Saturday, November 30, 2013
Monday, November 25, 2013
We have arrived!
> Well, it finally happened! After much waiting, and waiting, and waiting on permits and papers and visas and anything else that needed to be gotten, we finally are here!
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> May I say that I do not recommend international flights with a toddler if they can be avoided. I, for one, hope that by the time we have to fly back to the states, a good teleportation device will have already been invented and that there will a station set up in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea. Here's to high hopes!
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> Theron actually did not do too badly for a one-year-old who was cooped up on airplanes and in airports for 36 hours straight, and he has already recovered remarkably well from jet lag. On the first day, he seemed to be under the impression that morning had arrived at 4am, but by day three or so, he was sleeping in till 6 just like mommy and daddy!
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> Morgan has started work with Field Maintenance (upkeep on mission housing), and is loving it! He works with two guys who are under strict orders not to speak any English with him, thanks to our dear fellow missionaries. As a result, he hopes to be speaking fluent Tok Pisin quite soon! =]
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> Danielle has started at the MK high school, teaching and tutoring 6 lovely missionary kids. She is glad that she is working with another teacher who actually does have a grasp of high school calculus. However, physics, biology, and english are coming back!
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> We still do have some support that we need -- about $350/ month in pledges. If you feel that God might be calling you to help with that, please do so! That money pays our grocery bill.
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> Thank you all so much for your support thus far in actually getting us to the other side of the world!
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> May I say that I do not recommend international flights with a toddler if they can be avoided. I, for one, hope that by the time we have to fly back to the states, a good teleportation device will have already been invented and that there will a station set up in Mt Hagen, Papua New Guinea. Here's to high hopes!
>
> Theron actually did not do too badly for a one-year-old who was cooped up on airplanes and in airports for 36 hours straight, and he has already recovered remarkably well from jet lag. On the first day, he seemed to be under the impression that morning had arrived at 4am, but by day three or so, he was sleeping in till 6 just like mommy and daddy!
>
> Morgan has started work with Field Maintenance (upkeep on mission housing), and is loving it! He works with two guys who are under strict orders not to speak any English with him, thanks to our dear fellow missionaries. As a result, he hopes to be speaking fluent Tok Pisin quite soon! =]
>
> Danielle has started at the MK high school, teaching and tutoring 6 lovely missionary kids. She is glad that she is working with another teacher who actually does have a grasp of high school calculus. However, physics, biology, and english are coming back!
>
> We still do have some support that we need -- about $350/ month in pledges. If you feel that God might be calling you to help with that, please do so! That money pays our grocery bill.
>
> Thank you all so much for your support thus far in actually getting us to the other side of the world!
Saturday, November 16, 2013
On Our Way!
Well, it's finally happened! Our visas were approved, our passports were returned to us with said visas, and our tickets are purchased!
Our patience has definitely been tested over the last four months, as we thought we were going to be leaving early in August. But we know God's timing is perfect, and we have had a wonderful, if somewhat frustrating, several months.
We will be leaving the states this next week. Please pray for us as we undertake a two-day across-the-world journey with a toddler! It should be interesting.
We have enjoyed this weekend with family, and had a birthday party for Theron today, complete with lots of cake!
Support Update: Thanks to God's faithfulness and the willingness of so many people to be used by Him in our lives, we have raised the initial amount that we need in order to leave the country! We still have some ongoing support left, about $300/ month that we need in pledges. We are so humbled and amazed by the incredible God we serve and His ability to provide for all of our needs.
Next time you hear from us, we'll be on the other side of the world!
Our patience has definitely been tested over the last four months, as we thought we were going to be leaving early in August. But we know God's timing is perfect, and we have had a wonderful, if somewhat frustrating, several months.
We will be leaving the states this next week. Please pray for us as we undertake a two-day across-the-world journey with a toddler! It should be interesting.
We have enjoyed this weekend with family, and had a birthday party for Theron today, complete with lots of cake!
Support Update: Thanks to God's faithfulness and the willingness of so many people to be used by Him in our lives, we have raised the initial amount that we need in order to leave the country! We still have some ongoing support left, about $300/ month that we need in pledges. We are so humbled and amazed by the incredible God we serve and His ability to provide for all of our needs.
Next time you hear from us, we'll be on the other side of the world!
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