Author: Chris Hostetter

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. […]

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 […]

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, […]

Our furlough is almost over, and it has been a good one. Lots of travel and sharing, lots of resting and fun. And, for me, lots of doctor appointments. I have never before experienced the freedom that comes with meeting your insurance deductible! I’ve had an ultrasound, a surgery, a colonoscopy, an MRI, and a […]

We are on the home stretch of furlough. We have traveled the country speaking and sharing with our supporters all that God is doing among the Pal people of Papua New Guinea. We have enjoyed rest and relaxation and feel recharged. Our tickets are bought for our return to PNG in January. And now the […]

Seven o’clock in the morning we woke up in Buffalo, WY. We dragged ourselves from our beds, stuffed some grub into our mouths, and repacked the van for the eleventy zillionth time. At least it would be the last time. We were on the road by 8 am. By 8:10 we were stopped for a […]

We are back! Our month-long road trip through the eastern and southern US is over. We enjoyed so much wonderful hospitality from many of you, and we enjoyed meeting with our supporting churches and individuals – many of them for the first time! We were blessed by the enthusiasm with which our reports were met, […]

After a wonderful time with family over the holidays, we moved into our apartment in St. Bonifacius.  Thanks to the people of Freshwater Church for supplying so much of what we needed to set up camp here.  We have everything we need, and we’re unpacked and settling in.  So, we will be calling this place […]

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 […]