by Seth Callahan | Jul 30, 2016 | Past Ministry, Unreached People Groups
Normally, I try to keep things more or less upbeat on our little blog. You know, a little sarcasm here, a little tongue-in-cheek comment there, maybe a short anecdote, centered around one of my countless ineptitudes. Sometimes though, stuff comes up in this work that...
by Seth Callahan | Jul 21, 2016 | Past Ministry
When we were getting ready to come over here to Papua New Guinea and move into our tribe, people were always telling us how exciting and full of adventure our lives were. They acted like we were going to be experiencing something akin to “Indiana Jones and the Temple...
by Seth Callahan | Jun 30, 2016 | Missionary Family
We built a little fire pit under our house a few weeks ago (remember, our house is on stilts varying 8-14 feet off the ground). It’s been a nice way to have some fun, relaxed family time on the weekends, as well as be a teaching opportunity for the boys about fire...
by Seth Callahan | Jun 17, 2016 | Jungle Pests, Missionary Family
The Jungle and I have this little game that we’ve developed. The rules are fairly simple: I in some way insinuate to my wife that I think I’ve finally bug-proofed our house, and then the Jungle responds by unleashing one of its horribly terrifying creatures into our...
by Seth Callahan | May 31, 2016 | Past Ministry
Our people think that I am slightly more durable than a porcelain doll, and marginally more athletic than a jumbo-sized marshmallow. Personally, I’d always kind of considered myself as an athletic, outdoorsy person, but after spending these last three days trekking...
by Seth Callahan | May 16, 2016 | Past Ministry, Unreached People Groups
We had the first Iski-language literacy class the other day! The school day started out like you might expect, everyone smiling and excited, all the students dressed in their best clothes, and the entire population of our village lined up in the “town square” to shake...
by Seth Callahan | May 1, 2016 | Missionary Family
Dear Mom and Dad, I wanted to write you a heartfelt e-mail, letting you know that we made it back into the tribe, but I also really needed to get a blog post out before the weekend is over. Being as I am on the cusp of death as I type, I don’t think I’ll have time to...
by Seth Callahan | Mar 27, 2016 | Past Ministry, Unreached People Groups
Comparing life in the bush with life back in one’s home country is generally an unwise and unhelpful thing to do. The comparison will always be biased towards the culture and living situation of your home, and it can sometimes cause one to feel a slight amount of...
by Seth Callahan | Mar 17, 2016 | Past Ministry, Unreached People Groups
This last Friday, as I sat at my desk with smoke coming out of my ears from all the mental circuits that had recently been fried attempting to learn the Iski language, I thought up an analogy of my situation. It’s not a perfect depiction, by any means, but to my...
