Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Working and Connecting with Friends

 

Jacob and Jonathan helped some volunteers put in new windows in a four-plex apartment building.
 

Jonathan and Naomi also found a place to rip stick and skate.

 





We enjoyed having James and Chantal and their daughter Julia visit us here. Their family worked with us in PNG a few years ago. James was the one that designed our current water system in PNG.
 
Jonathan met a new friend, Fred, and spent many hours turtle hunting. Don't worry, they put the turtles back when they were done.
 

Finishing up the trim on the windows.
 


And then they needed to throw the old windows away... which meant they needed to separate the wood from the glass. Jonathan, Fred and Jacob with the help of Naomi cleaning up, finished up the job together!

 

Jonathan is a hard worker! And he had fun working alongside Fred for a few days.


Learning a new game called Squarrels, with Janet, fun times!
 


Naomi, Jonathan and Fred caught 4 turtles, which they named Jerry, Megan, Andrew and Steve. They watched them play together and then they let them go back into the pond. Fun, fun!

                                                                Heading back into the water.

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Meanwhile in PNG...

 

The carpenters in PNG, did a great job finishing up the last wall in the gym.

And the shipping container finally made it to PNG with the guesthouse new hallway rug! I only took 9 months!
Looks lovely!

Sunday, August 2, 2026

A Visit up North

 

While here in Ontario, we ventured 8 hours north to see our friend, Tracey, who worked in PNG for 25 years. Along the drive we found parks...
 

And fields to practice Tang Soo Do..

 


and playgrounds
 
And lakes with beautiful beaches
 

We had a great time with Tracey and her parents. Tracey ran the guesthouse for us when we were on our last Home Assignment 5 years ago! It was fun to catch up!

 

We also go to see the Sault Ste Marie Locks work... how does a boat go from one great lake to another? Well we saw how it works. Quite amazing!
 
The boat goes into the lock and then the water starts pouring in.
 



Until the lock is full!
 
Then it sails out the other side to the other lake.
 

We also played some ladder ball, the first time for many of us.
 



We also played washer throw too.
 








We enjoyed meeting Tracey's parents and all hanging out together!

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Enjoying life where God has me... currently in Papua New Guinea cooking and loving life with my husband, Jacob, my son, Jonathan and my daughter, Naomi.

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