Water Temperature
Since Madang is a costal town it makes me curious what the temperature of the water is. The article below is a snippet from a diving website discussing the water in PNG – Enjoy!The waters around Port Moresby and Eastern Fields are noticeably cooler than other areas due to current streams circulating up from southern latitudes. Temperatures can range between 74-87 deg F (24-28 deg C). A full wet suit with a minimum of 1/4 inch or 3mm is recommended, as well as a dive skin plus hood. Therefore you can dive and photograph until your hearts content with being chilled by days end. The...
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 MoreRecent Earthquakes
Extra, Extra – Read all about it!There have been a few recent earthquakes in PNG’s surrounding islands. Currently New Brittan was hit with a 7.2 magnitude quake. You can follow this at the earthquake-report.com. Papua New Guinea frequently has earthquakes, as well as occasional volcanic eruptions. The greatest concern when there is a earthquake is the possibility of a tsunami following shortly after. This most recent quake happened at 6:30 AM local time. Could you imagine this being your alarm clock?
Read MoreKnowing God
I am in the middle of J.I. Packers book “Knowing God”. It has been a refreshing tool that continues to cause a greater desire for God’s word. It has also caused me to ask myself questions regarding my thankfulness for the Holy Spirit’s ministry in redemptive work and, my daily sanctification. Below are a few highlights that I have been chewing on so far this week. I pray that these highlights are an encouragement to you as well.”Disregard the study of God, and you sentence yourself to stumble and blunder through life blindfolded, as it were, with no sense of...
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...
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