Permission Granted

March 25, 2011

So, how does one go about gaining permission to move into a village? Many of you asked us this question before we arrived in Papua New Guinea and now that we have found the place where we believe God wants us long term, I will explain how this interesting process of gaining permission has gone […]

Our Daily Schedule

February 17, 2011

It’s about 8:00am and the scorching tropical sun is lighting up the banana tree’s I can see out our window. The village is still pretty quite right now and the only noise I can here is the annoying hum of our generator as it powers our fridge, charges our laptops and allows me to enjoy […]

The Island

January 21, 2011

I am dripping in sweat and have just come inside after spending over an hour doing half of our laundry- “tribal living style”. That is to say I just used a twin tub washer for the very first time. Of course when we went through missionary training we where shown the in’s and outs of […]

Before I Go

January 14, 2011

The time has come-I can hardly believe it. Tomorrow I, along with our friend Aimee and my sweet little boy will be once again climbing onto an airplane. (It’s amazing to think that EXACTLY 5 months ago we arrived in PNG!) When we land at our destination I will be overjoyed to see Tom again […]

Hut Sweet Hut?

January 10, 2011

One of the most interesting differences between the lives of Americans and lives of the people of Papua New Guinea is that of the homes we live in. In this particular blog we want to give you a deeper insight into the home of a typical Papua New Guinean in general. This topic has proved […]

Amamas Bilong Krismas

December 18, 2010

Jude is grinning and dancing around the living room on his tippy toes to the happy tune of one of the many Christmas songs he has learned to love. “Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!” I listen to the wonderful Christmas classic as I look out our window at hundreds of palm tree’s, a blazing sun, and feel the 115 degree humid heat hitting me. I could bake some Christmas cookies but I don’t really want to make my house even hotter so I just stand here and think about what this Christmas is going to be like and about all the things God has already done for us to make it...

Time for Tigak… Almost

December 4, 2010

As most of you know our first task after arriving to PNG has been to learn the trade language and culture. This is part of our “orientation” to the field and has been our full time job since our arrival. Another part of this busy orientation process is something called “Bush Orientation.” Bush Orientation involves […]

The Road Through Lamogai

October 2, 2010

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 […]