Land of the Unexpected

Papua New Guinea is described by many as the land of the unexpected. We definitely agree. From the moment we first stepped into the sweltering blanket of PNG humidity a year and a half ago, we have experienced countless revisions to our plans. This month has been  no exception.

Most of you know that we were planning to move into Wabuku on January 16 (with a small work team going in a few days prior to work on our houses). But, we’re still not moved in. The grass airstrip where we fly in to flooded just before we were set to depart, so we couldn’t go. When we finally received the OK to fly, our coworker, Lisa, had to go to Australia for some very important meetings. So, the work team (3 people besides Clint and our coworker Jason) decided to do a quick trip, just to get some work done on our houses. The original 5-day trip was shortened to 4-days after some rescheduling done by our mission pilots. And, last minute, I was asked to go in to help cook for the team. So, our whole family ended up traveling in to Wabuku for 4 days. We loved being there and didn’t want to leave. I guess that’s a good sign since we’re headed back in six days on February 7! Or, some of us are anyways.

Ok, so after our work trip, we anticipated a full week and a half out on the base to pack the rest of our things and get ready for our move. Nope. We got word that our coworkers’ batteries might not have been hooked up correctly to their solar system, and it could potentially destroy the system if left alone. So, Clint and Jason quickly packed and headed back into Wabuku after only spending the weekend on the base. They decided to stay in the tribe since it doesn’t make much sense for them to come back out and go back in only a week later. We got word that the batteries and solar system are totally fine, and the guys are continuing to fix and clean our houses (trust me, they are filthy!). We miss them, but we’re thankful they can get so much done before we head in.

We’d definitely appreciate your prayers as we prepare to move in on the 7^th. We definitely sense that Satan has been attacking our team in various ways. He’s trying hard to discourage and distract us. We know he doesn’t want these people to learn what it means to walk in fellowship with Christ. He has held them in bondage for so long, and he is fighting to hang on to his domain. It’s scary sometimes what he throws at us. But praise God, He is so much stronger than Satan! And He will protect and guide us as we go. Thanks so much for praying for us each step of this crazy journey! And please, don't stop.