The longer furlough lasted, our time in Papua New Guinea seemed to fade from
\nreality until our four-year adventure in PNG felt like no more than a fading
\ndream. Then the day came to jump back into the dream. <\/p>\n
When we returned to Papua New Guinea the fading dream did not yet turn into
\nreality. We lived on a New Tribes’ center for a few weeks, but while we
\nwere now in a different country, it still felt much like home in the states.
\nWe were surrounded by other Americans on the center, living in a comfortable
\nhouse with many modern conveniences, near a town with a large shopping
\ncenter where you can purchase most anything you might need or want. <\/p>\n
Our brief time there came to an end, and a one-hour helicopter ride landed
\nus in a whole new world, slamming us abruptly back into that fading dream. <\/p>\n
As a whole family, we flew into Pal in the morning of February 9th. Crowds
\nof people gathered to greet us and, as we saw faces and shook hands, their
\nnames slowly poured back into our memories. We haltingly greeted and
\nconversed with them, attempting to quickly erase thirteen months without
\nhearing or speaking much Pal. Three hours later we excused ourselves and
\nentered our abandoned jungle home. <\/p>\n
Wonderfully, our house still stood where we had left it, (our house sliding
\nto the bottom of the hill is a real concern here in the land of mud slides),
\nthe structure standing strong atop the ridge, braced against the pounding
\nrains and howling winds of the Adelbert mountains. Neither snakes, mice,
\nnor rats claimed our home as their own. Only a thin layer of dust had
\nclaimed the empty dwelling and we quickly moved in and reclaimed what was
\nours. <\/p>\n
It is good to be back among our Pal friends and continuing the work here of
\nseeing them grow in their understanding and love of Christ. We have jumped
\nright into discipleship, teaching, and translating, along with the continued
\nschooling of our own kids. Thanks for praying us through the transition
\ntime, and for praying for Maggie’s health. <\/p>\n
Maggie’s health at this time is such that she can live and function well
\nhere in the tribe. So, here we will remain until God declares otherwise.
\nPlease pray that we would be able to obtain the medicine Maggie will
\ncontinually need. The medicine we brought with us will run out in another
\nmonth, and so far much red tape has crossed our path as we seek to resupply
\nthe medicine. <\/p>\n
Please continue to pray for the work here. Pray for us as we engage in
\ntasks that are way beyond our abilities to complete on our own. Pray that
\nwe would rely on our Father and His spirit that he has given us as he guides
\nus. And pray for the Pal people as they hear the Word of God and learn to
\napply it to their lives.<\/p>\n
Lastly, some needs have arisen since we returned and we would love some
\nfinancial assistance to help us meet these needs. Our fridge that was on
\nthe fritz before we left for furlough has completely bitten the dust. We
\nare currently borrowing our teammates the Fachners’ fridge while they are on
\nfurlough, but we’ll need to purchase a new one before they return in a few
\nmonths. Also, our washing machine (which runs from the power of our solar
\npanels) takes an agonizing three hours per load. In this land of limited
\nsunshine, it has become quite the burden and is not meeting our washing
\nneeds. Lastly, as a team, we are looking to build a small office building
\nso that we three guys can work in close proximity and have a central place
\nfor meeting with Pal believers as we work with them in translation,
\ndiscipleship, and teacher training. If God is leading you to financially
\naid us, click the ‘give’ link at the top of our homepage and all the
\ndifferent options for giving will be presented to you. You can include a
\nquick memo if your gift is for one of these three items. <\/p>\n
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