the hursties

Fix-up Friday

2011-05-27T11:02:00.000-07:00

This morning I was inspired to tidy up one spot of the house - just this one little spot. (I have been inspired by another blog, and the author does Makeover Mondays - I just couldn't wait till Monday!) Some days, I need to pick something small to do, to feel some sense of accomplishment. This little counter space is a catch-all for papers, keys, sunglasses, passports, and everything else that finds itself misplaced. Please, please tell me there are other out there people who have spots like this in their home. And this spot doesn't just need a one-time clean up either - it's a chronic problem. But for now, for today, it's tidy. For me, a person prone to feeling anxious and overwhelmed, messiness just perpetuates those feelings. But making just this one space clean and organized brings a sense of peace and calm, for the moment.

Now that's better.

Afternoon Tea Party

2011-04-29T09:03:00.000-07:00

It's been ages and ages since I posted a blog. But I couldn't resist putting up these photos of the girls enjoying an afternoon tea party yesterday afternoon. It's fun that we're able to do things like this now that they are both getting older. I found the tea cups and little teapot at MCC yesterday morning - we were in need of some supplies, as my girls are serious little tea drinkers!

Images of Autumn

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Molly Moon's, Seattle WA

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pear sherbet, blackberry sherbet, honey lavender ice cream

Krause family holiday - Shuswap

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From July 17-24 the Krause clan headed up to Shuswap Lake for a week. We all stayed together in a house, with the lake as our backyard.

Grandma Krause and grand daughters

Ada enjoying the lake

Jane relaxing in the pool

Jonathan, Courtney, and baby Linden in background

Heidi enjoying a few quiet moments to read

Paul and Ada heading for the lake

Ada and Grandpa washing the car...

...and Ada spraying Grandpa!

What I'll miss...

2010-06-21T02:08:00.000-07:00

Girls in Dresses

Here in PNG, the most culturally appropriate attire for a female is a
dress or skirt. So naturally, Ada usually wears a dress every day,
which is fine with her, because it's all she's known. I know that
once we're back in Canada she will be wearing pants and shorts as
well, but I think there's something extra sweet and feminine about a
girl in a cute dress.

packing

2010-06-09T04:38:00.000-07:00

Here's Jane, helping Daddy pack some suitcases for the trip home to
Canada.

beauty parlor

2010-06-09T02:21:00.000-07:00

A few days ago I decided to have some fun with Ada, and painted her
toe nails for the first time. She immediately wanted her finger nails
done too. I agreed.
Next she decided that I should also have my toe nails painted - by her.
I conceded and let her go to it.

I think I ended up with more polish on my toes than on my toe nails,
but it was worth it to give my little girl some fun. It makes me look
forward to many many more mommy-daughter bonding times together.

What I'll miss...

2010-06-09T02:14:00.000-07:00

Nothing but a Nappy...

Living in a tropical climate year round means lighter clothing.
Especially for Jane, who's wardrobe most days consists of a diaper,
and that's it. I will miss seeing my chubby little girl in her diaper
all day - so cute!

What I'll miss...

2010-05-23T18:57:00.000-07:00

Fresh Papaya For Breakfast

I was first introduced to papaya in Mexico, by Paul's mum. She taught me how to eat it by sprinkling some sugar on it, and squeezing lemon or lime juice over it. I loved it.
I still enjoy papaya, though I don't need the sprinkling of sugar anymore. We have several papaya trees growing around here, and Paul often checks them to see if there is ripe fruit ready for the picking. There is nothing like fresh papaya with a squeeze of lemon juice first thing in the morning - Yum.

from the tree to the table...

What I'll miss... The View from Here

2010-05-19T14:40:00.001-07:00

One of the first things that comes to mind when I think about what
I'll miss when we leave PNG is the view from our dining room/living
room windows. It is spectacular, awesome, stunning. Our house is
situated on a ridge, so a few feet from the back of our house, the
ground drops off for hundreds of feet. Growing up from far below are
trees covered in vines with purple flowers. Beyond the drop off are
hills springing up out of the rainforest, some with villages on the
top with 360 degree views. Further yet is the town of Madang and the
ocean. And on a clear day, beyond the Madang Bay, you can see the
Finisterre Mountains.
This is the view we get to enjoy each day, and it hits me almost every
morning as we look out during breakfast what a beautiful place we live
in. I will sure miss this view...

What I'll miss...

2010-05-19T14:39:00.000-07:00

These days it is easy for me to spend a lot of time wishing I was back
home in Canada already. Especially since we've made our decision to
return home and made travel plans, I can hardly wait to get back.
It's too easy for me to focus on all the things I'm going to be happy
to leave behind here in PNG: being sweaty and stinky most of the time
due to the hot weather and high humidity; the bugs and pests in the
house; the mould and having clothes that smell of it, even when
they're clean...

But Paul challenged me today, asking me how we can make the rest of
our time here in PNG meaningful, instead of just being a "waiting
period" of days until we can get back home.

So - this got me thinking, and I realized that he's right. There are
some great and wonderful things about living here, in this country so
far from what I have known for most of my life back in Canada. So my
goal is to concentrate on the positives, on some of the things I'll
miss about living here in PNG.

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posing

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breakfast time pleasures - 2nd try

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breakfast time pleasures

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Cute or what?

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LAX Airport

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goofing around in Sydney

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sisters

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Happy face

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Ada and Jane Christmas morning

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Eyes open

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Miss Jane Jonina Hurst

2009-12-04T09:41:00.001-08:00

We welcomed Jane into the world at 03:36 am December 2. She weighed 7 lb 14 oz. After a couple of hours in the NICU for observation, she was released back to us on the regular maternity unit. The birth was attended by her proud daddy and her Grandma Krause, who got a new grand-daughter on her birthday! We are all at home and doing well.

I dress myself

2009-11-21T16:04:00.001-08:00

at least it wasn't daddy

Bundled Up

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fascinating

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nothing like watching a millepede wiggle across the grass

I'm two!

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6 months

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Gamma and Gampa!

2009-07-22T16:27:00.000-07:00

Grandpa and Grandma are visiting from Abbotsford, Canada for three
weeks!!!

Potty training part 1

2009-07-22T16:21:00.000-07:00

The most important part of learning to use the toilet is relaxing with
a some good reading and your favorite hat.

Happy Late Canada Day

2009-07-22T16:19:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Canada Day with our Aussie and American friends with
traditional Canadian food!

Mosquitoes Keep Out!

2009-07-22T16:18:00.000-07:00

This is my mosquito net that I sleep in, it keeps me safe from getting
bit from mosquitoes that carry malaria.

Mosquitoes keep out!

2009-07-21T18:19:00.001-07:00

This is my mosquito net that I sleep in, it keeps me safe from getting
bit from mosquitoes that carry malaria.

Potty training part 1

2009-07-21T18:19:00.000-07:00

The most important part of learning to use the toilet is relaxing with
a some good reading and your favorite hat.

Gamma and Gampa!

2009-07-21T18:18:00.001-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa are visiting from Abbotsford, Canada.

Happy late Canada Day

2009-07-21T18:18:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Canada Day with our Aussie and American friends with
traditional Canadian food!

Five years...

2009-06-29T03:18:00.000-07:00

My dog Mac

2009-06-10T03:20:00.000-07:00

Mac is the puppy that lives on our centre, he is very gentle with me
and I love it when he is off his leash and runs around like crazy, I
squeal with excitement (and I have a great vocabulary). Mac likes to
eat the rocks that I feed him. I tell him to "tit" but he doesn't
listen very well.

Chocolate

2009-06-01T02:16:00.000-07:00

Where does your chocolate come from? Ada and I picked this cocoa pod
from our garden. The seeds have a tasty covering (Ada was a little
unsure). We are drying the seeds and we'll let you know how they taste.

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-18T16:49:00.000-07:00

Daddy and I took Mummy out for breakfast for Mother's Day to the Madang Lodge, after eggs, bacon, toast, pancakes, passionfruit juice and coffee we went for a swim in a beautiful pool right next to the ocean.Mama bilong mi em i nambawan! (my mummy is number one)

water

2009-05-04T15:14:00.000-07:00

Running water!
We catch rain water from our roof in this large water tank. We use it
for bathing, drinking, washing and whatever else you use water for.
Last week I had to fix the small water tank on top of the roof that
gives us our water pressure, so we were out of running water for about
3 days. You don't realize how much you take running water for granted
until it is not there. A lot of my neighbors don't have this luxury...

playing in puddles

2009-04-26T02:21:00.000-07:00

washing dishes

2009-04-18T23:02:00.000-07:00

Part of my daily routine, my apron is from Oaxaca, Mexico, but it
still works in Madang, PNG.

Our little village

2009-03-20T19:59:00.000-07:00

This is an aerial view of our centre. The big building on the left is
the dorms for the students. The other big building in the centre is
the dining room, kitchen and meeting house. Our house is on the far
right, black with white windows. There is a small clinic, an office
and five other houses or flats for staff. As you can see we are right
on top of a hill and have an excellent view of the ocean and the town
of Madang.

Bilum

2009-03-05T18:13:00.000-08:00

In Papua New Guinea babies take their naps in bilums (string bag).
Ada quickly adjusted to this new way of napping when the nursery
ladies introduced her to it, although her parents can't figure out how
to get her in to the bilum!!!

Lots of Squash

2009-02-27T02:58:00.000-08:00

Lots of Squash! We visited the village where we stayed for five weeks
during our training in 2005 and we blessed a some food! Squash,
watermelon, papaya, taro, corn... more than we could eat.

Black House - 2nd try

2009-02-19T21:52:00.000-08:00

Second try.

Our House

2009-02-12T17:57:00.000-08:00

This is our new house (affectionately called the Black House), and we live in the top story. It has a tin roof and the siding is made of limbun, a type of palm. The tank on top of the house is one of our water tanks, where rain water is collected to supply water to the house.

We would like to try to send a weekly glimpse into our lives here in PNG. These will also be posted on our Blog. If you would rather not receive these weekly updates, please let us know via email.

Box 872

Madang 511

Papua New Guinea

We have a slow dial-up connection, so please do not send large files.

Nativity?

2008-12-23T04:02:00.000-08:00

Oh Joy, I can WALK!!

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Riding in my little red wagon...

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or pushing it as the case may be.

Tio Joel arrives!!

2008-11-02T11:35:00.000-08:00

waiting at the airstrip

content

learning to walk and more

2008-10-21T06:50:00.000-07:00

1. Learning to walk with a bilum (traditional bag)
2. Peekaboo
3. Our back yard
4. So big

announcement

2008-10-11T16:34:00.000-07:00

Well the time has come to let you all know about what has happened recently. I have pushed through 4 (four) top teeth. No sense in doing one at a time or just two. The front two are the furthest down but the next two are right there. If you already have a viral rash, a cough and congestion why not go through teething pains at the same time. Mummy and daddy wanted to take a picture but I told them that was a ridiculous idea since they are not dentists! I've also learned to climb up on things when daddy isn't watching. Bye, Aya - as I call myself.

Arrived and settling in

2008-10-06T19:32:00.000-07:00

We have arrived in Ukarumpa and are getting settled into our new home. This is the view from our front porch. Heidi starts work at the clinic this week and Paul is meeting with the Community Development folks this week as well.

Departure time

2008-09-22T21:01:00.000-07:00

Well we are off. Due to a typhoon in Hong Kong our flight was advanced 12 hrs, so we are leaving Vancouver at 2:55am Tuesday morning. We arrive in Ukarumpa, PNG on Friday afternoon.

happy campers

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In 2 weeks...

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In just 2 weeks, we will be in the midst of our journey back to Papua New Guinea. In 2 weeks all the packing will be done. In 2 weeks all the goodbyes will be said. In 2 weeks many tears will have been shed. In 2 weeks Ada will have already celebrated her 1st birthday. In 2 weeks all the items on our long "to do" list won't matter anymore, whether they got done or not.

It's easy for me to live for 2 weeks from now. I am working to consciously live in the present and find moments of joy in each day as I live in the "now", instead of already living in the future. Though there are certainly many stressful and anxious moments as we prepare to leave, there are gems too - the last times shared with dear friends and our families, spending time with Ada and watching her grow and learn and develop. Living life daily with Ada certainly reminds me to live in the present, as she does.

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graduation

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Images of Family

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Photography by Oliver Rathonyi-Reusz www.inviewimages.com

happy times with the flowers and cousin Judah

2008-04-17T09:10:00.000-07:00

Ada is beautiful

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I like food!

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happy times

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With Uncle Daniel

Uncle Jon

Watching the fire with Grandad

My beautiful girls

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our little grub

2007-11-22T09:31:00.001-08:00

doesn't she look like a little grub? so cute! we love you, pequeño gusano.

my tio daniel

2007-11-22T09:28:00.000-08:00

I love to fall asleep with my Uncle Daniel, his arms are so nice and long!

finding my thumb

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cute as ever

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los primos

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relaxing with cousins, judah & sylas

sleeping peacefully

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Ada Alejandra Hurst

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Ada was born Sept. 19, 11:38 am, about 8lbs 21 inches

Our Brother Joel

2007-08-18T20:00:00.001-07:00

It was great having Joel with us over the summer! Good times.

Gelato Joel (good ice cream!)

Surgery patient Joel (work injury that required the removal of a ring...)

Camper Joel (Greendrop lake backpacking and Camano island car camping)

Chef Joel (makes wicked beans on toast and dragon-fire chinese noodles and choco-chip cookies!)

visit from afar

2007-08-18T19:56:00.001-07:00

our great friends peter & jess (we met in PNG) made a stop to visit us in abbotsford on their way from alaska to michigan! we enjoyed a good indian meal together, went to the mission abbey, and had a bbq at heritage park. our time together was short, but so lovely!

Games Night with Second Cousins

2007-08-18T19:51:00.001-07:00

This weekend a long awaited event took place - I got to see some of my second cousins! We had a games night with Melissa, her husband Sheldon, Angie, her husband Steve, their little peanut Molly, and my sister-in-law Courtney. Hopefully this will be the first of many get-togethers!

California Road Trip - June 15-24

2007-06-29T07:13:00.001-07:00

lunch at the beach in Lincoln City, OR

Views along the 101 Hwy, Oregon coast

Sunset Bay, Oregon (camped here our first night)

Catching up with Jeff & Linda Stout, friends from PNG

Hot day at the Yuba river with friends, near Nevada City

The Santa Cruz wharf (good seafood)

relaxing at the Adobe on Green Street
Bed & Breakfast (early anniversary
celebration)

The mighty California redwoods - Henry Cowell
State Park

Visiting with friends from PNG in Merced, CA

Breathtaking views at Yosemite National Park

Prego cooling off in the river

Lower Yosemite Falls

Paul in front of "El Capitan"

our hammock

2007-05-13T12:19:00.000-07:00

On Saturday we finally got a chance to put up our hammock on our back deck. There will be many lazy afternoons spent relaxing in it...

the tummy

2007-04-28T09:49:00.000-07:00

My sister-in-law Courtney has been asking for pictures of my tummy for quite some time now, so here is the first one, taken a few weeks ago. It's grown lots in the past 2 weeks, so we'll have to get snapping with the camera again very soon. Also, Thursday I felt the baby move for the first time!!! Very exciting. For me, it felt like small muscle twitches in my tummy. Paul and I went for our ultrasound on Friday and saw the first pictures of our baby. It nodded it's head and was opening and closing it's mouth. Also had it's legs crossed at the ankles. Already very refined in manners! We are moving into our new condo this weekend, and will try to post some photos of that too. We're having a busy week!!!

Here I am World!

2007-03-24T21:56:00.000-07:00

This weekend we had the pleasure of meeting our new nephew, Judah.
Judah, we welcome you with love.

Tio Pablo & Tia Heidi

heartbeat

2007-03-23T10:59:00.000-07:00

I heard our baby's fast little heartbeat for the first time today at my doctor's visit! Hearing that little sound made the fact that we're going to have a baby all the more real. Yikes! and Hooray!!!

OUR NEW NEPHEW IS HERE!

2007-03-18T06:56:00.000-07:00

Judah Nellis arrived into the world early this morning at a birthing center in Seattle.
Congratulations, Ruthie, Phil, & Sylas as you welcome the newest member of your family!!!
Judah, we can't wait to meet you.

lots of pictures to follow soon.

And in the forecast...

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	THURSDAY OVERNIGHT	FRIDAY MORNING	FRIDAY AFTERNOON	FRIDAY EVENING

TEMPERATURE	3°C	3°C	9°C	7°C
CONDITION	Rain	Rain	Rain	Rain
P.O.P.	90%	90%	90%	90%
WIND	NE 5 km/h	NE 5 km/h	NE 5 km/h	NE 5 km/h
HUMIDITY	100%	100%	98%	100%
RAIN	close to 10 mm	close to 5 mm	2-4 mm	2-4 mm
From Thursday overnight to Friday overnight we expect : 15-25 mm of rain.

	SAT MAR 17	SUN MAR 18	MON MAR 19	TUE MAR 20	WED MAR 21	THU MAR 22

HIGH	9°C	11°C	11°C	8°C	8°C	10°C
LOW	8°C	7°C	6°C	5°C	3°C	4°C
CONDITION	Rain at times heavy	Light rain	Rain	Rain	Scattered showers	Light rain
P.O.P.	100%	60%	90%	90%	40%	100%
WIND	E 5 km/h	E 5 km/h	SE 5 km/h	S 5 km/h	SW 15 km/h	S 15 km/h

Short-term forecast: rain
Long-term forecast: rain
My feelings: depression & grumpiness!

Special delivery in the fall!

2007-03-11T19:26:00.000-07:00

Heidi is pregnant!

We are expecting our first child September 22.
We are very excited as Heidi finished her first trimester.
Little bit a of trivia: at about 2 inches long the baby is now producing urine!

Congratulations to Thom & Jonelle!

2007-01-07T14:50:00.000-08:00

A warm congratulations to our friends Thom and Jonelle who recently got engaged in PNG. Thom was on the survey team with Paul and Jonelle is a teacher at the elementary school in Ukarumpa. They are planning a June wedding in California. What a good looking couple!

Christmas Images

2007-01-07T14:18:00.000-08:00

Don't drop those hens Paul!

A delightful dinner on Christmas Day with Ruthie and Phil.
Menu: Cornish hens, mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy, baked vegetables au gratin, and squash, accompanied with nice wine (red and white).
Dessert was pumpkin pie. Yummmy!

Full of Christmas cheer...

Ruthie, pregnant, full of Cornish hen, and looking beautiful!

Sylas at Christmas

2007-01-07T14:16:00.000-08:00

Our nephew the reindeer.

Dunking cookies in yogurt - breakfast of champions!

Sylas' new 'Junior' jacket.

thailand

2006-10-26T10:15:00.000-07:00

Way back at the end of July and beginning of August, we enjoyed some time in Thailand, down south on the coast of the Andaman Sea. We never got around to posting photos, but here are some...
We recommend travel to Thailand. The sights, the food and the people were all a great experience.

These boats are used as water taxis to ferry the tourists around. This was taken on the island of Kho Phi Phi.

One day while on Kho Phi Phi we hiked up to the lookout and this was the view from up there!

One day while in Ao Nang we went on a snorkeling tour. We had a great time until...

A huge storm came and we had to cut our tour short!

This is called a tuk tuk - it is one of the modes of public transportation in Bangkok. It's a fun ride, but hang on, cause the drivers are nuts!

Malaria

2006-08-28T20:08:00.000-07:00

How do you get malaria in the prairies of Canada!!!
On Friday on our way from Saskatoon to Burstall, Paul started getting achy and sore. Then started putting on jackets and sweaters in 30 degree weather (at this point Heidi already had a diagnosis). We got to our friends house and Paul was shaking and achy and had a pounding headache. Then he got hot. It subsided and we got a decent night's rest. Saturday morning we went to the hospital Medicine Hat and after 7 hours of waiting around we finally got the prescription we needed, but not soon enough, because Paul went through the chills and shakes again.
Thank you for your prayers, Paul is doing better, although the side effects from the medication are not very nice. We have cancelled our trip to Lethbridge and will rest one more day before going on to Airdrie.

Alberta

2006-08-19T15:55:00.000-07:00

After 10 days in Abbotsford, BC we are on the road again. We are visiting friends in Airdrie, AB for about 5 days and then we are off to Edmonton.

Thanks

2006-08-14T12:05:00.000-07:00

We are glad that people have enjoyed this blog, we have enjoyed reading comments that people have left. We want to give credit where credit is due, so a big thanks to my sister Ruth Nellis for posting everything, arranging pictures and catching all the spelling mistakes. Internet was a little slow in PNG so it was hard to upload pictures.
Thanks Ruth.

On our way home

2006-08-03T17:41:00.000-07:00

We are sitting in a guesthouse in Bangkok, Thailand. We've woken up too early (6:30 am) and are hungry. Waiting for the restaurant to open. We have really enjoyed our time here in Thailand, where we visited Koh Phi Phi and Ao Nang beach in Krabi province. Highlights have been relaxing on the beach, rock climbing for Paul, a Thai cooking class for Heidi, and the delicious FOOD!!! Some downers have been some days of rainy weather, which also made for murky water when we attempted to go snorkelling a few times. But all in all, it's been a great time here.
Today we catch a flight to Hong Kong, where we'll stay the night. Then tomorrow is the last leg of our journey home, where we'll arrive in Vancouver to be met by Heidi's parents and Paul's sister, brother in law, and our nephew. We'll post pictures from Thailand once we get back.

This legs end...

2006-07-20T15:17:00.000-07:00

This is Ruth, Paul's sister, just sitting down here to write a quick note to let you all know that the Hursts have left PNG. They flew out of Ukarumpa on the 21st and will be on a plane to Thailand on the 22nd. Were they will reconnect, relax and debrief for about 10 days. They will be arriving "home" on the 5th of August and I personally can not wait to hug them at the airport - Yehaw!!!! Please pray for safety in the next 2 weeks of travel and for rest as they take time to just be before they "hit the ground running" in reentering Canadian life.

Praise God!!!

2006-07-10T06:33:00.000-07:00

I returned from Lae in good spirits and more energy than when I left. When I arrived in Lae I had a pounding headache, likewise on Wednesday but the rest of the time I was almost headache free. I was able to attend a number of sessions at the community development expo, but I usually took a long nap time between 12 and 3pm (kinda like a Mexican siesta). On Friday I even drove most of the 3hr drive home, which is always an adventure with potholes, one lane bridges and passing slower trucks. So was it the malaria treatment, a diet (taking out sugar, yeast and flour), the church elders coming by the Sunday before or your prayers or a combination? Whatever God used we thank him that this has passed and I am improving!

Thankfully we didn't have to travel in the back of a PMV like this.

On the Road Again

2006-07-03T08:28:00.000-07:00

At 1:00 this afternoon, July 2nd, Paul left to go to a Community Development expo in Lae and will be gone until Friday. He has been slowly but steadily improving over the past few days and we are hoping that he'll continue to get better while he's enjoying the heat in the lowlands. Thanks to all of you who have been praying for Paul's health.

wedded bliss

2006-06-26T18:34:00.000-07:00

On Sunday evening we had the joy of celebrating our second wedding anniversary (it was easier to celebrate on a Sunday rather than on our true anniversary, Monday June 26). We made a delicious Thai meal: spring rolls, stir fried mixed vegetables, chicken with green curry, and stir fried chicken with ginger, with an amazing cheesecake for dessert. These 2 years of marriage have been so great - we are blessed to have each other. We're looking forward to many many years together...

wedding day

1st anniversary in Fernie, BC

2nd anniversary in Papua New Guinea
(paul rigged up some sheets, hung christmas lights,
and filled the room with candles)

My favorite Papua New Guinean

2006-06-17T12:19:00.000-07:00

I wanted to show off some photos of my favorite Papua New Guinean, Benell.

He's about 6 months old now, and I get to see him almost every week at the
clinic for a club foot. His foot is better now, after casting it every week for
several months into the correct postion, and his mom has been doing excercises
with his foot. He won't need to come in to see us at the clinic much anymore,
and I will sure miss him. Hope you enjoy the photos of Benell, his beautiful mom Ame, and me.