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We just finished our 4th full day in PNG! We are adjusting and settling in a little more each day, but it's a process and we need God's grace in each moment. Today we were able to set up our internet and so we wanted to give everyone a quick update that we made it!  For those of you who are on our video update list - we will still try hard to send out a video in the next couple weeks. But for now, here are a few snippets of our time so far: Cairns, Australia was a sweet opportunity for some much needed quality family time, as well as a very helpful time to recover from all the craziness of leaving the States, recover from jetlag, and process some of the pieces of this transition. We were so thankful - and we had a lot of fun! The picture below is of a Golden Orb spider that lived just up the way from the apartment we stayed in at the missionary guest house in Cairns.  We stayed a night in Port Moresby because our final flight was canceled. The kids were happy because they were excited to stay in a hotel and swim in the pool. And they all had great attitudes when we found out that the pool was closed for the day. All of these things are normal life in PNG - the land of the unexpected! (although you might as well expect the final flight to be canceled!)  Thankfully, all our bags made it to Madang ...eventually! Our teammates, the Twomblys, had a place prepared for us. We're settling in now - unpacking, organizing and making it feel like home.  There are lots of tiny ants in our house. The lizards are inside too, but they earn their keep by eating the bugs. Our hot water is solar heated, so if the day is too cloudy, there is no hot water. We've had a few cloudy days so we are all learning to wash dishes in cold water and take cold showers! The kids are getting eaten up by new bugs. Logan continues to have most of his bites turn into blisters. We have to be much more vigilant here to keep them covered to prevent infection. Everyone is feeling a bit off with stomach aches and headaches as we start the long process of acclimating to a new environment and new germs. The Twomblys have been very kind, hospitable and generous. They are caring for us well as we settle in. Our children have made a great connection with their children and they have all been having a wonderful time together.  Thank you to everyone who helped us get this far. It's surreal to be here. We miss you all dearly!
*We can still text from our US numbers - as well as WhatsApp and Signal!* |
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