What to Bring...And What Not to Bring...

Ever tried fitting all your belongings into 5 suitcases? I'll let you in on a secret... it's pretty tough!

 

So how in the world are we fitting everything we'll need for the next 4 years in just 5 bags? Well, we actually aren't. New Tribes Mission recommends that we bring mostly clothes and personal items. Since we'll be living on one of the mission bases for the first 5 or 6 months that is near a pretty big town, we won't need to bring any household items, toiletries or furniture with us. That helps a lot! And then when we move into a more remote tribal village and build our own house, we can purchase anything we'll need from the bigger towns or ship it over from the US.

 

Even though PNG is a third-world country, the bigger towns actually have a lot of stuff that we have in America because they can import it from Australia. The quality may not be as good, and it's usually 2-3 times the price, but at least it's available! :)

(Yeah, we're already up to Bin #14 of stuff to store...)

It's been a whirlwind week packing, sorting, and getting rid of stuff we don't need. But it's another exciting step towards PNG! Starting our journey in just 6 more days!!!