Author: Phil and Elin Henderson

THE USS ALABAMA

THE USS ALABAMA

Our first stop on our tour of America this summer was Mobile, Alabama. We took a tour of the battleship USS Alabama. You can (barely) see Elias standing in front of the main guns.
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PRAISES

PRAISES

We praise the Lord for multiple answers to prayer over the past week. First of all we are thankful for a safe trip home. He also helped us find a reliable car (pictured here) to purchase for use on our home assignment. We got word that there was an apartment available for us to rent […]
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TRADITIONS

TRADITIONS

I (Phil) remember that as a kid my grandparents always had BBQ as our welcome home meal when we returned on home assignment from PNG. The family still continues the tradition. We had our BBQ fix soon after our arrival.
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WHAT IS THIS???

WHAT IS THIS???

When we arrived at the airport I (Phil) got to meet my nephew Rowan for the first time. He wasn’t sure what to make to make of his uncle or his beard – he’s not the only one!
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BACK HOME SAFE AND SOUND

BACK HOME SAFE AND SOUND

Thank you for praying for our trip. It was long but uneventful, praise the Lord. Besides a little jet lag and a cold that followed me (Elin) here from Africa, we are all doing well. Please pray for us as we readjust to life here in the US as well as for this upcoming week. […]
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LESS THAN 24 HOURS LEFT

LESS THAN 24 HOURS LEFT

We are in the final countdown as we pack up and get ready to head back to the US. Tomorrow afternoon our trip home begins. It has been a very busy and eventful week starting with packing and organizing the house, then the endless task of saying goodbye, followed by a very hectic departure. Our […]
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PACKING UP THE HOUSE

PACKING UP THE HOUSE

We are in the final stages of packing our house up. Slowly but surely things are coming down off of walls and shelves and into boxes and trunks. With only 2 weeks to go before we leave the pressure is on to get all the packing done.
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LAST TEACHING SESSION COMPLETE

LAST TEACHING SESSION COMPLETE

Monday there was a good turnout for the final lesson for our initial teaching program in our village. We have been calling these lessons “esiikhi” because that is the term for the main support poles used in building a house. These poles provide structure and form to the house. In the same way this first […]
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