Category Archives: Our Lives
Passam Falls
Sometimes we are able to take a day on the weekends and visit some incredible places. Some people would say most anywhere we go in Papua New Guinea would qualify as unique or incredible! Passam Falls is a 30 minute (under current road conditions) drive away from Wewak and is…
Travel to PNG and Getting Settled
Another Round of Good-byes
It’s time to head back to Papua New Guinea after almost a year in the US. This is the time when I tend to shut down and just want these two weeks of goodbyes to be done. Unfortunately this means my wife does most of the work of packing up…
Christmas Gift
When I asked my 8 year old daughter Abigail what she wanted for Christmas, she replied, “I don’t know. I don’t really need anything”. It’s wonderful to live contented lives but it does make gift picking harder! A few days later she came to me and said, “I know what…
The Tsunami is Coming!
“Have you heard? The tsunami is coming on March 22! NASA says it will come with a magnitude 9 earthquake which will move the ground 2 inches and generate a tsunami which will ravage the coastline of Papua New Guinea.” This proclamation went viral via word of mouth, postings, and…
Week in Review
I know I haven’t been writing much, but there’s a good reason. Half of the last four weeks was spent without computers or internet connection as I traveled, and the other two weeks were spent recovering from mangoes. I bought 10 “smell mangoes” from the market to juice since my…
Weekly review
Our family really enjoyed the Christmas break. The amount of fireworks that were set off at midnight on New Years Eve was amazing! Things very quickly became busy as we prepared for the church leadership meeting that happened on the 10th. The churches set up the “Sepik Churches in Partnership…
Unjustly Accused
The doors were still closed when I arrived at 4:00 AM, yet there were about 10 people already sitting and waiting. Relieved that there were not more people, I found a seat on the curb and sat down with them. The night air was warm and pleasant but the bush…
The Cost of Caring
Bang! Bang! Bang! The deep booms reverberated through the mountains behind our house. The explosions seemed close, and they instantly had my attention. “Is that gunfire or firecrackers?” I thought. The explosion must have been a firecracker I decided much to my relief. For the last five weeks leading up…