Last week our guys finally got to start deconstruction in the village. There were many delays and changes to our plans. We do not know why the Lord chose to allow these changes. In fact, there are many things we don't know. But there are also many things we do know: We know that God is…
Last year, we had a pretty untraditional Christmas Day. After only 7 weeks in the village (we returned from South Africa in October) we ended up being evacuated on Christmas Day due to violence in our mountain range. Though the gang terrorising a nearby valley have remained active even to this day they did not…
2Cor. 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen containers, so that the extraordinary greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves; we are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying around in the body the…
Sebastian celebrated his birthday in transit. We started the day with waking up at 3.30am to leave for the airport in Port Moresby and then he had an extended birthday - we crossed the international date line on our way to the US. Being 11 now, he still enjoys the same things: science, lego, reading,…
A refrain you'll hear from us often is, 'We did not plan it this way, but...' God often changes our well laid plans - and His plans are always better. We recently spent another 7 weeks in Madang to give our head of security and caretaker of the Madang logistics base a break. This allowed…
We are so pleased with Calista - she is growing into a creative, beautiful, sensitive, sweet young lady. She is learning more and more from Scripture and working hard to apply what she is learning. Calista loves reading fantasy stories, writing her own, drawing, painting, carving, listening to music, and taking macro photographs. We thank…
We have learned many lessons since we decided to come to PNG. One that stands out at the moment is that our trust in the Lord has grown. We use the Tok Pisin word 'hangamap' for trust here - 'hanging on', completely relying on, depending on something (or some ONE in this case!). Like how…
In August our baby turned 10! Sebastian keeps us on our toes - he lives life at full speed. He is bright, bouncy, big-hearted... We love seeing how gentle Seb is with little kids, how he confidently tells adults about PNG, how he loves helping all people around him. Please pray with us that God…
Our beautiful girl is 13! We are enjoying our arty girl so much - it is such a joy watching her mature in her understanding and application of Scripture. Her favourite things are still people, animals, snorkelling and art - all kinds of art. Recently, she even added woodwork to her list... Calista had a…
We left the village in February - and it took a few weeks, seven flights and two covid tests each to get from Mawerero to South Africa One benefit of hotel stays: yummy food! A highlight during our trip was sharing a meal with the Penny's in Dubai The best thing about our time in…
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