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As you know, our third child is a cute little girl whom we named Maisie. I like the name Maisie. Maggie likes the name Maisie. Maisie is a good name. . . until you move to Pal. We have learned very few words so far in the Pal language but this is one that we’ve […]

Nambis = Beach We’ve been on a New Tribes Center in the Madang Province for the last several days and while it is quite hot here, there are some perks. . . We’ve been spending our short time here relaxing and getting to know the missionaries that live here, many of whom will play a […]

It’s been a wonderful six months in the highlands of PNG but now we must say goodbye to our friends here and move on to the next adventure.  Chris did a mumu with his friends from the Nalepa house-line to say thanks and goodbye, and our missionary friends on center threw us a little goodbye […]

The day of our first helicopter flight into our new home in the jungle is getting closer! And we have recently received the wonderful news that our coworkers, the Lockwoods, are desiring to return to the tribe this summer. So, while we are able to move into their house and live there until they come […]

Everything is set! We’ll be leaving here mid-April and then spending a week at the center in Madang province before moving into the tribe!  We have a lot to do before we leave but we’re super excited to be taking the next step.  Some of the things we have to do in the next few […]

This is Nate and Elizabeth Claasen (Claw-sane) and their three boys: Noah, Tim, and Elias. We met them three weeks ago and now they are our partners in ministry. Woohoo! They are an energetic bunch and their love for God and their desire for people to know Him really stood out to us. They’ve been […]

On our latest newsletter we wrote that we’d like a fridge and then we got some questions about that so I’ve decided to make a post about a fridge.  Exciting! We’ll soon be moving into a tribe where there’s a house available to us temporarily (more info about this coming soon).  The house has a […]

The joys outweighed the trials and we really did enjoy our time in the tribe.  The first thing that you can’t help but notice about the place is the beauty of God’s creation.  Towering mountains and deep valleys fill up the landscape around the area and I was constantly snapping pictures. The next great thing […]

We faced quite a few trials during our 6 week stay in the bush.  None of them were major issues but they were stress causers and annoyances.  On the flip side, I learned many new things by working through some of these problems. Our first day there, I turned off our DC/AC inverter (to conserve […]

Lessons Learned on Bush Orientation If the house has a functioning solar powered electric system, don’t mess with it. When searching for leaks in the gas line, don’t stop after finding and fixing the first leak. If your options for a long walk in the jungle are bare feet or cleats, choose cleats. When you […]