Check out ourSpring 2012 Newsletter HERE!
Wayumi – Tribal Church-Planting
Bree and I were given the opportunity to take a tribal church-planting course called Wayumi in Pennsylvania this spring break. It is a program that New Tribes Mission (NTM) has created that allows college-aged students to get an inside look into what it takes to take the gospel into the unreached world. The fact is that out of the 6900+ languages in the world, there is still 2100+ that do not even have a single word of the bible translated into their own language. All while we in America have 200+ different English translations to choose from.
During our week-long training, we took classes on the different steps that NTM missionaries take when they reach a unreached people group such as: pre-field training (this is where Bree and I are now), moving to the country, National language and culture acquisition, moving into a tribe, tribal language and culture acquisition, literacy, translation, teaching/evangelism, church leadership, and finally establishing a self-sustaining church. This can take 10-25 years to take place. Along with the classes, we also had a blast sleeping in hammocks in jungle camp, preparing a traditional Papua New Guinea meal called a MuMu, and practicing phonetics in mock Venezuelan tribes. (Yanomamo and Joti)
All in all, this was a fantastic week in which we walked away completely refocused. I wish many others could take this course because you cannot take it and walk away the same.
If you are at all interested – check out their website or Facebook page.
See the rest of our trip pictures HERE!
MK College Winter Retreat ’12
Bree and I had the opportunity to go with 28 other MKs from NTBI- Waukesha to an MK Winter Retreat in northern Indiana. It was quite the adventure as it started off with a BANG! We found ourselves in the middle of a mighty Midwest winter storm during our travels… it turned a 5 hour trip into a 12 hour trip!!! However, against the odds, we didn’t end up having to turn back and made it to the camp safe and sound at 3am!
The retreat focused on fellowship, fun, re-connection (with old friends from childhood), and rejuvenation. We had the chance to connect with 173 MKs from 18 colleges and representing 77 different countries! What a Blessing!
We played all kinds of games, gorged on GREAT food, celebrated what seemed like a never-ending collection of cultures, and were challenged by a great speaker named Toby Locke. However, if you were to ask most of us… what took the cake was the HUGE game of snow futbol in the foot-and-a-half feet of snow.
We loved getting to know so many great students from our school and hope to get to know them even better this year!
Pete’n’Bree Newsletter – Winter 2012
NTBI Represent Event
New Tribes Mission is involved in many countries around the world to expand the reach of the gospel. Here at New Tribes Bible Institute, we are uniquely situated to have an incredible wealth of these countries and cultures represented embodied the students and staff. Bree and I were able to be a part of the team to host an event here called “Represent Event!” Represent Event is to highlight these countries and celebrate them through food and dress. Students and staff brought food dishes and dressed up from cultures they grew up in. Whether hailing from Brazil or full blood southerner; countless countries and cultures were represented. We have students from across the country, over 70 MKs from across the word, and a staff who have all spent years serving overseas.
The dishes were everything from West African Hibiscus Tea (served in bags that you bite the corner off of to drink), to Wisconsin Cheese Curds!
Many dressed up, from Tribal Papua New Guinea to NFL jerseys.
We had every continent covered except Antarctica.
This unique quality of our school that is worth celebrating! The purpose of “Represent Event” is to celebrate these cultures, grow a better appreciation for the students that attend NTBI, and appreciate the incredible diversity that we have here which serves to enrich our time at NTBI.
Truth and Lies
Great post on ntbi.org by one of the MKs here with us at New Tribes Bible Institute.
Truth and lies – by Angie Holmgren
As a missionary kid growing up in a remote tribe in Papua New Guinea, God blessed me so much with being able to see clearly the difference between God’s truths and the world’s lies. Coming back to the USA was a huge shock for me — seeing how mixed up everything is.
As I have spent the last four years in America, I have grown to understand more and more the importance of truth. I have learned that wisdom can not only be gained by my experience, but other’s experiences.
In order to gain more wisdom, I plan on attending New Tribes Bible School in Waukesha, Wisconsin. There I can learn not only deep wisdom from the Bible, but also facts and truths that can help me battle the lies of this world…… Read the rest at http://bit.ly/lLB0VK
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