For anyone who hadn't heard yet, we made it safely to Papua New Guinea. None of our flights were delayed and we made the entire trip without any road blocks. We just got internet in our house today but we have been in the country now for 3 days. So far we have spent our time putting away our stuff, meeting the local people, and cleaning the school I will be teaching at. Yesterday we went into the nearest town, an hour away, to buy our groceries for the next month.
Amy's assignment here is a little more clear now. She is being asked to teach Math to the grade school children. She will be teaching 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade math every day until 11:30. After that she will probably spend the afternoons helping at the hospital either working with the nursing students or doing community health care. That part will become more clear as time goes by. There is another teacher who is try to come here by the end of October and if she makes it here, Amy will probably be able to work full time at the hospital.
School doesn't start for a couple more weeks so in the mean time, we plan on getting ready for the school year, starting a garden, finding ways to ministry to the people here. I am trying to convince Amy that we should take next week as a "language study" week and go live in a grass hut somewhere. I am not sure she is convinced yet!
Thanks for all your prayers and support thus far. We will try to have pictures up on our website soon for you all to see.
On the Journey,
Stephen Hollenberg
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