Beautiful Madang

I’m still not sure how we fit 8 people and our luggage into our vehicle to do the 5-hour trip to Madang! We had to wedge Tim and Elissa into the back bench! The road was the worst we’d ever seen it, and as Tim and I took turns driving we had to stay alert to swerve around or drive very slowly through the potholes. Part of the trip is right through the mountains where the road twists and turns and there are a couple times where it narrows down to a single lane and on one side there’s a steep drop-off! (It’s better not to look down…) So we bumped along over the potholes, some of us dealing with motion sickness, and I think there were times when Tim and Elissa wondered if Madang would really be worth it! But it was!....Here’s some of the beauty of Madang…the sunrise our first morning.

We stayed in little cottages along the water, close to the beach, where the kids played all day, every day! We were again amazed at God’s underwater world as we snorkeled. Although the sea lice gave us some nasty bites at times and we had to watch out for the jellyfish one morning, not even that stopped us!

Here we all are--still smiling, despite some stresses, especially with Ian’s health. He’s still dealing with some virus that has him often fatigued and experiencing other symptoms throughout his body. He really has to take it easy and a few days at this beautiful, peaceful spot certainly helped, but it will be a longer road to full recovery. We covet your prayers about this!