Posts under ‘July News’

 
Friday, I decide to go get the supplies needed for the Volunteer House for Mike. Mike gives me the list of materials, I grab my market bag, Pastor Robert rides along as security and one maintenance worker. Ruben says to me as I pick up the maintenance dyno that the emergency brake was [...]

 
One week ago today the Puyallup Team arrived in Mt. Hagen with suitcases in hand. They had a tour of the hospital and station to get oriented and acquainted to the area. Yesterday, the team poured cement for the 12×12 storage/water pump room. The everyone worked hard to get the pour done [...]

 
We are preparing for the next two teams arrival - Puyallup and Ridgecrest. Puyallup arrives July 18th with 17 team members. Ridgecrest arrives July 30th with 14 team members. Mike is ordering the final supplies for each team while they are here. Diane and Lena have processed 10 chickens for each [...]

 
Mike worked with the maintenance crew on Friday getting new lumber and materials for building a mobile scaffold system that attaches to the front bucket of the backhoe. Saturday found the station without electricity while Mike and the maintenance crew repaired an electrical cross brace on one of the electrical poles. Friday, Mike and [...]

 
Mike invited the Hospital Construction men for kaikia Wednesday night. The 12 men who came live in a flat down the road while they are here building the hospital. This men come from Goroka, Port Morseby, Lae, Manus Island. Along side this men are the local village men who also help with [...]

 
July 4th was a busy day for Diane and Mike. We had Diane’s birthday party at the house. We invited our PNG family to help celebrate the 4th of July and Diane’s birthday. Diane baked her birthday cake a couple days before the big event. The day of the celebration found [...]