Today as Meshach, Leon and I wandered through villages we met drunk man, one who is mentally unwell, a demonically possessed lady and a deaf man. Our plan was to wander through the village to see Meshachs childhood. A crowd of children followed us to watch the funny...

The team bid a painful farewell to the many new friends made. Until the last moment Tae-Chol (now known to locals as TK) was arranging bibles for the many people who he has reached out to. Tom is one man who TK ministered to. He arrived at our guesthouse to take some...

A tribal priest, an expat Scot and a Māori walk into a church. No, this is not the start of a joke, but may as well be. Let’s set some context. It’s the height of the weekend celebrations for the Aleph church network. They are celebrating their founding anniversary,...

Our plans are constantly changing. As this is not my first rodeo it’s not a surprise, but does provide challenges. Before we left New Zealand we received a prophetic word preparing us for the trip ahead: You must follow my voice on this trip and not be led by your...

“God is with you in the desert season…” “Your best is yet to come…” “God wants to bless you abundantly…” We are familiar with such phrases, but I have yet to come across a church in the Solomons that preaches like this. Tonight we sang of Gods glory as the children...

It’s officially day 2 and I am typing this on my phone while waiting in line for a currency exchange. The temperature is sweet, not too hot or too cold. Like being in a warm bath without the need to get out. This morning Miriam and Leon (brother and sister) shared...

Today we said goodbye to our loved ones and drove to Auckland. Tonight we will stay in the YWAM base before catching our early morning flight out. For me (Matt) it has been a trip down memory lane as my first introduction to New Zealand was with YWAM. As I sit down in...