We finished milling all the boards for the window frames. Slowly, but surely! Both dad, and Bro. Kay, are having computer issues. So, I also spent some time working on those. I think we’ve gotten them all tuned up now! This is a picture from Sunday morning, while the house was still smoldering.
We finished planing all the boards for the window frames for the Bible School building. We’ll continue working on that. I’d like to see that finished before we leave. We had a youth activity this evening. The kids had a good time and we had 2 visitors.
I’m just welding in the workshop here. I got some good work done and have been working with Joseph, teaching him more skills.
Kirsten’s brother, Brian, is getting married next month. We had assumed we would miss this great event. But, after much prayer we accepted the airline tickets that were given to us so that we can be there with the family. We’ll be leaving March 1st. We’ll leave the US again on May 7th. We’ll spend one week in Brisbane, Australia, checking out the printing ministry there (they’ve done a lot for PNG). I’m hoping to get some good information and some contacts for supplies (shipping from Australia should be cheaper than from the States). We are torn about going. One part of us is excited about seeing our family and friends for 2 months, but we are struggling with leaving the work! But, we know it will be good because God has given us peace about accepting the tickets. We will use the time in the States to get information for the printing ministry, get some more supplies for it, and, hopefully, have a few meetings to try to raise some support for the printing ministry. It has grown so much, since we arrived, that it would be a good thing to do since we have the opportunity. So we are doing what we can to prepare.
Youth Sunday School went well. We are doing our competition now and the kids are motivated! Bro. Kay preached the morning service for church. These are poinsettias. They grow in nice, large bushes and are very beautiful when they turn red.
We had a nice relaxing Saturday. It’s been a very busy couple of weeks (with sickness splashed in there for everyone) so it was a good thing.
We made up letters, copied maps and made copies of all necessary documents and put together some packets for Mr. Ta’a to take back and turn in. Mr. Ta’a is in the middle, between Pastor Sam and I. We sent him on the later pmv (bus) with everything we put together.
We picked up Brian Ta’a and came home. We stopped at this bridge because we got 2 flat tires. We got one changed and just had to drive on the other one (it was the 2 back driver side tires that went flat). Mom and dad had dinner ready for all of us when we returned and we gleaned more good information from Mr. Ta’a.
These are 2 “Hagen Eagles”. They are some type of hawk or eagle. This man was selling them. They are still very young. I preached at Brad’s tonight. It was good to be able to join them for their Wednesday night service.
We got a lot of errands done today. We won’t leave today or tomorrow. There’s been a change of plans. Brian Ta’a will be here Thursday morning and we’ll pick him up and take him back to Pangia with us. It will be cheaper all around if we just stay here 2 more days. So we will head out Thursday.
