The funeral

February 20, 2012

As we wrap up our time here in the tribe and get ready for home assignment we have recently been reminded vividly of the reason why we are here and the urgency in getting back so we can continue with studying the language and culture of the Ga’dang people. This past term we were able […]

Meeting THEIR physical needs

September 21, 2011

We arrived home, in the village, 5 weeks ago. It is always nice to be home and sleeping in our own beds but being home has added stresses too. Since June I have had to take on the medical issues that come up in the village. In the beginning it was just minor things, colds, […]

First Medical Flight for Ga’dang People

August 17, 2011

Last night Christina learned that our good friend Analyn (she is 19 weeks pregnant) started having some cramping and bleeding. Analyn has become a good friend to both Christina and I over the last year. We were so excited for her when she became pregnant as her and her husband had been wanting another baby […]

Another Junior

May 31, 2011

Shortly after returning to the village in April, our neighbour had her baby. She was very willing to have Christina and I attend the birth of her third child. Our plan was to just sit back and observe how they do things. It didn’t take long into the pushing stage, that we realized that we […]

A little toy

May 31, 2011

Last week as we were helping with the preparations for a birthday party, one of the kids pulled this python out of a water can. It was quite a site to watch as some of the girls were a little freaked out by it. But the boys didn’t seem to bothered by it. One of […]