Tuesday, September 18, 2012

PNG Independence Day!

Today is a national holiday. (Today was Monday, when I wrote this) Well, yesterday, really, but as that was a Sunday, today is the day that everyone gets off work. Yesterday was the Independence Day of Papua New Guinea. They are celebrating 37 years of independence. So we, as missionaries, decided that we should celebrate by heading out to Jais Aben! (coincidentally, the office workers here do that every weekend anyway, but it was my first time!) Jais is a resort on the coast of Papua New Guinea, about a 30 minute drive from town. From...

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Papua New Guinea!

I'm in PNG! And it turns out my wife wasn't at all exaggerating when she told me we would be living in paradise. Although I've barely spent a full day here in Madang, I've already been impressed with the sheer beauty of this country. This is dry season, when it is sometimes possible for missionaries to run out of clean water to drink, yet everywhere I look this country appears green and vibrant to my eyes. Most of our day was spent at the Pioneer Bible Translator offices here, so I haven't had much time to see the strong sense of hospitality...