Super Power orWhites vs. Witches With wide eyes and rising emotion he kept repeating, "I'm telling you nothing is working! We can't stop the evil powers! That's why we've got to have a missionary come to our community."The man was from the Tokano tribe near the town...

With My Own Eyes Recently, I went to Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), the other half of this great island and I finally saw a "new tribe" with my own eyes. Well, at least they were a "new tribe" until recently. They didn't speak one word of Indonesian and still used...

When the Third Time Was Not A Charm The smoke was getting thicker as the three men puffed repeatedly on their cigarettes while walking rapidly in a small circle around the fire pit in the center of the hut. In their hands were fragrant wild taro leaves that each man...

By Sam Christiansen Bob and I watched the Yembi Yembi video and sneaked pieces of hot elk steak. "You'll be a different person when you come back," he said. I didn't tell him what I was thinking, but I knew better. I don't change that easy. In fact, I was so divided...

by Jim Tanner As the mountain grew dark with the encroaching clouds, I could still see a glimmer of clear sky to the west as I stood behind the big grass-roofed hut where we would be sleeping in the village of Kalanga. Glancing from the ominous black mountain to the...

by Jim Tanner Steep mountains and mist filled valleys create quite a challenge to those hiking in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Technically, the Highlands include the five provinces of Eastern Highlands, Simbu, Western Highlands, Southern Highlands and Enga.Those...

By Jan Wols A rugged landscape lay before us. Step by step, we gradually pushed our tired bodies farther up the mountain. A short while ago, we hiked along jungle trails in the tropical valley, sweat running down our backs. Now as we ascended, the heat of the lowlands...

Is My Father There? Whilst this story took place in 2005, it is still completely relevant today. I was at home here at Sobega (our Hlds regional base) and received a phone call in the morning. It was a national lady from Port Moresby, speaking very good English! She...

Jim and Kathy Tanner Serving God with New Tribes Mission in Papua New Guinea  The Tanners Jim's favorite verse: "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek...

We left Cleveland, OH in a snow storm just before Thanksgiving in November 1969. We were 22 with 2 kids and one on the way. We believed God wanted us to serve Him in what was called then The Territory of New Guinea. We had only one supporting church and wentthrough...

Jim was born in Akron, Ohio in January of 1947 and was the third child out of four in his family. His home was not a Christian home although both parents had been exposed to some Bible teaching. Jim's mom would sometimes take the children to church or send them to one...

Kathy was born in Charleston, West Virginia in 1947. Her parents went to church off and on over the first few years of Kathy's life and even taught Sunday school. Her Dad was a deacon in the church. By the time Kathy was 10, the family had stopped attending church....