Southeast Asia

Within the Southeast Asia we are specifically engaged in the following countries:

• Papua New Guinea
• Solomon Islands

James and Karen Ashley: SOLOMON ISLANDS

James and Karen Ashley have been involved in Bible translation in the Solomon Islands since 1986. They, along with their three (now grown) children, lived and worked amongst the Sa’a people on the island of Small Malaita. The Sa’a New Testament was published in 2005 and James and Karen have since been involved in administrative functions for the Solomon’s Bible translation group. The Ashleys continue to upgrade their linguistic qualifications in order to better serve the linguistic and translation consultant needs of various national translators working in the remaining 40 Solomon’s languages where translation work is still needed. Affiliated with Scottsdale Bible since 1986.
Agency: Wycliffe Bible Translators
Birthdays: James—June 2
Karen—September 29
Kent—November 6, 1981
Philip—November 12, 1984
Susan—November 25, 1988
Anniversary: December 27
Email: j-k_ashley@sil.org
Address: Box 986, Honiara, SOLOMON ISLANDS

Kevin and Debbie Ludwig: PAPUA NEW GUINEA

After nine years of private practice in North Scottsdale, the Lord called the Ludwigs to go to Papua New Guinea (PNG) in 1994 to establish a medical clinic in an area where care was of such poor quality that it was virtually unusable. It is Kevin’s job to help keep the missionaries healthy so that they can continue with their work among the tribal people of PNG. The clinic takes care of missionaries and local people and provides a wide array of medical, laboratory and pharmacy services. They also provide medical consultations via radio or email for the tribal missionaries which in turn enables them to provide basic medical care to the tribal people. Affiliated with Scottsdale Bible since 1993.
Agency: New Tribes Mission
Birthdays: Kevin—February 2
Debbie—September 1
Brent—February 18, 1986
Nathan—March 8, 1987
Andrea—January 27, 1989
Paige—July 7, 1992
Cameron—January 6, 1996
Anniversary: August 1
Email: Kevin_Ludwig@ntm.org
Address: c/o New Tribes Mission, PO Box 1079, Goroka, EHP 441, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Brent and Melanie Palmer: PAPUA, INDONESIA

Brent and Melanie Palmer are missionaries with Mission Aviation Fellowship serving in Sentani, Papua, Indonesia. Brent serves as a pilot and has flown thousands of hours serving the local church, people and expatriate community. He also manages the IT department for the Papua program which has included tutoring summer IT interns and overseeing the short-term and permanent staff. Melanie teaches English as a Second Language at Hillcrest International School and has also taught high school English and Drama. The fruit of her labor is observable in the students who progress in their proficiency of the English language and successfully function in the classroom. Brent and Melanie met in the singles group at Scottsdale Bible in 1987 and were married in 1989. Affiliated with Scottsdale Bible since 1981.
Agency: Mission Aviation Fellowship
Birthdays: Brent—May 5
Melanie—September 20
Jennifer—February 23, 1991
Jordan—June 8, 1993
Eric—May 7, 1995
Anniversary: August 26
Email: BPalmer@MAF.org; mpalmer@maf.org
Address: Kotak 239, Sentani Papua 99352, INDONESIA
Website: http://www.maf.org/palmer

Mike and Lori Floyd: Northeast Thailand

Mike and Lori have been missionaries since 2004, and in 2010 moved their family of five to Northeast Thailand where less than 1% of the population is Christian. They serve in an indigenous ministry, supporting the work of church planting, evangelism, and discipleship. As VP of Operations, Mike overseas the finances, helps start microenterprises which support the various ministries, and assists the president of MEM. Lori homeschools their three children and works on ministry communications, hosts short-term teams, and teaches the women. Affiliated with Scottsdale Bible since 1981.
Agency: Mekong Evangelical Mission
Birthdays: Mike- May 25
Lori- September 19
Jadon- August 25, 2000
Grace- October 17, 2003
Christian- October 11, 2005
Anniversary: May 10
Email: mike@mekongevan.org
Websites: www.mekongevan.org; www.floydfamily.org
Address: c/o Mercy Foundation 64 Moo. 12 T. Palan, A. Nathan Ubonratchathani 34170 THAILAND