November Update
Thanksgiving and Christmas are right around the corner. It’s exciting to think about spending time with family as well as the Christmas Carols that will be singing soon. It has been a great month of training, transition, fundraising, and answers to prayer (almost immediately). I have been in Theology 1 for the last month and enjoying all that I have been learning about God’s Word. I have an exam coming up soon as well as a good amount of book reading for a research paper. It has been a joy to take classes from The Masters Seminary (TMS) administered by the elders at Grace Bible Church...
Read MoreGreer and the shrimp…
Last night I had the chance to cook some shrimp for the family, exciting… right? When we sat down for dinner it was a big deal. Lorie carefully counted out how many shrimp each person received (because this is not a normal meal for us) so it was “fair”. We all started eating and I was enjoying Knox’s face eat time he went to take a bite. He could not stand the taste of shrimp, and Belle felt the same way. Greer however started digging in and loved them. When he got to the end of the second shrimp he started rubbing his nose like crazy. If you were an observer in...
Read MoreOctober 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...
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