Back in Papua New Guinea

Reflecting on 2022 and Looking to 2023 In 2022, we were able to do the following: We started the year by attending a local school dedication to continue to encourage guardians and children to focus on education as the key to a bright future. A good education is the...

So Much to be Thankful For

Thank you for praying for Alex! Alex underwent laser surgery to remove all of the pre-cancerous lesions in his mouth on October 27th. He is recovering well and will have one more check up with the ENT specialist on December 14th. They want to be sure everything is...
Our Trip to Hoskins

Our Trip to Hoskins

At the end of May, we returned to Hoskins, West New Britain Province, after being away for 14 YEARS!  What a bittersweet homecoming….When we first moved to Hoskins in 2003, a local couple adopted me. Their names were Stanley and Maria Balu. They had 4...

Catching Up

An overdue update:The people who took pity on us and gave us a ride (from my last journal entry) have really blessed us and have become friends.  Peter & his wife helped us while we were looking at cars and thankfully, we now have our own car. No more riding...
Culture Stress

Culture Stress

Today was one of those days where we struggled with culture stress. Tom had to deal with getting our washing machine repaired or replaced.  It’s been broken for almost 2 weeks. Nothing happens fast here. Things are night & day different!Before we left the...