Saturday, we had a softball game on the rugby field by the Nazarene School off of station. It had been raining most of the morning but the game was played – mud and puddles. It reminded me of baseball in Juneau. We divided into two teams – young and old. Mike [...]
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21 Tons of Food
This week there was 21 TONS of food that arrived on the Goroka side of the mountain broke for the displaced families. Here in the Western Highlands we received diesel fuel from the Southern Highlands. All the station families went to the grocery store in Mt. Hagen and stocked up for the duration [...]
Highland Highway Challenge Continues
A week later the Highland Highway is still closed! The prices of fuel, groceries, and supplies are doubling and tripling. The Western Highlands supplies are less and less. Mike and I went to town on Saturday, stocking up on groceries for the next 4 months. We are thankful for the [...]
Highlands Highway – Mountain Broke
The Highlands Highway is the only pipeline for all supplies that come into the Western Highlands from the coastal areas of Lae and Madang. Last Monday the mountain above the Highlands Highway in the Simbu area broke. The mountains in the area are made of limestone. There were two extremely large pieces of [...]
Banz and Minj
Saturday morning found us headed to Banz for a look about. Dr. Erin, Cassie, Kristen, and Pam were also in on the adventure. We drove north out of Kudjip for 10 miles. The drive was beautiful with trees and flowers lining the highway. We drove by the Carpenters Coffee and Tea [...]
Spring Break – Goroka
Goroka was an interesting trip. Going down on Friday took about 4 hours. Slow going in places. The road is not in the best condition to just drive. There are lots of potholes and mud slips that have to be watched. An hour out of Kudip we were stopped for [...]
