We have arrived at our final destination in Papua New Guinea and we wanted to give you a small taste of what life is like in the Eastern Highlands Province. Here are a few things we’re adjusting to in our new home! 1. We buy all of our produce from local farmers here 3 times a week. The ladies and men hike up from their villages in the dark with their produce and market opens at 6am and runs until 8:30am. A typical market haul for our family probably costs us about 30 Kina … [Read more...] about Hello From The Highlands!
Archives for October 2016
A Small and Passing Thing
"All of this darkness is a small and passing thing" - Andrew Peterson Do I believe that?Guess what? I sit in a classroom each day surrounded by dozens of Papua New Guinean Bible translators who believe this with all their hearts and whose lives are different because of it. They see darkness. They see disunity. They see conflict and dissension but guess what else they see? They see Jesus. They have accepted Jesus and they have seen Him make a world of difference in their lives. Because of this … [Read more...] about A Small and Passing Thing
Running
How do you clear your head? Where do you go? What do you do? For me, I clear my head while exercising. No part of me enjoys running but, oh do I love thinking clearly. Having the cobwebs removed and the loudness silenced long enough to hear the gentle whispers of truth and wisdom God might have been speaking all along while I was too busy to stop and listen.Those moments where I can stop and think about what’s been on my heart. Those precious hours where I can often look past the temporary … [Read more...] about Running
