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A few weeks ago we celebrated my (Emily’s) birthday – the first of our family to have a birthday in Amdu. Celebrating special days here takes some creativity and advanced planning since we are in a pretty remote place. So, I thought I’d share a little about a few of my more unique presents. – […]

When we flew out of Amdu a few weeks ago to take a little break at one of our NTM centers, it was amazing to look back and see our house, the village and the airstrip slowly be swallowed up by the surrounding mountains and disappear from sight. In a similar way, when we returned […]

Since the beginning of May, our family has been living in our new home in the Amdu tribe. Even though our house is not totally completed, it is at the point where we are calling it completed for now. The remaining things that need to be done are on a list (a rather long list!) […]

Right now we are out of the tribe (mainly for doctor’s appointments and a little break before we get back to language learning) so we are able to do some things on the internet that we can’t do while we are in the tribe. We already have the capability to send these updates to our […]

Our family in Amdu – with the airstrip, village and surrounding mountains in the background.

Most of you will never have the chance to come to PNG to visit us in the Amdu tribe. It’s just about impossible to describe life in the tribe so you adequately understand it if you haven’t been here. But in an effort to help you get a feel for what it’s like to live […]

Tucked away in the mountains of the Amdu tribe, far from “civilization”, our means of communication with the outside world is through HF radio – talking to other missionaries on the radio and also using a modem that enables us to do email over the HF radio. Well, when we moved into the tribe and […]

As we got off the plane and were surrounded by a sea of new faces, Caleb wasn’t quite sure what to make of it all. Since he wasn’t born yet when we made trips into other tribal works, this was his first experience of being in a tribe. But very quickly he has adjusted to […]

The village in which we are living here in the Amdu tribe is a great place for our boys!! After a month here, they are loving it. Friends to play with, interesting bugs and plants to investigate, a big airstrip that often serves as a playground for the Amdu kids and missionary kids alike, and […]

It was a momentous day when Emily and our boys (Luke, Titus, Caleb and Micah) arrived in Amdu for the first time. Our family was reunited after several stints of being separated while our house was being built. And our complete team was finally together in the tribe. Thank you for praying for our family […]