My Home Group Is The BEST!!!

Here we are, at my place for Thanksgiving Dinner on 11/22/05.

New Guinea 2004 Pics

The group of us that went, along with Kyle and Jen Pederson, whose home this is...



We went to visit a nearby village, Kananam. There, we got to play with some kids, talk to a few women, and see how they cook and do laundry.


Who would have guessed- Madang has a huge BAT population! Apparently, they came over on a ship Austrailia by accident back in the day, and have really populated Madang Province...



I saw this sign and thought it was wierd- what would I find inside? A McDonalds type place? Or a butcher shop with meat hanging on hooks from the ceiling? I mean, it DOES say "fast food"...

Here is the house that we worked on. Jason is up on the roof doing some gutter work, Kyle's climbing the ladder, and I am under the house, quite obscured, working on cutting glass for the windows.

New Guinea 2004

The New Tribes Base from the ocean... It was cool to see from the canoe, or boat.





Essie, a MK, with some kids from Kananam.
















"Tent City"- also known as the fellowship hall. This is where the guys slept (me too, for one whole night before the spiders invaded), where we ate, spent time together, and had Sunday Worship service.


Me eating "snot rocks"- YUMMY!
















Painting in the "office".

HUGE Praise Report!

Dear Friends, Family, and Supporters,

What a rollercoaster!! Most of you knew that over the last 6 weeks or so, there’s been some uncertainty about whether my January trip to New Guinea would indeed be a “go”. The team was forming pretty slowly, and logistically, it didn’t look possible with such a small number.

I will admit, I really lost faith in this. I decided that if the January Interface was cancelled, that I didn’t want to go in May on the next trip, because I had another mission opportunity arise, and I wanted to take time for some little fun trips state-side. Shame on me!!

After some emailing back and forth between me (and other participants) and New Tribes, I finally got a message today that the trip is indeed a “go”, and I do still plan on participating.

I want to thank you all for your prayers and support. Please keep lifting me and this trip/experience up! Some specific prayer requests are:

1. For support raising to continue- God has been so good, and has blessed me with $1735 raised thus far. This leaves $2241 to go.
2. For added faith, because I really dropped the ball here... And for renewed “fire”- I’ve just been doubtful about wanting to go…
3. For provisions for transportation to Los Angeles and for “the homefront” while I’m gone.
4. For the TEAM still, because New Tribes would still like 1+ people to join by December 8 (when our international tickets are to be purchased). I KNOW that God can grow us further if it’s His will. Continue, please to pray for the other participants, for their fundraising efforts, and for their faith to be strong as well.
   
   Thank you thank you thank you for your love, friendship and prayers!