Indy NMI Blog

Once again we have been a bit behind the times with our blog writing.  As the chief writers for the Asia-Pacific Regional website and the seven social media channels that we manage on behalf of the Region, it seems that we are always writing, just not on our own blog!!!  I did want to get this urgent request for Work and Witness teams out to all of you so that you might be able to share it with your churches.  More to come…just as soon as I complete writing the quarterly activity and strategy reports for our ministry, and then proof the 70+ page strategy report for all ministries of the Region.  My eyes get tired 🙂
Source: Extreme Work and Witness Teams Needed in Saipan. from Aebischer – Asia Pacific

When I got on the plane to return to Papua New Guinea after my shoulder surgery, I realized it was exactly 8 years ago that I first got on a plane to come to PNG.  I remember being a bit scared 8 years ago as I boarded that plane, leaving behind all I had known and having no idea what I would find, who I would meet or how God would use me in PNG.   8 years ago everything was new: the people, the language, the smells, food, the medicine I was there to practice, the missionaries I was serving alongside.  Now 8 years later, so much is familiar: the people have names and are friends; I speak the language; I have grown accustomed to the smells and know when to avoid smelling; I enjoy eating all kinds of foods; I have a good handle on the diseases I am treating and now serve as the Medical Services Director of our hospital; and the missionaries are now my family.   Despite growing familiar with many things during these past 8 years, there are still challenges to serving in PNG.  The PNG culture where fighting and domestic violence is accepted and doesn’t seem to end is a continual challenge.  The lack of diagnostic ability and medical resources always challenges and stretches my medical skills.     Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:””; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt;…
Source: 8 years from Erin Meier – Asia Pacific

Ridgeview Church of the Nazarene hails from Bakersfield, CA.  We started working with Pastor Daren and his church while we were serving in the Philippines.  We were so excited when the contacted us about bringing a team to Honduras.  We talked about a couple of options for projects sites, but one project really stood out to me… Boquerón.  Boquerón is a small community in the department (like a State in the US) of Olancho.  Olanch is the largest department in Honduras, but the church of the Nazarene only has a handful of churches in it.
Source: Ridgeview @ Boquerón from Courtneys