Thursday, August 22, 2013

Things in Ukarumpa that make you say WHAT????

   One day while on recess duty, I come to the aid of a kindergartner who had fallen and had a puncture wound on the back of his head. Once we got him to the clinic and parents informed, I examined the area later only to find nothing that could have caused a puncture wound! But the little boy got 3 stitches and a slight concussion out of the invisible object.


   This is the week that we have Sports Day at the Primary Campus, so of course Construction decides that all the loose gravel pathways need sidewalks done now! Not to wait another week for this project to start. No one even knows how long this project has been on hold but the gravel pathways have been there for years.  The workmen don’t see why this could be an issue, no big deal with 100+kids and their families going up and down the hill through the middle of all their taped off areas and work.
In the process of starting the sidewalk project, the workmen got a truck stuck by one of the gates.
   Well to get the truck unstuck they brought over a tractor.  Guess what?  The tractor broke down, so now they have a truck and a tractor stuck inside this area (and all other tractors on center are broke down). They can’t close the gate for the evening cause its being blocked by the tractor, so the area around primary campus is not exactly secure tonight. 

   Then upon looking at a sore that middle daughter had been complaining about the day before, realized sh

Thursday, August 1, 2013

WHY DO THINGS BREAK OR MALFUNCTION WHEN YOUR HUSBAND IS GONE?

How God answers prayers and takes care of the little things in life.
As many of you know Chad and Meliah went to the states to look at 4 colleges.  They were gone 29 days. In that 29 days the Lord showed me that no matter how small the problem, He cares and takes care of it.

  • Even in a hopeless situation God can do amazing things.  Anna’s glasses broke: someone was going to Cairns and was able to get a replacement pair for only .50 cents more than the last pair.  The neighbor was able to bring them back with her when returning to PNG after just a couple weeks!
  • God provides a sense of humor. Our newly acquired dog got off his run, less than 24 hrs after "the travelers" (Chad and Meliah) had left.  A neighbor was able to fix the cable.  Scout has gotten good at getting off but finding his way home. 
  • God has given us knowledge.  Our tv/dvd remote died and Anna and I were able to swap out a different DVD player without any assistance.  

Kiery Reading to Scout our new dog!
  • God knew before the event happened. The bread maker that had been dying a slow pitiful death and finally succumbed to its demise.  There was an almost new bread maker for sale on the UkaShop  (our online community "for sale" board) within a fe