Orientation with the Mitchells
The Mitchells stepped off a plane last November and have not looked back. They boarded their first plane back home in South Africa. A place filled with family, friends and their home church, Grace Fellowship in Pretoria: http://www.gracefellowship.co.za. Saying good-bye is always bittersweet, but their desire to share the gospel with the nDo people proved irresistible. They began training with Finisterre Vision back in April, 2017 and because of prior seminary training, completed it in September of that same year. They were ready to come as soon as they finished, but God seemed to have...
Read MoreA Circle and Stick
A noise we commonly hear around our house is the bang of sheet metal. I you were new to our home, you would think someone threw a rock at our fence, or maybe a bird ran into the gate. Quite the contrary, you would be surprised to find that it from the wayward “circle” hit by a stick in a neighborhood kid’s game. Should you want to play this amazing game, you will need just three things: The energy of a grade schooler, one old foam flip-flop with a circle cut out of it, and a stick or branch. Our neighborhood kids will typically form two teams with varying players on each side. They...
Read MoreFried Bananas and Rain
In God’s kindness, he blessed Papua New Guinea with a ton of bananas. There are kukim bananas (to cook), like plantains, and there are mau bananas for just eating. Some are no longer than 2 inches, while others are over a foot in length. The variety does not stop there. The skin of one variety will be green, another will be yellow, and yet another will be red and purple. The banana is a huge part of regular eating in PNG. Regardless of how they look or taste, they are all bananas, and they are all edible! About two weeks ago, some of our friends gave us two hands of bananas. A hand of...
Read MoreThe generator made it!
The long awaited generator arrives! Monday was the day. A truck, packed to the gills with market produce, rolled up to the house in the early morning with a special surprise. The generator arrived. There it was, snugly tucked away, under a barrage of cabbage, onions, pineapples, and other tasty market produce. We had been anticipating it’s arrival, but it was that much sweeter to see this day in person. Using a local transport company in Madang turned out to be unfruitful. Unfortunatly, they were not able to help us with picking up the unit in Goroka. However, on Friday last...
Read More3 weeks in Madang
Who would have thought three weeks could go so fast! I am tired to say the least as I write this email. I think Lorie would say the same thing about herself. It has been a busy three weeks in Madang. Moving just seems to come with it’s difficulties as well as it’s joys. We have run the gamut of various tasks. The home was the most strenuous. We have been unpacking and organizing the home for the whole three weeks. Praise the Lord, we are finally feeling more settled, and regular patterns of life from before are starting to emerge. Homeschool Lorie started homeschooling the kids on...
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