https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog daily 0.75 2026-02-14 https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/shiv-recovering-well-feb2026 monthly 0.5 2026-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/e2191f91-1c7f-4ed8-bb1b-2bffb8554678/IMG_8040.jpeg Blog - Shiv is recovering well… Before the attack happened, Ryan picked me and my friend up after a weekend away. We had to make 2 stops before heading home to Telefomin, it was during the 2nd stop when we were mugged. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1e79fd36-c22f-49b3-87c1-09b1c15dc689/IMG_8043.jpeg Blog - Shiv is recovering well… At “The Wing”, MAF’s guesthouse in Mt Hagen. 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Heading Home to Telefomin https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/annual-leave-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-09-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/49bff37f-6eb4-487b-ab5b-76d5312aa630/IMG_0800.jpeg Blog - Annual Leave 2023 - Make it stand out In the Port Moresby domestic terminal, transferring from our international flight from Cairns to our domestic flight to Mt Hagen. Sadly our 1st flight got cancelled, but thankfully we got rebooked on to a later flight the same day. So at the time of writing this we are unexpectedly still in the departure lounge, praying we get to Mt Hagen today!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/bd505737-4241-407c-8773-a42663485739/IMG_0782.jpg Blog - Annual Leave 2023 Enjoying the sunset in the Cairns marina. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/94f374c8-3143-4493-878d-a097c25568c9/IMG_0786.jpg Blog - Annual Leave 2023 Enjoying ice cream and a stroll along the esplanade in Cairns. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/september-cole-communique-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/011a215f-f340-4c7b-8007-96daf3eeac94/Us.jpg Blog - September Cole Communique - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/pilots-start-to-day-july2023 monthly 0.5 2023-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/14d4a945-c99f-491e-851f-d0bf3688eb44/Ryan+%26+Koda+checking+weather.jpg Blog - A Pilots’ Start to the Day - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/2185f829-c22d-42dd-8abb-d712b2a94f57/Ryan-pre-flight.jpg Blog - A Pilots’ Start to the Day - Make it stand out Ryan doing calculations on his pre-flight paperwork. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/b1af455c-0e9a-477d-8198-cd32efedecc3/daily.jpg Blog - A Pilots’ Start to the Day - Make it stand out Doing the daily inspection to make sure his plane is safe to fly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/280b86a7-133c-4d02-8683-d6268ea56b47/take-off.jpg Blog - A Pilots’ Start to the Day - Make it stand out And off he goes, flying to bring help, hope and healing to more remote communities in the Min Valley and throughout the mountains of Papua New Guinea… https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/bilum-weaving-2022 monthly 0.5 2023-05-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/24d495f1-d1c2-4923-a987-53757ae05875/Bathsheba_Singsing1.jpg Blog - Traditional PNG Craft - Make it stand out Bathsheba wearing a Telefomin flighting shield style Bilum top with her traditional dress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/d2ed6d5e-42ee-4c12-94c4-400b57f437d2/Tele-bush-house.jpg Blog - Traditional PNG Craft - Make it stand out A model of a traditional Telefomin house adorned with Telefomin fighting shield style Bilums https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/f211fb4c-9a63-47f6-b77d-cbcb8332fa35/Tele-Bilum.jpg Blog - Traditional PNG Craft - Make it stand out A traditional style of Bilum with a modern twist of adding words https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/collecting-gravel-may2023 monthly 0.5 2023-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/2b934a11-8992-4a6d-9235-801ec86ddda2/0CAFB8F5-D958-4842-BF92-244996586EBA.jpeg Blog - Collecting Gravel - Make it stand out Ladies digging gravel from the river bed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/2d0a417b-3c0e-4766-9516-30b5909ee961/C381D1A5-A416-4CE0-934E-9B61ABD043EE.jpeg Blog - Collecting Gravel - Make it stand out The water was high, so the team had to walk along the river to find enough shallow patches to dig the gravel and pick up stones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/923c325c-c5d4-46e2-80ef-4611923a8836/FFA62FAB-612E-4ED8-B6CB-C93CFCE34D1D.jpeg Blog - Collecting Gravel - Make it stand out PNG women are extremely strong, they carried the heavy bags of gravel by hand and loaded them into the MAF truck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/0387b75a-50ec-49a3-ab28-901f08f17d9d/73921CD0-46C2-4F94-8F3D-E6AF18BAB177.jpeg Blog - Collecting Gravel - Make it stand out The stones and gravel were taken to the MAF land next to House 4, near the base. Only a 10 minute drive, but too far to sensibly carry. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/easter-long-weekend-2023 monthly 0.5 2023-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/76f09fbf-be13-4840-9dd2-152dc85f8aad/AFA5EA35-8521-437D-BF00-90D681CF5995.jpeg Blog - Easter Weekend - Make it stand out Our British visitors posing for the obligatory Guestbook photo! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/f1661e8d-1356-477a-93f2-bb4a8020f908/B2734F1D-6A50-4D36-8ADF-4915FD8AC01D.jpeg Blog - Easter Weekend - Make it stand out Picnic by the creek at “Red Corner”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1681209166733-GXUAHRMJVDX2L3H3VKN4/DF426CCE-29AB-4122-B045-853C50AF8951.jpeg Blog - Easter Weekend - Make it stand out I enjoy watching things grow, so on Easter Saturday morning I planted, from right to left, 5 varieties of flowers, beetroot, broccoli, asparagus, spinach, coriander, cabbage & lettuce. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/ef2bdeca-c93d-49b3-a470-b0369a2a7252/25497DC9-6827-4462-AEF1-E491241B4DE6.jpeg Blog - Easter Weekend - Make it stand out Some of the delicious local veg we were gifted by Ankem Church, such a delicious blessing, but it was so much that we shared it with the other Telefomin pilot and some of our local neighbours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/f8feed4f-f651-4b88-a266-1c79599113a5/8E05A137-2A1D-47CD-B0C4-D683FE5CEF70.jpeg Blog - Easter Weekend - Make it stand out Beautiful flowers, below are some Sugar canes which someone has given as an offering to the Church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1d621b11-73aa-419e-9914-97a23caf60b1/41BF9657-E5AA-47D8-829D-9E1702079F8A.jpeg Blog - Easter Weekend - Make it stand out In true Telefomin tradition, it rained on Easter Sunday morning, so we picked up our British visitors so save them a very wet walk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/f435415b-c1e9-4b6b-a8f9-220e60f0ae8b/037A569C-9583-42FC-9E57-E37949F012D2.jpeg Blog - Easter Weekend - Make it stand out Our Dutch neighbours came over for our “Last Supper” together before they left Telefomin. Their oldest son has been helping Shiv to train Koda, to get him used to being around kids, they’ve formed a bit of a bond and will really miss each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1681209302047-V60L39SYR231XSTECQRF/18BEE4A7-EF08-4800-B832-4EB04E855F70.jpeg Blog - Easter Weekend - Make it stand out Our dear friend Joyce, with her brand new baby, John-Daning, less than 12 hours old! The flowery Teddy Bear was made my Shiv’s Mum, baby’s first toy! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/3a08feef-2000-4f79-81f1-19dd2fbbb61b/B6F2C191-D822-4180-AFEA-71464201DAD0.jpeg Blog - Easter Weekend - Make it stand out Easter Egg Hunt around the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1681209222362-0VUAO54IMFRF3437KM0B/80AA3B82-AA24-4199-ACAD-0B4370097FEC.jpeg Blog - Easter Weekend - Make it stand out Our British visitors & Dutch neighbours in the plane heading to Mt Hagen, leaving us very quiet in Telefomin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1681209251850-2IFFJT8UC2HDBZF61YGF/9AA3FB53-A37C-401E-93C0-04ED58EAFC14.jpeg Blog - Easter Weekend - Make it stand out The bananas we were so kindly gifted by Ankem Church were too many for us to eat. We gave away more than half and the rest Shiv cut up and put them in the dehydrator to preserve them. 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- Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/dedicating-ankems-new-church-dec2022 monthly 0.5 2022-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/9b52bd6a-42ab-47c4-acbb-031b973c0018/Neighbours.jpg Blog - Dedicating Ankem’s New Church - Make it stand out With our Dutch neighbours and our dear friend, Joyce, from Ankem. The MAF staff and families were all given flower necklaces and Bilums (String bags) as we were special guests. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1671859809473-OZSKKKNT2V4YF77UX29B/Church.jpg Blog - Dedicating Ankem’s New Church - Ankem's new Church building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1671859809474-66IQX65EOJW3M63NBRBI/Community.jpg Blog - Dedicating Ankem’s New Church - The Community in their traditional dress https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1671859814674-4BQO6EMXAZXMOM3ZS2UJ/Flowers.jpg Blog - Dedicating Ankem’s New Church - So many flowers to decorate the new Church! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1671859816830-NH8NEAYRX5IIB6QXAPB0/Food.jpg Blog - Dedicating Ankem’s New Church - Beautiful ladies serving the feast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1671859818744-L90A00KQZ8CFHLH1I0Z0/Front.jpg Blog - Dedicating Ankem’s New Church - Eugene, the Church Chairman, welcoming everyone into the new building https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1671859820193-3F1ELOM47YPOYPUPBPP8/Grandstand.jpg Blog - Dedicating Ankem’s New Church - The Grandstand for the special guests https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1671859822261-3EUPJKM2NOF53SJKZNUX/Inside.jpg Blog - Dedicating Ankem’s New Church - The community crowded into the new Church https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1671859824167-LYNEXPGRPGNH3QB4YIM2/Pastor.jpg Blog - Dedicating Ankem’s New Church - Ankem Church's Pastor and his wife https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1671859825815-X020V1KNYT88LZ988G6H/SingSing.jpg Blog - Dedicating Ankem’s New Church - Traditional dancing to celebrate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1671859827857-BRL40LHU9BNF6E5E5Q9O/SingSing2.jpg Blog - Dedicating Ankem’s New Church - So much celebration in the community! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1671859829875-ZWUZTW0G6NW3DY7X8IC6/Sisters.jpg Blog - Dedicating Ankem’s New Church - Shiv and her sister Joyce in the new Church https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Christmas-has-come-to-Tele2022 monthly 0.5 2022-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/472ce7d2-ded7-411d-ab3c-f1087de932ff/C8E46A66-5144-4F5C-B795-23E5EC0CA5C1.jpeg Blog - Christmas has come to Telefomin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/8579762c-59ab-46ed-b086-acb70a3426f3/7A9E06A6-570D-4A30-A008-8B518D767D3A.jpeg Blog - Christmas has come to Telefomin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Ryan-passed-nov2022 monthly 0.5 2022-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/9c3b6b84-54eb-492c-9495-74ac7156baf1/2F8C53BA-74B7-4C1A-B472-195AF3AF88CA.jpeg Blog - Ryan Passed! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/So-long-neighbours-oct2022 monthly 0.5 2022-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/0ae9b7e3-05c6-4d8a-98d3-17ac2146237a/C902D075-2327-40DB-8B9F-C29AE4405DB5.jpeg Blog - So long neighbours… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Farewell-oct2022 monthly 0.5 2022-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1667693682999-IT8EAT93EWB8HPOR9XXL/IMG_8915.jpeg Blog - Farewell to our Fur Baby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1667693716436-9P1B7RIXJMUZV0INHQIC/IMG_8941.jpeg Blog - Farewell to our Fur Baby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1667693754407-CWSFT7IZMKUMN8CSICCN/IMG_8947.jpeg Blog - Farewell to our Fur Baby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1667693802137-4XFQIVUNCLCZRG2CGMOP/IMG_8830.jpeg Blog - Farewell to our Fur Baby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1667693849189-0JQ723IKHVZINNWFS99A/IMG_8744.jpeg Blog - Farewell to our Fur Baby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1667693883946-6XZ1GV3YZEE2D758UJ1Z/IMG_8933.jpeg Blog - Farewell to our Fur Baby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1667693912090-FED4YBFQWNRGLZ9G5IVN/IMG_8898.jpeg Blog - Farewell to our Fur Baby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1667693956658-I5F80EL6PKQOM23Z1R2E/IMG_8867.jpeg Blog - Farewell to our Fur Baby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1667695422790-87SNW981Z003E02RJJR7/IMG_8596.jpeg Blog - Farewell to our Fur Baby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1667695466590-4T0ZM6LDE292E078XWI2/IMG_8588.jpeg Blog - Farewell to our Fur Baby https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/unusual-delivery-oct2022 monthly 0.5 2022-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/5d23f97b-c1c8-4454-b4d1-f832f116515a/CCB36CD2-A865-44D7-83AC-214BE9839254.jpeg Blog - Unusual Delivery… - Make it stand out The Telefomin Base staff saying farewell to the the 2 Guinea pigs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/22d5c2c6-76f6-488e-a00d-381e111289ea/7BBB5906-9D81-4B97-BC75-67AAEABA9EC8.jpeg Blog - Unusual Delivery… - Make it stand out Capt Andy, the dad of the Guinea pigs new owners. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Pray-for-student-exams-oct2022 monthly 0.5 2022-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/7d753799-68e9-431a-95c9-5b30dff89053/BB916D98-4F68-4BDB-A799-19AEDA0D279E.jpeg Blog - Praying for Students Exams - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/newest-family-member-sep22 monthly 0.5 2022-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/8f7be6b7-60b8-469d-9886-9ec8f82421f8/Daisy.jpg Blog - Introducing the Newest Member of our Family… - Make it stand out Daisies for Daisy. One of our PNG friends in Telefomin brought us flowers from her garden. She knows I (Shiv) am very fond of these white Daisies as they remind me of England! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/png-independence-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/82d96aaa-4d0e-4445-82bb-7d0f1e8bfa3f/PNG1.jpg Blog - Happy PNG Independence Day! - Make it stand out The PNG flag proudly displayed by Telefomin young men https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/0efdc906-4b58-415b-8380-f565a4261dcd/PNG4.jpg Blog - Happy PNG Independence Day! - Make it stand out Wilfred with some friends https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/5686417c-18f3-46b0-8a6a-afd387c9dc11/PNG2.jpg Blog - Happy PNG Independence Day! - Make it stand out The Grandstand with the VIPs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/4f0c955d-bf1e-4f95-8d7b-7cd4355a71a9/PNG3.jpg Blog - Happy PNG Independence Day! - Make it stand out Mama Kom in her PNG colours https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/we-are-finally-home-sep2022 monthly 0.5 2022-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/a5d02384-d80e-483f-8e18-d468dae5b47f/DD863587-AC5B-4CBC-8EA3-41AC2DC02B1D.jpeg Blog - We are finally Home! - Make it stand out Farewell to the MAF Hanger in Mt Hagen… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/9e600d51-bb7a-40da-9787-f0ef4da937e2/591E1B70-C329-4370-86BE-D53EDC6F1D0F.jpeg Blog - We are finally Home! - Make it stand out Kathy, Umisa, Naomi, Nunta, Julie & Apo all welcomed us home with flowers and smiles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/ccc6d073-8e9f-4508-bb63-11ccf66e49c8/A4862671-A569-441E-9C7B-E7D5A58074CC.jpg Blog - We are finally Home! - Make it stand out Vero & Joyce, our “sisters” were busy working in the MAF transit house, but we popped in to have hugs! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/92353cd0-86c0-4b19-aef4-c740beb068af/C090B832-DF41-46CE-BE1D-7E3159061239.jpeg Blog - We are finally Home! - Make it stand out Our Australian neighbours coloured in the beautiful posters and some of the local ladies put the flowers around the door. Whilst we were away, our wonderful Property Maintenance Department were busy, they varnished our floor and put up the bars on our windows. Sadly, after a break-in of a MAF house here back in March, we decided this was now necessary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/9d18a879-40fc-4ec4-a6de-27709e055e75/6E364C3A-5C48-470A-B417-45C2ED0AE344.jpeg Blog - We are finally Home! - Make it stand out Beautiful Telefomin flowers to liven up our empty house, which got filled up quickly with boxes and suitcases! You can see here a cool box full of veg, a box full of eggs and another of tinned tuna. The essentials! ;-) https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/cole-communique-sep2022 monthly 0.5 2022-09-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/f04c50e4-ed7c-4544-be04-f94db2eb3669/Us+in+PNG.jpg Blog - September Cole Communiqué - Make it stand out Finally back in PNG after a long and very stressful journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/149bc36c-3fe6-45e1-8f09-77b9d1fedf9f/New+Presentation.JPG Blog - September Cole Communiqué - Make it stand out Our presentation table at a church in Canada https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/sharing-about-our-work-in-png-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-09-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/39a345bb-9056-4920-9802-0f996b706bd2/New+Presentation.JPG Blog - Sharing about our work in PNG - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/were-back-in-png-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/940a2cec-c059-4397-af8d-d4071d901a03/us-in-hagen.jpg Blog - We’re back in PNG! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/farewell-canada-aug2022 monthly 0.5 2022-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/4f9f3199-563c-4d39-b6e5-bb99e5d12cdf/Farewell-Canada.png Blog - Farewell Canada… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/hair-donation-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1657314269822-E1T4N06XAL9S0ILHP7CR/before.jpg Blog - Shiv Donated Her Hair! - BEFORE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1657314272877-PZFPTJWY69FZQH8HEEOH/ponytail.jpg Blog - Shiv Donated Her Hair! - The dis-embodied Ponytail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1657314268763-15EJATDLD8PD7N7GE97X/after.jpg Blog - Shiv Donated Her Hair! - AFTER https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/newsletter-june2022 monthly 0.5 2022-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/925e897f-173b-4362-8bc9-bca8741acc21/Us2.jpg Blog - Our June Newsletter - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1655924289001-RDE2JGIN5SG18NSMZ07W/20211025_Mui.jpg Blog - Our June Newsletter - Ryan selling Bibles in Mui when he re-opened this airstrip after 25 years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1655924289865-NKPI1CA0C1L2YZNVWW7M/Brownfield.jpg Blog - Our June Newsletter - It's great being home - we visited Ryan's sending Church in Brownfield, Alberta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1655924290241-H4ASN00SA14X4NTWRNVV/fundraising+graphic.jpg Blog - Our June Newsletter - We are 13% short of our Fundraising target - Please can you help us return to PNG for the next 4 years with a monthly financial gift? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1655924290985-1T857MZJ9SH7DXA19MCA/Gosport-parents.jpg Blog - Our June Newsletter - There's nothing better than sharing a cuppa with those you love - Shiv got to do that lots with her parents! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1655924291532-WAJ4TTIM5VF0RS49R9GG/Ryan+%26+RAM.jpg Blog - Our June Newsletter - Ryan helped deliver over 28,000 thousand Mosquito Nets to Edwaki and other villages in our area https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Back-in-Canada-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-05-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/4c8e3a81-f2ef-4d5a-9247-f160c6d96337/EB09922B-3AD3-4450-8209-3CE586366BA0.jpeg Blog - We’re back in Canada! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/back-in-england-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/03913c2a-03ba-44c8-b0c6-6ab5496a0e5e/D3BA78D5-CF2A-4611-84AD-E2B6EE19A67E.jpg Blog - England’s Green and Pleasant Land - Make it stand out Watching the boats set sail out of Stokes Bay, Gosport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/9e5cad98-96ba-4217-8861-3d61a422acfc/8AE4BF04-86DD-45D4-AD69-918F3F423ECC.jpeg Blog - England’s Green and Pleasant Land - Make it stand out Mothering Sunday breakfast. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/newsletter-march-2022 monthly 0.5 2022-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/95c90135-5437-4cb3-9dd0-49454bea1c6b/Mar+2022+Newsletter+Thumbnail+-+PLAY.jpg Blog - Newsletter - March 2022 - Make it stand out Link on the picture to see our video Newsletter (3 minutes). https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Washing-the-Balus-oct2021 monthly 0.5 2021-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1635628218072-KWNC5QTBLX288MZTY7Y3/9D64DB8B-47D3-405B-9BB3-20FA089F457D.jpeg Blog - Washing the Balus - Make it stand out Eugene & Steven washing their Balus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1635628154206-QUWZ6LBCBYMMYNVQE56D/43752FE7-8B6B-4E2E-862B-2B26B45E4543.jpeg Blog - Washing the Balus - Make it stand out 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 guys busy washing them. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Welcoming-friends-home-oct2021 monthly 0.5 2021-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1635630267097-T74T8485YZVA31TSFIM6/E46F3252-74AD-4D77-843E-79EDA229DB51.jpeg Blog - Welcoming friends home - Make it stand out MAF Goroka base with 4 C208 Caravans https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/A-sad-day-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1634902706944-KHYHLA3FAPGSG67M1PE3/25FC6D27-541F-4EA4-A369-C7F49242DF1C.jpeg Blog - We love living in PNG… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/tari-base-visit-aug2021 monthly 0.5 2021-10-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631429218181-IO3TBMOB4DA2B44VTHOM/Tari3.jpg Blog - Tari Base Visit - Make it stand out Loading cargo and refueling at Tari Base https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631429192020-BACK8DP8J2YJK17V7GCK/Tari2.jpg Blog - Tari Base Visit - Make it stand out Henry popped in to say hello. He is walking now and he has sold his motorbike! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631429159244-BAX54IBC80A4AGLZDQN1/Tari1.jpg Blog - Tari Base Visit - Make it stand out Ryan flying us to Tari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631429297660-X536QJ6MOZTD7IHHDA8A/Tari4.jpg Blog - Tari Base Visit - Make it stand out Rainbow under the clouds - the beauty of PNG from the air! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/mushroom-mushroom-sep2021 monthly 0.5 2021-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631428941936-UVRJN02FBHH229TQ7QK3/Mushroom+Mushroom%21.JPG Blog - Mushroom Mushroom! - Make it stand out I found this massive Mushroom at Mt Hagen market just after our holiday. I bought it just to try it as you don’t often find fresh mushrooms at markets in PNG and I haven’t seen this large variety before. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/farewell-alex-sep2021 monthly 0.5 2021-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631428656569-0U7SQ4X9H1EY515PH46E/Hagen+Base+Team+Sep+2021+%285%29.JPG Blog - Farewell Alex - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/covid-protocols-reminder-png-style-aug2021 monthly 0.5 2021-09-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631428258764-G5C6SZ2Y7QCMWT8EBA4N/COVID+Protocals.JPG Blog - COVID Protocols Reminder – PNG style! - Make it stand out Just in case you couldn’t remember the basic principles behind COVID prevention, just follow the instructions painted outside a compound along the highway heading into Mt Hagen. :-D https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/ygmo8ml6il5asob9yzrd8vedu11d2x monthly 0.5 2021-09-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631427963048-2EFL0NYFQ6TQ11X6PEC0/Kiunga-Aug2021.jpg Blog - Kiunga Base Visit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631427993085-MEWAXS31FUF5NBZ5WESZ/Kiunga+Fuel-Aug2021.jpg Blog - Kiunga Base Visit - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/ryan-flew-the-american-ambassador-sep2021 monthly 0.5 2021-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631426690712-RZLXI3N7HKAYY18OS4ZG/American+Ambassador.jpg Blog - Ryan flew the American Ambassador - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/holiday-on-new-britain-island-aug2021 monthly 0.5 2021-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418926467-4UQZSW2DTOXSWFOHDDXB/Rabaul1.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - Make it stand out The town of Rabaul sits on the edge of a caldera with several active volcanoes sticking up along the shore. This black one behind us is the one which destroyed Rabaul back in 1994. You can still see roof tops sticking out of the sand dunes nearby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418300930-12R7C8UKKAU5KJ79V34M/Rabaul2.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - Looking across the bay to the volcanoes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418300426-H3DE6NR3AQMAVTEZHBN2/Rabaul3.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - Absolute beach front! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418307101-BYI0Z2FW8KTDN582IVP8/Rabaul4.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - Snorkling in turquoise waters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418306843-0SF5EIA0RV5LFXPPCVHJ/Rabaul5.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - A local-style outrigger canoe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418318094-FMEKC5UVPIC4Z59L8RL5/Rabaul6.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - WW2 Japanese Tank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418324401-61FEE7LKAFSV517CXM9O/Rabaul7a.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - A starfish on Starfish Reef! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418327529-FCKIQ6HIIABPJ02QKJCZ/Rabaul8.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - Flying our Pocket Kite in front of the volcanoes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418328773-7O7CZXT2PAB3SHLA0RH6/Rabaul9.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - Swimming with Dolphins - amazing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418335484-NLN5PF70IVVAY9J7Q4DQ/Rabaul10.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - Snorkling a WW2 fighter plane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418336038-B7PBXLSV768YXWS2I5ES/Rabaul11.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - Overlooking the new town of Rabaul https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418342337-G0UMZ3C8TLMU8W3POUYH/Rabaul12.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - WW2 Japanese Barges hidden in tunnels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418345547-LRY3M838WWSBYUWBX2OR/Rabaul13.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - Eating a Megapode egg boiled in the volcano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418348218-O2BHEZ6EEQQ10MC1TB4U/Rabaul14.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - Eat New Britain masks used in traditional dance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418351532-A0KH2R89T9FMP66URKJV/Rabaul15.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - New Britain style house displayed in the museum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418352457-UVFR8GYH432LIKS3SQNK/Rabaul16.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - Our last sunset on New Britain Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1631418355032-JDOEHJI5BDSHWHPG4IBZ/Rabaul17.jpg Blog - Holiday on New Britain Island - Mud Crab - Ryan's last holiday dinner https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Holiday-starts-today-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-08-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1628810641066-MUY7V1KA3V9W0C2Y2EG4/IMG_6825.jpeg Blog - Holiday Starts Today! Checked-in at Kagamuga, Mt Hagen Airport, heading to Port Moresby. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1628811439850-B625VWK2K8ZCE0ZDO5CP/IMG_6826.jpeg Blog - Holiday Starts Today! Getting on board our Air Niugini flight from Mt Hagen to Port Moresby! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/bible-sales-jun2021 monthly 0.5 2021-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624236234792-F7DLTOE25Z608UTKIX0I/Bible+Sales2.jpg Blog - Bible Sales - Make it stand out A lady from Urapmin, a 4-hour walk from Telefomin, who paid K10 for her Tok Pisin Bible. This is the subsidised price. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624236417121-BQHOAQ9PA7NAUANOYDVW/Bible+Sales4.jpg Blog - Bible Sales - Make it stand out Ryan re-stocking his “Bible Box” from supplies we keep at Telefomin base, before he heads to some bush airstrips. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624236323501-I59O47ENL131E5W4OBKX/Bible+Sales3.jpg Blog - Bible Sales - Make it stand out A couple from Gubil, whose airstrip is currently closed. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/off-to-the-shops-jul2021 monthly 0.5 2021-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624953168017-3UK2WPYZ91QJXYBV8O18/Martin%26Rhona%27s-Tradestore-apr2021.JPG Blog - Off to the Shops… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/building-a-fence-jul2021 monthly 0.5 2021-07-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1626191542254-QGILHRH0O3B8TUCQIUGA/Fence2.jpg Blog - Building a Fence - Make it stand out Ryan had some help from Eugene & Steven, our Telefomin Traffic Officers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1626191385197-Q723HPAYZPK7E9SE904H/Fence1.jpg Blog - Building a Fence - Make it stand out The concrete is laid! You can still see the old fence, partially pulled-down, which people often walked over or through. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1626191596408-S9WICWT53LEUOLIBEEON/Fence3.jpg Blog - Building a Fence - Make it stand out The finished product, a very smart, tall fence to improve safety at Telefomin Base! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1626191801099-27HOOADSZP6M6SS43P80/Fence4.jpg Blog - Building a Fence - Make it stand out Here you can see the new fence and where it is protecting both the fuel storage area and the aircraft parking bays. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/mama-nunta-papa-markis-may2021 monthly 0.5 2021-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624248208493-O1MRCJ9MORXRN74KFWR5/Nunta%26Markis-mar2021+%283%29.jpg Blog - Mama Nunta & Papa Markis - Make it stand out Mama Nunta & Naomi outside the “Haus Kuk” (Kitchen) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624248020733-8214DPW6ZS78V644UN79/Nunta%26Markis-mar2021+%281%29.jpg Blog - Mama Nunta & Papa Markis - Make it stand out Papa Markis & Mama Nunta kindly hosting us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624248152199-CXCKCX3G51UMIA0J5PO0/Nunta%26Markis-mar2021+%282%29.jpg Blog - Mama Nunta & Papa Markis - Make it stand out A bit more of a view of the inside of the “Haus Kuk” with it’s fireplace, above which wood is stored for drying. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/july-2021-newsletter monthly 0.5 2021-07-13 https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/weekend-up-the-mountain monthly 0.5 2021-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623661130062-KCMO1GBNS34YN30Z06OT/Weekend.jpg Blog - Weekend up the Mountain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623661301112-V404K1IES1VI46COZA6X/Weekend6.jpg Blog - Weekend up the Mountain - Posing for silly photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623664139469-ZEG6ERU1PE9WW4YWW6DN/Weekend3.jpg Blog - Weekend up the Mountain - Strolling through the gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623661253328-L8JVSZVXO78MWOVHSO10/Weekend4.jpg Blog - Weekend up the Mountain - Eating lots of good, home-made food https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623661344604-FZBQTDNYV8V3F4U8P1DZ/Weekend8.jpg Blog - Weekend up the Mountain - Flying kites with Brandon & Sharlene https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623661316150-M2U64AMAWVJCZQMUBVVS/Weekend7.jpg Blog - Weekend up the Mountain - Playing our new Cluedo for the first time! (Ryan won!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623661360519-ZQ0QUA6JB1WL938K4BSX/Weekend9.jpg Blog - Weekend up the Mountain - Chilling with Mandy & Mathias https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623661274111-WYY3YO6L2U07S2MJB25F/Weekend5.jpg Blog - Weekend up the Mountain - Napping... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623661193531-Q6279L1CLMT0B2AIMY9T/Weekend2.jpg Blog - Weekend up the Mountain - Ryan took his drone for spin https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/vanimo-base-visit-jun2021 monthly 0.5 2021-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624417257940-W72J1I6Z49G1HVLZ4FVU/Albert-paperwork.jpg Blog - Vanimo Base Visit - Albert working hard at his manifest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624417275372-UI4NYX6TQ5JJU0EL87RI/Vanimo.jpg Blog - Vanimo Base Visit - A farewell photo with Vanimo's Base Team Leader, Albert https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624417290533-A9UAV4RP9GHMEVUV5FAE/Vanimo2.jpg Blog - Vanimo Base Visit - The aircraft handling platform at Vanimo Airport https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624417269608-ZHR2PG99I5AT2O9O6W8N/Flying-home-from-Vanimo.jpg Blog - Vanimo Base Visit - My flight home to Telefomin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624417304112-P09OQ7ORU5H3S3II3VAU/Vanimo-fuel-container.jpg Blog - Vanimo Base Visit - MAF's fuel storage contain - a problem to be solved! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624417320185-LUUCJO4JKXDPMZPE35JS/Vanimo-fuel-testing.jpg Blog - Vanimo Base Visit - Testing the fuel before refuelling https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/may-in-telefomin-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-06-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623736344196-4NEA5268MK901IE5JJO9/May+in+Telefomin3.jpg Blog - May in Telefomin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623736308220-VPOZQVMQEA5KG0KOJO2T/May+in+Telefomin2.jpg Blog - May in Telefomin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623736258824-TPHQ2Y56U5TZD14IZNWM/May+in+Telefomin1.jpg Blog - May in Telefomin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/new-neighbours-may-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623659423864-47N9A8FBNHQBBQ7LPQUI/Neighbours2.jpg Blog - New Neighbours! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623659587704-Y72YOT6JWEV9LRKXFUW4/Neighbours5.jpg Blog - New Neighbours! - Family photo in front of the MAF Telefomin sign https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623659549591-O6YAZJZICTRBAA0B5A57/Neighbours3.jpg Blog - New Neighbours! - Ryan marshalled their aircraft in https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623659570499-84CHZ3E7NDWAD0CPL5Y4/Neighbours4.jpg Blog - New Neighbours! - The youngest enjoying the Telefomin decoration (bilas) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623659605546-S1MPNUULWGYC91CM3ZQ3/Neighbours6.jpg Blog - New Neighbours! - All the MAF kids came to welcome the new family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623659535831-6FGIJ352U4N3WZHRR4KR/Neighbours1.jpg Blog - New Neighbours! - Telefomin House 2 - Their new home! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623659621751-9JZKPWE9LHQWEYE4FPN7/Neighbours7.jpg Blog - New Neighbours! - The MAF truck taking their cargo to their new home https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/getting-ready-for-new-neighbours-may monthly 0.5 2021-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624335217907-RTQF10CO8IKSKMXPEQ3W/Dave%26Caroline.jpg Blog - Preparing for New Neighbours - Make it stand out Dave, our Maintenance Manager, and his wife Caroline, taking a well-earned break in between all their work. Caroline was sanding, painting and cleaning whilst Dave was installing the solar power system, amongst other things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624332016885-KBUP3HYZIJ1JWORN4VJG/alan%26annette.jpg Blog - Preparing for New Neighbours - Make it stand out Alan & Annette sanded and varnished some of the furniture and re-grouted the shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624335266753-Y2QDS1FMG22AUJI6NDRT/garden_maintenance.jpg Blog - Preparing for New Neighbours - Make it stand out Ryan put up a new fence along the back and dropped some of the fencing around the garden to try and keep the local dogs out as they have a bad habbit of leaving unwanted “presents” behind! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624401473937-QK1AHT830I9FCGH38LTJ/lukas.jpg Blog - Preparing for New Neighbours - Make it stand out Our “brother”, Lukas came and re-dug all the drainage ditches. Telefomin is very wet, so drainage ditches are essential to help prevent grass becoming bog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624401854458-H0MN903TVHKNSP6VDCAB/BCDU9200.JPG Blog - Preparing for New Neighbours - Make it stand out Mandy hopped on a plane and joined us for the weekend, leaving her hard-working husband behind. We spent all of Friday afternoon and Saturday tidying out the kitchen utensils, bedding, towels, etc and making sure we had everything the new family would need when they first arrived. Then we enjoyed ourselves with games on Sunday afternoon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624943192757-JBMFR6G8VA7RUPJAP5Y1/Gravel.jpg Blog - Preparing for New Neighbours - Make it stand out These strong, hard-working ladies filled bags of gravel out of the stream then heaved them on to the truck, all with nothing but shovels and their bare hands! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624335146449-GNIBOTU9MXPJJGN7GS1J/Daniel.jpg Blog - Preparing for New Neighbours - Make it stand out Daniel sanded and painted the whole veranda, all of the window frames and some of the outside of the house - it looks so bright and fresh now! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624335076253-T4KPBKJT7ICN2BRNZFEZ/at-lucy%27s.jpg Blog - Preparing for New Neighbours - Make it stand out We sold some of the old furniture to local friends and the maintenance guys kindly helped us deliver it. This is the house of Lucy, our Base Manager, she will be building a new house for herself soon so she was thrilled to get a new couch, without having to pay for a charter to fly it in to Telefomin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624401298385-1MSKZ5RFXXGS49WMXFF4/house2.jpg Blog - Preparing for New Neighbours - Make it stand out The house next door - Telefomin House 2, which now has a family enjoying it again! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624401513693-C9G1EHO9AYE9DVV44F35/moving-batteries.jpg Blog - Preparing for New Neighbours - Make it stand out Our “sisters” Joyce & Vero helped the Maintenance Manager move some batteries from House 2 into the house of one of our Traffic Officers, Steve, and he fixed Steve’s solar too. Don’t be fooled, these are very strong ladies, each battery weighs approx. 60kg! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624401642866-JQZAX7QIM3VSZW68Y92O/Tele-truck.jpg Blog - Preparing for New Neighbours - Make it stand out Glen came out to help with the house but also took a few days to give our trusty truck the first Service in years! He discovered a few problems, but thankfully he was able to fix most of them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624943370266-TH6NVWYZEHYRQPG8IMMU/Gravel2.jpg Blog - Preparing for New Neighbours - Make it stand out Storing the gravel outside house 2 before the maintenance team needed it. We had some friends who were scrubbing the outside of the house before it got painted, they helped to off-load the gravel from the truck. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/munbil-jun2021 monthly 0.5 2021-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624239822151-PWH82JFBKOS2BXCY7NI4/ryan+at+Munbil+%231.jpg Blog - Munbil - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624239914422-GBJUVP9K4RFN73YJ5Z4A/ryan+at+Munbil+%233.jpg Blog - Munbil - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1624239879975-2875JMDYHN8TOU634UEE/ryan+at+Munbil+%232.jpg Blog - Munbil - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/name-the-fruit-jun2021 monthly 0.5 2021-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623734801275-RPJ5PI8KAZYFKQSVMF3L/fruit.jpg Blog - Name the Fruit… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623735192284-EIPE1XNCMWQOZUGW77S3/market.jpg Blog - Name the Fruit… - Make it stand out Shiv buying GREEN oranges at the market in Telefomin. These small oranges are very sweet, great for juicing and cost K1 each (20p/36c). https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/happy-birthday-ryan-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623657550533-NDU0N6C1NLATBB9T9853/Birthday1.jpg Blog - Happy Birthday Ryan! - Make it stand out Ryan starting his birthday early https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623657611663-8H72HG9WTQEDR0JBBDFT/Birthday3.jpg Blog - Happy Birthday Ryan! - Make it stand out We can’t go out to a restaurant in Tele, so I made a steak dinner and carrot cake with cream cheese frosting for Ryan’s Birthday Cake! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623657581939-JNYXUCCB11DB8ZLEFSWX/Birthday2.jpg Blog - Happy Birthday Ryan! - Make it stand out Day over so the celebrations can begin! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1623657645161-JNSJRBKJD9KY6QKPOVOF/Birthday4.jpg Blog - Happy Birthday Ryan! - Make it stand out We can always rely on someone in our family to send something fun and silly for special occasions! Thankfully the post from the US seems to be working, albeit slowly, so we enjoyed these “spectacles” from Ryan’s sister and her family. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/sending-the-love-may2021 monthly 0.5 2021-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619807211265-2LL3A9FXBZZJ96NIO3L4/Cards.jpg Blog - Sending the Love! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Limitless-may2021 monthly 0.5 2021-05-15 https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/wewak-base-visit-mar2021 monthly 0.5 2021-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619805332980-O299CBC6ZHPJU5044SD9/Wewak.jpg Blog - Wewak Base Visit Shiv with the Wewak Ground Staff, Jacob, Joel & Ludmer, and one of the pilots, Andy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619805443048-BASYI2DDKUJJM5VEUZWT/Wewak-girls.jpg Blog - Wewak Base Visit Enjoying Wewak’s nice restaurant on a rare Girl’s night out. Shiv is with Jo (Home School Support Teacher, based in Mt Hagen), Helen & Harriette, both based in Wewak. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619805393419-BPHMZMSRQAN47V0TD1V4/Wewak-airstrip.jpg Blog - Wewak Base Visit Wewak Airstrip from the air as we came in on approach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619805623683-FKIDXWH6ZQOE7CRCL3FS/P2070033.jpg Blog - Wewak Base Visit Our Dutch friends who are based in Wewak, came out to Telefomin for a long weekend earlier in the year. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/happy-70th-birthday-maf-png-today-7may2021 monthly 0.5 2021-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1620358086869-XUTOGVHJ3T7DF4JSGMZ1/MAF+70th+Anniversary+Logo+JPG+-+small.jpg Blog - Happy 70th Birthday MAF PNG - TODAY! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/ray-the-old-man-puppy-may2021 monthly 0.5 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1620155368718-R4HRKWFULN9ZIE6V2XPC/Ray8.jpg Blog - Ray the old-man Puppy Jungle puppy! Ray loves to go for a wonder in the garden and lie in the grass. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619810118777-WWWWWB6ERXS05CKTT73D/Ray1.jpg Blog - Ray the old-man Puppy - Boys watching TV on the couch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619811078982-XO3XVQHMPQNJR1UVSS13/Ray%27s+ramp.jpg Blog - Ray the old-man Puppy - The ramp which Ryan built so Ray could get on and off the couch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619810549909-NP3HH7WUTQNAETCCOGIO/Ray4.jpg Blog - Ray the old-man Puppy - Clean puppy, just after he’s had a bath! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619810814067-QMBHLGS49SDZ9E46OQHN/Ray5.jpg Blog - Ray the old-man Puppy - Fluffy puppy sitting on his spot on the couch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619810126932-KE1M3HFY7XODLFFAKV0U/Ray2.jpg Blog - Ray the old-man Puppy - Sleeping puppy laying on a cushion https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619810836059-N224OXQ3XRRE2PKOZQKM/Ray6.jpg Blog - Ray the old-man Puppy - Naked Ray after having a haircut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619810143006-9204O3462JR1M6ZJ70IN/Ray3.jpg Blog - Ray the old-man Puppy - On a chilly evening, Ray likes to snuggle under a blanket, especially after he’s had a hair cut https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619810849202-UKZCMLA2P2T32BIHP2LM/Ray7.jpg Blog - Ray the old-man Puppy - Ray on his bed by Shiv’s desk, with his friend, Marvin the Martian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619811066469-H0UU3EIX7MKRDVTW0ABX/Ray9.jpg Blog - Ray the old-man Puppy - Ray in his coat, laying on our bed https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/the-bible-box-apr2021 monthly 0.5 2021-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619806311354-MF2RO51D5AB6VMQOOCQA/Bible%26Concordance+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Bible Box - Ryan and his Bible Box Proudly displaying both the Concordances which had been gifted for bush pastors, and the large, hard-back Bibles which, having slightly larger text than our usual, small Bibles, are really appreciated by some of the older generation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619806314417-ON3491IKXLNKMGBQDVI8/Bible%26Concordance+%282%29.jpg Blog - The Bible Box - One of the Tok Pisin Concordances We were sent just a handful to give out to bush pastors who would be blessed with a resource they could not normally get a hold of. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619806322547-9RIWTCCS9Z1UQ8B2UE3X/Bible%26Concordance+%283%29.jpg Blog - The Bible Box - The Canadian Bible Box Every pilot has their own Bible Box. Ryan’s is proudly Canadian! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1619806436802-1U633CVB7849I1HNPZHA/Bible%26Concordance+%284%29.jpg Blog - The Bible Box - Bibles in Tifalmin Back in February, Ryan did an airstrip survey in Tifalmin. It was the first time the MAF aeroplane had landed there in a year, so the pastor who runs the small Bible School was very pleased to be able to buy more Bibles. He was also grateful to receive the gifted Concordance. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/more-telefomin-rainbows-apr2021 monthly 0.5 2021-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1618115548108-LIQR585P3YVIKFU0T669/IMG_5827.JPG Blog - More Telefomin Rainbows! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1618115633635-RIHW5TLZ7I2HEICYNYLN/rainbow1.jpg Blog - More Telefomin Rainbows! - Rainbow over the Aeroplane This is our Telefomin-based C208 Caravan, waiting to fly out for the day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1618115638065-VTW1VOPTZ3RT08D8V5JL/rainbow2.jpg Blog - More Telefomin Rainbows! - The love of the balus This is Graham, one of our MAF carpenters in the Property, Vehicle & Maintenance Department (PVM). He visited Telefomin to do some essential maintenance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1618115641823-QFPUVZ4YUT89V8R27JIJ/rainbow3.jpg Blog - More Telefomin Rainbows! - Daniel under the rainbow This is Daniel, one of our MAF carpenters in the Property, Vehicle & Maintenance Department (PVM). He visited Telefomin to do some essential maintenance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1618115646486-2SWUKKFJ61JLVEQDTR5R/rainbow4.jpg Blog - More Telefomin Rainbows! - Waiting patiently... It takes Ryan about 45 mins to do the daily inspection and prepare his aircraft for a day’s flying. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1618115650726-93PDQ0WQ3LEGNNZ1C9U8/rainbow5.jpg Blog - More Telefomin Rainbows! - Welcome to Telefomin Last year the local Member of Parliament paid for sign boards to be put up around the airstrip in Telefomin to welcome people when they land. Telefomin is like may airstrips in PNG, only accessible on foot or my plane. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1618115654199-AC3KJUKO799JKUTJU3Z5/rainbow6.jpg Blog - More Telefomin Rainbows! - MAF Telefomin Our Telefomin aircraft and base, under God’s blessing of a beautiful rainbow! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/books-for-bak-primary-school-feb2021 monthly 0.5 2021-04-30 https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/2021-marks-70-years-of-maf-in-png-mar2021 monthly 0.5 2021-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1618113925356-7H0E2P3H54XO8A731VNE/MAF+70th+Anniversary+Logo+JPG.jpg Blog - 2021 Marks 70 Years of MAF in PNG! “Helpim bilong PNG pipol” is Tok Pisin (Melanesian Pidgin) for “Helping the people of PNG” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1618114528434-ACXYF92WKHJQ7ZLSS5R7/C208-Caravan.jpg Blog - 2021 Marks 70 Years of MAF in PNG! One of our fleet of 9 C208 Caravans which we use to help the people of PNG! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/easter-newsletter-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-04-11 https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/school-books-for-telefomin-high-school-mar2021 monthly 0.5 2021-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1617004619049-1AC0TQNKCOYZEMFLH7XQ/school_books5.jpg Blog - School Books for Telefomin High School The Deputy Principle who showed us around. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1617004304498-P33TQQIRZAD35J7F1VOW/school_books4.jpg Blog - School Books for Telefomin High School The beautiful library was so light, even without any electric lights on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1617004158861-DK518VOLQTVHOL1NHIQC/school_books1.jpg Blog - School Books for Telefomin High School The books being carried to the library. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1617003753230-GEHA9D4K1FHLGXB3H1WS/school_books2.jpg Blog - School Books for Telefomin High School The High School Teachers receiving the boxes of donated books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1617004226577-A5YTH1BTSURN0PDVKQ18/school_books3.jpg Blog - School Books for Telefomin High School Lots of space for the students to read, but not many books. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1617004539543-TVXNAEDMGLRVI4OF75DC/school_books6.jpg Blog - School Books for Telefomin High School The Primary School Principle accepting his books with 2 of his own children. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/training-ground-staff-in-telefomin-mar2021 monthly 0.5 2021-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1616011927406-FR2BSNFLEGGNF6UW8O9E/Tele_Trg4.jpg Blog - Training Ground Staff in Telefomin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1616009664765-KEEPJZ1WZSETO86ZUQWQ/Tele_Trg1.jpg Blog - Training Ground Staff in Telefomin Nawi (Mt Hagen - our Trainer), John (Tari) & Russel (Madang) when they just arrived in Telefomin. This was John & Russell’s first time to visit Telefomin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1616009723065-W6NPIEBI2NKAHIJ0XDRZ/Tele_Trg2.jpg Blog - Training Ground Staff in Telefomin The staff proudly showing off their Safety Management System Certificates. This course was conducted on Saturday to help squeeze everything in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1616009901790-G2CFH903U78XGKC22BWJ/Tele_Trg3.jpg Blog - Training Ground Staff in Telefomin The staff from other bases mostly shared our transit house. Our wonderful local cleaner kindly agreed to cook their meals so they could all focus on the training courses. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/first-base-visit-as-dgom-feb2021 monthly 0.5 2021-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1613541961190-3VCGB5CU9ZS9VGMVCHGE/Kiunga1.jpg Blog - First Base Visit as D’GOM! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1613542056321-WG2KZKGX7PMKLFTDX3GT/Kiunga3.jpg Blog - First Base Visit as D’GOM! Lakis putting cargo bookings into Wingman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1613542087178-I6LRV6XD5830JX9PKAQL/Kiunga4.jpg Blog - First Base Visit as D’GOM! Luke and one of the guards putting seats back into the plane after offloading cargo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1613542138088-5LIXO3VEZ7O31K31UCVN/Kiunga5.jpg Blog - First Base Visit as D’GOM! Luke checking bookings in Wingman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1613542299578-FEFPV0CRPBMJ69WDURBT/Kiunga7.JPG Blog - First Base Visit as D’GOM! A “Daru Frog” hopped out to say hello. I was told hundreds of them live in the surrounding swamps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1613542184779-TLIMVUKA0XFQX5MRWYRX/Kiunga6.jpg Blog - First Base Visit as D’GOM! Ryan flying over the very wet swap of Western Province before landing at Kiunga. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1613542023766-Y6D2AYE35UVBARI8US6V/Kiunga2.jpg Blog - First Base Visit as D’GOM! View out of the aircraft window. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/first-neighbours-return-feb2021 monthly 0.5 2021-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1613540161334-DDBGMZIN6UHTQ5TAMXY6/P2100069.jpg Blog - The First Neighbours Return! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1613540590832-4FWMRCQQ0E04RKZ7UU3Q/P2100056.jpg Blog - The First Neighbours Return! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/telefomin-ambulance-feb2021 monthly 0.5 2021-02-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1612919337804-9EEJQAR2YML2LTZN51UC/ambulance1.jpg Blog - Telefomin’s Ambulance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1612919378317-1BGGWHK4HMYHBZG2KR8D/ambulance2.jpg Blog - Telefomin’s Ambulance https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/rainbow-over-the-balus-feb2021 monthly 0.5 2021-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1612919878532-HREPFO41GCMTY0AX94IG/rainbow1.jpg Blog - Rainbow over the Balus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1612919918439-H2SNJECMWYQF1IWRKOB0/rainbow2.jpg Blog - Rainbow over the Balus https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/happy-valentines-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-02-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1613538653258-QKDV3URP49DVK0IVM6EH/Valentines3.jpg Blog - Happy Valentines Day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1613537999320-B57TAI8VS0032HMZT8YP/Valentines1.jpg Blog - Happy Valentines Day! Butter Chicken, a recipe from an Indian MAF PNG friend, served with home-made cheesy Naan bread. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1613538049777-N6JB1DTNPQ4HCFH629PD/Valentines2.jpg Blog - Happy Valentines Day! The balloons Ryan secretly brought all the way from Canada. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1613538098726-WK8QQAN4X71I579HTJ8J/Valentines4.jpg Blog - Happy Valentines Day! Pasta with salami & mushrooms, baked in a pocket. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/new-floor-please-feb2021 monthly 0.5 2021-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1612917954675-XDKBUMQY24PI79AAP6MN/floor.jpg Blog - New Floor Please? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1612918044905-B9PQWZKKC8RK3HPEKA8K/mixing-cement.jpg Blog - New Floor Please? The maintenance team mixing cement for the ramp. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1612918237460-WK6P7U8PBJEFANDJD4AP/steve.jpg Blog - New Floor Please? Steve was very happy about his new ramp! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1612918128557-VBNTD0SB832MYQX42H1V/vacuuming.jpg Blog - New Floor Please? Shiv vacuuming the floor to get rid of all the dust and loose bits of cement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1612918274626-Z2XXP3U6FVVCQ727DEJ3/lucy.jpg Blog - New Floor Please? Lucy was very happy that the old safe under her desk chair got cemented over. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/christmas-has-come-feb2021 monthly 0.5 2021-02-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1612730361895-DS7A3CY4NYL27DV4FLSG/Christmas-card.jpg Blog - Christmas has come at last! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Welcome-back-SHIV-jan2021 monthly 0.5 2021-02-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1612051316712-0IYUG5EZPVUK8H0HTPSL/Welcomed+back+by+David+Pank Blog - Welcome Back https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1612595352748-AGCQ0KKLZDAVMATZOWOA/Handing%2Bover%2Bthe%2Bmanuals Blog - Welcome Back https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/helping-neighbours-jan2021 monthly 0.5 2021-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1610594592582-KCT9LFGHB41JO3DPZWUW/neighbours.jpg Blog - Helping our Neighbours https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/telefomin-uber-jan2021 monthly 0.5 2021-01-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1610513272281-USCBCQPSC19QC60MXWIQ/Tele_Uber.jpg Blog - Telefomin’s version of Uber… https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/png-brother-jan2021 monthly 0.5 2021-01-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1610341505511-3UHGV1TC388YVJFGRYKX/lukas%26ray.jpg Blog - PNG “Brother” https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/telefomin-flowers-oct2020 monthly 0.5 2021-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1610340780754-9R8FFFPVVG7YJ0SIMUGD/flowers-welcome-home.jpg Blog - Telefomin Flowers - PNG ladies love their gardens. The vegetables bring life to their families and the flowers bring joy to their hearts. I have been blessed many times with beautiful bouquets of local flowers, like these which were waiting for us when we returned home back in October. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Shiv-Newspaper-dec2020 monthly 0.5 2021-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1610405750186-H5PWKT9W57HIX9EXSQD4/IMG_5684.jpeg Blog - Shiv in the Newspaper https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/washing-the-balus-jan2021 monthly 0.5 2021-01-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1610338112721-DR0FIE6V1W54NBXVA1MS/Compressor-rinse.jpg Blog - Washing the Balus - Even when he’s on the ground and not flying, Ryan is busy. As he is the only pilot currently in Telefomin his weeks follow the same routine. Monday is his “office” day and he flies Tuesday - Friday. Of course he’s on standby in case of a Medevac every day that he’s not flying, including Christmas day and every weekend. Only flying 4 days per week gives him time for paperwork and other responsibilities, but mainly it’s due to international law about how many hours a pilot can work and fly. His flying days are generally at least 10 hours long. Although Mondays are his “office” day, he doesn’t usually spend more than a few hours sitting as his desk doing paperwork and emails. His aircraft (Balus) has to have its engine washed once a week to keep it in good working order. This takes about an hour or so, with the help of our trusty Traffic Officer, Steven, pictured. Today he also climbed up the tree next to our water tanks to chop its top off again. We don’t want to cut it down completely because we like trees, but we need to keep this tree short because it drops leaves onto our roof which clogs the gutters and stops water from getting into our tanks. That’s the only water we have! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/christmas-weekend-highlights-2020-ejk7y monthly 0.5 2021-01-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485080849-INL0ROFGDFRTTHG90JMC/christmas-day1.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Brandon & Sharlene with their prezzies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485187036-HDMYMPX8QNQ3VH1Y44DL/christmas-day5.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Ryan & Shiv exchanging prezzies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485101524-WQ4CH70JQSG2J3PLS0CS/christmas-day2.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Mandy & Mathias with their prezzies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485140550-ZH1Z1DV9RARQ72YX2POH/christmas-day4.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Shiv showing off the leather wall-hanging Ryan made her https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485122700-KVHFNHIHE5V40GI4JZ50/christmas-day3.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Brandon excitedly showing off his new "wallet ninja" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485190606-7M5FH4NX99Q6EP3IQIB2/christmas-day6.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Ryan playing with his glider Christmas present https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485298115-FWLIH7DZILB9A90MYNYW/christmas-day12.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Enjoying Christmas Dinner together https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485279707-97Q3UVU63IUL8ZZ5UEW7/christmas-day11.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Shiv's first "proper" Christmas Cake! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485469256-HBD7BMRR5FP1TQALPX07/christmas-day20.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Teaching our friends how to play "Killer Bunnies"! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485333175-UVELC0E6GZDMLZXI8VE9/christmas-day14.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Mandy, Shiv & Sharlene saying goodbye at the MAF base https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485315879-CMQ863847E3YNS6R5CBO/christmas-day13.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - The boys had lots of fun lighting Chinese Lanterns https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485362625-MHAR2592RCGGW2WYSK2I/christmas-day16.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - All 3 girls showing off our Christmas-themed nails! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485250409-7QLQE0FZYJW5IO7Y7MIC/christmas-day9.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Christmas Tree bread as part of Christmas dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485229027-OPZAE54FTG549GRXO8F0/christmas-day8.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Ray chilling on the veranda on Christmas Day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485265422-7VFPRO9CF49DSE3ECWLJ/christmas-day10.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - One of the Beef Wellingtons we enjoyed for Christmas Dinner https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485207551-KMZSM2DXNO0C816AUFR9/christmas-day7.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Shiv showing off her Christmas-themed nails https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485347276-FAL57J144QCEJ07AKCJG/christmas-day15.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - A beautiful day for a walk through some of the local villages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485381592-600Y5ZO7JGBEGHCQ5LYA/christmas-day17.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - The boys put a snowman on their thumbs, just for fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485435024-LX1NP8BS90UPALWYBW2D/christmas-day18.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Ryan leading the way on a "bush walk" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485440735-KOR5O16F7IHVP9WNO2B5/christmas-day19.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Ryan was the only one who made it into the wet cave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609485509536-NWIHULZZX6JXYON6XQQF/christmas-day21.jpg Blog - Christmas Weekend Highlights - Mathias on the bush walk https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/last-flying-before-christmas-2020 monthly 0.5 2021-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609568557662-3F6WI4BAHMP7H22MCGPH/christmas-eve.jpg Blog - Last flying before Christmas… - On their last flying day before Christmas, Ryan and his fellow pilot Mathias, stopped to pose for us in front of their airplanes! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/welcome-to-2021 monthly 0.5 2021-01-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609480896919-AEJ73M4SQ04ZCU672CFY/welcome.jpg Blog - Welcome to 2021! - Wishing you a very happy new year. May 2021 be filled with laughter, good memories and lots of time with the people you love! It is unlikely we will be able to leave PNG this year, but we look forward to hopefully visiting many of you next year. God bless, Ryan, Shiv & Ray the dog! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609481614402-K87UT0ZYSZVRZFFLR5QY/Us.jpg Blog - Welcome to 2021! Us exchanging gifts on Christmas Day https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1609481692211-HQV2MP9XULHJDDOSQ099/Ray.jpg Blog - Welcome to 2021! Ray wearing Shiv’s antlers and being very confused by the “jingle bells” following him around! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/croc-for-dinner-dec2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1608644196630-DZZRO4A2KZGE66BW51HN/shiv%26croc.jpg Blog - Crocodile for dinner? - A lovely friend of ours, Helen in Wewak, on the north coast of PNG, recently sent us an eski (cool box) full of tropical fruit, including Kulau (Young Pineapples, great for drinking), pineapples and avocados. She also included a surprise, some Crocodile Tail fillets. Helen assured me you cook them just like chicken and they basically taste the same, she says in Wewak, Crocodile fillets are cheaper than chicken! So I decided to try it out on one of my standard chicken recipes. Ryan helped to cook it all and it did taste very similar to chicken. Unfortunately, we let it defrost first, which left the croc meat quite dry. Mr Google says to cook it from frozen so it doesn’t dry out. Well, we learnt something new! :-) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1608644262176-978U3YOFQ7B666KR5H4U/ryan%26croc.jpg Blog - Crocodile for dinner? https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/rainbow-over-telefomin-dec2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1608642525153-G0QWNPJE9NGMTX1MAECH/20201215_074327.jpg Blog - Rainbow over Telefomin https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/merry-christmas-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1608640554781-4DKGPS6OP7QJLN3WFEDB/Merry_Christmas.jpg Blog - Merry Christmas from PNG! Ryan, Shiv & Ray would like to wish you all, wherever you are in the world, peace, joy and God’s presence this Christmas time. May 2021 be filled with love and hope for you and all those you care for! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/telefomin-base-christmas-party-202 monthly 0.5 2020-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1607995486282-L91H4YZ96F3NFQU4EL8G/party1.jpg Blog - Telefomin Base Christmas Party - We celebrated Christmas as a Telefomin Team with most of the families together. We shared lunch topped off with a big treat of ice cream! As none of our local colleagues have fridges or freezers this was a big novelty. Our Base Manager, Lucy, brought a big box from Mt Hagen and we stored it in the freezer of our empty transit house before cracking it open for the celebration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1607996029818-JV0VZKLDDQ82JI6YOX6W/party3.jpg Blog - Telefomin Base Christmas Party Lucy, our Base Manager, with her adopted daughter Loulou who was very happy to help Mum tidy out the ice cream box! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1607995705550-LDXTIWEEOKZPD6UBFNR3/party2.jpg Blog - Telefomin Base Christmas Party Our neighbour and Traffic Office, Steven, was very pleased to see a tray full of pineapple, one of his favourite foods, which is very expensive and rare in Telefomin. As he was posing for this photo, he said “I am a pineapple face”!!! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/christmas-pineapple-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1607896625801-EQ5N8SOBRHO286XAK0RN/Pineapple.jpg Blog - Christmas Pineapple - This is the Pineapple which we just plucked from our own garden! Ryan planted it around 2 years ago, and it decided to ripen, just in time for Christmas, although by the time you are reading this it will have already been eaten! :-) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1607896838273-XHFHPDJVUKHXB5Q4VSB0/Pineapple2.jpg Blog - Christmas Pineapple The Pineapple on the plant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1607896925231-9UVGPJKYER45R20WI4TZ/Pineapple3.jpg Blog - Christmas Pineapple The view of our Pineapple patch in our garden, with Steve mowing the garden next door! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/wewak-aircraft-dec2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1607895677898-850KWM2CXHIFK3MD0WN6/visitor.jpg Blog - Wewak Aircraft Visiting - Although we have our own aircraft in Telefomin, our colleagues based in Wewak, on the north coast of PNG, fly passengers and cargo down to us on a weekly basis. Here they are taking off with a full load of passengers, heading north, back home to the ocean breeze. Ryan is just about to load his passengers to head south-west to Kiunga to drop off passengers and bring fuel back to Telefomin. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/telefomin-family-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1607894912843-8KJSGM5C54AO0M2FSGYU/PNG-family.jpg Blog - Telefomin Family - We are very blessed, living in Telefomin! This is some of our local family who help us maintain the gardens and look after the MAF houses. Mama Cathy - The MAF cleaner. Joyce - My gardener who runs a local Ladies’ Fellowship. Livan - Lukas’ son who is 3 years old and loves to nap on the sofa. Lukas - Cathy’s son who digs out the drainage ditches for us. Rose - Lukas’ wife who helps out in the garden. We don’t have time to maintain the MAF gardens and clean the empty houses, so these lovely people come and help us regularly, and bless us with their time, skills and friendship. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/grass-cut-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1608119685752-GH633CDF9JYNIMLIDEQH/Grass-cutters.jpg Blog - Getting the Grass Cut - We are responsible for cutting our own grass and looking after the garden in the MAF transit house next door. Thankfully, MAF bought a new lawn mower for our base last year, so getting the main garden areas cut, as well as the aircraft parking bay, is much less effort than it used to be. However, the lawn mower can’t do the fiddly bits, next to the fences, the edges of the many drainage ditches and along the side of the road. We don’t have a strimmer/weed whacker so I asked some friends if they could please help us out. This lovely team came from Ankem Church, just down the road from us, and worked for 3 hours to tidy all the fiddly bits using bush knives. And they didn’t even do it for money! We paid them for their time, of course, but they donated all the money to their Church to help pay for the opening celebration of their new church building which should happen sometime in the New Year. What a blessing and an inspiration they are! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/its-hot-work-dec2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1606791506140-YZ8J0CV5QQTLUOSS0FDB/taking-a-break.jpg Blog - It’s hot work! - Whilst you, in the northern hemisphere, are all pulling on your gloves and woolly hats, here in the tropics the weather hasn’t changed much! In Telefomin it often gets up to around 28 degrees C in the middle of the day, but we’re almost a mile high in the mountains, so not too humid, thankfully. Our local friends call Telefomin “cold place”. Ryan daily flies to airstrips lower in altitude, the lower he gets, the hotter & stickier it gets, and sadly he rarely gets the pleasure of landing by the ocean and enjoying a nice sea breeze. In the picture you can see him chugging back water, with a very sweaty back. This is the same for him all-year-round in PNG. He longs for the Canadian snow! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/christmas-newsletter-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1607837900362-AKOXHSL3ZTVNLGZZKYOB/video_Thumbnail.jpg Blog - Christmas Newsletter - Out Now! - Our Christmas Newsletter has just been sent direct to inboxes! If you are not signed up to receive our quarterly Newsletters, use the sign up form at the bottom of this page. To view this newsletter now, click on or copy & paste the link below: https://mailchi.mp/5343f1c6c640/cole-communique-dec2020 https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/prayer-day-nov2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1606790941555-MDBSJX02MBR12K2PS655/prayer-day1.jpg Blog - Day of Prayer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1606790993895-1K3WMNT63YKYARSZGB8G/prayer-day2.jpg Blog - Day of Prayer https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/advanced-airstrip-training-nov2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1606790399799-H0FXFOS2SQMMGTVMQUY3/Brad+-+Training.jpg Blog - Advanced Airstrip Training - There are only 2 training pilots currently in PNG and, thanks to COVID, it is really hard to get any others in country. As such, we didn’t think Ryan would be able to get his Advanced Airstrip Training (AAT) done this year. However, Ryan’s boss, Brad (pictured), the Flight Operations Manager, decided that getting Ryan through this training and able to fly into a few more airstrips was high priority. Brad kindly left his family in Goroka and came to Telefomin for 2 nights to train Ryan towards the end of Nov. So now Ryan is able to fly to more locations and help more remote & isolated people. Thanks Brad! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Shivs-Birthday-celebration-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1607342805437-X1GL6MLNM6FUVKOQR6HB/IMG_1003.jpeg Blog - Shiv’s Birthday Celebration - My birthday’s on Tuesday this year, so we celebrated a little early as Ryan is flying on Tuesday and we don’t have any expat neighbours for me to have a birthday tea party with. Ryan got up in the middle of the night to put up banners and balloons for me, then he took time out of his office day to bake me a cake. I felt so spoilt! As I expected, no post from overseas arrived in time, although I know some is coming! However, my Parents-in-Law sent my birthday card with us from Canada and I have some wonderful friends in PNG who sent me cards and gifts. I am so blessed! I also have some lovely, generous friends who have donated to MAF, the charity we work for, as a way of celebrating my birthday with me. So, even though this was an unusually quiet birthday with no friends around, I feel throughly spoilt and extremely blessed! Ps. I have the best husband! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1607344460283-SY6KK70HVXMWEZS0DRVA/IMG_0987.jpeg Blog - Shiv’s Birthday Celebration https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/blueberry-and-cinnamon-kombucha-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1606782784685-OZ2K0XBDW22EKJIUPYDL/Kombucha.jpg Blog - Sweet Treats you just can’t buy! - I love cooking and making delicious things in the kitchen, and with limited selection from the grocery stores, which are a flight away, it’s a good thing too! Whilst we were out of PNG, we hid my Kombucha SCOBY (which my sister-in-law originally sent me from the US - dried) in the back of a dark cupboard, and I was relived to discover it survived. Whilst in Hagen some friends offered us blueberry & cinnamon Kombucha, which was delicious. I found frozen blueberries in the chiller, in one of the stores in Hagen (a rare and valuable find!), so I thought I’d try it. The result is a resounding success and will be repeated often, so long as I have blueberries in my freezer! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/unexpected-guests-oct2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1604348996397-CUN2YWPD3WIZ2C3QJISK/IMG_5168.jpeg Blog - Unexpected Guests - Papua New Guinea is often referred to as “the land of the unexpected”. Well, being the only MAF pilot family living in a remote community, sometimes our lives include some of that unexpected… https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/re-living-dating-hagen-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605676228101-MVEDAEO0C7WQERVVRHZP/Date-lunch.jpg Blog - Re-living our Dating Days - When we were living in Mt Hagen and dating back in 2016, we used to go to the “Kofi Kave” for lunch time dates occasionally. There aren’t many options to go out when you’re dating in Mt Hagen, so we had to make the most of every opportunity. They have a lovely fish pond and a small aviary so it felt like a like a little piece of paradise just a short walk from the hustle-and-bustle of the airport. There are NO dating options outside our house in Telefomin, so when we were staying in Hagen back in October, we thought we would pop back to the Kofi Kave for a date-lunch! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/maintenance-blessing-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1604350394199-2P3VU52L0Y5RBN3UJU7U/IMG_5140.jpeg Blog - Maintenance Blessing - A couple of hard working men from our MAF Maintenance Department came to Tele for 2 weeks in October. They did lots of important jobs, like putting liners in our neighbour’s water tanks, putting a concrete cover over a septic tank, fixing rotten stairs, fixing roof leaks. There was a lot of priority work to be done as they were unable to come out earlier in the year due to COVID. In amongst all the priorities, I asked them if they could please fix my path, from my back door to my outdoor laundry area, but only if they had time and enough cement left. (All the cement had to be flown in!) Thankfully, they found some time and I now have a smooth path which does not have weeds growing or puddles on it when it rains. It’s a minor thing, but it will make doing laundry just a little easier for me! Thank you Graham & Wesley, and the Maintenance Team! We had them over for dinner one evening (see pic below) to thank them for all their hard work and for being willing to be away from their families for 2 weeks to bless us. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1604350581484-IZCEV8AODCJY3SR7790F/IMG_5156.jpeg Blog - Maintenance Blessing https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/new-street-lights-in-mt-hagen-nov2020 monthly 0.5 2020-11-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605675884810-FBV1OJ4M9YUC1HPXU10L/kagamuga-street-lights.jpg Blog - New Street Lights in Mt Hagen - When we were in Mt Hagen last week, we drove home from the airport to town one evening to discover the brand new, solar street lights which line the road to the airport, were actually working! The newly completed road leading to the Highway, which they are still working on, is so smooth to drive on, it’s such a treat compared to the pot-hole filled side roads. Let’s hope it lasts! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/new-ground-power-unit-nov2020 monthly 0.5 2020-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605677231854-JTM289R3TEWIQQ35STPX/gpu.jpg Blog - New Ground Power Unit - When we landed in Mt Hagen, we were greeted by our old friends and neighbours, Paul (pictured, front), the Fuels Coordinator, and Nawi (pictured, back), the Ground Ops Trainer, who were ready and waiting to plug the new Ground Power Unit (GPU) into our aircraft and help with the loading. What awesome team work, helping out when things get busy at the MAF PNG HQ! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/pilots-meeting-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605675015211-6ME4KKSBOYCZIF1I02KA/ryan-pilots-meeting.jpg Blog - Pilots’ Meeting - Around the start of November each year we have our annual 3-day Pilots’ Meeting, when all the MAF PNG pilots get together to update some of their training knowledge and refresh themselves about safety before the busy Christmas flying begins. Here are a few pics of Ryan practicing using a Fire Extinguisher, being a Medical Evacuation passenger and as part of the MAF PNG pilot team. See if you can spot him behind his face mask in the team photo at the bottom of the page? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605680316479-KSZHMHB4KYJEAKMFVICA/pilots%2Bmeeting.jpg Blog - Pilots’ Meeting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605675277132-7YP7DU69C8NKA4U2G2RM/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Pilots’ Meeting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605675315168-SQFEKWM8BKHYGXAJCVET/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Pilots’ Meeting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605675391010-YA5NZI6L1219R3UL2C62/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Pilots’ Meeting https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/ketchup-catch-up-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605665851713-35SWLR2LAF81GDRX1SQT/ketchup.jpg Blog - KETCHUP - CATCH UP! - Last week we held a gathering for all of the MAF PNG, in-country expat families. “The KETCHUP” was a chance for all expats to gather, get some spiritual input and share in some overdue fellowship. As our expat colleagues are based in 4 different locations, it is often a long time between visits, so this was a wonderful opportunity to meet the new families and have time to support and encourage each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605666387495-KCEOJFFGR87SUC5EY3WO/ketchup-8.jpg Blog - KETCHUP - CATCH UP! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605666432870-RRBHK8OKS76MN6T8G09V/ketchup-3.jpg Blog - KETCHUP - CATCH UP! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605666512108-YB2ZTU03Q4XCGGT9C8Q5/ketchup-4.jpg Blog - KETCHUP - CATCH UP! We put up a tent on our largest compound in Mt Hagen and shared in some praise & worship then watched an international speaker who had pre-recorded some challenging and uplifting messages for us. After the sessions each morning we enjoy Tea & snacks whilst the kids climbed trees and played together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605666628752-GQP3EK2VAIXLQ0E8HBLO/ketchup-10.jpg Blog - KETCHUP - CATCH UP! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605666658099-RS7Y2XVF7197A0O8IMWF/ketchup-11.jpg Blog - KETCHUP - CATCH UP! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605666987264-IJDXULQO83MPZH6I5JP0/ketchup-9.jpg Blog - KETCHUP - CATCH UP! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/chicken-for-dinner-nov2020 monthly 0.5 2020-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1604348702561-0MCL1B33QXJRUQE2VR00/b9604912-af42-4921-b84d-546ba295ee7a.jpeg Blog - Chicken for Dinner? - Ryan transported 60kg of frozen chickens to Telefomin last week to help celebrate the Graduation of the High School students. Unfortunately, the boxes the chickens came in broke when Ryan picked them up, so he borrowed some eskis (cool boxes) so that he didn’t end up with chicken juice all over the aircraft! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/giant-kaukau-nov2020 monthly 0.5 2020-11-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1604346983705-V79KXZM7R1SN6HDGI1P9/IMG_5173.jpeg Blog - Giant Sweet Potato - Our small, local market is just a 5 minute walk from our house, so I stop in most days, on my way home after walking Ryan to the airport. When I popped in the other day, I found this ENORMOUS sweet potato for sale, for a mere K5 (about GBP1.25 or CAD1.6). I asked the lady and her son who were selling it to pose for a picture because I have never seen one so big before! Our market doesn’t have a large selection of fruit and vegetables, but it has plenty to keep us going in between deliveries from Hagen. Most days you can find sweet potato, bananas, ginger, spring onions, peanuts and kumu (greens in several different varieties). Also, there are usually ladies selling basic bread rolls or flour balls, a sort-of doughnut. Regularly, maybe a couple of times a month, depending on the season, you can also find round & Chinese cabbage, papaya, pumpkin, English potatoes, taro (a cross between a large potato and a parsnip) and pitpit (looks like a leek on the outside, but has white balls of flesh on the inside). We are very grateful to our friends in Hagen who send us all the other veg we like to eat, especially tomatoes!!! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/the-newspaper-pilot-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1603914953686-KMO5LIUIY80GO2ED306B/Ryan_wantok.jpg Blog - The Newspaper Pilot - Ryan was featured on Wantok newspaper's Facebook page last week! https://www.facebook.com/Wantok-Niuspepa-bilong-Yumi-Ol-PNG-stret-173517579460917/ This is a great partnership we have with Wantok. Each week our pilots take 100 papers to rural places to keep these communities engaged in what's happening in PNG. Regularly, MAF articles get translated and printed in the paper too! Ryan flew these newspapers to Mougulu, in the North Fly district of Western Province whilst he was dropping off building materials for some new dormitories for their High School. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/sunset-in-the-min-valley-oct2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1603533608871-P9P1CJR0QDCT93AIYTTR/Sunset+in+the+Min+Valley.JPG Blog - Sunset in the Min Valley! Our home, Telefomin, is nestled in the middle of the Min valley. We’ve had a lot of rain lately, but when it clears up we can have some beautiful sunsets, this is the first one since we’ve returned! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/silly-rayray monthly 0.5 2020-10-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1603528598984-LT4U42L94S0OQ1LQCUPS/Ray1.jpg Blog - Silly RayRay! - So we’ve had a bit of rain in Tele lately and our garden is a bit muddy… After deciding it was a good idea to roll around on the “lawn” he had to go straight in the outdoor sink for a bath! Normally Ray spends the majority of his day lying on pillows on the sofa, he doesn’t usually favour mud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1603531365017-SHRU142BOWCXZOCQ32V5/Ray2.jpg Blog - Silly RayRay! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1603532392269-KPNDJQ234EGHT87HVUPX/Ray3.jpg Blog - Silly RayRay! This is Ray’s usual spot, in the middle of our corner sofa, lying on cushions! Oh and did we mention, because his legs don’t work too well any more, we have put steps to help him get onto the couch, but they are a bit big, so we have to carry him down off the couch when he wants to go for a drink or a wonder. Such a pampered puppy, but we love him! ;-) https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/friendship-across-the-ocean monthly 0.5 2020-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1603531808520-QIWOVPF609WO2XH1XE9C/Fellowship1.jpg Blog - Friendship Across the Ocean - Whilst we have been away, my sisters and mothers who attend the Saturday morning Ladies’ group at our local church in Telefomin, have been praying for God to protect us and bring us home. When I was able to re-join them last week I was told by many of them how they had prayed for us and how they were so glad we had brought the MAF plane home to Telefomin. We had a lovely time of singing worship songs and sharing together, as-well-as lots of hugs! It’s so great to be back with the ladies who literally welcomed me with open arms! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1603531910761-P6BN7ZSULSDQOX2HQB5S/Fellowship2.jpg Blog - Friendship Across the Ocean Julie & Patricia, teachers at the local Vocational (Julie) and Community Health Worker (Patricia) colleges, leading us in some worship songs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1603532665421-7WL7TXX7XJ8RT1H4OUG1/Fellowship3.jpg Blog - Friendship Across the Ocean Dorcas & Umisa posing for the camera! Umisa brought us a bunch of lovely daisy-like flowers to welcome us back to our house. They are not usual for PNG and really remind Shiv of the UK. Umisa kindly brought a few of the flower’s plants for us to put in our garden, hopefully we will have large daisies growing before too long!!! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/We-are-home-in-Telefomin-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602934275224-3HXORLJJD7U8TSI083L9/IMG_0979.jpeg Blog - We are home in Telefomin! - More than 8 months after we left, and more than twice as long as we expected to be away for, finally we have returned to our little cabin in the mountains! We were greeted as we landed on Thursday afternoon, with flower petals thrown over us and flower necklaces draped over us. It was such a welcome reception, we felt so blessed. These are pictures of some of our friends, neighbours and colleagues who welcomed us home! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602934397297-KVWLF3D8PW5U9LMIWDHS/IMG_0980.jpeg Blog - We are home in Telefomin! Some of our local friends, including Joyce, who looks after our garden (front, in purple), Julie who runs the Ladies’ Fellowship (behind, in blue), and Apo, who helps look after the garden at the base and at our neighbour’s house (front, in green). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602934535650-EFQXB7CIHP25ZEG2RASE/IMG_0981.jpeg Blog - We are home in Telefomin! Ryan, reunited with his dedicated base team, Lucy (Base Manager), Eugene & Steven. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Sunday-up-the-mountain-oct2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602401272003-TH2BS6AE6SOI2XZ5EIEB/IMG_0973.jpeg Blog - Sunday up the Mountain - After a week in Mt Hagen which included a very loud party at 4am on Saturday morning, and a rock-fight in the neighbouring field on Wednesday evening (which was ended when the police shot tear-gas into the crowd), our Sunday afternoon at Rondan Ridge Lodge, overlooking Mt Hagen, was not only a welcome respite, but very relaxing. , https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602402846632-XZ86RAB3HL8UI1R4FA4L/IMG_0977.jpeg Blog - Sunday up the Mountain - The PNG version of a duck pond - a bath tub sunk into the ground! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602401869193-8ELD4SP996DT2T0AVIYU/IMG_0975.jpeg Blog - Sunday up the Mountain - Our friend, Brandon, taking photos of the animals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602402215625-809HMOJUAATR05HAM0K2/IMG_0976.jpeg Blog - Sunday up the Mountain - Ryan loves talking to the “Koki” birds and getting them to dance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602401736901-DIRE9WDX7CPDC7SP6D5D/IMG_0974.jpeg Blog - Sunday up the Mountain - The beautiful door handle at Rondan Ridge Lodge, made by our friend, Andrew. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Canadian-thanksgiving-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602400183902-6430LD8RQTA624WSZNK8/IMG_0972.jpeg Blog - Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! - We celebrated Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend with two other Canadian families, one with MAF and the other who works for a local tourism company. Ray enjoyed the leftovers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602400381413-W6BX66WZ8JF0V8EUFKGQ/IMG_0978.jpeg Blog - Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! - No PNG Turkeys, so we had chickens instead! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Ryan-First-Day-Solo-Ops-oct2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602398559905-1W18GO6C7GG08LG0RH2P/IMG_0970.jpeg Blog - Ryan’s First Day Solo Ops! - Friday was Ryan’s first day flying solo ops out of Mt Hagen! No more training pilots checking up on him, at least for now… On Wednesday he will have training in how to do Airstrip surveys, then, if all is as we expect, we should be able to return home to Telefomin on Thursday! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602398783281-AYU106400V5FFXZYIMK9/IMG_0968.jpeg Blog - Ryan’s First Day Solo Ops! - Checking the manifest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602398812106-N681WWXLD4JEDMXY0BNW/IMG_0969.jpeg Blog - Ryan’s First Day Solo Ops! - Preparing to start the Daily Inspection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602398844712-HHPYJ9NPP35HP2QV9HSW/IMG_0971.jpeg Blog - Ryan’s First Day Solo Ops! - Posing for a photo in P2-MAJ https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/mushrooms-oct2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1601874189669-4WFOL9KML4YA5OSXNVGH/Mushrooms.JPG Blog - Mushrooms!!! - Simple pleasures can be a huge blessing! Our friend, Glenys who is a pilot based in Goroka, kindly arranged to send some locally grown Oyster Mushrooms on the MAF plane to some of us in Mt Hagen (My friend, Mandy is pictured with me). This is only the third time I have seen fresh mushrooms in my 6.5 years in PNG! Usually we just use tinned ones, so this is a lovely treat. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/flying-for-life-oct2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602040261579-OJ1S3RPVLI8J6MF6CTI8/Medevac-North-Fly.jpg Blog - Flying for Life! - On Ryan’s first operational flying day on Monday he was able to do a Medical Evacuation (Medevac) Flight to get a teenage boy with an infected foot from Fuma to Rumginae Hospital. He was also in the right place at the right time to do another Medevac on Tuesday to help a woman having birthing difficulties to get from Suabi to Daru. Almost 8 months after we left PNG to go on Home Assignment, Ryan is really grateful to get back in the cockpit and be useful for the people of PNG! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602040802757-XMP7PFTEA1M8PR70CA0E/Medevac-North-Fly2.jpg Blog - Flying for Life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602040859797-KYYS7A4W9UG6QBSSWE4W/Medevac-North-Fly3.jpg Blog - Flying for Life! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1602040897195-WZ5EYO6HGUGI7LJQBI74/Medevac-North-Fly4.jpg Blog - Flying for Life! Training pilot, Mathias (right) with Dr Kevin (left), at Rumginae (Rughaz). https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/sunday-afternoon-games-oct2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1601860683634-SM7TJVJQ56LF4A2NQ7J5/Sunday+Afternoon.JPG Blog - Sunday Afternoon Games! - I (Shiv) had a very fun and relaxing Sunday afternoon playing our new board game, “Palace”, with my dear friend, Sharlene. However, she beat me in both games! ;-D We’re only in Mt Hagen for the next 10 days, so I’m making the most of spending time with friends here! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/meeting-james-oct2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1601873527400-M7U9XON66WQ26YESX0AJ/Meeting+James.JPG Blog - Meeting my old Guard, James! - When I (Shiv) lived on Kum Road in my single days, James was our compound day guard who would also keep the garden tidy and even wash my car on occasion. His smiling face greeted me when the work bus returned to our compound at the end of the day. When Ryan & I got engaged his wife very sweetly made me a Hagen-style bilum (string Bag) saying “I (heart) PNG” and she made Ryan a Hagen-style wool hat. These gifts are very traditionally part of PNG wedding ceremonies, know as the “Bride Price”, so we were honoured and blessed to receive them. Since we moved out of Mt Hagen, James left one security company and went to work for another one, so we haven’t seen him much. It was lovely to see his smiling face again! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/1st-day-ops-flying-oct-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1601859049842-F0N408URCNWX9V9KWWE8/Ryan%26Mathias.jpg Blog - Ryan’s First Day of Operational Flying! - Today Ryan is off to the Western Province with training pilot, Mathias for 2 overnights. They will be taking someone from the Rural Airstrip Agency (RAA) to do minor repairs on lawn mowers, deliver fuel for those mowers and encourage the locals who work for them at various bush airstrips which they support. As a part of this routine operational flying, Mathias will be checking Ryan into some of the airstrips in the North Fly part of Western Province, and conducting Ryan’s Line Check. Once Ryan passes his Line Check he will then be clear to fly solo on the C208 Caravan again. After that he will only need one more day of training on the ground next week then we can go home to Telefomin! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/both-in-the-office-oct2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1601589731912-19JOAF8YL44NBNYUFACJ/637bbc3b-428e-478a-92a5-ae282d348beb.jpeg Blog - We’ve both been in the office this week! - In between his pilot studies, Ryan has been answering Shiv’s questions about the pilot sections of the manual she is writing. “It’s been very useful having Ryan around to help me with the pilot technical bits.” https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/ryan-passed-his-base-check-sep2020 monthly 0.5 2020-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1601263932840-NEM0WPGGHDJQSNOTBB1R/v2track-base_check.jpg Blog - Ryan Passed his Base Check! - I (Ryan) did quite a lot of flying on Monday. The picture was taken from v2track, our aircraft tracking software, which showed everywhere I flew in P2-MAK in the morning, only half the day! This is not a normal route for MAF PNG aircraft, it’s all over the place because I had to do lots of drills to prove I can fly safely and deal with any situation which might arise during normal operations. Flying in PNG is some of the most challenging flying in the world, so ensuring all our pilots are safe and know all their procedures is extremely important and prioritized by Operations. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Saturday-fun-with-friends-sep2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1601255713756-UI3P4YQST21GJ1PSIII1/IMG_5039.jpeg Blog - Saturday fun with friends… - Most of the MAF ladies currently in Mt Hagen spent Saturday morning glass painting, thanks to Fiona, who brought all the glass painting pens with her from the UK last year. It was a fun time to spend together and rather novel to do a different activity whilst sharing a cuppa! As we will only be in Mt Hagen for a couple more weeks, I (Shiv) am trying to make the most of these lovely social opportunities. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/ray-the-working-puppy monthly 0.5 2020-09-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1601019924349-LP325IDMM1BTTZAU3VE8/IMG_5034.jpeg Blog - Ray the working Puppy - Ray has been coming into the office with Shiv once a week. He really enjoys seeing all the MAF staff and wondering from office to office. He’s very well behaved but sometimes he gets in the way of the door and has been bashed a few times. Here he is enjoying cuddles with Aunty Marta who was covering the front desk while the receptionist was at lunch. (She only removed her mask briefly because she was alone in the office.) https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Sim-flight-training-sep2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1600812164271-DHFSN35K9EPT8PS6SCLC/Adjustments.jpeg Blog - Simulator Flight Training - This week Ryan is doing flight training in the new Red Bird C208 Caravan simulator with fellow pilot, Corné, from the Netherlands. Because of COVID, the MAF trainer based in Cairns isn’t able to come to do the training in person, so a couple of the pilots have managed to rig up cameras, speakers and a microphone. It’s a great set-up, until power or the internet goes wonky, as it is often inclined to do in PNG. But the training is progressing and Ryan should be back in a real cockpit at the start of next week! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/kbbn-sunday-service-20200920-tg3xx monthly 0.5 2020-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1600729562100-68SRRVXUB0OLYPIDZJL3/kbbn.jpg Blog - Sunday Service at KBBN - We visited KBBN Church with some friends on Sunday, where several MAF families attend regularly. It was not your standard PNG Church, they had a projector which displayed words to the songs, until the power sadly went off. The Pastor gave a really well structured talk and we enjoyed being at a Church outside of town, in the fresh air. I (Shiv) especially enjoyed singing some older hymns which I haven’t heard in a while! I’ve included a little clip below… https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/manual-writing monthly 0.5 2020-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1599630718843-JGQQP9ZGZXTTO59S137Q/Busy+working2.jpg Blog - Manual Writing - Whilst we may be stuck in Mt Hagen for longer than we wanted, this is giving me (Shiv) the opportunity to work closely with some of the Mt Hagen Ground Operations team to get some headway in writing the manual I’ve been working on for far too long! Pictured are Levis (left), a Senior Traffic Officer, and John, the Cargo Officer, who have kindly given up some of their time to measure the C208 Caravan for me so I know the maximum dimensions of cargo that we can carry, and they explained the cargo registers, which they are holding up. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Back-at-Church-Hagen-sep2020 monthly 0.5 2020-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1599630296711-Y246K57MEQN5S347UG92/Church2.jpg Blog - Back at Church in Mt Hagen - On Sunday we had the privilege of singing praises to God in the local language, Tok Pisin, at Kiminga Baptist Church in Mt Hagen. We were the only expats in the congregation, but it felt so comfortable and familiar. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Family-Walk-Ronden-sep2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1599629521372-7BRRBF7M8G7ANDP7JKRI/Ronden-family.JPG Blog - Family Afternoon Out - On Saturday afternoon we borrowed a MAF vehicle (ours is waiting for a part) and drove up to Ronden Ridge, about half an hour outside of Mt Hagen. There are beautiful views of Hagen and it’s very peaceful up there. But our main reason for going was to visit the spot where we first said “I love you” about 4 years ago. The rock in the stream where we had a picnic is still there, pictured just over Ryan’s right shoulder! Happy memories! Ray the dog seemed a little confused with his new backpack, but he’s an old man now, he can’t keep up with us on walks like he used to. The backpack means he can still come with us for a bit of fresh air and exercise! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1599629755771-Z2Y4517YX2N766HCXL84/P9040115.JPG Blog - Family Afternoon Out Ryan found the empty shell of a Cicada attached to the underside of a leaf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1599629722426-VGMNTII8Y5B6LHBF3HT1/P9040118.JPG Blog - Family Afternoon Out https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Brief-update-RBC-sep2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1599628957328-GESI8W8Y8YALWZLLO1XE/RBC_Insert_Siobhain_202009.jpg Blog - Brief Update for RBC https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/First-visit-back-Telefomin-sep2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1599624946175-UXGPRHQZDO3GAW8OK571/Tele-sep.jpg Blog - First visit back to Telefomin! - Ryan got to visit our home and friends in Telefomin yesterday, as part of his observer flying before he gets back in the Captain’s chair. Sadly, he couldn’t stay, he only got an hour on the ground, just long enough to pop to our house and pick up a few things to bring back to Mt Hagen, but he was so encouraged to be able to see the village which we call home! Shiv has to wait until October to see Telefomin again. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/First-day-back-sep2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1599202018995-89YZI0C3FZSEMUEXK6G8/Adjustments.jpeg Blog - First day back in the “office” - Today was our first day at the base & HQ in Mt Hagen. Ryan spent the day studying and Shiv had several meetings with Ground Operations staff to work on her manual. There were 3 MAF C208s sitting on the tarmac waiting for a pilot! We hope to be able to take one back with us to Telefomin before the middle of October!? https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Catching-up-with-PNG-friends-Sep2020 monthly 0.5 2020-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1599167607610-NN6BGCCT8NR6IYMJ56AI/IMG_4957.jpeg Blog - Catching up with PNG Friends! - To celebrate our release from quarantine (and Mandy’s birthday, pictured right, centre) we went out for dinner on Wednesday evening with some very dear PNG friends. At the top of the table are pictured Brandon & Sharlene who have been looking after our dog, Ray, for 5 months!!! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Quarantine-is-over2020 monthly 0.5 2020-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1599026355795-0FKVI1TWJDP0E5VPCWCP/IMG_4947.jpeg Blog - Quarantine is Over! - FREEDOM! Yesterday, 14 days after starting our quarantine, we received official notification from Port Moresby, that we were allowed to be released from quarantine! We have kept a record of our temperatures whilst in quarantine, we’ve had no fevers and shown no symptoms of COVID-19 so we are now allowed to move around as normal, whilst observing social distancing, of course. We’ve also been reunited with our dog, Ray who is going to be spoiled so much over the next few days! We’ve moved out of the MAF quarantine accommodation to make space for another Canadian family who will be returning to PNG next week. They got stuck in Australia when the borders closed. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/StuartKing monthly 0.5 2020-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1598978739445-R6P0K1VUVT76XSCSG410/Adjustments.jpeg Blog - Stuart King - Legend! Mission Aviation Fellowship co-founder, former RAF Flight Lieutenant and Normandy Landings veteran Stuart Sendall-King, who died over the weekend, aged 98, was one of the early pioneers to take light aircraft to the remotest parts of Africa in the aftermath of World War II. It was my (Shiv’s) privilege to meet Stuart King and follow in his footsteps, leaving my service with the Royal Air Force to join Mission Aviation Fellowship! Read more about this legend on the MAF-UK Obituary page https://www.maf-uk.org/stuartking https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/half-way-through-quarantine monthly 0.5 2020-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1598483521778-DEXTYW8SGESONIZQMYLL/quarantine.jpg Blog - Half way through Quarantine! - We’ve been in quarantine for a week, just 7 days left until we can go for a walk outside and Ryan can start flying again! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/we-left-canada-a-week-ago-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1598079124843-XR3FOUVZKZLMO3K3SM1Q/In_quarantine.jpg Blog - We left Canada a week ago! - And what a busy week it’s been, traveling around the world! We are now comfortably in quarantine where we will stay until midnight on 1st September. We’re still suffering from jet-lag, despite staying in hotels en-route, but Ryan has started studying for his flight tests and Shiv has started some of her work too. Sadly we are unable to be with our dog, Ray, as we have to quarantine away from him, for his health. But he is still being very well looked after by our fabulous friends, Brandon & Sharlene! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/We-have-arrived-in-PNG-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1597732711156-PI6VXFFEEWMCJTV5XBUV/IMG_4884.jpeg Blog - We have arrived in Papua New Guinea! - With ALL of our baggage! :-D Thank you all SO much for praying us around the world, there we’re so many things which could have gone wrong, but nothing did and we are finally home with all of our luggage. Amazing!!! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/About-to-start-our-un-Charter-flight-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1597683669853-YKCK2HR42OW016Q0PIY0/IMG_4841.jpeg Blog - About to start our UN Charter Flight. - We met up with our colleague, Fiona, (Pictured with us, socially distanced, of course!) in Kuala Lumpur and we’re all waiting to check in for the UN Humanitarian Charter flight to Dili, Timor Leste and Port Moresby, PNG! We are so close now! Please continue to pray that there will be no problems on this leg, that our bags will all make it onboard and be offloaded at Port Moresby! When we get into PNG, we won’t be able to post any details as we need to respect the PNG regulations, but we will let you know we are there as soon as internet access allows. We should be landing just after 3pm PNG time, 6am UK time, 11pm Alberta time! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Arrived-in-Kuala-Lumpur-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-08-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1597628542854-RIHMBZP2QZOBQUTYHOI7/Adjustments.jpeg Blog - We’ve Arrived in Kuala Lumpur! - Our 3rd flight, from Doha, Qatar to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was very comfortable. Only 8 hours and only approx. 26 passengers on a Boeing 777 which has a capacity of over 300!!! It almost felt like a private jet! We have met up with our colleague, Fiona, so it’s great to know, despite all of our various travel challenges, we will be getting on the next flight together! We have a 20 hour layover here before we get on the UN Humanitarian charter flight. Thank you for praying us around the world, only 1 more flight before we are back in PNG soil!!! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Breakfast-at-6pm-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1597591290704-50EQC5JIM6C3BXSJEIMY/IMG_4829.jpeg Blog - Breakfast at 6pm??? - We had a restful sleep in the Airport Hotel in Doha and now we’re having breakfast before we get onboard our next flight, to Kuala Lumpur. This is the first time either of us have stayed in a hotel during a layover, but as we were stuck here for 27 hours, we are super glad we did as we feel so much more rested than we would have felt on a reclining airport chair. International airports are not cheap places to visit so we’d like to say a massive thank you to the lovely people who have sent us financial gifts recently, you have reduced one of the stress factors of travel for us! Thank you! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Two-flights-down-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1597502766321-YPR9JHM49M3JYSK1W7RD/Adjustments.jpeg Blog - Two Flights down, two to go… - We have safely made it to Hamad International Airport, Doha, Qatar! We’ve been up for almost 24 hours straight, but we’re trying to get our body clocks on PNG time. We have a 27 hour layover here in Doha before we catch our next flight to Kuala Lumpur, so we’re heading to the airport hotel shortly. We don’t have to collect our baggage here, but that means we have no guarantees that our bags made it here with us… Please keep praying for our journey and our luggage! Thanks!!! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Rush-panic-Wait-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1597452062303-83K0SBQ9TNLTARIZWX7B/IMG_4806.jpeg Blog - Rush, panic, wait!? - Our first flight sadly got us into Montreal more than an hour later than planned. Also, our domestic flight was booked on a separate ticket to our international flight, which meant when we landed we had the rush of collecting our baggage and checking-in again, but this time with lots more checks to ensure we were allowed to transit in Doha, Qatar. Thankfully we were on all the right lists and after being given a very fetching face mask, we are now sitting on our flight out of Canada. One step closer… Thank you for journeying with us and praying for us! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Taxiing-at-Calgary-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1597430725331-3XKUR6UMWB8Q3QG8VMN5/IMG_4803.jpeg Blog - Taxiing… - We’re on board our first flight and we’re moving! Sadly the flight is almost an hour late, so please pray our connection in Montreal is smooth, especially as we have to collect and check-in our bags. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/First-flight-checked-in-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-08-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1597422072246-MZRTWZKQFR7FS3E4OJTK/IMG_4801.jpeg Blog - Checked-in for our 1st flight, Calgary-Montreal. - We’re checked in and through security in Calgary airport. Our first flight AC0322 is due to depart at 11:55, Alberta time. It’s such a relief to be taking this first step home, towards PNG!!! As internet allows, we will try to keep you updated along our journey, both on our blog www.RyanAndShiv.net/blog and also through Facebook. Please continue to pray for us as we travel over the next 4 days until we reach Mount Hagen on Wednesday 19th August (God willing!) and start our quarantine in the MAF accommodation. Please pray that all of our baggage travels with us on each leg of our journey! Also, great news: We have a print-out of our negative COVID test results!!! Hooray!!! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/One-step-closer-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-08-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1597375709705-QFVUKNGS7T7AJLRPCV3Z/IMG_4788.jpeg Blog - One step closer… - This morning we finished packing the last bits and pieces into our suitcases and said goodbye to Ryan’s childhood home. This afternoon we piled into 2 cars with Ryan’s parents, his sister and her 2 daughters, and headed to Calgary. We’re spending tonight together in a hotel so we don’t have to leave the farm at 5.30am to check-in at 9am! Plus, it’s a fun trip out for everyone; they are going off camping after they drop us at the airport tomorrow! Everything is on schedule, but we still don’t have our COVID test results yet! Please keep praying they will come through and our journey, starting tomorrow, will be uneventful. Thank you!!! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/making-the-most monthly 0.5 2020-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1597284487849-G94XF5WMSFZO40B1VZOO/Carcassonne.jpg Blog - Making the most! - We have roughly 36 hours left before we check in for our first flight on Friday. In the past couple of days we’ve been saying goodbye (again) and trying to make the most of our final days in Canada. We had our 4th (!!!) COVID test on Monday morning (we’re still waiting for the results). Shiv visited a Chiropractor to try and help some more with her on-going back pain. We had dinner with some lovely friends, who are also family, and played a final game of Carcassonne with Ryan’s sister. (Shiv won!) We have asked our Travel Agent to re-confirm all of our flights, just to be sure none have cancelled at the last minute, and unfortunately we are still waiting on our COVID test results. Please keep praying!!! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/our-flights-are-booked-again-third-time-charm monthly 0.5 2020-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1597120692861-WXHBCDMCLD84TOMW627K/flights-confirmed-again.jpg Blog - Our Flights are Booked… Again! - After discovering even more international transit regulations which meant several of the flight routes we were looking into were not possible, our Travel Agent found something that should work! We discovered that many international airports have a limit of 24 hours that transit passengers can be there, and one even closes overnight, meaning you can only transit through there if you are in and out in the same day! So frustrating! Thankfully, after hours of repeated inquiries and different options, our Australia-based Travel Agent was able to get the international tickets that we were supposed to travel on last weekend, re-booked at minimal cost. Sadly though, the Canada domestic flight could not be re-booked and we were forced to buy a new, short-notice ticket, which wasn’t cheap, although far cheaper than having to buy a new international ticket! :-( https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/face-masks-for-maf monthly 0.5 2020-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1597089286997-BV5UKL8A1YN63TL056JO/kim_facemasks.jpg Blog - Face Masks for MAF! - This is our friend, Kim. Kim has been making these fun and funky face masks and selling them to help raise money for MAF! We so appreciate her time and effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to help fund Mission Aviation Fellowship. As MAF is a charity, we rely on kind gifts from people like Kim, from all over the world, to be able to provide help and hope to some of the world’s most isolated people. And there is no such thing as a small and insignificant gift! Since the start of COVID, we all have a better appreciation of what isolation feels like, but the world’s most isolated are struggling more than ever! We can’t wait to get back to PNG and continue to serve these people. Thank you Kim, and all of our supporters, for helping to make that possible! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/at-brownfield-baptist-church-200809 monthly 0.5 2020-08-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1597003169309-6PGJD8AXFHFXDLNVNQQK/At-Church.jpg Blog - Brownfield Baptist Church - Although we were disappointed to not be traveling to PNG today, it was really great to be able to worship with our friends and family at Brownfield Baptist, Ryan’s home Church. And we were super blessed to be prayed for by the whole Church. After the service, many people echoed our loving hope that we would NOT see them again next weekend! ;-D https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/peter-and-grace-make-a-difference monthly 0.5 2020-08-09 https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/travel-update-200807 monthly 0.5 2020-08-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596836454540-YP7WESJBBFPSPG1YQSWE/looking_out.jpg Blog - An update on our Travels… - We found out early yesterday morning that our flights this weekend were cancelled. The subsequent 24 hours has been a flurry of emails trying to find out why, cancelling existing plans and making new ones. As of now we have a booking to fly from Malaysia direct to PNG on a humanitarian Charter flight departing Tuesday 18th August. We are still making arrangements to fly from Canada to Malaysia, and REALLY hoping that we will be able to use our existing flight credits, although in the current climate, that is unlikely. This is a great option as it cuts out the need to travel through Australia, as they have just announced that their restrictions on the number of international passengers allowed in will be extended until mid-October! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Bad-news-200806 monthly 0.5 2020-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596721507197-G1NEFUG7MAEN694LTG8F/IMG_4776.jpeg Blog - BAD NEWS! - We just heard from our Travel Agent that our long-haul flights between Canada and Australia have been CANCELLED. We don’t know why. We are totally gutted, again! We know the need for us to return to Telefomin and serve the communities there as MAF is so short of pilots in PNG right now. Plus, we are really missing our home! Our Travel Agent is trying to rebook us for next weekend, but it’s a long-shot. Please continue to pray with us that our flight will happen very soon. Each rebooking costs MAF money and we don’t want to waste those limited resources! Our colleagues in PNG also have to go to a lot of effort to get us new permissions each time… https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/drive-thru-ice-cream-200805 monthly 0.5 2020-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596686953231-1B25DL8Y8DUQ613JV886/DQ.jpg Blog - Enjoying some Simple Pleasures! - We went to the city today for me (Shiv) to have acupuncture, another effort to try and reduce my daily back pain. On the way home, we thought we’d indulge in drive-through ice cream! Just one of the little things we won’t be able to have once we return to PNG. But it’s ok, I know how to make home-made ice cream! :-D https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Covid-test-200804 monthly 0.5 2020-08-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596576457996-5VTYUFRUQEAU6XCQDG6P/IMG_0960.jpeg Blog - Latest COVID-19 Test - We took our 3rd COVID test this afternoon, not because we’ve had symptoms, but because PNG requires a negative test result within 7 days of departing Canada. Our previous tests were negative, but they were too long ago to be valid. Please pray these results come through by FRIDAY as we can’t enter PNG without a print-out to say we are negative! Thanks! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/zoom-with-png-200804 monthly 0.5 2020-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596520455154-6SQMMM5IQHSTXAFNLFHO/Zoom_with_PNG.jpg Blog - Zoom with our MAF PNG Family! - Isn’t technology brilliant! Our colleagues in PNG had an update from the MAFI CEO, Dave Fyock, and thanks to the wonders of modern technology, we were able to join them along with friends in the UK, Australia, Switzerland, Norway, the USA and even Suriname! The MAF PNG team really is a global family! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/july-print-newsletter-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596152364699-YD7DMAPYFV9OTBY39G2H/July+Newsletter+for+Print+pg1.jpg Blog - Updated Newsletter for Print https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596152453421-R6DA8VYGNHHXUJRZRVEQ/July+Newsletter+for+Print+pg2.jpg Blog - Updated Newsletter for Print https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/3rd-anniversary monthly 0.5 2020-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1595605407380-Q7JU15224LA7AAP5Y43F/Adjustments.jpeg Blog - 3rd Anniversary! - On 22nd July we celebrated our 3rd anniversary! It feels like the last 3 years have really flown by. We were expecting to be in PNG by now, so we had our “celebration” last month on a road trip through the Rockies, on our way back home after visiting family. We are currently house sitting for some friends, so we just had a relaxed day at home and a nice dinner in, just the two of us. We are trying to make the most of our extra time in Canada, but we are counting down the days until we can get back home to PNG! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/update-return-to-png-200715 monthly 0.5 2020-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1594854890920-3JOZSD05ABJSJWNUM1F0/Canola_field.jpg Blog - Update: Our return to PNG - We are still in Canada! Sadly we were bumped off our flight from Doha, Qatar to Brisbane, Australia. We are trying to re-book our tickets, but we may have to wait another month. Click here to read more details from the email we sent out. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/newsletter-july-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1594854553586-5AYTBDX10ZP3Y3OTA05Q/At_the_beach.jpg Blog - The Cole Special Communiqué - This Newsletter was sent out on Friday 10th July - sorry I didn’t link it through our Blog immediately, I’m still learning all the tricks to our new website. Click on this link to read the full Newsletter. https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/urgent-prayer-request-jul2020 monthly 0.5 2020-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1594409364485-O6FW7M9TLUI2PWIS877T/pray.jpg Blog - URGENT PRAYER REQUEST! - To all our praying friends, We just got a phone call to say we would be denied boarding on one of our flights due to new travel restrictions allowing only 30 passengers per flight landing in Australia. We have since had confirmation that we are booked on all of our flights but this has left us rather shaken up about the possibility of getting stuck en route… Please PRAY that we do not hit anymore bumps in the road and we would be allowed to board each of our 4 flights without further issue. Thank you! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/alberta-countryside-jul2020 monthly 0.5 2020-07-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1594322110236-6CVWQDSNZMN9EJJJFU0U/Canola_field.jpg Blog - Enjoying the Alberta Countryside - We’ve had some beautiful weather the past couple of days, so we thought we’d make the most of it. On Tuesday we ventured out to get a COVID-19 test, which is one of the requirements for getting into PNG. On our way back home, we stopped by our friend’s field to enjoy the beautiful view of Canola in bloom. So much yellow!!! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/we-have-our-plane-tickets-july2020 monthly 0.5 2020-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1593728910816-3UDYZSBQOSC9QNA5MVK8/Ryan%26Shiv-flags.JPG Blog - We have our plane tickets! - This morning we got our plane tickets through, so on Sunday 12th July, almost 8 weeks later than we had originally planned, we will be leaving Canada and starting the long journey back to our home in Telefomin, Papua New Guinea. Our journey back to PNG will be as follows: Calgary, Canada - depart 12-Jul @ 09:20 Fight WS0212 Montreal, Canada - depart 12-Jul @ 21:15 Flight QR0764 Doha, Qatar - depart 13-Jul @ 23:55 Flight QR0912 Brisbane, Australia - depart 15-Jul @ 10:30 Flight PX0004 Port Moresby, PNG - arrive 15-Jul @ 13:40 https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/png-coffee-sale-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1593638670609-TCLN69QMIEW3D6HSQ8N4/PNG-coffee-sale.jpg Blog - PNG Coffee for Sale - We brought bags of PNG Coffee with us, hoping to sell them when we visited Churches whilst we’re in Canada as many people have asked us for them in the past. Sadly, we have only been able to visit one Church in person so we still have 17 bags of Coffee to sell. The Coffee is only available to people in the Brownfield & Coronation areas as we can’t post them (crazy expensive). You can pick it up from Bert & Kathy’s farm or we’re happy to deliver if we will be passing your home this week (next week we will be in self-isolation). https://www.ryanandshiv.net/blog/Permission-to-return2020 monthly 0.5 2020-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1593409688551-SAERGU8NGQK754EWJRQO/Adjustments.jpeg Blog - Permission to return to PNG! - After weeks of waiting we have just received word that we have permission to enter PNG! What a huge relief! But we still have practical hoops to jump through, can we find a flight that will work at a reasonable price, can we get there within our allotted timeframe, can we get a COVID-19 test before we go, will we have to quarantine in PNG for 7 days or 14 days? 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I grew up in Alberta in a strong Christian family. I attended Prairie Bible College where I earned my pilot’s license. In 2008, following God’s leading, I joined MAF and served with Flying Mission Services in Botswana, flying medical evacuation flights (medevacs), until 2011. After returning to Canada, I spent 2 years flying in northern Alberta. In 2013, God reaffirmed my calling to serve with MAF and in 2016 I transitioned to Papua New Guinea. As an MAF pilot, I serve isolated communities in PNG by providing access to essential services that greatly impact the physical and spiritual well being of the people living in these areas. In my spare time I can often be found fixing things around the house or at the MAF base. I also enjoy gardening, reading, playing computer games and leather work. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1591826425197-STVCZ6FWLOG9521YU00E/Shiv-baking.jpg About Us - Siobhain (Shiv) My job title is Operations Support which includes a lot of things, like training our local staff in upgrades to MAF’s flight booking computer software, pilot rostering, dealing with complex booking requests involving multiple aircraft and, in 2024, writing a manual for our Ground Operations Department. As a member of the wider MAF team, I look after MAF’s transit houses in Telefomin and provide hospitality to visiting MAF staff. I enjoy being an active part of the Ladies’ Fellowship group at our church in Telefomin which meets on Saturday mornings. I also distribute Reusable Sanitary Kits with Menstrual Health training to young women in our part of PNG, thanks to the generosity of friends overseas who make the kits. I don’t really have a “typical” day or week, but I spend a lot of time in front of my computer or in the kitchen. I grew up in military communities in England and Germany. After university, I followed in the footsteps of my parents and grandfather by joining the Royal Air Force (RAF). I worked in logistics and airport management in London, Scotland, and the Falkland Islands. After leaving the RAF in 2013, God led me to MAF. I have been in PNG since 2014, using my skills and experience in various strategic roles within the Operations Department. Spare time, what’s that? We don’t have a grocery store in Telefomin, so every 2-3 months I fly with Ryan to Mt Hagen, MAF’s HQ, and buy all of our store-goods for the next 3 months. This means I spend a lot of time baking fresh bread and cooking from scratch. 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Click on the button below... https://www.ryanandshiv.net/donate daily 0.75 2024-12-28 https://www.ryanandshiv.net/pictures-of-canada-2020 daily 0.75 2020-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596240848892-ESCLBU05T5PG4EPEHJ1M/3rd_Anniversary.jpg Pictures of Canada 2020 We celebrated our Anniversary back in June, as we expected to be in a Hotel in PNG in quarantine, so on our actual Anniversary we just went for a walk and picked wild flowers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596241313074-Y35CI123JBWJQEXS8NEZ/Games_with_family.JPG Pictures of Canada 2020 Shiv’s discovered that playing board games online is a really fun way to catch up with people. Carcassonne is a favourite of mine so I convinced Ryan’s sister to bring her version of the game to Alberta so we could teach Ryan’s Mum, who then beat us all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596241976825-TYE70E93QQY9MDUJKPF5/snowman.jpg Pictures of Canada 2020 A few weeks after we arrived in Canada, Shiv got to build her first ever snowman that was bigger than her! “I’ve just never had access to so much snow in one place and at the right temperature before!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596242572004-78I5KLOEU7TD9NJYXSM4/canoe_battle_river.jpg Pictures of Canada 2020 We’ve had 2 trips canoeing different sections of the Battle River, which is just down the road from Brownfield. On our first trip we saw lots of Beavers. One our second trip, we went with 13 other people, all friends from the local area. 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We walked really close and got drenched which was loads of fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596242710466-XI86S69MAXQ5Q7K779WF/prairie_flowers.jpg Pictures of Canada 2020 The last time we were in Canada, a few months after we got married in 2017, it was winter. When we arrived in March 2020, it was again winter. This lead me to believe that the only colours Alberta knew were white and brown. Imagine my surprise when the prairie flowers appeared!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596241074827-1BJ9F3XF5A772G1POGZN/Face_Masks.jpg Pictures of Canada 2020 Most airlines require the wearing of face masks throughout the airport and on all flights. That’s going to make our 3-day journey back to PNG a little more uncomfortable, but Shiv’s Mum custom-made some funky masks for us! :-D https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596241536926-BKB2QCJG2GOSYWH09XBK/shiv_seeding.jpg Pictures of Canada 2020 Ryan’s best friend and Best Man, also named Ryan, took Shiv out on his seeder to learn a bit about life on the farm in Brownfield. It was very educational and then lots of fun watching the pea shoots appear in the field across from Ryan’s parents’ home! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596242239669-XN8FIVCL3CADNI4X01C6/BC_family.jpg Pictures of Canada 2020 We were afraid that COVID would prevent us from visit any family, but once our May flights got cancelled and things seemed to be calming down a little, we decided to make the trip to BC to visit some of Ryan’s close family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596242853808-KK01EZWZ6IWYEZ2WB9S4/Sylvan_Lake_sunset.jpg Pictures of Canada 2020 All our holiday plans got cancelled due to COVID, so we were super blessed to receive an offer from friends to stay in their cabin by the Lake for a week. It was so wonderful to get away and have a change of scene. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596241218138-9L378X2B3262W5HRHHVT/Prairie_storm.jpg Pictures of Canada 2020 We’ve seen some beautiful storms, rainbows and sunsets whilst we’ve been enjoying an unexpected summer on the Alberta Prairie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596241701878-5O8K0NQG4KXWMR95BRFP/planting_trees.jpg Pictures of Canada 2020 Ryan planting a baby tree with our eldest niece, Flannery, who is 6 and a half. Ryan’s sister, Rachel, and her two daughters have been living at Ryan’s parents’ home since we picked them up back at the start of May. It’s been a lovely opportunity to get to know our nieces better. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596242364683-9QMKG8XGDFMF96OMDJ60/panting_flowers.jpg Pictures of Canada 2020 My Mother-in-law very graciously allowed me to pick flowers and plant them in one of the pots on her veranda. I was missing our garden back home in Telefomin, so a bit of garden therapy was great fun! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1596242952202-9EEM8OQAHFRX3N7SCKNM/Rockies_daytrip.jpg Pictures of Canada 2020 Ryan is very fond of the Rockies, so when we were staying at Sylvan Lake we went out for a day trip and hiked a couple of hours to see some waterfalls and enjoy the fresh mountain air! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/png-2021 daily 0.75 2022-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605678069745-ESV9FRUA5SR5C3512Y3X/3rd_Anniversary.jpg PNG 2021 After being away for more than 8 months! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605678174218-JG0MOPDD3ZMF9YC4UB6Z/image-asset.jpeg PNG 2021 We enjoy playing board games and we have a few friends in Mt Hagen who do too, so it’s fun to get together and play each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605678354494-PJVTEMKTB151Z7TNZO1E/signature-ketchup.jpg PNG 2021 As part of the “KETCHUP” event in November, we got to have a delicious Buffet at a lovely restaurant - a great excuse to dress up! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ebdbe8fcf1870600a747a00/1605679423762-9YL9H231W98XW4S9PXE4/Prairie_storm.jpg PNG 2021 When were just a few miles from Telefomin, I took a pic of the GPS showing home, AYTE! https://www.ryanandshiv.net/donate-1 daily 0.75 2025-06-10