Thanksgiving 2024 Update

November 27, 2024

Greetings all from the mountains of central Papua New Guinea, and a very Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Things have been going well since my return to the field this fall. Here in the shipping department, we’ve had a couple of exciting things happening. We’ve been able to assist with the import of two […]

Fall 2015 Update

October 8, 2015

Greetings Everyone– or should I say “g’day”?- from Cairns Australia. I had to make an unexpected trip down under for a few weeks, which is a fairly common thing that should be expected… It’s a real pain A few months ago, I started getting pains in my left knee which started getting worse and worse. […]

Working From Halfway Around the World

October 28, 2014

One of the more interesting things about this home assignment is that I’m continuing to look after the Shipping Department while back in the USA. This is a really good thing, as it is better to be in on the inevitable changes now, then to be surprised by them later. But, perhaps the biggest challenge […]

Land of Changes

June 14, 2011

One thing they tell you about Papua New Guinea is that it is the “Land of the Unexpected”. Things change here quite a bit, and often quite quickly. In fact, just recently I had a few things happen…

A few frequently asked questions

October 22, 2009

It’s just a few short months before I return to minister in Papua New Guinea. Many people have asked about my upcoming trip. So I’d like to take this opportunity to answer a few of the more common questions.