There are always reasons to be Thankful!

There are always reasons to be Thankful!

I am writing this note from my office on Thanksgiving day. Thanksgiving isn’t a holiday here in PNG so it is more business as usual today. We’ll celebrate with several other families and singles on Saturday. Regardless of our traditions and schedules, we...
A trip to the Swamp

A trip to the Swamp

On the road again… This month has been a bit different. Covid continues to be a topic of conversation these days. I’m sure you can relate. We haven’t had anyone in the family who has had Covid but it is around us here in the Goroka area. Thankfully...
A trip to New Ireland

A trip to New Ireland

It is a joy and a privilege to be a part of what God is doing here in PNG. Besides engaging with the church in Malaumanda, one of the other ways that I get a front-row seat to His Spirit at work is to spend time helping new church planting teams as they work towards...
Busy but Thankful

Busy but Thankful

I just looked over our last update and it was filled with trips and various activities around the country. You would think that after those trips that our schedule would have slowed down a bit. Now school for the boys has started but the activity level hasn’t...
On the move

On the move

There are times when we pretty much sit tight here at Lapilo. There are other times when it feels something like I envision the Israelites felt like as they were wandering from place to place on the way to Caanan. This month has been one of those...
Malaumandan Baptism

Malaumandan Baptism

Shortly after 9am on a beautiful Friday morning we landed back in Malaumanda. The airstrip was filled with people who greeted us as we got off the plane. As we walked down to the house we were welcomed again on the trail by a group of believers who were singing praise...