The Big Bad Budget Strikes Again
Well I'll just get straight to it.
We're gearing up to go back to PNG for
Josh Snader
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?"
Florida
Puckered Lips & A Quivering Chest →
I find myself lying on a bed in the hospital, marveling at all the amenities.
Being Sick
Visionary Missionary →
Janice accuses me of thinking like a bachelor. I reminisce about a trip I went on while I was one.
Lectures From My High Horse
Thanksgiving & Village Cows →
I was a bit worried since we were already trying to be missionaries. We couldn't afford to be farmers too.
Lectures From My High Horse
Stuck In the In-Between →
We're finding we got rid of too many things and forgot where we put everything else.
Furlough
Fishing Lessons →
I take my kids fishing and wax eloquent about the two main types of misery.
Formative Experiences
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.”
Raising Children
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.
Papua New Guinea
We Felt A Bit Like Convicts Attempting To Escape →
We leave for America but not before making an important stop in Port Moresby.
Papua New Guinea
I Wish I Was Rich Enough To Burn Down The House & Start Fresh... But I'm Not. →
I hate moving. Janice dreams about it.
Moving
Work Team Frees Mechanic Held Hostage By Airplanes →
A "Global Response" team traveled from Ohio to perform the rescue using only rivet guns and wrenches.
Airplane Mechanics
Elliot Has A Birthday Party →
Elliot turned six today. He’s pretty excited about it. I was pushed into an existential crisis, just like last time he had a birthday.
Family Experiences
Another Tax Deduction →
It's hard to hide a pregnancy when you live in a little compound. We're not ashamed to be pregnant but sometimes it's nice to have something you don't have to share, even if it's only information.
Pregnancy
A Blurry Dash Towards The End Times →
"I came to the mission field to change the world but so far the only thing that has changed is myself." - Anton, Russian philosopher
Cultural Expectations
We Survived Our Bush Orientation →
Every new Samaritan Aviation family goes through a “Bush Orientation” which sounds like a formal thing, but it’s not.
Cultural Expectations
Dumping Money Into A Slot Machine And Hoping. →
AirNiugini has many fine qualities as an airline but the thing it does best is lower your expectations.
Cultural Expectations
Kiwi, The Green Car Alarm →
A screeching Eclectus parrot teaches me a lesson about contentment.
Pets Other Than Children