New Joinery Training

 

Jacob has been asked to step into the Centre Workshop, in the Joinery each morning in order to train the three carpenters. First he had to go buy the basic tools so that each of them could have their own tool box. This is something that has been on Jacob's heart to help with for a long time, so he is quite excited to work with these guys! And they are happy to learn!

Learning to make safe consistent cuts on the table saw.

Review the days work with his assistants.

Almost finished for the day!

Making sure the joinery is ready for the next day.

Excy and Beldin learning to make and install awnings over windows to keep the tropical rains out.

    They did a great job!

Now onto doors. Simple but sturdy! Beldin, Excy and Ganino are learning fast.

They have even started working on floors. The guys have a great ability to learn and absorb new skills and apply them quickly. 

Learning to pay attention to details is something that can be very difficult to learn. The guys are really working hard to make a great product. Taping off the floor before applying paint to the baseboard really puts a great touch on the look of the floor and the craftsmanship the guys are displaying.

If anyone would like to come train or manage maintenance projects we have a great need! Please come join us!

In the afternoons he tries to work on the guesthouse and the projects he have going around there, or just fixing something that has just broken.

Jacob is also am learning a lot from other Tech guys. Generators are not in his comfort zone but he always enjoy learning from experts. He checks the oil and monitors it on the rotation with the other guys.

Child Care, School Days and School Break

 

Jacob put a new counter top in my kitchen and then life got crazy... this was the last time my counter looked like this for many weeks! :)

We have a lot of new support missionaries here! Yeah!! And they are in orientation, yeah!! So we watched the kids so they could focus on adjusting to life in PNG! Fun times, cute kids!

They loved watching the cows on the other side of the fence.

We are thankful that the kids have Technology this semester in school... they enjoy practicing their typing class. They also have music and art this semester!

Color day, each class dressed in a different color.

Jonathan's 6th grade class with their Teacher for color day... black for 6th grade.

Flowers from Naomi. :)

Settlers time!

Jonathan got new rollerblades for his birthday, a little bit late. He was excited!! 

And my roller blades were found as well, as another missionary had borrowed them. I went skating and had a lot of fun and I didn't break a bone!

Family skate night!

Whoa! That is crazy!!

And more Settlers!

Jonathan is actually fearless, not ear-less, well that is what his socks say anyway. :)

Daddy daughter puzzle time!

First pancake batch on his own... just a few questions... next time he'll do it all by himself!

PNG Funeral week

 

NTM PNG leases land from the family line next door. Just recently the wife of our landowner passed away. So there was a week of "haus krai" or house cry, or another way to say calling hours, or wake. Except it was every day, all day for a week. It is a custom of the PNG culture that is very different than ours, but also very sad. I went with some friends.

We shook hands of the family sitting around and then we waited.

Another village from a distance away came to pay their respects. We could hear them coming, as they were wailing and crying as they came. 

A lot of them had mud covering themselves from head to toe over their clothing to show their sorrow. And they were all carrying food to give as gifts.

They left the gifts of food on the tarp in the middle. The men shook hands and gave each other hugs.

The women sat in a group and wailed and cried together as they got the mud out of each others hair. It was sad to see, as many of them do not have the hope that this relative went to heaven to be with Jesus for eternity. Thankfully someone in our community knew that she has placed her faith in Jesus.

Tang Soo Do

 

Every Monday and Wednesday afternoons a group of adults and kids head to town to for Tang Soo Do practice at a local Dojang. Jacob and Jonathan have been enjoying this for a year. 

Naomi just started a couple weeks ago! She also loves it!

Jacob and Jonathan moved from orange belt to green belt!