God blessed the guys with a very productive trip in March. They managed to tear down the Cann house completely, storing salvaged building materials in a temporary structure. They also marked out, dug holes and poured cement footings for the office building. Many have asked where the guys stay when they're in the village. The…
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…
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…
One of our favorite things about living on our ridge is hearing the rain. It starts with a faint rumbling sound from far over the mountains and comes closer and closer until it finally hits our roof! What a display of God’s glory! I love standing on our porch waiting for it to arrive. View…
First break, visitors and progress… Elna A lot has happened since we last posted anything... We've been working hard, and God graciously provided a refreshing rest time in Ukarumpa. After eight months in country, we planned to have a two week break out of the village. We extended this to three weeks, as there were…
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