Rich, Joerg and I make double knot dinner rolls.

A very full fridge!! We had four of them, usually, and we learned how to juggle food into and out of fridges. And we learned that we need extra time to hunt for food.

Nate and Becca prepping green beans for dinner.

Monas and Mowana washing dishes for us. A Huge Help!!

Mary and Chris making peanut butter cookies.

Fred enjoyed licking the cookie batter completely off the mixer paddle. :)

Steamed Kumu (Greens) on the tiny grill in our new kitchen.

Becca and I peeling potatoes.

Hungry Students!

Elissa, Becca and Mary rolling out Stromboli. One of the favorite meals!

The crazy sack lunch sandwich makers - Nate and Rich!

The Students headed to town for some PNG Shopping...

The Students went on many Hikes...

Hike to Kae Falls - Beautiful!!

May/June Interface Team!

Our May/June Interface team arrived on May 25th! It was a privilege to have them here for 5 weeks and see God work in their hearts bring them closer to Him. Sometimes I can't believe how amazing God is to use a simple ordinary person like me to be a part of their lives by just cooking as they learn and grow in their walk with God. I am continually amazed at our awesome God!

Our Hospitality team for the May/June Interface team - Back: Rich, Nate, Chris, Mike
Front: Hannah, Beth, Elissa, Hannah, Mary
We had some fun times together cooking up all the yummy food for everyone!

Rich, Chris, Mike, Elissa and I - "My family" for the last year - They are all headed home soon... I will miss them!!

We love to have camp fires with the students! It is a very encouraging time to get together and share all that God is doing in our lives. It is amazing to hear the many ways God is revealing Himself to the students more and more through Missions.

Campfires were always a good time of worshiping the Lord by singing together too.

I enjoyed Skit and Talent night... we had some talented musicians! Miriam, Elissa and Chris

Our May/June group of students loved to play sports including volleyball and ultimate Frisbee. I had a good view because it all took place right in front of the Kitchen.

The Interface students interact a lot with the national people. Jenny is working on her bilem (string bag) while practicing her Pidgin English.

Stephanie, Jenny and Kristen (ITF Students) hanging out and having fun!

Time to BBQ!

Grilled Zucchini, Pork Steaks and Crocodile Steaks for Supper... Smells really good! And tastes even better!

I love my BBQ Grill! It makes supper so easy and less clean up!

Typical meal...

Every day Elissa, Rich, Chris Mike and I eat one meal together. Elissa and I take turns cooking each week. Here we are eating out on my porch.

One of the favorite meals - Pork Schnitzel, Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Mixed Veggie and Fresh Tossed Salad.

New 40 Quart Mixer has Arrived!!

After going without a Commercial mixer for 8 months I am so excited to use this!! I wasn't sure if it would ever arrive after the long process of searching on the internet in the midst of busy days in the kitchen. Then I finally found the one I wanted - good quality for cheapest price - and it was shipped on Feb 6th 2008! And 3 months later arrived here at INTERFACE!

HIGHLANDS CONFERENCE...

I am cooking up a "little" Beef Stroganoff for the Highlands Conference. We needed about 10 Gallons! The Highlands Conference didn't go quite as planned because of some unrest among the Tribal People around us. We had to move the location of the Conference to the Headquarters, 45 minutes away. But they didn't have a kitchen that we could use to cook for 110 people. So we decided to cater the conference. It was my first catering experience so I was relying on God more then ever to help me think through everything that needed to happen. We didn't decide to do this until 6 hours before the first meal, so it was quiet an overwhelming thing at first. But it was neat to see how God worked out all the details. I got to work with my "ITF Family" as we cooked for the many people that weren't here. :) By the way, there is no more unrest among the Tribal People around us. Thank you for praying!!

Caught in the act of licking! :)

Chris isn't quite sure why there is no meat in the soup. :)

The Boat with our Commercial Mixer still hasn't arrived so we resorted to using a drill with an bit for mixer dry wall mud. It worked beautifully! Plus Mike had a bit of fun! Much easier than mashing 30 kgs of potatoes by hand!

Licking the "mixer" attachment. :)

I didn't actually mash any potatoes, but I thought it would be a good picture :) ... my arms are still too weak for a powerful drill.

Ninike and Julie have just a few dishes to wash... everything that came back from where we were catering to...

Ninike, washing dishes...

Banquet for the Highlands Conference...

We prepared all the food for Banquet at INTERFACE and then loaded it all into the truck with warmer and headed out to Lapilo to serve the Highlands Missionaries, who we hadn't seen yet, but we had been cooking for them for 4 days. :)

Lapilo Dining Hall ready for the Banquet...

Yummy Carrot Cake!

Highlands Conference Kitchen Crew - Rich, Doug, Elissa, Me, Chelle, Mike and Chris... Ready to serve the Banquet!

The Buffet line went right through the Kitchen, which was a bit unusual, but at least we got to see and talk to the people that we were cooking for! :)