“Each day proclaim the good news that the Lord saves. Publish His glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things He does.”
(from Psalm 96:2-3)
It’s May already… though the “April showers” continue. They are year-round here! Tonight Solomon tuckered out at an amazing 6pm, so Shiloh and Marietta and I (Brooke) are sitting together working on things. I am writing overdue emails… Marietta is looking at books, and Shiloh is working on math in her school books. Joey left […]
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Hello! Hope everyone had a great Easter. Though I bet you didn’t hear drums from a ceremonial dance (konggap) down the path all night…!! Someday in the not too distant future, we hope to hear something different than a “konggap” (translated “devil’s dance”) on Easter. It’s so hard to wait sharing the very real reason […]
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We’re back from town, and Praise the Lord, we were able to find what we needed to build the Language Learning Center this summer! Most of it is here in Mibu now and awaiting the team from Bethany to come build it! We were also able to get a gas hot water heater in town, […]
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We just realized that a year ago today we were just surveying this tribe that we now live in… what a year!! In the effort to learn the Ma language, Joey and I have both taken up new hobbies. In researching the culture here, we follow a long detailed outline, part of which is a […]
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Meet Soso and his family! Soso (so-so) is a native Mibu man. He is a quiet fellow, and though we have interacted some, we don’t know him as well as the rest of his family. But don’t let the stern faces scare you, they are still trying to figure out cameras! Soso’s wife, Tasem (ta-same), […]
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Dear friends and family, Thank you so much to those of you who are praying for us, supporting us in various ways, and keeping in touch with us. It is a great encouragement to us. We are doing great! There are some things we are still having to adjust to, though! Like the coconuts dropping […]
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Can you tell I need Joey back? Too many nights on the computer. I wanted to share the good news today (not the gospel – other good news) Here’s an interesting thought, I know we have been here a while now because I stare when I see a white person!!! lol. Anyway… Today was the […]
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Dear Everybody, Hello from the four of us! (Brooke and kids) That’s right, Joey is gone and I have taken over the computer. Actually – Joey is going to be gone for a whole week. Help! He is spending the week in the Sepik – another part of PNG – helping some other missionaries build […]
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Yesterday was really neat. We needed to go into town to the market for a few things. Well, town is close enough to walk to if we’re empty handed, and too far if we are carrying something (or someone). The two basic methods of transportation for the average person are 1) walking and 2) taking […]
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Below is a copy of some questions that my sister asked me about PNG. I thought I’d pass this on to you. Joey Has Solomon started warming up to the people yet? Yes, very much so. I think he just had to get used to people having black skin. One thing that’s awkward is that […]
Hello, Yes, we have made it safely to our new home here in Madang, PNG. We have settled in, and we are loving it. First impressions of New Guinea: Everybody smells. But, I have to say that the people are very friendly, and always willing to chat. A lot of people speak English here in […]
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If you want to have a really unusual experience, just try this. Enjoy a nice hot 110 degree Phoenix day in August (outside). Get on a plane and fly to Australia where it is 50 degrees and raining. Hang out for a day. It’s chilly. For the real kicker, get on another plane and land […]
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When I woke up this morning, I was lying in bed, and then the thought hit me, “Holy cow, we’re leaving for New Guinea today!!!” I am in awe that this day has finally come for us to leave. It was 8 years ago that I first heard the term “unreached people group”. Before that […]
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This is just a correction to yesterday’s update. We said that we are leaving on United Airlines from terminal 4, however we are really leaving on United Airlines from terminal 2. We tried to convince United to switch over to terminal 4, so we wouldn’t have to sheepishly write this email to correct our mistake, […]
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We leave from the Phoenix Airport on Tuesday, August 28th at about 8:30 pm. We are leaving on Untied Airlines (which is in Terminal 4) Flight #2369. Please feel free to join us at the airport for a nice big send off! Love in Christ, The Tartaglias Joey, Brooke Shiloh, Marietta & Solomon
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Guess what? The bad news is we’re several thousand dollars poorer. The good news is we have our plane tickets!!!! On August 29th, we will be leaving Phoenix for Madang, Papua New Guinea. So, why are we going over there? Not because we hate living in a city that has the 33rd most prosperous economy […]
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Things are moving so fast for us, I can hardly keep up. Just a few weeks ago, we finished up a 5 year training program. We are now looking at leaving for Papua New Guinea in less than 3 months!!!! Just a couple days ago, I was looking at some pictures of Papua New Guinea, […]
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Fifty.
That is how many people groups are left to reach in the Finisterre Mountains.
Follow our journey and watch the name of our blog change with each people group reached.
Overview of Our Story
Click here to see an overview of our major milestones.
May-be Now
/in Language, The Mibu Miracle /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaIt’s May already… though the “April showers” continue. They are year-round here! Tonight Solomon tuckered out at an amazing 6pm, so Shiloh and Marietta and I (Brooke) are sitting together working on things. I am writing overdue emails… Marietta is looking at books, and Shiloh is working on math in her school books. Joey left […]
April Update
/in Language, The Mibu Miracle /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaHello! Hope everyone had a great Easter. Though I bet you didn’t hear drums from a ceremonial dance (konggap) down the path all night…!! Someday in the not too distant future, we hope to hear something different than a “konggap” (translated “devil’s dance”) on Easter. It’s so hard to wait sharing the very real reason […]
April in Mibu
/in Language, The Mibu Miracle /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaWe’re back from town, and Praise the Lord, we were able to find what we needed to build the Language Learning Center this summer! Most of it is here in Mibu now and awaiting the team from Bethany to come build it! We were also able to get a gas hot water heater in town, […]
A Year Ago Today?
/in Language, The Mibu Miracle /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaWe just realized that a year ago today we were just surveying this tribe that we now live in… what a year!! In the effort to learn the Ma language, Joey and I have both taken up new hobbies. In researching the culture here, we follow a long detailed outline, part of which is a […]
Meet Soso’s Family
/in The Mibu Miracle /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaMeet Soso and his family! Soso (so-so) is a native Mibu man. He is a quiet fellow, and though we have interacted some, we don’t know him as well as the rest of his family. But don’t let the stern faces scare you, they are still trying to figure out cameras! Soso’s wife, Tasem (ta-same), […]
A Lesson
/in Madang, Nature, Orientation, The Mibu Miracle /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaDear friends and family, Thank you so much to those of you who are praying for us, supporting us in various ways, and keeping in touch with us. It is a great encouragement to us. We are doing great! There are some things we are still having to adjust to, though! Like the coconuts dropping […]
Me Again
/in Madang, Orientation, The Mibu Miracle /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaCan you tell I need Joey back? Too many nights on the computer. I wanted to share the good news today (not the gospel – other good news) Here’s an interesting thought, I know we have been here a while now because I stare when I see a white person!!! lol. Anyway… Today was the […]
Just the Four of Us
/in Madang, Orientation, The Mibu Miracle /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaDear Everybody, Hello from the four of us! (Brooke and kids) That’s right, Joey is gone and I have taken over the computer. Actually – Joey is going to be gone for a whole week. Help! He is spending the week in the Sepik – another part of PNG – helping some other missionaries build […]
PMV’s
/in Madang, Orientation, The Mibu Miracle, Travel /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaYesterday was really neat. We needed to go into town to the market for a few things. Well, town is close enough to walk to if we’re empty handed, and too far if we are carrying something (or someone). The two basic methods of transportation for the average person are 1) walking and 2) taking […]
Some PNG Q&A
/in Madang, Nature, Orientation, The Mibu Miracle /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaBelow is a copy of some questions that my sister asked me about PNG. I thought I’d pass this on to you. Joey Has Solomon started warming up to the people yet? Yes, very much so. I think he just had to get used to people having black skin. One thing that’s awkward is that […]
Arrival in PNG
/in Madang, Orientation, The Mibu Miracle /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaHello, Yes, we have made it safely to our new home here in Madang, PNG. We have settled in, and we are loving it. First impressions of New Guinea: Everybody smells. But, I have to say that the people are very friendly, and always willing to chat. A lot of people speak English here in […]
Australian Greetings
/in The Mibu Miracle, Travel /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaIf you want to have a really unusual experience, just try this. Enjoy a nice hot 110 degree Phoenix day in August (outside). Get on a plane and fly to Australia where it is 50 degrees and raining. Hang out for a day. It’s chilly. For the real kicker, get on another plane and land […]
T Minus 9 Hours, 27 Minutes, and 18 Seconds
/in First Contact, The Mibu Miracle, Unreached People Groups /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaWhen I woke up this morning, I was lying in bed, and then the thought hit me, “Holy cow, we’re leaving for New Guinea today!!!” I am in awe that this day has finally come for us to leave. It was 8 years ago that I first heard the term “unreached people group”. Before that […]
T Minus 3 Days
/in The Mibu Miracle, Travel /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaThis is just a correction to yesterday’s update. We said that we are leaving on United Airlines from terminal 4, however we are really leaving on United Airlines from terminal 2. We tried to convince United to switch over to terminal 4, so we wouldn’t have to sheepishly write this email to correct our mistake, […]
T Minus 4 Days
/in The Mibu Miracle, Travel /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaWe leave from the Phoenix Airport on Tuesday, August 28th at about 8:30 pm. We are leaving on Untied Airlines (which is in Terminal 4) Flight #2369. Please feel free to join us at the airport for a nice big send off! Love in Christ, The Tartaglias Joey, Brooke Shiloh, Marietta & Solomon
34 Days to Go
/in The Mibu Miracle /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaGuess what? The bad news is we’re several thousand dollars poorer. The good news is we have our plane tickets!!!! On August 29th, we will be leaving Phoenix for Madang, Papua New Guinea. So, why are we going over there? Not because we hate living in a city that has the 33rd most prosperous economy […]
Three More Months
/in The Mibu Miracle /by Joey and Brooke TartagliaThings are moving so fast for us, I can hardly keep up. Just a few weeks ago, we finished up a 5 year training program. We are now looking at leaving for Papua New Guinea in less than 3 months!!!! Just a couple days ago, I was looking at some pictures of Papua New Guinea, […]