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We have had a busy but exciting month. The best news was our new grandson, Washington Lee Olson, was born on September 16th (which is also PNG Independence Day :)) He is doing well and his sister, Valena, is adjusting to sharing the attention. Valena had her 2nd birthday last week and it was fun […]

Linn has not had any improvement in her sight since the 2nd surgery. The latest checkup showed that there is already a cataract from the first surgery that has been growing surprisingly fast. Next week she will go in for an evaluation to see if it is already time for cataract surgery. We are hopeful […]

It has been great to have the summer with our family. We are thankful for every opportunity we have to get together. Everyone is busy so it takes work to spend time together. Please continue to pray for the Tigak church as they are on their own teaching and being a witness to the Tigak […]

It has been wonderful spending time with our family since being back in the USA! It is a blessing to have time with our parents, children and granddaughter. There were only a few days all summer when all 13 of us would be in one place so we took advantage of the time to get […]

I have been slow in getting an update out. It has been wonderful to be back with family in the USA this past week! We are almost adjusted to the time change. We look forward to catching up with those of you in the area or nearby. Our first week back has been filled with […]

I just posted this to Facebook that wanted to make sure all of you knew what was going on… After over 18 years in Papua New Guinea we had our first medical evacuation. Surprisingly I was the one that had to be evacuated. Yesterday it turns out I had a retinal detachment and bleeding in […]

We appreciate your faithful prayers for the Tigak (“tee-gahk”) people. The believers have made a plan and will begin, this week, teaching twice a week on a nearby island from Creation to Christ. It will take several months of commitment to clearly work through each lesson and lay the foundation for the truths of God’s […]