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Last to Board – But We Made It!!

Last to Board – But We Made It!!

No matter how many times we move and how much we try to get things done ahead of time, it always seem to come down to the wire!  And it was no different this time!! After a short night of sleep, we woke up on Wednesday with a few last minute things to do.  We […]
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Mail for Caleb

Mail for Caleb

A few weeks ago, at 6 weeks of age, Caleb received something in the mail that gave him special distinction in the Allen family!  He became the member of our family who received his passport at the earliest age! Now we’re just waiting for his entry permit (visa) for Papua New Guinea and we’ll be […]
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Caleb has arrived!

Caleb has arrived!

Our little Caleb arrived on 1/11/11 – about 3 weeks early!!  He weighed 7 lb. 9 oz.,  was 21 in. long and has lots of dark hair.  We are all adjusting to life with a newborn, but we are doing well.
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Back in PA

Back in PA

After a long, fairly smooth and uneventful trip, we are settling in to life in snowy Pennsylvania again!!  Thank you for praying for us as we prepared to leave Papua New Guinea and then as we traveled. Here are few photos of our trip: A few funny things that have happened since we’ve been back: […]
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The New Normal

The New Normal

When we leave Papua New Guinea and head back to the States in the middle of November, we will have been here just a few weeks short of a year.  In thinking back through our first year on the field and in anticipation of adjusting back to U.S. culture, we thought we’d share with you […]
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To the Tribe and Back Again

To the Tribe and Back Again

Last week our family returned from a 9-day visit into the newest tribal work in the Madang region.  (For more background information on the trip, please read our previous blog post – The Timeline and A Baby.) Thank you very much for praying for us!  Our main prayer request as we made this trip was […]
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The Timeline and A Baby

The Timeline and A Baby

For those of you who have been following our ministry or who heard us share in your church, this timeline hopefully looks familiar!  The Lord faithfully led us through the New Tribes training as well as through our time of partnership development (a.k.a. support raising).  We arrived here in Papua New Guinea in December 2009. […]
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New Swimming Record

New Swimming Record

Before we came to PNG, the boys had been taking swimming lessons at our local YMCA.  Well, their teachers would be proud of how well they are doing!  Just the other day they set a new record for depth of the water they were swimming in.  Here are a few photos of their latest swimming […]
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“Red Lights Shooting Out Of Their Armpits”

“Red Lights Shooting Out Of Their Armpits”

True language learning cannot be done in a vacuum.  In order to sufficiently understand the language a person speaks, one must also understand the culture that they live in.  With that in mind, a major part of our time spent learning Tok Pidgin (the trade language of Papua New Guinea) deals with delving into the […]
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