Funny how Christmas feels so different over here. We’ve been so busy getting ready to move into Kovol that it’s snuck up on us! We did manage to take a few days off to have a bit of a Christmas break though – even if there were boxes piled up around us all the while!
A quick summary of the last half of 2019, the Kovol team is ready to move in!
This week we’ve been working on the Hansen’s house. I’ve been able to steal a few moments for little projects on my house, but the work day is full getting Hansen’s house caught up. I meant to get this blog up a few days ago, but I’ve taken to crashing Read more…
There are no screws anymore’. What? But we want to start building our house now. Philip already discovered that Madang was totally out and he was hoping there would be some screws in Goroka. But Goroka town and also our mission’s supply was out of them as well.
Philip’s house has had a major growth spurt this weekend! On Friday, Josh and John Michael were swapped out for Jotham and today Steve and Bill came in. Now we have one week to get the Hansen’s house in set up because after this build trip the families are moving Read more…
Well, the days of our big blue plastic houses sticking out like a sore thumb are coming to an end. The Kovol people are helping us blend in a little better with… bamboo camouflage Now this is no small undertaking! The local area doesn’t currently have bamboo, so all the Read more…
We’re enjoying a manageable pace. 4 days between bush trips was just too fast for our family. We admire the Stous family’s endurance and Rhett’s optimism and grit that enabled him to go in while I’m out taking a break. The last few days have been incredibly refreshing. Time to Read more…
Well, I have been trying very hard to write a blog, but there are more important things to do. Apart from being there for my kids, I always need more sleep, or to be reading my Bible or writing a to do list. =D Yes, I keep writing to do Read more…
We are back in the bush and ready for action! and buy action I mean more milling, there’s nothing like settling in to a 45 minute cut to really get the blood pumping! Our newcomer this trip is John Michael… He seems to be a handy guy with his thick Read more…
Milling has been tough. It was always something Steve wasn’t looking forward to, but it had/has to be done. After 8 weeks of milling and many, many disappointments (chainsaws breaking, difficulties with repairs, trees falling wrong and rotten trees to name a few), Steve’s fed up with milling and needs Read more…