the Trip Firstly, thank you to all of you who prayed for us during our trip … and thank you to all of you who have generously helped cover the costs of our travels. There’s no way that we can do this without you guys! As other-side-of-the-world trips go, everything went really well on our … More towards Konomala |part 2|
Well … Buckle up! The holidays have flown by. Covid is still hovering over us all. And the day has arrived for us to board the plane to PNG … [puns all intended!] It feels like it was just yesterday that we packed up and left Konomala … and at the same time it feels … More towards KONOMALA |part 1|
In a stunning turn of events, a government institution did something faster than expected!! Well, kind of … The U.S. was still late in re-opening their offices … but instead of the expected 6 week turn around, our passports arrived in only 2 weeks! Shocking. As of now, our girls’ visas have been submitted to … More Getting ready?
A global virus, two governments, three passports, three visas, five COVID tests, multiple international flights … and a few little people just waiting.Mix it all together and you’ve got a whole bunch of unknowns!As the urgency to make decisions grows, the variables keep changing, and the unknowns seem endless. Here at home It’s been a … More the Unknowns
When we first heard about this new virus starting to spread, we didn’t really pay much attention to it. We were putting all of our energy into learning language in Konomala. We don’t really get much world news out there, so we figured that things would just blow over in no time. Obviously, … More COVID-19 … time to get back home
We’re ‘that guy’ now You know when you see “that guy” at the store, or at church, or anywhere for that matter. He looks a little lost, he sounds like he’s ‘not really from around here’, and he’s not up to speed on the normal stuff that you think, “everybody knows that”. Well … since coming … More A little less chaos now
the Failure Right now I’m waiting at a dirt airstrip 4 hours away from home. In a few minutes our mission’s helicopter will be landing to drop off some solar electric equipment that’s essential for us to stay in Konomala. Two days ago, our solar electric system had a complete failure. When we came home … More URGENT NEED — Electrical Failure
“When it gets hard, what part of the gospel will keep you going?” Through different seasons of life, different glimpses of the gospel have come to the forefront of our minds: Sometimes it’s resting in a finished work, and sometimes it’s striving for the prize in the unfinished work. Sometimes it’s seeing His bigness, and … More 3 months in Konomala
Marav mal! Ba malke? Good afternoon! You all alright? Thanks so much for being patient in hearing from us! We’ve been in Konomala a little over a month now, and we finally have a half-way-working cell signal. It’s not much, but it gives us access to email and texting … slow and minimal access … More Moved in and Starting Language
If you haven’t seen it already, click on the LINK below to see a video of our recent build trip into Konomala. CLICK HERE TO WATCH Build trip #4 From April 24th to May 12th, we had some bonding time down in Konomala … I mean building time. We had 4 guys from our … More April/May – Build Trips #4 and #5
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