June 7 was a very happy day for Bill and I as our girls arrived home from college to spend the summer months with us. I look forward to this time together all year long!
Briana graduated May 9 with her degree in Graphic Arts. We are of course very proud of her.
On their way to PNG the girls stopped over in Brisbane to spend the weekend with their cousin Katrina.
Things felt a bit lonely around our house after Sheba died so we decided to add this new addition as a surprise for our girls. Mishy was an extremely wild cat that started hanging out in our yard. At first I couldn't get even remotely close to him without him hissing and running away to hide. But after much patience we actually have him coming inside to eat and hanging around us all day - although we still don't dare touch him unless we want to risk some serious wounds!
June 29 was another exciting day as we eagerly awaited the arrival of Roger and Linden who were ferrying our brand new airplane over from New Zealand. We hung a large welcome banner over the hanger doors and decorated with balloons and flowers.
Yes, the new airplane looks like an identical twin to our other PAC 750XL. In fact, shortly after its arrival a group of pastors was flown out in it. Upon landing they asked, "When is the new airplane arriving?" When they were told that they had just flown in it, they started whopping and hollering with delight and amazement.
Staff gathered around Roger for a prayer of thanksgiving for the safe arrival of our new aircraft.
A belated Happy 4th of July to all. Our girls and some of the AAS staff went to Madang for a weekend of fun and sun.
They all arrived back Sunday afternoon and gathered at our home for a good old American 4th of July celebration. Well, it was the best we could do in a foreign country! We had a traditional picnic with potato salad, baked beans, roasted corn on the cob, lemonade, and home made ice cream.
We built a fire and roasted marshmallows. A real treat as they cannot be purchased here but Dalena happened to have a bag stashed away and generously shared with us all!
We even had a brief fireworks show of sorts. The Millists brought over an emergency flare and lit it for a few moments of glory. Hey, you have to be innovative in the mission field. All in all, it was a wonderful evening together with family and friends.
Briana graduated May 9 with her degree in Graphic Arts. We are of course very proud of her.
On their way to PNG the girls stopped over in Brisbane to spend the weekend with their cousin Katrina.
June 29 was another exciting day as we eagerly awaited the arrival of Roger and Linden who were ferrying our brand new airplane over from New Zealand. We hung a large welcome banner over the hanger doors and decorated with balloons and flowers.
Yes, the new airplane looks like an identical twin to our other PAC 750XL. In fact, shortly after its arrival a group of pastors was flown out in it. Upon landing they asked, "When is the new airplane arriving?" When they were told that they had just flown in it, they started whopping and hollering with delight and amazement.
Staff gathered around Roger for a prayer of thanksgiving for the safe arrival of our new aircraft.
A belated Happy 4th of July to all. Our girls and some of the AAS staff went to Madang for a weekend of fun and sun.
We built a fire and roasted marshmallows. A real treat as they cannot be purchased here but Dalena happened to have a bag stashed away and generously shared with us all!
We even had a brief fireworks show of sorts. The Millists brought over an emergency flare and lit it for a few moments of glory. Hey, you have to be innovative in the mission field. All in all, it was a wonderful evening together with family and friends.
