October Update
Hello everyone! We are officially complete with missions training for Logistics Coordination! The training has been a blast and it was fun to get to know the other families in our class. Our class even grew numerically as there were two babies born in the middle of it (not literally). Joey Tartaglia has been an invaluable resource for training and we feel prepared as we can be! I recently dropped 10 hours per week with my current employer, freeing up more time for theological training. I am starting classes in Grace Bible Institute with one of our elders (Smedly Yates). This training will be...
Read MoreUm… More Power Please
With the weather in Madang coming in at a balmy 86 – 90 degrees with 96% humidity there’s a need for air movement. Air comes from fans, and fans need electricity to move… there in lies the issue. Madang lost power 2 times on the 5 days that we were there recently. One occasion was over 1 hour, and yes the fans stopped moving. It quickly went from warm but bearable to wet and muggy, there was not a dry shirt in the house. It was encouraging getting to experience this first hand as it showed me the need for a generator. Logistics Coordination will require a good amount...
Read MoreUpdate on the Lehmans!
What a month! The last month has been an adventure getting re-acclimated to life since I came home from PNG. The kids are growing; Lorie and I have been working through lists of priorities, and preparing for the months to come. If it were not for the body of Christ and the sweet fellowship of believers I would be overwhelmed. Below is a quick update on family life as well as current support that the Lord has provided!I have been working on several things: Work, discipleship, and meeting with people on a regular basis. I have the joy of reading 2 books currently: The Cross Centered Life (C.J....
Read MoreJoey is Coming! Joey is Coming!
Joey has an unquenchable thirst for coconuts… and I mean unquenchable! When we arrived in Madang one of the first things that we did was get to the market to purchase coconuts (kokonus). Jim and I started joking that the locals were going to have to chop down palm trees to supply the demand. The next day the landscapers arrived at the SIL guesthouse property and fell 3 trees! Coincidence ~ I think not!Something that was amazing regarding fresh coconuts in PNG. Young coconuts are so full of water they nearly spray it out from the pressure inside when cut open. We were able to pour...
Read MoreSlowing Down
Imagine its Monday; you wake up at 6:35am and realize that you need to be at work at 7:00am. You rush out the door, toothpaste still smeared on your chin and jump in the car. With only fifteen mins left before you need to be at a meeting you pull into a Wendy’s. You order, pay and get your hot breakfast in five minutes flat. Leaving the parking lot you drive to work on a well maintained road and make it to work on time with a full stomach. That is America, but this is a story about Papua New Guinea. Coming from a culture that runs on efficiency and speed then arriving at Port...
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