Slowing 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...
Read MorePNG Trip Photos
Below is a slideshow of images from the trip – Enjoy! Children's Museum 2013 Children's Museum 2013 Leaving Dinanget 11 Dinanget PNG Hydro Shack 10 Dinanget PNGChildren's Museum 2013 Children's Museum 2013 Falex's Garden House 13 Dinanget PNGCessna shot - Dinanget 3 Dinanget PNGHike to Falex's House 3 Dinanget PNGHiking 5 Dinanget PNGDinanget Flight 24 Dinanget PNGChildren's Museum 2013 Hydro Hike 6 Dinanget PNGMe I have no commentHydro Shack 6 Dinanget PNGChildren's Museum 2013 Hike to Falex's House 6 Dinanget PNGDinanget Flight 15 Dinanget...
Read MoreExploratory 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 MoreWater 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...
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