The Ants of PNG
Gather around friends. Its time to share a short ant story. Since we arrived in Madang there have been ants. As Dr. Seuss would say we have seen small ones, big ones, long ones, short ones, black ones and red ones. They are everywhere and get into everything. They are the scavengers of the ground here in PNG. Our back house has always had these large red ants on it. The ants walk around the outside walls like they own the place. They had been climbing a tree close to the house, crossing one of the small limbs like a bridge to get on the roof. So I decided to cut the smaller limbs...
Read MoreRemembering the Gospel
There are many, many churches in the Town of Madang. There is a small Christian book store downtown and it is quite common to find individuals who are self taught street preachers walking around. You can find the name of Jesus Christ mentioned on a regular basis by some people that you interact with. The first thought anyone would have to this should be joy! It is a joyful thing to know that God’s Word is readily available in Madang and people have access to a church. The discouraging news can be the depth of error that is commonly taught and the lack of Gospel proclamation in the...
Read MoreSurvey One
Romans 10:14 How then will they call on Him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in Him whom they have not heard? And how will they hear without a preacher? Over two months ago survey one started. The first trip was to Netginea. Matt, Zach and I took a boat and a hike to visit this tribe. Then about a month later Joey Tartaglia (one Director of Finisterre Vision) came to town. Matt, Zach and Joey proceeded to take another boat ride and a 50+ mile hike to nDo as well as various tribes along the way. Then, two weeks ago, Matt, Zach and I took a helicopter ride to three other...
Read MoreSeken gives a lesson on coconuts…
Say hello to Seken… When we came to Madang he had already been at our home keeping watch before we arrived. Seken is a highlander. His village is close to Mt. Hagen in the middle of Papua New Guinea. He works in Madang as a security guard at a local lumber yard close to the airport. Seken is also our point man for guards at our house. He brings family members from his tribe in Mt. Hagen and they cycle between our house and their tribe every six weeks. He has shown himself to be an invaluable friend to our family since we arrived in Madang. He is a professing Catholic and lives a...
Read MoreBudget Creativity 101: Dog Food
It’s an amazing fact of life. People and dogs eat food with the continual knowledge that they will have to eat again soon. Thinking on such things will only land someone in the book of Ecclesiastes asking, why! Part of our role as support for the team in the bush requires dogs. I’m sure if we were sledding in the Alaskan wilderness they would have a different purpose but here in the town of Madang they are for security. Papua New Guinea has a continual reputation for thieves (or rascals as they call them here). The simplest way to address this is with guard dogs. At the...
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