Sweat, storms, and stability

Yay!! We’re home!!!! It’s hot. I mean… really, really hot. We’ve had those sleep shattering storms at night interrupting our attempts to get full nights of deep rest. But. BUT!!! We’re home. And this is home. Heat, storms, loud chickens everywhere, dogs crying through the nights, and we’re happy. We’re grateful to our team for […]

See the relaxed family

This picture was taken yesterday while we rested and played with dear church friends at the Dallas Arboretum!! It was our last full day in Texas, and now early in the morning we’re preparing for another plane day. At the end of this one will be long missed grandparents. Thanks for praying us through our […]

Sleeves Up

Australia has provided PNG with a shipment of vaccines that the government then disseminated to major urban centers, Madang included, under the vaccination campaign called “Sleeves Up.” The Madang Chamber of Commerce sent out a notice weeks ago asking businesses and NGOs around town to send in a list of employees wanting to be included […]

There and back again

We so appreciate your many prayers for Brian’s trip last week!! It was weighing on him heavily before he went and we both rejoiced when in the end it was clear the Lord had gone before. The meeting with the community went well and he enjoyed breathing the cleaner air of village life for a […]

Whale shark therapy

The obsession started well over a year ago. Not princesses, not unicorns. Not horses or puppies or kittens. Whale sharks. Those behemoths of the ocean had the hearts of two little girls in Papua New Guinea as soon as they learned of their existence. I’m fairly certain the fascination started with an episode of Octonauts […]