Category: PapUa nEw GuiNea

The Road Through Lamogai

The Road Through Lamogai

A few weeks after arriving in Papua New Guinea, I was asked by one of our regional field leaders, Jan Wols (first name pronounced “yon”) to accompany him trip into a remote village (South Lamogai). He and his family along with another family had been a part of reaching and helping establish a church in […]
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Singsing for Independance

Singsing for Independance

September 16th was Independence Day here in Papua New Guinea. In 1975, Papua New Guinea gained full independence from Australia, and that day is worth some serious celebrating here in PNG! With very clear ideas about how WE celebrate independence day on our minds, we, along with some other missionaries, ventured a half an hour’s […]
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Lamogai or Bust

Lamogai or Bust

“Bush” is what we call the remote jungle locations that are all over Papua New Guinea. Yesterday, Tom left on his first bush trip for 12 days. It is a very exciting opportunity for him, and he was glad to accept the invitation from one of our Orientation leaders/fellow missionary! The village that Tom and […]
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My PNG Cookbook: Kaukau in Coconut Milk

My PNG Cookbook: Kaukau in Coconut Milk

If you want to save money, you eat like the people of PNG do. That’s what we have been trying to do as much of as we can since we moved here to the “land of the unexpected”. 😛 It has been fun for me as the cook in our family to learn about what […]
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Mi Lainim Tok Pisin

Mi Lainim Tok Pisin

Our full time job these days is “National Culture and Language Acquisition.” I know, it’s a mouthful. Basically we are learning the language and culture. 🙂 This job is a big one. Sometimes we feel overwhelmed with how much we have to learn but most of the time it is exciting. It means we get […]
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Special Delivery!

Special Delivery!

My heart almost hit my throat when I saw the massive truck approaching. I flew down our stairs to see the thing that Tom and I (and many others) had been dying to see for months and months. Our CONTAINER! Praise the Lord- our stuff made it! After being packed into a 40 foot shipping […]
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A Whole New World

A Whole New World

Just six days after arriving in Papua New Guinea, we are starting to feel settled in our new home. Its definitely different than living in the United States! For those of you who are curious about our current living situation, we made this blog just for you to answer some of the common questions we […]
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8,000 Miles, Pt. 3: In Papua New Guinea

8,000 Miles, Pt. 3: In Papua New Guinea

Our travel from Australia to Papua New Guinea went relatively smoothly. When we got to the capital of PNG, Port Moresby, we had to wait in a really short line for a really LONG time! It was very very hot and being crammed in with a lot of people did not make things smell that […]
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We’ve Got Baggage

We’ve Got Baggage

The biggest stressor we dealt with before leaving Australia had to do with our luggage and all the restrictions we faced on the airline that would take us to our destination. For reasons that would take too long to explain, we had not known about a few of the weight limits that would be put […]
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8,000 Miles, Pt. 2: An Australian Adventure

8,000 Miles, Pt. 2: An Australian Adventure

Our thirteen hour flight to Brisbane, Australia was long but shockingly not unbearable. Jude did very well and slept for about four hour chunks at a time and was happy when he was awake. This enabled Tom and I to relax and catch bits of sleep here and there. Aimee was able to sleep more […]
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