Blogs from Papua New Guinea, Oceania - page 14

Hello Everyone! We are glad to be here in PNG; ran into some visa issues so we ended up spending a day in Brisbane while the rest of the team (minus Greg) went on to Port Moresby, PNG. We arrived very late Wednesday night but received a very warm welcome. On Thursday (our first full day in PNG) we met the wonderful staff at the HOPE Worldwide office before heading out to visit some of the HOPE projects: the Six Mile School & Nine Mile Clinic. We took some short videos of the children at 6 Mile School; they are so precious!!! They sang some songs for all of us :-). Without this school, many children would have little or no education and ultimately have less opportunity to earn a decent living. Our group has brought ... read more

Praise God, I (Greg) finally made it to PNG!!!!!!!!!! I was stuck in Brisbane Australia because PNG would not let me in the country because my passport was to expire in 5.5 months (PNG requires at least 6 months on a passport). That's not the only issue, however. All my luggage was also lost. It didn't seem like a good scenario but God had a plan. You see, I had prayed before the trip that God would work it out that I could see my friend Dino who lives south of Sydney. With our tight itenerary and the great distance between Brisbane and Syndey, I didn't see how it could happen...but God did. I was forced to fly to Sydney to get a new passport issued. I wasn't hampered by carrying a lot of luggage...I had ... read more

Here is our itinerary so that friends and family can follow along! Please be aware that there maybe slight changes, but this is the gist of what we'll be up to! Wednesday, April 26, 2006 • Everyone arrives to PNG • Short tour of the city • Settle in to accommodations • Dinner with Williams & Key Leaders Thursday, April 27, 2006 • View HOPE Projects (HIV Awareness & Diabetes) • Lunch with Ministry Leaders • View HOPE Projects (Mobile Library) • Leaders Meeting & Fellowship • Time with Housing families Friday, April 28, 2006 • HOPE Projects (6Mile School & 9Mile Clinic) • NOTE: Medical professionals & teachers will be volunteering for the full day • Lunch appointments: Bible Study/DPT • HOPE (Mobile book packing) • PNG Conference (Opening Day) SATURDAY, April 29, 2006 • ... read more

Went to Port Moresby, Goroka, Mt Hagan, Kundiawa, Banz, Mendi, Oligati, Lufa, Mt Ambra and a few other small villages that may or may not have had names... read more

PNG News Up the Lazy River March 25, 2005 It was like you would imagine it- floating on a log (in truth it was a long dug out canoe with a 25 hp engine) visiting dusty cathedral proportioned haus tambarans (sometimes called haus boys) with earth tone painted shields and totems. Planti of crocodiles, marsupials and insects in the swamps and amazing birds including white and black herons, and birds of paradise. The ever changing Sepik River is fast flowing, silt coloured and meanders. Air Nuigini transported me to Wewak to rendezvous with my English fellow explorer Sue Baker (www.lastfrontierarts.com.pg), followed by MAF delivering the two of us to Ambunti to our two guides with the dugout canoe. “Pilots flying for MAF- the Mission Aviation Fellowship- had the worst crash record. They had a reputation, it ... read more