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We Have Made It! An Update From Madang, Papua New Guinea

Posted by on Dec 10, 2014 in Blog, Travel | 1 comment

We Have Made It! An Update From Madang, Papua New Guinea

It has been quite the trip from Phoenix, AZ to Madang, Papua New Guinea but worth the difficulty. Without a doubt we delayed every flight that we boarded. I think the combination of six adults, nine children, sixty bags, and a guitar had something to do with it. Regardless of the difficulties the staff on the planes were more than accommodating. Lorie and I did not sleep more than one hour each on the flight from San Fran to Sydney. We are thankful that our kids did get some sleep as well as staying entertained along for the trip. When we landed in Australia we navigated customs with no...

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Arrival in Australia: One Step Closer to Papua New Guinea

Posted by on Dec 3, 2014 in Blog, Travel | Comments Off on Arrival in Australia: One Step Closer to Papua New Guinea

Arrival in Australia: One Step Closer to Papua New Guinea

Praise God after 29 hours of flights and layovers we made it to Cairns, Australia!  The flights had some turbulence but there was no loss of baggage or team members along the way! When the plane was circling the runway at Cairns I noticed that the climate and landscape was very similar to Papua New Guinea.  Lorie has been encouraged that she is getting a taste of what is to come. The kids have only been excited and move from one event to the next—it has been hard to keep them contained.  They are also very tired after 2 days of strange sleeping locations and jet-lag.  We were about to read...

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