Peace

April 26, 2018

As you probably well know, it was no small decision for us to return to PNG. I am not saying that choosing to stay stateside would have been any easier or any less of a decision – any choice would have been a big decision – and God led us to make the big decision […]

Back to PNG

April 12, 2018

We fled from the bleary dreary Minnesota winter weather the day after Easter, and our plane ride wonderfully took us to the radiant sunshine and beautiful beaches of Honolulu, Hawaii. And it just so happens that my parents live there, and so we enjoyed a fabulous week eating Grandma’s delicious cooking and playing in the […]

A Blog Post

January 26, 2018

I figure if I start with an uninspiring title, then it’s much harder to be disappointed by the content of the post. But if I throw out a catchy click-bait title and the post does not live up to its name, then disappointment abounds. So now that I have set the bar as low as […]

An opportunity to bless

November 13, 2017

We’d like to give you an opportunity to be a blessing, through giving, to us and our teammates. We have decided to have a VSAT dish installed next to our houses in the tribe which will provide reliable and relatively fast internet from the midst of the jungle in Papua New Guinea. The current service […]

Knitting

September 1, 2017

The ball of yarn sat on the shelf, taunting me each time I passed. I had started a piece of knitting months ago and would usually pull it out for something to do with my hands as I sat on the porch with visitors, but with my recent loss of muscle strength I hadn’t exactly […]

A Step Forward

May 16, 2017

You know those moments when you realize something big, something important, has just occurred and so a shiver runs through your body? Yesterday, I enjoyed one of those moments. A young Pal believer directed the Church meeting immediately following the teaching. He asked the congregation if they agreed with the proposal set before them, and […]

God’s Word in Action

April 5, 2017

On Sunday our coworker taught the Pal church about Jesus’ last mandate to his disciples: They should wait in Jerusalem to receive power through the Holy Spirit to go out and preach God’s Word. Now, our friends here in the village have always chased after power – power to make their gardens grow, power to […]

Back in Pal

February 21, 2017

The longer furlough lasted, our time in Papua New Guinea seemed to fade from reality until our four-year adventure in PNG felt like no more than a fading dream. Then the day came to jump back into the dream. When we returned to Papua New Guinea the fading dream did not yet turn into reality. […]

Back to PNG! A story as long as our travels.

January 16, 2017

Monday, January 9th, we loaded up two minivans and headed for the airport. We checked in with our airline for our flight to LA, CA and, upon receiving our boarding passes, found that not two of us were together. We were all assigned middle seats and scattered throughout the plane. (In case you’ve forgotten, we […]

What a year!

December 31, 2016

As 2016 comes to a close, I look back on the year and I see that it was quite a year – one of my favorite ever. Despite the busyness of the year and despite the health issues in my family, I really enjoyed a lot of 2016. As a couple, and as a family, […]