Amdu received the distinction of being the first grass airstrip in PNG on which the new Kodiak landed. It was an exciting day! Please pray for our pilots as they learn the ins and outs of flying a new plane.
Some of you may remember a while back that we were asking you to pray that the Lord would provide the funds for a Kodiak airplane to be used by NTM in Papua New Guinea. We are excited to share with you that not only did the Lord provide a Kodiak, He provided three!!! The […]
We knew it was just a matter of time. We had hacked down the dense jungle undergrowth and cleared a nice plot for our “school” garden. We planted lots of sweet potato shoots as well as corn, beans, squash (called pumpkin here), sugar cane and taro. Despite the drought that has been affecting all of […]
A plane landing in Amdu is usually a big deal. Everyone comes out of the woodwork to see who or what is on the plane. When the plane is one of our NTM pilots bringing us a load of supplies, it is especially exciting for us. Usually we only have a flight every 2 or […]
It started raining in the middle of the night and it’s still raining – more than 3 inches so far! We don’t know yet what long term affect this time of drought will have on the Amdu people. They have experienced several weeks of drought and their gardens have been affected significantly.
From the time of the very first survey our team did into the Amdu tribe and continuing to now, we have been telling the people what it is we have come to do. We tell them often and we try to make it as clear as possible. We explain to them that we are there […]
…of our Home Assignment travels, that is!! Since June, we have been on the road just about every weekend visiting different supporting churches, family and friends. We’ve put a lot of miles on our van. We’ve gone through all the Adventures in Odyssey disc sets that our public library has to offer. We’ve stayed in […]