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Hello again, from the far side of the world! We’re excited to be back in Papua New Guinea and want to thank you for praying for us during our travels. We made all our connections with all of our bags and did it with pretty good attitudes too. Our kids really enjoy traveling so that […]

Thank you for taking the time to read this email. Your interest in our lives and the ministry we are a part of in Papua New Guinea means a whole lot to us. In the past few months especially, we have become increasingly aware of just how much you care for us and we are […]

We are still rejoicing over God’s great goodness to us in allowing Benjamin’s dad, James, to die so peacefully and in the presence of his entire family. It was truly a profound moment for all of us and we are still being carried along and comforted by it. The moments since James died have been […]

  Thank you all for your heartfelt prayers on our behalf these days. James passed into eternity and the presence of the Lord at 7:15pm April 10th. He passed quickly and peacfully and we are so grateful for God’s mercy and compassion on us all in this. Our entire family was present and we were […]

Psalm 18:30 says, “As for God, His way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried.” This is true and has been demonstrated, but is often hard to accept when circumstances seem to declare the opposite. This week was supposed to be our big decision making week as a church planting team. We have […]

These are very significant days for the Hatton family here in Papua New Guinea and elsewhere. Benjamin’s Dad has been readmitted to the hospital as of 5pm, March 21st, for more surgery. An abscess has formed on James’ liver and is growing despite antibiotics, so the doctor is going to do surgery immediately to drain […]

The most significant decisions that we make in life mark the landscape of our days like the towering peaks of a mountain range. We feel like we are very close to the summit of one of these major life decisions and as we go through the final days of decision we would like to ask […]

Christmas in the tropics is still something that we’re getting used to. It’s mainly the weather that is so different – but we have still enjoyed so many of the “normal” Christmas experiences this year like our recent Christmas Cookie decorating bonanza! And of course, with or without snow, and with or without loved ones Christmas […]

Twenty four hours after Benjamin’s miraculous arrival home we began making plans to leave again – Tiernan’s tummy symptoms have returned and we decided that we needed to “bite the bullet” and charter a flight to go and see the doctor. There are few places in this country that you can visit without flying!