Author: Chris and Maggie Hostetter

We are weary. We had another good day of incident-free building and cooperative weather but by this afternoon we were dying. We’re tired, we’re sore, and we’re sun burnt but morale is still high. Brian, Bryan, Bill, Travis, and I have enjoyed working together and getting to know each other more. The four guys are […]

The helicopter woke us all up before 6:00 this morning but by 11am it had made its last run. A few more things will be coming in next week but otherwise all the materials and all our personal belongings are now in Pal. We got rained on a bit today but all in all it […]

The helicopter made 11 trips into Pal today. I was on the first which arrived at 7:45am and the last, carrying my water tank, came at 4:30 this afternoon. Tomorrow the helicopter pilots will be starting early and, with another 6 trips or so, they should be finishing by early afternoon. We had beautiful weather […]

The materials are purchased, packed, and ready. All the flights are scheduled and the work crews set. Time to build! We’re so excited to see our house go up and for the first time in our lives have a home that is ours. Maggie and I, in our 9.5 years of marriage, lived in 10 […]

Our regional conference was the end of September and we had a blast. All the missionaries from our region gathered at a New Tribes Center and enjoyed 5 days of fellowship and fun. A group came from a Church in Arizona and ran a VBS program for all the kids and a pastor from the […]

Today is our one-year anniversary. We have been in PNG for 365 days. God has brought us so far and helped us through so much, not the least of which has been homesickness. Our kids are too young to really miss the US, and my husband is much less sentimental than I am (or maybe […]

As the weekend went on we were getting more and more anxious to hear from our coworkers who have been in the US waiting to see if Kim’s cancer had returned or if everything was fine and they could start planning their return to Papua New Guinea. Her appointment for what we hoped was the […]

Here’s a quick financial update regarding our future bush house. Our house goes up in little over a month! Money Spent Solar Electric System – 7,000 Timber, Plywood, Nails and Screws – 13,000 Water Tank – 1,300 Generator – 1,900 Furniture, Appliances, etc. – 800 Total – $24,000 Some awesome things God has done lately […]

We’re out of the tribe and taking a few days of rest and relaxation. The last week was pretty crazy, and life will get pretty crazy again soon enough, but this week is down time for us. Last Thursday we had two builders and two consultants come to the tribe. In four days the consultants […]

Imagine not being able to say your own name. Imagine a stranger (like a missionary from a faraway country) coming up to you and asking your name, but you are forbidden to say it. Instead you smile, giggle a little, and look around to your family or friends for help. This is what happens if […]