CALLED to Papua New Guinea

These two words sum up our experience of final preparations for our departure.  We have been on the receiving end of many thoughtful words of love, encouragement, and support this week, and it has been a humbling and centering experience.  We are so grateful for our church family and leadership at West End Assembly of God .  They continue to cover us in prayer throughout our service in and out of missions, and we are honored to represent them in our time serving abroad. We had the privilege of being commissioned and prayed over at church this morning, and can't think of a better way to start off our return trip to PNG.   (Sweet Pennie Mae lifting her hand in prayer 😍)      

JUST 2.5 WEEKS !!! As we near our date of departure on March 1st , Rachel and I are SO thankful for the amazing support we have received. For those of you who have donated funds, THANK YOU!   For those of you Prayer Warriors who are keeping an angel army around us, THANK YOU!   While God has perfectly supplied all major needs for our trip (Visas, Financial Support, Travel Arrangements, etc), we have been using every spare moment to check a million small (but critical) things off our pre-trip list. Rachel purchased supplies difficult to find in PNG (from Diaper Cream to Seasonings) and sent a package ahead to await our arrival (clever Mama!). The Missions Department of our church, WEAG , is very kindly allowing us to borrow some luggage, and all the things to pack are piling up! We have arranged care for our dog Cooper while away, and friends will be caring for our home. We have been practicing speaking in Pidgin ( Pennie is a natural! ), and I have heard two great upd...