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I know that some of you would like more pictures from my life here, so let me try to help you out a little bit. Here are just a few from when my parents were here. If I get the chance I’ll add some more another day, but at least this should get you started […]

GreetingsGOHAWKS!! (wow… sorry…) We’re not quite sure where January has run off to, but here we are now, less than 6 months from our planned departure to Papua New Guinea! Heading to the OR coast! Yesterday we drove down to the Oregon Coast, where we will spend the next few weeks sharing our calling and […]

Guess what?!? I made it! It’s now just over a year since I first stepped off the airplane in the heat of My Country, not knowing anything of what to expect, what was to come, who I’d meet, what this country and these people were like, and what God had in store for me. This […]

Just an update to let everyone know how Emmanuella is doing.  She came home right in the thick of Thanksgiving weekend. However, she quickly joined her cousins and brothers and played and tried new foods. We had a wonderful, quieter December and Christmas went wonderfully. She gave us a sense of just how we have […]

Who are you, Naya? 🙂 Hi! My name is Naya. I’m 6 years old, and my mom and dad decided that we are going to Papua New Guinea! And I have a little sister named Jocie. And she’s 4 years old. She turned 4 a couple weeks ago (months, hehe) and I turned 6 a […]

Hey everyone! Just an update on all the wonderful thing God is doing in my life and the plans I set for the next few years. First, I would like to wish you a Merry Christmas remembering what it is that we are celebrating this season, the birth of the gracious gift of God, our […]

Christmas Day, with Grandma Roe Yes, that is my parents’ “favorite” one-liner, spoken by _________ on the reality TV show ________ (do you know?). It’s time for a flashback, folks! Some of you have been following us throughout our four years of training. Many of you have known us LONG before. And others of you […]

Yesterday when I was in town I noticed some Christmas lights lit up and all felt right with the world. But then I started laughing because I remembered I was on the back of a moto without even a sweatshirt and I had sandals on my feet. Yup, I’m not in Kansas (or Wisconsin) anymore. […]

I am now the new owner of motorized transportation for the first time in my life! Here is my “moto,” which is the word here to refer to any kind of motorcycle, scooter, moped, etc. Mine happens to be a blue one. For you guys, it’s a Yamaha Crypton 07C. For you local people, it’s […]

“Don’t forget about their parents!”, our speaker encouraged everyone last night at our Christmas dinner, “A Tribal Bound Christmas”. He continued on, mentioning our parents (and families, friends) will have some lonely times ahead as we experience the separation. We are sure soaking up moments here with our families, celebrating birthdays and special days (holidays). […]