The Doyle family returned to the United States the end of July, only to discover the housing they had planned for the first few weeks in the Kansas City area did not materialize due to the previous renter. After attending the Missionary Retreat , they moved to live near Christy’s parents in Eucha, Oklahoma. From there, they have already traveled to two churches and a camp to tell about their work. The month of October is scheduled with additional services, an SIL (Linguisti

Furlough (home assignment) is an interesting time for missionaries. Every time we think about it, we realize more and more that our true home is a place we have never been—heaven. As we transition from this ‘home’ to the ‘old home’ where our families and friends live (or at least used to), we are faced with mixed emotions. For us adults, it’s not quite the same place we remember from previous years. People, culture, and even places have shifted over the past four years. Some

Finishing well has been a theme for our whole organization over the past couple of years, particularly for retiring members. As we come closer to our furlough time (July 29), it seems appropriate for us, too. Christy is seeking to cut back a little at the Clinic and see other people take over what she’s been doing in the afternoons. At the Primary Campus, she’s training another lady to take over her efforts at the Library. Larry is training the next Senior Manager for Lan

Don’t most people in the world know English? Why can’t they just read the Bible in English? These are good questions. And there are answers. The Solos Bible translation team in 2013 Recently, Larry Doyle traveled to Buka Island to participate in team/adviser checking for the Solos Bible translation team. This is a team Larry helped start when the Doyle family lived on Buka from 2011-2013, and he continues to serve as adviser from their home on the mainland of Papua New Guin

December’s trip to Buka Island for the Solos consultant checking session turned out a little different than expected. The hope to finish the book of Joshua fell short, since the power system for the computer had failed some months back, and there was no way to finish preparing the last chapters for the checking. Thankfully the computer had just enough juice to get the latest revision and Larry was able to print out a copy so it can be prepared for later checking, even witho

As most of you who read this will know, we have had difficulties with logistics and communication with the Solos team for quite some time. Praise God with us that an opportunity came up to interact with Thonny Tetena, a translation consultant who lives on a remote island in Bougainville. Thonny (in purple) and Larry co-teaching at a Translator Training Course in 2013. Thonny was in Buka town and was able to get in touch with the Solos team. So they set up a consultant check