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The Wisley Family
Scott & Heidi and their team partner with the national church and local communities to provide top quality, Christian education for children in the highlands of Papua, Indonesia through the Ob Anggen Schools. Typically, government schools are only in session 3 days out of the month leaving high school graduates with only a third grade education and these communities were not satisfied with this standard of education.
Developing the character and skills of young leaders through quality education forms the foundation of Ob Anggen Schools. The Wisleys mentor young staff team of over 50 passionate educators who then teach and mentor hundreds of children and their families with the goal of transforming whole communities through passing on Biblical standards of integrity and effective leadership, like:
Always telling the truth
Stewarding money with integrity
Loving our enemies as ourselves
Working together as a team
As a result of their years studying at Ob Anggen, students:
Have an education level far above their peers in Papua
Are more confident presenting in front of group
Form dreams and careers goals they work towards achieving
Give back to their community through service projects
Contact Scotty and Heidi for more information.
Wisley Blog
Flooding, Conflict, Stewardship and Too Smart
The G version is surprisingly hard for me to write without feeling like I am not telling the whole story, but I promised so here goes. Flooding. Some have seen the devastation of more than 20 inches of rain in 4 days in our coastal city of Sentani. 100+ dead and as...
The Celebration Went Incredibly Well
Picture of Arwen and buds as they prepared the potatoes, cassava, chicken and pigs for the pit feast. Thanks for praying for us. The celebration went incredibly well today. Troublemakers came twice in their truck but decided to let the party go on and block the road...
I asked Pima’s dad not to beat him but to love on him
Rated R for Domestic Violence Pima’s dad threatened to kill him more than 10 times in our school office this week. By the end of the meeting both Pima and his dad were crying and we had made a little progress. I tried to help Pima understand that his father’s love...
Sweetness and Light….Mostly
Rated G Update We have been back at work in Papua for 5 intense weeks and Heidi and Arwen have already been blessed with an awesome ”vacation.” Walker and I drove them to Wamena on the beautiful new road, which only takes 2 hours, on Friday night so they...
Sweet and Sour on Top of a Pile of Hope
Rated R Version Update. 1) Wayne and Seth Von Borstal were a huge encouragement and did some really powerful training. Wayne is now on trip number 4 or 5 and is getting the place wired. We dealt mostly with money, tithe, family and the God like Characteristics in...
Rated R is for Revenge and Violence
Dear Rated R people, Here is some war and violence for you, American’s will find it okay, Europeans will be appalled. Next update will be about sex and then we can shift it up so everyone can be equally appalled. Because war between the clans of Dogobak and...
We Spent 4 Days Hugging Muslim Family Members
We spent 4 days hugging Muslim family members. We have had 5 the most amazing days in the area where Heidi grew up on the south coast of Papua in the village of Ufia and the small town of Kaimana. I was so touched to hear all who shared how this Christian family was...
We Are Grateful for you in 2018
We are grateful for an amazing year. We are grateful for the trouble that has made us grittier, the rest that has enabled us to carry on, the adversity that has forced us to depend on Him, the friendships that have restored our hope in humanity, the hardships that...