Even though we haven’t updated our blog for a while, this
doesn’t mean we haven’t wanted to. It
has definitely been a busy first quarter of this year. We have been juggling priorities between
programming work, translation program management, dental related work and
family life. We are very thankful for
all of the opportunities to serve.
Please pray for wisdom in time management.
In December we enjoyed the company of Jon’s parents. It was really nice to have them here for
Christmas and Clara and Macy really enjoyed them too. It was definitely nice to have family here
for our first Christmas away from Canada.
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| Decorating the Christmas tree with Grandpa |
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| Gift opening time |
Jon had the opportunity to travel out to the north coast of
PNG to visit the Gwahatike language teams in February. It was a short trip of 5 days but was very
productive. Through meeting with each of
the six leaders, Jon learned a lot about the needs of each of them and how we
can best serve them in their important work.
We are both excited about the potential of these teams and the prospects
for the future. We are especially
excited to see how God uses these men over the coming years to accomplish His
purposes.
Over this past Easter weekend we had some more visitors stay
with us. Curtiss and Sandy Hartley who
work with the Salvation Army in Port Moresby came for the weekend. We enjoyed good fellowship and it was a
blessing to have them over. The girls
really liked having new people to play with. J
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| Macy and Sandy enjoying some quality time |
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| The Madi Bible translation team joined us for dinner. Afterwards we enjoyed a game of Uno followed by a showing of the movie Fireproof |
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| Uncle Jase and Macy |
We also just got back from a trip to the Gwahatike language
area. The whole family went along with
Jason and some friends that work in the media department here in Ukarumpa. More on this later.
Good to see all the pictures and hear how you are doing! Sounds like you don't have time to be homesick :) Just kidding... Know that we pray for you regularly and ask God to watch over you and bless your work! Jack and Linda and Derrick
ReplyDeleteWow, the girls are getting so big! And I can't believe how blonde Macy is! We are thankful that your trip to the village as a family was a beneficial one, and that all went well. We continue to think and pray for the four of you!
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