To the Ends of the Earth: Bill and Debbie Tobias (Part 1)

Veteran missionaries in Papua New Guinea share their winding journey to a remote field.

In the first installment of a two-part episode on Cloud of Witnesses, ABWE missionaries Bill and Debbie Tobias unfold their three-decade-long mission journey in Papua New Guinea. The narrative chronicles their initial season of uncertainty followed by God’s leading to to Papua New Guinea, where they invested their energies in Goroka Baptist Bible College and, eventually, ministry in the Simbai region. Listen now to hear how Bill and Debbie displayed faith in the midst of their trials, driven by their love for the lost.

You can support the continuing of vital ministry in Goroka through the Goroka Project. Learn more here.


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