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Micah’s Update

Micah’s Update

Hello, it’s me, Micah again, out for all you PAL fans. I am writing another blog for whoever wants to look at it. I hope they find it interesting. Well, there’s been a lot going on in Pal. We are getting very close to furlough, and we have started packing up already, even though we […]
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New Life

New Life

This morning, a quiet old man stood up after church and said, “God gumə ənə peme kekevat gagəb.” (“God himself is our joy.”) In that simple statement, I was struck once again by the fact that I am being allowed to witness something I had never experienced before – a believer being taught the Word […]
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Beautiful Days

Beautiful Days

For as ugly as Pal can be during much of the year (wind, rain, fog, mud) it can be just as beautiful this time of year. We are entering the dry season and enjoying the sunshine. Three straight gorgeous days have dried up the chopper pad and the trails around our area. It sure is […]
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The Blog of Micah

The Blog of Micah

My name is Micah. This is a blog about me and my life. I hope you enjoy it. If you don’t, throw your computer in the trash. In Pal, it is almost always muddy, and is just about raining all the time. Me and my friends, the Claasen boys, Timmy, Elias, and Noah, like to […]
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Mud on your face!

Mud on your face!

So we had a close lightning strike the other day, not on our house or anywhere that close, but it was funny to see our teammates come running up to make sure we were ok. I guess after a certain incident lightning strikes will cause their thoughts to turn to us. And it’s good to […]
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A Shocking Development

A Shocking Development

It was an ordinary day in the jungle of Papua New Guinea. The tourist attracting birds were screeching, the child eating bugs were chirping, and the locals were gathered on the white man’s porch. The white man, an American named Chris, was working furiously in his office alongside a translation consultant and three local helpers, […]
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Two Kinds of Wind

Two Kinds of Wind

The seasons are changing here in Pal. We are transitioning out of rainy season into slightly-less-rainy season. And you know it’s true because the wind has changed. For most of the year we get a nice breeze up the valley on one side of our ridge that keeps us cool when the sun is shining […]
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R & R

R & R

Drinking pop, eating ice cream, reading the kindle while the kids play in the pool. . . this is the life. We are on break and enjoying some rest and relaxation. Half our time is getting filled with seeing the dentist, supply buying, and doctor check-ups, but the other half is all r & r. […]
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Happy New Year

Happy New Year

As we have entered a new year (17 days ago), it is time to update you on what is happening in our lives and on what God is doing here in the Pal tribe. We passed the three year mark of being in PNG and now we’re less than a year away from furlough. It […]
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Immunization Day

Immunization Day

In one day two nurses flew in with a couple totes of medicines and we immunized 550 Pal people.  The Pal people came from near and far, some hiking many hours to get here, but our supplies never ran out and we were able to immunize every person that came. The helicopter arrived around 8am […]
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