their faith and you will swiftly become aware that their control of their sin is what they think will get them to heaven or not.

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Jessica Thek Jessica Thek

Are We The Only Ones?

We recently got to visit a beautiful tribal location called Dinangat. What's even more beautiful than the breathtaking mountainous views is the fact that there is an established church there glorifying our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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Please Call

…we are on the brink of a revolutionary discovery - the crashed plane of Amelia Earhart’s final expedition!

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Wading Through Wabuku

We visited a people group called Wabuku in the Sepik region of Papua New Guinea for 2 months. We learned tons of culture, more of the national language, and gleaned wisdom from one of the missionaries who has been working among these people for many years.

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Jessica Thek Jessica Thek

Meet our TEAM!

When the people heard this, they all seemed to be genuinely interested and longing to know what is true. Amazingly, there were leaders from 2 different cults represented who also, expressed a desire to know the truth.

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My Wretched Friend

I have never been friends with a wife-beater before, but since Jesus was friends with tax-collectors, I know Jesus loves this man too.

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There and Back

Praise the Lord He gave Jess the foresight to bring some pain killers or we would have slept in the jungle.

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Jessica Thek Jessica Thek

Fear

One day, when Sara was 11 years old, as she was walking home from school, a man who works witchcraft shot her with his magic words. When she got home, she started feeling sick.

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Luke Thek Luke Thek

All Over

stap nabaut nabaut - To be all over the place

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Jessica Thek Jessica Thek

Faithfulness in the Unimpressive

“I wanted to do God’s work, let Him display Himself through my life, and change my world as much as possible every single day. Most days, that didn’t include anything other people would find impressive. It simply meant being faithful to the people and the responsibilities God had given me” – Kisses From Katie (Katie Davis).

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