Category Archives: Country
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 […]
We Got What We Ordered
Life is never boring here. We never go long without some new, and oftentimes, uncomfortable experience. You know the kind that I’m talking about: the you’ll-laugh-about-this-later experiences. The key, however, is to learn how to laugh in the moment knowing you’ll appreciate it even more later. Oh, the great laughs we’ve had!
The most common avenue […]
To Give or Not to Give
Rat-a-tat-a-TAT-TAT-TAT. The knock on our tall metal gate was insistent. Reluctantly, I pulled myself out of bed (resting for a little while in the afternoons is a must for me here in Port-au-Prince, where the humid heat constantly saps my energy) and headed downstairs, out the front door, and then down another set of stairs […]
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 […]
Charlie Brown’s Been Busy
Deep in the jungles of Kalimantan, PK-MCB—Charlie Brown—has been busy exploring new landing sites—opening the doors for ministry and medical care. Here are a few “snapshots” of what he’s been up to.
He’s taken a few trips to support local SIL International (SIL) Bible translators who are working on several different translation projects in the Dayak […]