Wow! A whole year has passed. I'm not sure why or how the blog got forgotten! 😆
I just read over my last post about finally going back to Hoskins and I've got to be honest; how can I top that?
To pick up where I left off, We did go back for Christmas and had such a great time. I got to see my brother Steven again. We shared a big meal together again where I cooked for everyone. Our trip was overall just a sweet, sweet time of fellowship and getting to know each other better. We stayed on a local mission base again, but spent most of our time out with family and friends in the village.
For a couple of weeks of May into June, we went back again with Michael. This time, we stayed at my sister, Esther's house, which was a whole new rich experience, though challenging at times. In August, Alex's daughter Cynthia had a medical emergency, so they came out to Port Moresby to stay with us for a few weeks. It was fun for them to see how our life is in the Capital after we have spent so much time learning about their life in Hoskins.
In October, our much-awaited for lumber arrived in Hoskins (well, most of it) so we all went for a month to build a small house on my family's block of land. It is so nice to have our own space now for when we go to Hoskins.
In between visits, we keep in touch with phone calls. And in between visits to Hoskins, life is very busy and full in Port Moresby with ministry. We have built a house in POM (Port Moresby) on our church's land, so that is a huge blessing to us!
Another big event for 2019 was adding two new members to our family. We adopted a young, single mom as our daughter, and her son (our grandson!). If you read our regular newsletters, you will have a better picture of our year in review. I am hitting the highlights, and I hope to do better in 2020.
Our year ended with us flying to America in November so that Joy could have her tonsils removed before Michael and Lydia's wedding. It has been a joyous and blessed time--although too brief!--with friends and family. Tomorrow, we will begin our journey back to our beautiful island home of Papua New Guinea. We are excited to get back, see our daughter Tina, and grandson Ezra, and after a few weeks, travel back to Hoskins--my home. 💓
I just read over my last post about finally going back to Hoskins and I've got to be honest; how can I top that?
To pick up where I left off, We did go back for Christmas and had such a great time. I got to see my brother Steven again. We shared a big meal together again where I cooked for everyone. Our trip was overall just a sweet, sweet time of fellowship and getting to know each other better. We stayed on a local mission base again, but spent most of our time out with family and friends in the village.
For a couple of weeks of May into June, we went back again with Michael. This time, we stayed at my sister, Esther's house, which was a whole new rich experience, though challenging at times. In August, Alex's daughter Cynthia had a medical emergency, so they came out to Port Moresby to stay with us for a few weeks. It was fun for them to see how our life is in the Capital after we have spent so much time learning about their life in Hoskins.
In October, our much-awaited for lumber arrived in Hoskins (well, most of it) so we all went for a month to build a small house on my family's block of land. It is so nice to have our own space now for when we go to Hoskins.
In between visits, we keep in touch with phone calls. And in between visits to Hoskins, life is very busy and full in Port Moresby with ministry. We have built a house in POM (Port Moresby) on our church's land, so that is a huge blessing to us!
Another big event for 2019 was adding two new members to our family. We adopted a young, single mom as our daughter, and her son (our grandson!). If you read our regular newsletters, you will have a better picture of our year in review. I am hitting the highlights, and I hope to do better in 2020.
Our year ended with us flying to America in November so that Joy could have her tonsils removed before Michael and Lydia's wedding. It has been a joyous and blessed time--although too brief!--with friends and family. Tomorrow, we will begin our journey back to our beautiful island home of Papua New Guinea. We are excited to get back, see our daughter Tina, and grandson Ezra, and after a few weeks, travel back to Hoskins--my home. 💓
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| Volunteering at a local school. |
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| Cooking food with my sister, Esther. |
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| Our lovely little island home in Hoskins. |
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| Esther, Jenny, and Alex |
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| Our send-off at the Hoskins airport. |
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| Michael and Lydia's wedding. |
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| Our new additions, Tina and Ezra. |
