http://chapmanconnection.com/blog The Chapter of Life in PNG Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:28:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en WOW!  It was been 2 months since I have been able to make a post.  The internet has not been working.  Hopefully, that is changing. School is going well.  The Swiss German children are speaking more English and getting into the school routine.  Janet and I are very busy with all ... http://chapmanconnection.com/blog/2008/09/22/september-2008/   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 ... http://chapmanconnection.com/blog/2008/07/26/trip-to-town-leads-to-tow-back-to-kudjip/   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 12x12 storage/water pump room. The everyone worked hard ... http://chapmanconnection.com/blog/2008/07/24/puyallup-team-makes-progress-on-volunteer-house/   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 ... http://chapmanconnection.com/blog/2008/07/13/two-teams-are-heading-our-way/   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 ... http://chapmanconnection.com/blog/2008/07/13/electrical-outage-saturday/   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 ... http://chapmanconnection.com/blog/2008/07/10/hospital-construction-men-come-for-kaikai/   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 ... http://chapmanconnection.com/blog/2008/07/05/dianes-first-png-brithday/   Dr. Todd Winters and team found themselves saying good bye to all the friends made during their two week stay in Kudjip, WHP Papua New Guinea. The team volunteered and visited with many people in the hospital, on the station, and off the station. The team worked on ... http://chapmanconnection.com/blog/2008/06/27/dr-todd-winters-and-team-left-friday/   The Medford team is busy with several different projects. The ladies are rotating four a day to paint one of the doctor's flats. They are using an oil base paint called mission white. It sure helps brighten up the rooms. Marilyn has sewn table clothes for the ... http://chapmanconnection.com/blog/2008/06/19/medford-team-busy-with-projects/   Medford's Team luggage arrived Wednesday morning in Mt. Hagen. Todd, Ruben, Jeff, Sam, and Ryan head to town to pick up the 34 pieces of luggage that got left in Sydney as they traveled. Everyone was happy to see an extra pair of pants and shoes arrive. ... http://chapmanconnection.com/blog/2008/06/19/luggage-arrives-for-medford-team/