Today was a big day at the conference. The morning started with a men’s breakfast, so we were up at 5:00. Some of the people at the base had grills, so we were able to round up some grills to cook outside. It makes some of the meals easier than cooking on the 2 stoves in the kitchen. John has become the grill guy. This was the night for the Ladies Night Out so that means that all of the guys have the children for the night. That also means that the guys on the team took care of the meal tonight. The menu was hot dogs (that looked more like sausage) and hamburgers (called mince here). John went out to start one of the grills at 4:00 pm and the temperature on the grill said 110 degrees before he lit the grill. It was also sitting in the shade of the tent. Yesterday saw about 3 inches of rain in the morning so today was very hot and humid. As I sit here tonight it is raining again and we are all sure we have more than 3 inches. That will make tomorrow hot and humid – but none of us have been dry for 4 days so I think we are getting used to it.
The team is doing well. Today we had to say goodbye to Claudia who has been helping take care of our laundry. She is a PNG natural and everyone has fallen in love with her. Jimmy has learned some rough Pigdin so he is trying to converse with her. One of the surprises has been the numerous languages on the base. I work with a couple from Northern Ireland and I am one of the few people on the team who can understand them. Any conversation here becomes an experience. It is ironic since the whole focus of New Tribes presenting the gospel in the language of the people. We all realize that the kingdom of God is a very large kingdom and does not only exist in the US. God is doing great things all over the world.
We have one more full day at the conference. On Sunday, we leave for Bom. The Kunzers will be heading out early on Sunday morning and we will be following them a few hours later. Everyone at the base continues to comment on the blessing that this has been, so it is encouraging to know that you can have an impact on people even though you are half a world away. Thanks for your prayers.
