wedded bliss

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

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.

The backpack that didn't go...

Thank you all for your prayers. Heidi and I decided that I won't be going on survey, my body is still not at 100% and I won't have enough recovery time before Thurs. I was really looking forward to going on this survey and I'm a little discouraged but it seems that God has other plans and I'll just wait to see what is in store for me here. Please continue to pray for the survey team.

Celebrating the Queen's Birthday

Today was a national holiday here in Papua New Guinea, in honour of the Queen's Birthday. To celebrate the occasion, my friend Carrie hosted a Tea Party.














We enjoyed tea and homemade scones with jam and English clotted cream.



















It was a lovely afternoon. Here's to the Queen's Birthday!

Now that's my cuppa tea

How does your coffee grow?

Yes, your coffee comes from these berries.















After the berries are picked, the bean is squeezed or shelled out. Then the beans must be dried, which can take up to a month for the rural coffee farmers, depending on the amount of sun and the humidity. After drying, another shell is removed from the bean, and the "green beans" are roasted. Voila, you have your roasted coffee beans, ready to be ground and made into a cup of coffee.

Last survey trip

The survey team (Thom, Esther and Rachel) leaves on Wednesday for Oro Province, but without Paul. He has been sick for a week now with a flu that has left him weak and achy, and a little discouraged. On the bright side there is a helicopter that was scheduled to be in Oro Province a week later so Paul will get a ride out joining the team on Thursday, June 15. Please pray for a full recovery for Paul during this next week.
The survey team will be surveying three language groups, one of which has requested help for Bible translation and literacy courses. The first two languages are on the coast so hopefully boats/dinghies will be available to speed up the traveling time. The team plans to return on July 3. Heidi will be by herself for about 19 days.
For lack of a photo here is a map of PNG, we live in Eastern HighlandsProvince (EHP).