We're fixing floatplanes in Papua New Guinea

supporting free medevacs to the only hospital in 32,000 square miles. This is our story as told by me, the grumpy dad.

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Are They Pirates Or Idiots?

Are They Pirates Or Idiots?

We move into the nicest house within 30,000 square miles, Janice names a baby, and we go on a fishing trip and hook a French sailboat.
Snader Snaps | Volume 1

Snader Snaps | Volume 1

My resolution to take more photos of Papua New Guinea starts now.
Living In A Constant State Of Poorly Suppressed Panic

Living In A Constant State Of Poorly Suppressed Panic

We started our journey at Cleveland airport where we unloaded twelve bags from our trailer onto a trolley. It took two people to push it into the Alaska Air ticketing area where the agents tried their best to politely avoid us.
Visiting The Green Hangars On A Tuesday Afternoon

Visiting The Green Hangars On A Tuesday Afternoon

This is a post about how the work in three ordinary looking hangars on an unassuming county airport is helping to change the world.
A Logical Trip To Florida

A Logical Trip To Florida

It didn't take much imagination to see myself standing beside a smoking van on some interstate, shaking my fist at airplanes flying overhead and thinking, "Why didn't I listen to my wife?"
Puckered Lips & A Quivering Chest

Puckered Lips & A Quivering Chest

I find myself lying on a bed in the hospital, marveling at all the amenities.
Visionary Missionary

Visionary Missionary

Janice accuses me of thinking like a bachelor. I reminisce about a trip I went on while I was one.
Thanksgiving & Village Cows

Thanksgiving & Village Cows

I was a bit worried since we were already trying to be missionaries. We couldn't afford to be farmers too.
Stuck In the In-Between

Stuck In the In-Between

We're finding we got rid of too many things and forgot where we put everything else.
Fishing Lessons

Fishing Lessons

I take my kids fishing and wax eloquent about the two main types of misery.
Saying Hello To Postpartum, Diapers, & Sleepless Nights

Saying Hello To Postpartum, Diapers, & Sleepless Nights

We welcome a beautiful baby girl into our family! Adi is very happy because, in her words, “Now my children will have an aunt.”
It Was A Relief To Drive A Car That Didn’t Complain About My Driving

It Was A Relief To Drive A Car That Didn’t Complain About My Driving

We return from Papua New Guinea and begin our furlough.