Category Archives: Papua
Rules of the Road
Imagine sending your baby boy off on a motorcycle every morning into the craziness that is Sentani Traffic.
Never mind that this “baby” is a 17-year-old six-foot-tall young man. He’s still your baby, and that traffic is still crazy.
After driving in Indonesia for almost 14 years, I have a renewed sense of the wildness of the […]
PK-MEA Delivers New Bibles
PK-MEA took part in a three-day celebration in December to dedicate the Hupla Bible. It was an exciting time for the village of Soba, located in the highlands of Papua, Indonesia. Hundreds came from surrounding areas to celebrate.
Over the course of the past year, PK-MEA and the MAF Papua fleet made over 60 flights into […]
A Place to Call ‘Home’
Walking home from language school one day, I was picturing those ruby red shoes that Dorothy wore in The Wizard of Oz. She just had to click them three times and repeat, “There’s no place like home.” I was wishing for a pair of those ruby red shoes right then, to take me back […]
Quick to Kindness
Within the first few days of arriving in Papua, I witnessed an act of kindness that would be the first of many experienced here.
After eating dinner with an MAF family, they took us out to get some dessert. We stopped at their favorite little smoothie shack to order some cold mango drinks. While we waited […]
Video: Mika’s Story
Medevac in Papua, Indonesia