Mom posing in front of the guesthouse at the SIL/Wycliffe base called Ukarumpa (which is the name of a village close by).
Ukarumpa is wonderful Christian community--home to Bible translators and other support workers from all over the world. It's basically its own little community with schools, medical clinic, grocery store, post office, church, auto shop, printing press, etc.! It is a beautiful spot too, up in the Highlands of PNG about 5000 ft above sea-level. Vast skies and rolling hills surround the Centre. It's a very family-friendly place too and often there are activities for the kids. This time there were horse rides on Saturday morning.Here's a serious jockey if I ever saw one!
After a weekend in Ukarumpa, we drove out to the nearby airstrip and boarded this Cessna 206 to fly to a town on the coast called Madang. We were quite excited to take in some of PNG's beauty from the sky. The airstrip is used by both Wycliffe and MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) to fly missionaries/workers and PNGuineans in and out of remote villages not accessible by car.
Dad, the co-pilot!
At our destination--beautiful Jais Aben Resort. We enjoyed the beach!
Caleb got a little tuckered out and had a snooze on Nana. You can tell she's done this before!
And again...this time in the more traditional way--in a string bag.
Let's go canoeing!
Jonathan learned to snorkel. His favourite sighting was a sea horse!
Dad and Mom, fitting right in with their tropical surroundings, on their 43rd wedding anniversary!
Our God is an Awesome God!
Our friend Gavin is a helicopter pilot for Wycliffe. In addition to flying Bible translators to and from villages, Gavin and his fellow pilots also help out the medical clinics in remote places to transport patients in emergency situations to hospitals in towns like Lae and Madang. While we were there, Gavin flew a woman to Madang who was having some complications after giving birth. And then he arranged for Ian to fly back with him to Ukarumpa in the helicopter! Ian was just a little excited about this! As was Gavin, as you can see:)
Ian said it was like floating in a bubble in the sky! They saw some amazing views of God's creation that day as did we from the plane. Ian's parents were especially thankful to take in so much of this beautiful country! Praise be to God for His handiwork displayed all around us.
And so those were our good times with Papa and Nana! We pray for safe travels for them as they travel home to Canada.
Dad and Mom, fitting right in with their tropical surroundings, on their 43rd wedding anniversary!
Our God is an Awesome God!
Our friend Gavin is a helicopter pilot for Wycliffe. In addition to flying Bible translators to and from villages, Gavin and his fellow pilots also help out the medical clinics in remote places to transport patients in emergency situations to hospitals in towns like Lae and Madang. While we were there, Gavin flew a woman to Madang who was having some complications after giving birth. And then he arranged for Ian to fly back with him to Ukarumpa in the helicopter! Ian was just a little excited about this! As was Gavin, as you can see:)
Ian said it was like floating in a bubble in the sky! They saw some amazing views of God's creation that day as did we from the plane. Ian's parents were especially thankful to take in so much of this beautiful country! Praise be to God for His handiwork displayed all around us.
And so those were our good times with Papa and Nana! We pray for safe travels for them as they travel home to Canada. 
1 comment:
So neat to see all the exciting things you have been able to experience. Love that baby mesh swing/pack n play!
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