Thank you for your love, prayers and gifts! We are deeply grateful for your huge part in sharing the love of Jesus with the Hewa tribal people of Papua New Guinea. Thank you! We are grateful to report that a team from a wonderful church in Australia came to Hewa to...

Dear friend of IBC and the Koppens, What an incredible spring semester and summer we’ve had at Indigenous Bible College! Here’s a snapshot of the highlights, testimonies, praises, and prayer requests from our community. The annual Christian Family class final exam (at...

Thank you for your love, prayers and gifts! We are deeply grateful for your huge part in sharing the love of Jesus with the Hewa tribal people of Papua New Guinea. Thank you! Please pray for Faimpat (pictured above with his family) as he is now leading an outreach...

Thank you for your love, prayers and gifts! We are deeply grateful for your huge part in sharing the love of Jesus with the Hewa tribal people of Papua New Guinea. Thank you! We are so thankful we were able to return to the USA in June to attend Susan’s Father’s...

Psalm 90:12 NLT “ Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom." Thank you for your love, prayers and gifts! We are deeply grateful for your huge part in sharing the love of Jesus with the Hewa tribal people of Papua New Guinea. Thank you!...

We are pleased to introduce you to the TEN teachers who will now be teaching in TWO Hewa schools. Eight of them have already arrived in our remote village and have started teaching eager students, and two young men (pictured back row center) will be helping to...

Thank you! After returning to Hewa to press toward completing their New Testament translation, we have been talking with our tribal friends about other goals they would like us to help them accomplish. Together we believe we should continue to expand their little...

We are grateful to be back in PNG! It has been a pleasure to return to our various ministries of translation, discipleship, medical, and education work. As we now split our time between the missionary center near the town of Goroka and our Hewa village, there are...

Susan wrote these words about her father: My sweet loving father, Charles King, passed away early this morning (July 30, 2024). What a privilege it has been for our family to walk beside dad this last year and assist him in this difficult journey. What a joy to see...

Thank you so much for your love, prayers and gifts! We are deeply grateful for your partnership with us in reaching the Hewa tribal people with the love of Jesus. Thank you! We can’t wait to get back to Papua New Guinea! As we stay busy taking care of Susan’s father...

Thank you so much for your love, prayers and gifts! We are deeply grateful for your partnership with us in reaching the Hewa tribal people with the love of Jesus. Thank you! We are so grateful for what God is doing in Hewa! On December 27, I (Jonathan) went back to...

Thank you! Thank you so much for your love, prayers, and gifts! We are deeply grateful for your partnership with us in reaching the Hewa tribal people with the love of Jesus. Thank you! As we have been living in South Carolina caring for Susan’s father, we have been...