Challenges & Blessings
We’ve had several break-ins with items stolen recently, the security situation for us in Telefomin is being reviewed by our bosses. Despite these challenges, we still love living here and were recently blessed by some of our friends.
Puppy’s 1st Birthday
Koda recently celebrated his 1st birthday with a home-made bone-shaped liver cookie, as if he wasn’t spoiled enough! He has brought us so much joy and laughter. Here are just a small selection of moments with our beloved puppy, we hope they will make you smile.
Traditional PNG Craft
The traditional craft of Bilum weaving has been passed down through generations in PNG. Bilums are used to carry everything from coins to vegetables to firewood and even babies! Shiv filmed her friends weaving together…
Collecting Gravel
With the help of our local friends, we spent the day moving gravel from the river to the MAF base in preparation for the maintenance team laying new cement in our passenger waiting area. We all got soaked in the afternoon rain storm!
Easter Weekend
We had a fun and busy long Easter weekend with visitors, a picnic, Easter Egg Hunt, meals with friends and a visit to one of the local villages. Lots of fun but it ended with saying goodbye, as things so often do in our life in PNG…
Dedicating Ankem’s New Church
We spent our Christmas Eve celebrating the opening of a new Church building in our neighbouring village of Ankem, where we have friends and colleagues living. It was a time of thanksgiving to God for his generous provision and so much celebration for the completion of this work which has taken around 8 years!
So long neighbours…
We have 2 expat neighbour families here in Telefomin. We returned home just in time to say hello and goodbye to our Aussie neighbours who are heading on their extended Home Assignment for 6 months. We’re going to miss them!
Praying for Students Exams
At Church today we prayed for local school kids who have their important end of year exams in the next couple of weeks.
Introducing the Newest Member of our Family…
This is Daisy, our new puppy who joined our family on 22 September. We think she’s only about 4-6 weeks old, so we’re giving her medicine and feeding her up before puppy training starts in October!
Happy PNG Independence Day!
We’re really glad to be back in Telefomin to celebrate the 47th Anniversary of PNG’s independence!
We are finally Home!
It’s so nice to be back in our home in Telefomin, we were greeted with smiles and flowers when we landed, and found more decorations around our front door. It’s been a busy few days unpacking and doing some maintenance, but we are home now!
Newsletter - March 2022
Our March Newsletter should be in your inbox.
Sorry it’s been a while since we’ve been in touch…
Washing the Balus
There are 2 aircraft based at Telefomin, and with the majority of the Bush airstrips that we serve being grass, the planes often get muddy, which keeps the base staff busy washing them.
Bible Sales
Shiv got the opportunity to sell Bibles to some bush people whilst covering at Telefomin base. This lady wasn’t quite sure why a phone was being pointed at her, but when she asked for the Bibles she was very pleased to hear we had them in stock again!
Building a Fence
Ryan’s been using his “office” days recently to build a new fence next to where we store our fuel drums and park our aircraft. Safety First!!!
Mama Nunta & Papa Markis
Meet Mama Nunta & Papa Markis. Shiv and the Ladies’ Fellowship at our local Church visited them after Markis had been unwell for some time.
Papa Markis is one of the earliest converts to Christianity in the Telefomin area. He suffers from pain throughout his body as a result of a beating he received about 5 years ago because he was accused of witchcraft. Sorcery Accusation Related Violence (SARV) is a big problem still in PNG…
May in Telefomin
Walking around Telefomin in May is so beautiful as the red grass is in bloom all over the valley.
Click on the picture, left, to watch a video of our friend, Nurse Rhema, one of the local health care workers who MAF supports and we fly out of Telefomin.