Update on Menum
We know many people have been praying for Menum, the young Kovol boy who became seriously sick after a head injury. He was treated at the hospital in Goroka, but unfortunately, he didn’t make it.
Medical clinic video
The NTM PNG medical clinic in Goroka is a huge support to us in the bush. Check this video out where Natalie talks about the role they have supporting the ministry among the Kovol people.
Getting excited about literacy
Literacy feels a long, LONG way away, but I’m getting pretty excited about it nonetheless 🙂
Injury, sickness and death
It’s been a tough week for our community with back to back “hevis”. There have been a number of injuries, a serious sickness and a death in a nearby village and we’ve had a week of being involved medically more than normal.
Dictionaries, learning and medical
We’re all starting to feel like we need a break, Culture and Language learning is tough! It’s also enjoyable though. I often wake up in the morning and dread getting out of bed; wondering “how on earth am I going to get 8 hours of language learning in today?”. The good news is that it’s usually really good fun and I end up going over hours!
I’m sorry there’s nothing we can do
It’s strange to be in a position to say those words, but that’s exactly where we’ve ended up as missionaries to a remote, rural people group. It doesn’t feel good to say that, and it also doesn’t feel honest.
It’s prompted some reflection on what those words actually mean as I work through the guilt of saying it quite often.