Bryan and Kerra Twombly, along with their 3 children, Uriah, Sadie and PJ, are ministering in Madang, Papua New Guinea (PNG). They have been there for about a year with the goal of seeing God glorified among the people of Madang through the establishment of a strong, faithful church in the city. The Finisterre mountain range in PNG has approximately seventy different language groups. They have not been able to hear or read how the Scriptures unfold the gospel of Jesus Christ.
The focus for their first year has been to learn, make observations, and learn some more. They are students of the language, the culture, the government, the weather, the food, the spiritual condition of Madang Town, and the list goes on. They have two big highlights regarding all of the learning they are endeavoring to do: First, they can confidently say that as a family they are comfortable in their new town. They know where most everything is, they know how to find things, they are becoming familiar faces in town, which is fantastic and sometimes embarrassing when someone walks up and addresses them by name and their response is “Ay… poro!” which means, “Hey… friend!”. Secondly, due to their ability to understand Tok Pisin with more clarity, they have transitioned into Phase One of identifying the pulse of the church in Madang. As of January 2024, they began visiting churches around town for a couple of weeks at a time to see where they stand spiritually and theologically. During this phase, Bryan also has been scheduling time with the pastors to hear directly from them about their ministry.
Prayer Requests:
- Pray for our continued faithfulness to the Lord, to our family, in and in ministry.
- Pray for our marriage, that we would be faithful in our roles as husband and wife.
- Pray for Uriah, Sadie, and PJ, that they would be saved and that they would grow in their understanding of Tok Pisin.
- Pray that God would send more workers to come serve in Madang, and that He would raise up a mature church.
- Pray for the Ruscios as they prepare to come.