Exploratory Trip 2013
It has been 1 week and 3 days since I landed back in the USA from the trip to PNG. The trip was beneficial, exciting, new, and in some ways long (especially away from Lorie and the kids). The team was on a total of 11 flights with continual transitions in weather, scenery, and culture. I continually saw God’s provision in making this trip productive. The picture above is a photo of Dinanget from the small Cessna that we took to fly into the tribe. I was able to shoot a good amount of photos as well as video of PNG and some of them have been uploaded to Flikr. If you are interested...
Read MoreHello from Papua New Guinea!
What an adventure! After 6 flights, 5 cities, and various types of planes we made it to Dinanget. The first few days of travel have been exciting, tiresome, and at some points – weird. The flight from the USA to Australia had amazing inflight entertainment, dinner and breakfast, and snacks. My mind was unable to shut off in anticipation, so I slept for only 1.5 hours. With the time change we lost 1 day in flight and arrived in Australia early in the morning. We flew from Sydney to Brisbane and had a night at a hotel so we could catch a flight to PNG early the next day. Brisbane...
Read MorePapua New Guinea – 4 days before departure
I had mentioned a few posts back that I was going to be heading to PNG for a preparation trip. Well…time goes quickly because I depart on Sunday afternoon! There is a small team that is going: Joey and Brooke Tartaglia, Mike and Pam Feather, Jim Vonderhaar, and me. this is a 2 week trip – just long enough to to establish contacts and make preparations for our pursued departure in 2014.This will be the first time that I will step foot in Papua New Guinea, and needless to say… I am looking forward to the experience. I can’t help but think on the food that will be...
Read MoreLearning Melanesian Pidgin – Tok Pisin
This is a picture of my side of the family and boy oh boy is there a lot of grandkids!We started a new training module called orientation. In this module we are focusing on the living in the town of Madang before moving to a tribe. Last week we focused on the trade language of Papua New Guinea: Tok Pisin (Pidgin). There are many words in Tok Pisin that sound similar, and many that are there own in sound and spelling. Below are some simple phrases and words that you can try!English word/phrase – Pidgin equivalentGood morning – MoninGood afternoon – ApinunGood night...
Read MoreKnow the culture – Final thoughts on CLA
Follow me on a mental pilgrimage…Jim was a bright average guy who enjoyed eating the best grub in town. One day Jim heard that there was an amazing Mexican restaurant he had to visit. Filled with anticipation he planned to visit the restaurant the following day. Upon his arrival he noticed that there were no signs, and your order was placed at a small window outside. Jim walked up to the small window and the clerk asked “What would you like to order?”.With excitement in his eyes, Jim said I will take a number 5. This was the number recommended by his friend for the best...
Read MorePreparation Trip to PNG
There is a small team that is planning a trip to PNG the first two weeks in August 2013. Not a long trip but enough to to establish contacts and make preparations for our pursued departure in 2014. This is a crucial step in our family’s part of taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to the tribal people in PNG.This will be the first time that I will step foot in Papua New Guinea, and needless to say… I am looking forward to the experience. I can’t help but think on the food that will be there, the people that I will meet, having to speak Tok Pisin and deal with not being able...
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