POC

We are halfway through our 14 week Pacific Orientation Course in Madang. Our time has been spent learning the language and culture and meeting lots of new friends.
Our family has accomplished a lot of new things while we are here. Both Jon and I have swam a mile. We have accomplished many hikes including a 3 day hike with 2 village overnights. Macy has started walking. Clara has learned how to pray in Tok Pisin. Most importantly we are constantly learning how awesome our God is and to rely fully on Him for all things.

Please pray for us as we are getting ready to stay in a village for 5 weeks. The purpose of the village part of POC is to experience how Papua New Guineans live everyday, learn more Tok Pisin and develop relationships with the people. We are really excited and a little bit nervous but we know that the Lord will protect and guide us in this adventure! If you would like to see where we will be located for our village stay, check out this link to Google: Click here

The village is called Songum and a picture of our house and wasfameli is below.  Wasfameli translates to watch family and is a term used to describe the family that will look after us during our village visit.

Digging our liklik haus (toilet) in Songum

Our house in Songum

Wasmama in Songum

Waspapa in Songum

After a church service at Nobnob church

Getting some much needed help building our haus kuk

Cleaning up after dinner in our haus kuk

Jon trying to climb a coconut tree to get some Kulau

The Nobnob church.  POC is in the Nobnob language area.

Macy napping on the beach

Some leisure time spent at a nearby resort, Jais Aben

Enjoying a meal in our Haus Kuk

The POC campus

View of the skies over Madang province

Villages where POC students are allocated.  We are in the Eastern most village, Songum