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My Top Ten Transient Life Tips

My Top Ten Transient Life Tips

Even though we’re back in West Africa, we’re not at our “permanent” (I wonder how long you have to be somewhere for it to be considered permanent) location yet. Changes aren’t new to us and as we’ve live this transient life of ours, I’ve learned some things that have helped tremendously. So, in no particular […]
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Learning Dependence

Learning Dependence

(originally distributed July 15, 2019) So, I’ve wanted to write an update for some time.  Things have been rather hectic, and then I got stranded in a location with questionable internet because of a volcanic eruption (who says that?).  So, while you all were celebrating with fireworks, I was hoping there wouldn’t be anymore!  Now […]
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We Are Back In PNG!!!

We Are Back In PNG!!!

We made it safe and sound back to PNG. None of our suitcases were lost, so that was good. However, when you travel with 15 bags you are going to get lots of stares. We all helped out unpacking our house by getting our things out of storage and cleaning it, then putting it where […]
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Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

It was not quick, and it was not easy, but we finally made it back to our home among the Pal people. Such is life here. But, let me back up a little bit and give you the full story. A couple weeks earlier, my parents, Steve and Brenda Hostetter, arrived in PNG. They then […]
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Lean Heavily

Lean Heavily

The following is a portion of the letter of acceptance that our mission sent out to new missionaries about 70 years ago. It is our prayer that your hearts would resonate with this exhortation and hear it being spoken to you as well–we are all in this battle together. “…It will be vitally important that […]
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Of Goats and Goodbyes

Of Goats and Goodbyes

I was standing in our bedroom, folding clothes as we prepared to leave our third “home” in three months. I crossed to the window to see if I could find out who was wailing outside. It sounded like an animal, but also made me think of a desperate child.  It was a goat, pegged into […]
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